There are three big social security institutions established by the state:

– The Retirement Trust (Emekli Sandigi)
– The Social Insurance Board (Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu)
– The Social Insurance Board for businessmen, craftsmen and others (Bag-Kur)

Every working person pays a %20 percent of his/her salary to the state (This is being done automatically by the properties). In return of this man are being retired after 30 to 35 years working and could make usage of the free health service of the government. Because the standards of many hospitals are below average, many people who could effort it do pay an additional fee to private health or life insurance companies.