Maternity Leave Pay Calculator
Enter your average gross earnings before the birth, your premium days and the birth date. Leave before and after the birth, the daily and total maternity allowance SGK pays, the nursing grant and the leave dates are worked out.
- Daily earnings used1,500.00 ₺
- Daily maternity allowance1,000.00 ₺
- Leave before the birth8 weeks (56 days)
- Leave after the birth16 weeks (112 days)
- Leave starts07.07.2026
- Leave ends21.12.2026
- Maternity allowance (total)168,000.00 ₺
- Nursing grant (1 child)1,621.00 ₺
Maternity leave and allowance: TBMM (kanun) / SGK
Social security floor and ceiling: SGK
Nursing grant: SGK
How it is calculated
Law 7578, in force from 1 May 2026, raised leave after the birth from 8 to 16 weeks, and SGK’s maternity allowance covers the same time. With a doctor’s approval a woman may work until 2 weeks before the birth; days worked, and pre-birth days lost to an early birth, move to after it, so the total stays the same. No tax or premium is deducted from the allowance. After the leave a mother may take up to six months’ unpaid leave; fathers get 10 days of paid paternity leave from the employer.
Günlük ödenek = Günlük kazanç × 2/3; Toplam = Günlük ödenek × İzin günüA woman employee may not work 8 weeks before and 16 weeks after the birth; for a multiple pregnancy 2 weeks are added before the birth. SGK pays 2/3 of daily earnings for each day not worked in that time. Daily earnings are the premium base of the 12 months before the birth divided by the premium days, at least the daily floor (₺1,101.00) and at most the daily ceiling (₺9,909.00).- Divide the premium base of the 12 months before the birth by the premium days; keep it between the daily floor and ceiling.
- Multiply by 2/3 for the daily maternity allowance.
- Count the leave days: 8 weeks before the birth (2 more for a multiple pregnancy) and 16 weeks after.
- Multiply the daily allowance by the leave days; if you qualify, add the nursing grant for each child.
Example
An insured woman averaging ₺45,000 gross over the 12 months before the birth earns ₺1,500 a day, so the daily allowance is ₺1,000. For one baby, 8 + 16 = 24 weeks, 168 days, bring ₺168,000, or ₺169,621 with the 2026 nursing grant of ₺1,621. With twins the leave is 26 weeks (182 days): ₺182,000 plus ₺3,242 of nursing grants.
Frequently asked questions
How long is maternity leave?
8 weeks before the birth and 16 weeks after. A multiple pregnancy adds 2 weeks before the birth. If you work until 2 weeks before the birth with a doctor’s approval, that time moves to after it; so does pre-birth time lost to an early birth.
How is maternity pay worked out?
SGK pays 2/3 of daily earnings for each day of leave not worked. Daily earnings are the premium base reported in the 12 months before the birth divided by the premium days. With fewer than 180 premium days in those months, daily earnings are capped at 2 times the daily floor. The daily floor and ceiling move with the minimum wage, usually every January.
Who qualifies for the allowance?
At least 90 days of short-term insurance premiums must have been reported in the year before the birth, and you must not work during the leave; days worked are not paid. SGK pays on the medical report and the employer’s confirmation that you did not work.
How much is the nursing grant?
For births from 1 Jan 2026, ₺1,621.00 for each child born alive; it was ₺1,238.00 the year before. It needs at least 120 premium days in the year before the birth; an insured man whose wife is not insured can claim it too. It rises every January by the previous year’s CPI; claims lapse after five years.
Is maternity pay taxed?
No. No income tax, stamp duty or premiums come off SGK’s maternity allowance. Your employer pays no salary for the time; any top-up under a collective agreement is taxed like wages.
How long is paternity leave?
An employee whose wife gives birth gets 10 days of paid leave, paid by the employer rather than SGK.