The submission and payment deadlines for the Withholding and Premium Service Return and the Monthly Premium and Service Declarations for the April 2026 period have been extended pursuant to the announcement published by the General Directorate of Insurance Premiums on May 20, 2026.

Due to May 26, 2026 coinciding with the eve of Eid al-Adha and the declaration of May 25–26, 2026 as administrative leave days, certain statutory deadlines have been extended in line with the decision of the Board of the Social Security Institution dated May 20, 2026 and numbered 2026/288.

With the "Regulation Amending the Social Insurance Transactions Regulation" published in the Official Gazette dated May 16, 2026 and numbered 33255, significant amendments were made to the Social Insurance Transactions Regulation, particularly affecting minimum labor practices and procedures related to construction and tender-based workplaces.

Under Article 1 of the provisional provisions of Law No. 7578 on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws, it is stipulated that employees whose 24-week maternity period has not been completed as of April 1, 2026 may be granted up to 8 weeks of additional maternity leave, provided certain conditions are met.

The Circular No. 2026/12 dated May 7, 2026 published by the Social Security Institution ("SSI"), provides significant explanations regarding the implementation of the meal allowance exemption. The Circular explains in detail the circumstances under which meal benefits provided by employers to employees may be included in earnings subject to social security premiums.