09.03.2025 12:31
The Social Security Institution (SGK) identified 2,404 individuals in its audits in 2024 who had divorced their spouses in order to receive orphan's pensions but continued to live in the same house as their ex-spouses. Legal action has been initiated against these individuals, and steps have been taken to recover the monthly payments made by SGK along with interest.
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The Social Security Institution (SGK) continues its inspections against unregistered employment, fake workplaces, fake insurance holders, and other irregularities, carried out by inspectors numbering over 3,000.
THEY HAVE USED MARRIAGE TO RECEIVE ORPHAN PENSIONS
Last year, the institution inspected 124,982 workplaces to combat unregistered employment and 12,684 workplaces for fake businesses and fake insurance. It is also continuing its efforts against fraudulent divorces. In this context, in 2024, a total of 3,002 inspections were conducted across Turkey for those who divorced their spouses to receive orphan pensions but continued to live in the same house with their ex-spouses. In these inspections, it was determined that 2,404 individuals were receiving monthly payments through fraudulent divorces. Legal action has been initiated against these individuals, and necessary steps have been taken to reclaim their monthly payments along with interest from SGK.
OVER TWO BILLION IN FINES IMPOSED
In SGK's inspections in 2024, it was revealed that 2,114 workplaces were fake, and the insurance of a total of 94,740 individuals who were shown as insured through fake workplaces or who had insurance premiums paid despite not working was canceled. Due to unregistered employment, a total fine of 2 billion 36 million 732 thousand lira was imposed on these workplaces. As part of the efforts to integrate workplaces and employees into the social security system, the insurance of 21,634 individuals was secured, and the registration of 518 workplaces was achieved.
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