Social Security Agreements

Social security agreements are those concluded in order to protect and ensure the social security rights of the citizens and employees of the party countries on a reciprocal basis.

While the provisions may vary between countries, the following benefits generally arise when social security agreements come into force;

• They ensure that the persons covered by the agreement are treated equally in terms of their social security rights and obligations.
• They make it possible to combine the periods of service in the contracting countries in order to be entitled to the social security benefits provided for in the legislation of the parties.
• The social security legislation to which employees of the other contracting party on a temporary basis, self-employed and located in the country of the other contracting party, members of the diplomatic mission and persons who are in the country of the other contracting party to perform public services will be subject is determined and thus reinsurance is prevented.
• Pensions and/or incomes of those residing in the country of the other contracting party while receiving pension or income are also paid at the new place of residence.
• In cases such as temporary residence, permanent residence or temporary work in another country, it is possible for an insured person of one contracting party to benefit from health benefits in the country of the other contracting party.
• Medical tests/examinations of those receiving disability pension and residing on the other side are carried out by the social security institution of the place of residence.

Social Security Agreements to which Türkiye is a Party

In order to protect the rights and interests of Türkiye’s citizens working abroad, social security agreements have been signed between Türkiye and 35 countries so far. In addition to the social security agreements signed with 35 countries, a cooperation agreement in the field of social security was signed with Bulgaria for the payment of pensions in Türkiye, which should be paid according to the Laws of the Republic of Bulgaria, to the people who immigrated to the Republic of Türkiye after 1 May 1989. The social security agreements signed with 35 countries and the cooperation agreement signed with Bulgaria for the payment of Bulgarian pensions are as follows:

COUNTRIES				Date of signature	Date of Effect
1		GERMANY		30.04.1964	01.11.1965
2		ALBANIA		14.07.1998	01.02.2005
3		AUSTRIA		12.10.1966	01.10.1969
4		AZERBAIJAN		17.07.1998	09.08.2001
5		BELGIUM		04.07.1966	01.05.1968
6		BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA		27.05.2003	01.09.2004
7		BULGARIA		04.11.1998	01.03.1999
8		CZECHIA		02.10.2003	01.01.2005
9		DENMARK		13.12.1999	01.12.2003
10		FRANCE		20.01.1972	01.08.1973
11		KOREA		01.08.2012	01.06.2015
12		GEORGIA		11.12.1998	20.11.2003
13		CROATIA		12.06.2006	01.06.2012
14		NETHERLANDS		05.04.1966	01.02.1968
15		ENGLAND		09.09.1959	01.06.1961
16		IRAN		16.04.2016	01.05.2023
17		SWEDEN		30.06.1978	01.05.1981
18		SWİTZERLAND		01.05.1969	01.01.1972
19		ITALY		08.05.2012	01.08.2015
20		CANADA		19.06.1998	01.01.2005
		CANADA(QUEBEC)		21.11.2000	01.01.2005
21		MONTENEGRO		15.03.2012	01.12.2015
22		KYRGYZSTAN		09.04.2018	01.11.2020
23		TRNC		23.02.2017	01.10.2020
24		LIBYA		13.09.1984	01.09.1985
25		LÜXEMBURG		20.11.2003	01.06.2006
26		HUNGARY		24.02.2015	01.04.2018
27		MACEDONIA		06.07.1998	01.07.2000
28		MONGOLIA		07.03.2018	01.03.2021
29		MOLDOVA		05.05.2017	01.06.2020
30		NORWAY		20.07.1978	01.06.1981
31		POLAND		17.10.2017	01.06.2021
32		ROMANIA		06.07.1999	01.03.2003
33		SERBIA		26.10.2009	01.12.2013
34		SLOVAKIA		25.01.2007	01.07.2013
35		TUNISIA		28.05.2013	01.04.2018

Thirteen labor agreements related to the mandate of our Ministry have been signed.

Labor agreements are international agreements concluded to regulate employment relations between countries. These agreements are the texts that determine the main framework of the rights and obligations of the citizens of the contracting parties during the employment of the labor force of one contracting party in open jobs in the other country.

In addition, these agreements also allow the public employment agencies of the contracting parties to cooperate on issues such as the announcement of vacancies in one of the contracting parties in the other country, the selection and placement of the other country's labor force for the job in question. Another function of labor agreements is to provide exceptions to the restrictive provisions regarding the employment of foreign labor.

COOPERATION AGREEMENTS

45 cooperation agreements have been signed in the field of duty of our Ministry. 29 of these agreements are in force.

Cooperation agreements are concluded between our Ministry and the Ministries of other countries in order to support all efforts to develop and strengthen cooperation in the field of working life.

With Cooperation Agreements; Cooperation between the contracting parties is carried out on issues that fall within the scope of our Ministry, such as working life, occupational health and safety, and labour inspection. In addition, information and documents are exchanged when necessary, and in this way, it is aimed that the parties benefit from each other's experiences.