Regulation for amnesty on General Health Insurance premium debts is being prepared

A new regulation concerning millions of people with premium debts under the General Health Insurance scheme is being prepared to be submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. With the planned study, it is envisaged to write off unpaid GSS premium debts belonging to the period before 2017, along with default fines and late payment interests.

A new amnesty regulation has come to the agenda for citizens who have to pay their premiums themselves under the General Health Insurance and have accumulated debts because they could not make payments. Within the scope of the drafted proposal, it is planned to completely write off the principal debts totaling 3 billion liras of 1.4 million people belonging to the period before 2017, along with their default fines and late payment interests. A similar practice had previously been implemented for debts prior to 2016. After the regulation becomes law, eligible beneficiaries will be able to check their debt status via e-Government.

GSS premiums and means-testing application

As of 2026, the monthly GSS premium amount is applied as 781 liras for citizens who do not have any social security coverage and have to pay their premiums themselves. According to Social Security Institution data, 2 million people in Turkey pay their premiums themselves, while the premiums of 5.7 million people are covered by the state. The premiums of individuals whose monthly income per person in the household is less than one-third of the gross minimum wage (11,000 TL) as a result of the means test are paid by the state, and existing debts of those meeting these conditions can be written off. Citizens with premium debts can benefit to a limited extent under certain conditions from institutions affiliated with the Ministry of Health and private healthcare facilities contracted with the SSI.