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Pension question, Turkey

What is the Turkish old age lump sum payment?

Where the minimum is unmet, SGK pays yaslilik toptan odemesi instead, but only from age 58 for women and 60 for men, and only on written request. For a 4/a old age pension SGK sets 7,200 premium days, or 5,400 on the reduced route with three years added to the age limits.

  • Source: sgk.gov.tr, read 4 October 2026

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  1. Count your premium days on your SGK service record.
  2. Find your Turkish identity number or SGK registration number on old papers.
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Do years in agreement countries count?

Turkey's social security agreements, which SGK numbers at 35, aggregate insurance periods for entitlement.

  • Source: sgk.gov.tr, read 4 October 2026

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