Turkish Social Law

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-64706-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 569 g

The book provides a comprehensive overview on the legal aspects of the social security system in Turkey. It is written specifically for lawyers and graduate law students as comparative law researchers all over the world who have a need to deal with Turkish law generally but are seeking to become specialists in social law. In addition, it has been prepared with a view to provide basic information on Turkish social legislation to foreign investors and companies in Turkey. In this way, it is helpful for them in finding solutions to problems they may encounter in practice. The book contributes to a better understanding of the essentials of the social security system in Turkey.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Centel, Tankut

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction.- Concept of Social Law.- Historical Development of Social Law in Turkey.- Legal Sources of Social Law in Turkey.- Part II: Organization of Social Insurance.- Administrative Structure and Inspection of Social Insurance.- Financial Structure and Funding of Social Insurance.- Part III: Concept of Social Insurance.- Types of Social Insurance.- Relationship of Social Insurance.- Scope of Social Insurance.- Part IV: Social Insurance Liabilities.- Liabilities of Employer.- Obligations of the Insured.- Obligation of Persons.- Obligations of SSI.- Part V: Social Insurance Branches.- Occupational Accident and Occupational Disease Insurance.- Illness Insurance.- Maternity Insurance.- Disability Insurance.- Old-age Insurance.- Death Insurance.- Unemployment Insurance.- Aids for Civil Servants of Pre-SIGHIA.- Part VI: General Health Insurance.- General Health Insurance Coverage.- Health Services Provided by General Health Insurance.- Benefiting from Health Services.- Part VII: Complementary Social Security Institutions.- Private Pension System.- Part VIII: Non-contributory Regime.- Social Assistances.- Social Services.- Part IX: Concluding Remarks.- General Evaluation of the Turkish Social Law System.

Über Autor(innen)

Tankut Centel received his BA from the Law School, Istanbul University. He completed his graduate study at the Social Sciences Institute, Istanbul University (PhD, 1980), and became an associate professor in 1986 and full professor in 1993 at the Law School, Istanbul University.

Professor Centel worked as a conciliator-mediator-arbitrator in many labour disputes.

He also served as a technical adviser for the Confederation of Employer Associations of Turkey in the ILO Conference Committee on the Application of Standards since 1996 and as a domestic legal advisor of Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TISK) since 2018. In addition, at present, he is an executive committee member of MESS Education Foundation (MEV).

Professor Centel was the dean of the Law School, Istanbul University, for three terms (1999–2008) and the dean of the Law School, Koç University, for 3 years (2008–2011). He is now teaching labour and social law at Koç University Law School in Sariyer, Istanbul.