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billybuzz · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 219 Location: turkey

In case you missed it there has been an awful amount of fuss about some cartoons published in a Danish newspaper and a priest was murdered in Trabzon by a 16 year old because of it .
Did anyone else catch the 1001 news articles or am I the only one on this forum that watches Digiturk ?

billybuzz · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 219 Location: turkey

Looks like I opened my mouth before I read other posts ,sorry Molly, you watch digiturk as well then ?

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: Atricky dilemma

For those of us who work in Universities only, it would appear that employers are NOT legally bound to pay s.s.k. premiums for their foreign academic staff. Does anyone know if this is correct and how do we go about building something in the way of a pension without this basic benefit as part of our employment contract ?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

If you are a Brit then you can pay your NI from Turkey.

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

You can check if they've been paying you and how much on SSk's website-- it has the history of everywhere you've worked and all you've been paid since you got the card:

www.ssk.gov.tr

Somewhere in there is a place to enter the no. on your card. That's where I found out Interlang was scr*wing me on that too, big surprise.

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

Ah, I'm over it. I just feel a need to forever point out Interlang's screwing me over, though it doesn't make the least bit of difference to them now that they're under new management....

But I was surprised SSK records are that easy to access!

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Otterman Ollie:

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

I'm recorded as Okutman and getting SSK...

But I'm not getting paid by the hour.

Calsimsek, you know a lot-- supposing I stay here til I'm 65, will I be able to collect on my husband's Bağkur? Or would I have to be a citizen? Or do I get nothing in either case?

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject: what would you do ?

I am not paid by the hour and I do have a record of premiums paid over a 7 year period and my employer has a lot more than 7 employees more like 100 .
I and my foreign collegues have been informed that from the start of this year they are not going to pay our contributions just private medical insurance .Is that right ? Is that legal ? Comments ideas what are my options .I intend to stay here for the foreseeable future .

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Justme:

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: ssk update

Apparently the place I work has decided that those individual teachers with a certain number of credits will be allowed to continue as before ,they did'nt have to do this of course but in the interests of good worker relations they have made or are going to make them in the future .However ,for the newcomers no chance .

bigbadsuzie · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:55 am Post subject: International womens day

Hi
Anybody know whats happening today ? I know in Izmir there are a few shows and seminars,workshops,conferences,etc does anyone from this forum have any intention of attending any of them or have any interest about the difficulties facing those women less forunate than ourselves ?
I attended a seminar yesterday night and the subject was "honour killings " apparently they still take place and girls still get married as young as 12 years of age and many have no record of their date of birth as far as the state is concerned they don't even exist . We don't really know how lucky we are do we ?