The Central Bank, which had previously decided on eight consecutive interest rate hikes, this time kept the bank's policy rate unchanged at 45 percent under the leadership of the new Governor Fatih Karahan.

CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer stated that the increase in debt in one year amounted to 261 billion lira and said, "Farmers, grappling with dozens of problems such as the increase in the cost of feed, fuel, electricity used for agricultural purposes, feed, fertilizer, labor costs, and the inability to sell their products, have started to either move away from agriculture or borrow from banks."

CHP Ankara Deputy Semra Dinçer, who prepared a report on how 2023 went for retirees, said, "Inflation swallowed up the retiree pension. Retirees have become unable to afford meat."

The inflation rate was 129% according to ENAG and 64.86 according to TurkStat.

According to TÜRK-İŞ data, the poverty line increased by 617 lira in one month, reaching 15,048 lira. The difference with the minimum wage decreased to 1,954 lira before salaries were deposited according to the newly determined level of minimum wage, which is 17,002 lira as of January 2024.

The top 20% of the population, with the highest income, takes 49.7% of the country's total income, while the remaining 80% of the population receives 50.3% of the total income.

According to the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, Turkey dropped to 34 points and ranked 115th out of 180 countries.

The policy rate expectation for the current month's end is set at 45%.

No matter what kind of regional classification is made, workers in Kurdish cities will officially receive lower wages than those working in other regions

CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer stated that the disconnection of citizens' subscriptions due to debts "reveals the extent of the high cost of living and poverty in Turkey."

Liberals still advocate for the reduction of the state, but now they no longer emphasize freedoms and democracy. What is actually desired is to reduce the public services provided by the state. This means implementing the security state that liberals want.

Tax reduction and exemption rates applied to some activities of tax payers abroad will be increased, provided that the earnings are brought into Turkey, the finance minister has said.