"Surprise discount on taxes, fees, social security premiums, and late payment penalties."

13.11.2025 10:16

In the Official Gazette published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a reduction in interest rates for tax, social security, and fee debts has been announced. According to the decision, the late payment penalty has been reduced from 4.5% to 3.7%, to be applied separately for each month.

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With the decision published in the Official Gazette signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the late payment interest rate specified in the Law on the Collection Procedure of Public Receivables has been reduced from 4.5% to 3.7%, to be applied separately for each month.

The decision states, "It has been decided that the late payment interest rate specified in the first paragraph of Article 51 of the Law on the Collection Procedure of Public Receivables No. 6183 shall be determined as 3.7% to be applied separately for each month, in accordance with the aforementioned article of Law No. 6183."

The late payment interest rate had been 4.5% since May 2024.

WHICH DEBTS DOES IT COVER?

The debts that fall under public (government) receivables are as follows:

• Taxes (Income tax, corporate tax, VAT, special consumption tax, stamp duty, property tax, etc.)



• Fees, charges, and similar financial obligations (Title deed, passport, court fees, etc.)



• Penalties (Tax, administrative fines, traffic fines, social security administrative fines, etc.)



• Fees for services provided by public institutions (For example, the costs of services such as water, waste, and cleaning provided by the municipality that are considered public debts)



• Social security premiums (SGK, unemployment insurance, general health insurance premiums, etc.)



• Accessory receivables related to state receivables (Additional debts related to the main receivable such as late payment interest, late payment fees, tax penalties, etc.)

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?

Taxpayers who have debts to the public and are unable to pay due to the size of the amount owed can apply to their relevant tax office starting today to restructure their debts with lower rates and make their payments.