Social Insurance Institution (Turkey)

Social Insurance Institution
Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu
SuccessorSocial Security Institution
Formation1946 (1946)
DissolvedMay 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
HeadquartersUlus, Ankara, Turkey
Employeesover 60,000 (1995)
Websitewww.ssk.gov.tr

The Social Insurance Institution (Turkish: Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu, SSK) was a social security institution connected to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Turkey. It had been transferred into the Social Security Institution with Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law, no. 5510 passed on 16 May 2006.

Before the merger into Social Security Institution, it was the biggest social security institution in Turkey. It provided insurance and healthcare to around %50 of the population.

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