As is known, termination/exit codes indicating employees' reasons for termination have so far been included in the Social Security Institution (SSI) Service Record documents accessed via e-Devlet (e-Government Gateway). With the latest implementation change, this information is no longer included in official SSI service records.

It is understood that this change was implemented by taking into consideration the decision and reasoning of the 10th Chamber of the Council of State dated October 14, 2024 and numbered 2020/2598 E. and 2024/3991 K.

Pursuant to the authority granted under Repeated Article 28 of the Tax Procedure Law No. 213, a circular dated January 13, 2026 and numbered VUK-195/2026-1 has been published regarding the extension of the filing deadlines for the Local Minimum Top-Up Corporate Tax Returns relating to the 2024 accounting period, which were required to be submitted by the end of January 15, 2026, as well as the payment deadlines for the taxes assessed based on these returns.

Following the determination of the minimum wage amount applicable for 2026, as in every year, the SSI has published Circular No. 2026/2 dated January 7, 2026. With this Circular, to be applied between January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026; the lower and upper daily and monthly limits of earnings subject to social security contributions for insured persons, the amounts to be taken into account for periods spent abroad and for service debt borrowings, the contribution amounts to be paid by voluntary insured persons and general health insurance insured persons, as well as the amounts to be taken as a basis for administrative monetary penalties and temporary incapacity, funeral, and breastfeeding allowances, have been determined. The principal amounts to be taken into consideration within the scope of Circular No. 2026/2 are set out below, and detailed information can be accessed from the Circular attached to this publication.

With Presidential Decree No. 10811 (the "Decree"), published in the Official Gazette dated January 7, 2026 and numbered 33130, amendments have been introduced to the relevant provisions of the Individual Pension Savings and Investment System Law No. 4632 dated March 28, 2001. Through these amendments, changes have been made to the rate of the state contribution applicable to contribution payments made in Turkish currency within the individual pension savings and investment system and the amount of the additional state contribution granted in cases where the right of withdrawal is not exercised. The relevant Decree includes the following provisions: