Training Duration: 30 Hours
Training Dates: August 18–22 | 09:00 – 15:00
Training Venue: Consensus Mediation Center
Training Objective
Although social security lawsuits are among the most common cases before the courts, the number of experts in this field remains limited. The complex legal structure of social-insurance law, full of circulars and regulations, often discourages practitioners.
Many lawyers, expert witnesses, and physicians misunderstand key concepts such as disability vs. permanent incapacity, or loss of earning capacity in occupation vs. general working capacity. Similar confusion is also seen in expert reports. Courts frequently experience difficulties in finding qualified social-insurance experts.
The Department of Expert Witness Affairs (Ministry of Justice) emphasizes merit and professional competence in its registry decisions:
“Regional boards shall assess applicants’ qualifications under Article 10 of the Expert Witness Law and select the most competent candidates based on professional experience, in-service training, and relevant expertise certificates.”
Responding to the sector’s demand, this training has been designed with contributions from an academic specialist and an experienced SGK (Social Security Institution) expert witness to build professional capacity in advanced social-security-related calculations.
Important Note
This program is intended for individuals with at least five years of professional experience in a relevant field, as required by the Department of Expert Witness Affairs.
The certificate issued cannot be used to prove five-year experience for initial expert-witness registration.
Training Fee: 8,000 ₺ (incl. 10 % VAT)
Certificate: Granted to participants with at least 80 % attendance.
Training Materials
Participants will receive presentation slides and sample expert-witness reports covering fundamental aspects of social-insurance law and practical applications.
Instructors:
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Öztürk – Faculty of Law Lecturer, Former Attorney at SGK
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Eyüp Kayabaş – Chief of Retirement Services at SGK, Expert Witness
Training Content
A. Types of Social Insurance
I. Mandatory Insurance
II. Voluntary Insurance
III. De Facto, Formal and Invalid Insurance
B. Structure and Parties of Social Insurance Relationships
C. Obligations of the Parties
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Employers’ Responsibilities
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Insured Persons’ Responsibilities
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SGK’s Responsibilities
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Duties of Public and Private Entities
D. Social Insurance Branches
I. Short-Term Branches and Benefits
• Health Insurance • Maternity Insurance • Work Accident & Occupational Disease Insurance
II. Long-Term Branches and Benefits
• Old-Age Insurance • Disability Insurance • Survivors Insurance
III. General Health and Unemployment Insurance
E. Commencement and Termination of Insurance Coverage
F. Borrowing under Social Insurance Law and Its Types
G. Service Determination Cases
• Conditions, Parties, Time Limits, Nature of Claims and Judicial Outcomes
• Sample Expert Reports
H. Pension and Benefit Entitlements
1. Old-Age Pension Eligibility & Calculation Methods
2. Disability Pension Criteria & Sample Reports
3. Survivors Pension Eligibility & Calculation
4. Permanent Incapacity Income (PSD Calculation)
5. Survivors Income (PSD Calculation)
I. Present Value Calculations of Initial Capital (PSD)
J. SGK Recourse (Liability Recovery) Cases
K. Introduction to Actuarial Calculations
Additional Information
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Certificates will be mailed via PTT Cargo after verification.
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Participants must ensure that their contact and address information is up-to-date.
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Questions: usem@uludag.edu.tr
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Payments are accepted online only (no installments).
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Corporate invoice support: 0850 840 8543
Refunds for cancellations may take approximately one month due to university financial-process timelines.