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Press release ‘Lion’s Roar’ – Since the start of the operation, 350 civilians have requested recognition as victims of hostility

Since 'Lion's Roar' began, 350 civilians applied for victim recognition, with National Insurance actively assisting hundreds more.

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National Insurance Updates – ‘Lion’s Roar’ Since the start of ‘Lion’s Roar’, approximately 350 applications have been submitted for recognition as victims of hostility.

The National Insurance has made personal contact with 920 victims who arrived at hospitals in mild condition and with -580 adults from bereaved families and past victims of hostility, without family support, and were offered assistance and food baskets funded by the Organization of Victims of Hostile Acts.

The National Insurance, operating as an essential body even in times of crisis, continues its routine work within the framework of the war.

To date, approximately 350 citizens have submitted applications for recognition as victims of terrorism, and National Insurance employees have contacted them to advance the process. Concurrently, National Insurance has reached out to the hotels where evacuees whose homes were damaged have been housed, to facilitate the realization of rights and provide initial assistance.

Furthermore, the ongoing activity for other benefits for citizens continues as usual, including the handling of cases and benefits: senior citizen, nursing care, unemployment, disabilities, and the like.

Medical committees are being held as usual during these days, and for a citizen who fears coming to the branches across the country, the possibility of holding a committee via video chat or a committee based on documents is being examined. If there is a need to postpone the committee, the committee will be postponed and priority will be given to scheduling a new date.

To date, approximately 1600 in-person medical committees have been held

2,404 medical committees based on medical documents

2,106 medical committees based on video chat

3,109 medical committees via telephone

Due to Home Front Command directives and the prohibition of gatherings, in-person reception has been transferred to telephone service. Instead of physically arriving at the branch, one can schedule a telephone appointment on the website, and a clerk from the branch will call back at the scheduled time (or close to it) to handle the inquiry.

It should be noted that remote service channels such as: call centers, inquiries via human chat on the website, and online inquiries continue as usual.

As the war continues, National Insurance employees have made personal contact with 920 victims who arrived at hospitals in mild condition and with -580 adults from bereaved families and past victims of hostility, without family support, and were offered assistance and food baskets funded by the Organization of Victims of Hostile Acts.

Regarding the Furlough Arrangement: The National Insurance wishes to emphasize that the furlough arrangement published yesterday by the Minister of Finance has not yet undergone a legislative process, and therefore is not yet applicable and executable at this stage. The arrangement is currently being discussed between the National Insurance and professional bodies, including the Ministry of Finance, to ensure fairness and quick and easy implementation for citizens, as much as possible at this time.

The National Insurance will update on any developments regarding this matter on its official website and social media channels.

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