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Funeral benefits a lump-sum payment made to the right holders of the insurance holder who deceased when receiving incapacity income due to work accident or occupational disease or permanent incapacity income, invalidity, duty disability or old – age pension or when his/her minimum 360 days of invalidity, old – age and survivors insurancepremiums are notified for himself/herself.
Funeral benefit shall be granted to the insurance holder’s spouse, if not to children, if not to parents, if not to siblings.
In case the funeral benefit is not paid to the individuals listed above and the funeral of the insurance holder is undertaken by real or artificial persons, expenses based on documents, not exceeding the amount determined by the Institution, will be paid to the real or artificial persons bearing the expenses.
The amount of the funeral benefit is determined by the Board of Directors of the Institution yearly at the rate of the increase in Consumer Price Index (TÜFE). By the Circular No. 2016/3, dated 28 January 2016, the amount of nursing benefit is increased from 449.00 TL to 489.00 TL.
You can get access to the full translation of the related Article 37 of Law No. 5510 in our website from the link below:
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