Health Insurance in Turkey for Employees and Their Parents/Children
In Turkey, employers automatically provide state health insurance (SGK) for their employees. You can also add your parents and children who have a residence permit (VKN) to your insurance.
Health Insurance in Turkey for Employees and Their Parents/Children
In Turkey, employers automatically provide state health insurance (SGK) for their employees. You can also add your parents and children who have a residence permit (VKN) to your insurance.
How to Add Parents or Children?
The following documents are required:
- Notarized translation of the birth certificate (no apostille required):
— If adding parents, you need to provide your own birth certificate to confirm the relationship.
— If adding children, you need to provide their birth certificates.
- A copy of the residence permit (VKN) of the person being added (parent or child).
- A copy of the passport of the person being added.
- A copy of the kimlik / residence permit of the person adding the relatives (your own).
- Medical report confirming the absence or presence of chronic diseases (kişinin durum bildirir sağlık kurulu raporu / heyet raporu):
This report is issued by appointment only at Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi.
Appointments can be made by calling 182 or via the MHRS application/website.
The report is paid.
Important Information
- Without the medical report about chronic diseases, the attached relative can use the insurance temporarily, but SGK may block access at any time.
- SGK does not officially specify how long the insurance can be used without this report — it may be one week or one month.
- After submitting all the documents, the attachment process is fast — you can usually use the insurance the next day.
All the listed documents are mandatory to attach parents or children to your insurance.
