2026 Maternity Leave Durations in Turkey
For births between 1 May and 31 December 2026, Law No. 7578 supports 24 weeks (168 days) for a single pregnancy and 26 weeks (182 days) for a multiple pregnancy.
- The standard prenatal period is 8 weeks for a single pregnancy and 10 weeks for a multiple pregnancy.
- With the employee's request and doctor's approval, work may continue until two weeks before birth.
- Unused prenatal weeks transfer to the postnatal period; in an early birth, unused prenatal time also transfers after birth.
- If birth occurs later than expected, the excess late-birth days are not automatically maternity benefit; they may be handled separately under a sickness report.
- Births on or before 30 April 2026 fall into a transition period under Law No. 7578 and are outside this tool's scope. This 2026 version also does not support 2027 births.
Daily Earnings Base for the Benefit
Under Article 17 of Law No. 5510, daily earnings are calculated from the 12 months before the birth date, not from the leave-start date. The tool uses PEK (premium-based earnings) reported in that period and divides it by premium days.
Example: if 12-month PEK is TRY 720,000 and premium days are 360, daily earnings are TRY 2,000. If all 168 days are outpatient, the estimate is 2,000 ? 2/3 = TRY 1,333.33 per day and about TRY 224,000 in total.
The cap order in this estimate is: incidental-payment limit at 150% of regular daily earnings, then the daily floor of TRY 1,101, then the general daily PEK ceiling of TRY 9,909, and finally, when premium days are below 180, the separate TRY 2,202 special cap.
The 90-Day Entitlement Rule and the Below-180-Day Cap
These are different legal checks. At least 90 short-term premium days are required for entitlement. Separately, if fewer than 180 premium days exist in the 12 months before birth, the daily base cannot exceed TRY 2,202 in 2026.
If PEK of TRY 270,000 is reported over 90 days, raw daily earnings are TRY 3,000. The estimate may still be displayed, but the payable amount stays conditional and the below-180-day rule limits the daily base to TRY 2,202.
Outpatient, Inpatient and Payable Days
Outpatient days pay two-thirds of the daily base and inpatient days pay one-half. This is not a user preference; it depends on the nature of the official report and treatment. The full leave period is also not automatically payable. Only eligible report days should be counted.
Who Is Eligible in 4/b Status?
- Eligible 4/b cases are muhtars and the groups listed in Article 4/b subparagraphs (1), (2) and (4).
- A company partner is outside this tool's scope for maternity temporary incapacity benefit.
- On the payment date, premium and general health insurance debt must already be paid.
- The checkbox in this tool is only the user's declaration; SSI / SGK makes the official verification.
Estimate, Not Final Accrual
This tool separates leave dates from the estimated maternity temporary incapacity benefit. Rounding is unverified, and the result is not a final SSI / SGK accrual.
Actual payable days and amount depend on the electronic report, no-work reporting, birth timing, debt status and official records. Always verify the result in e-Government and the official institution record.