content tagged with food prices

Poverty line nears 34,000 liras in March

Poverty line nears 34,000 liras in March

The monthly report highlights the increase in food expenditures.

Minister warns grocery chains not to increase prices too much after minimum wage hike

Minister warns grocery chains not to increase prices too much after minimum wage hike

The government has blamed the country's largest grocery chains over high food prices.

26 December 2022

CHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey, urges an intervention in fertilizer prices

CHP warns of a food crisis in Turkey, urges an intervention in fertilizer prices

Main opposition CHP MP Gürer has raised concerns that the abnormal increase in the prices of fertilizers may drive Turkey into a food crisis, calling on the authorities to intervene in fertilizer prices as soon as possible and introduce the necessary discounts.

10 December 2021

Increasing food prices in Turkey: ‘We cannot make a living’

CITIZENS SPEAK OUT

Increasing food prices in Turkey: ‘We cannot make a living’

With the prices constantly rising, citizens find it more and more difficult to afford food: “Due to the price policy of the government, citizens are once again having a hard time making ends meet. The price tags at markets change every week."

19 November 2021 Atiye Eren,Melissa Feza Katlar

Poverty line exceeds 10,000 lira in October

Poverty line exceeds 10,000 lira in October

Since the start of the year, the starvation line has increased by 442 lira and the poverty line has increased by 1,437 lira, according to Türk-İş.

27 October 2021

Erdoğan’s promise to open a thousand markets and questions left unanswered

Erdoğan’s promise to open a thousand markets and questions left unanswered

Main opposition CHP MP Gürer has raised concerns that the loss made by the Agricultural Credit markets increased from 990 thousand Turkish Lira (TRY) in 2018 to 41 million TRY in 2019, which marked a 40-fold increase.

Turkey sees highest increase in food prices among OECD countries

Turkey sees highest increase in food prices among OECD countries

The food prices in Turkey have seen an increase of 20.6 percent over the past year, which makes the country ranks second after Argentina among developing countries.

18 January 2021

‘Food prices have increased by 31.2 percent in a year’

'PEOPLE'S INFLATION' IN TURKEY

‘Food prices have increased by 31.2 percent in a year’

A recent study by the United Public Workers Confederation has shown that vegetable prices have increased by nearly 50 percent over the last 10 months.

28 October 2020

A Queue From Retail Point to Ballot Box

A Queue From Retail Point to Ballot Box

To tackle high food prices, Turkey has introduced the "regulatory retail points," which are run by municipalities and sell cheap fruits and vegetables. While people are divided, Farmers Union Chair Ay says, "It is for elections and not sustainable."

13 February 2019 Haluk Kalafat