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Drug prices soar by 30.5% in Turkey after presidential decree
The adjustment of the Euro exchange rate used as a benchmark for medicinal products has caused the price hike.
24 July 2023
DEDAŞ workers walk out in six cities
The workers of the electricity distribution company in southeast Turkey declare that they will continue the walkout if their demands are not met.
21 July 2023
Was the last interest rise 'rational'?
The rise in interest rates did not meet expectations, according to Prof. Dr. Hayri Kozanoğlu. Warning that inflation will jump, Kozanoğlu says that the policy the economy administration follows is intended to prevent a balance of payments crisis and to strengthen the reserves of the Central Bank.
21 July 2023
Hikmet Adal,Vecih Cuzdan
Price stability fund fee will be deducted from olive oil exports
With the drought in Spain and Italy and continuing heatwaves in Europe, Turkey is expected to rise to second place in olive oil exports. However, the exporters face the obstacle of a fund fee deduction from the export revenues.
21 July 2023
Zeynep Akat
Cost of dining out in İstanbul nearly doubles in a year
While the patronage in high-end venues has remained unaffected, businesses catering to lower-income groups have experienced a decline, according to a İstanbul Chamber of Commerce report.
20 July 2023
Turkey raises policy rate by 250 basis points to 17.5%
The monetary tightening process will continue, the Central Bank has said.
20 July 2023
Explosion at Ankara ammunition factory injures four workers
The factory relies heavily on manual production, which increases the risk of explosions when handling sensitive materials, a union official has said.
18 July 2023
Vecih Cuzdan
Highest-ever increase on fuel taxes sparks outrage in Turkey
The recent surge in fuel taxes is anticipated to exacerbate the already high inflationary pressures.
17 July 2023
Turkey maintains rent increase cap, housing sales decline amid exorbitant prices
Despite the cap, the rents doubled in the country on average. Eviction cases also soared, with property owners seeking new tenants to avoid the cap.
14 July 2023
Water truck driver injured in forest fire loses his life in hospital
Mustafa Gürpınar was working for the Gaziemir Department of Forestry in İzmir.
12 July 2023
Motorcycle couriers protest online delivery giant Getir over low wages
Workers formed a convoy and arrived at the company's İstanbul headquarters to demand higher wage increases and a range of other requests.
7 July 2023
Turkey raises VAT rates following significant salary increases
This tax increase follows substantial raises in the minimum wage and the salary adjustments for public servants. A union confederation has protested the government's moves in Ankara, asserting that it "gave with one hand and took with the other."
7 July 2023
Are the new tax increases lawful without enacting a supplementary budget?
bianet talked to Prof. Aziz Konukman about the new VAT increases: What do the new VAT rates mean? Will it be a burden only on labor? Is it lawful to make such a VAT regulation?
7 July 2023
Turkey's statistical authority under fire as inflation at lowest level in 18 months
While the official inflation rate has dropped to 38.21 percent, the food inflation for the poorest segment of the public was measured at over 84 percent by a labor union confederation.
5 July 2023
Cost of living in İstanbul rises 64 percent in a year
The highest rise in June was in the price of meat, compared to last December. The price of meat and minced meat has risen 68.64 percent in the last six months.
5 July 2023
Turkey's inflation rate over 108 percent, says ENAG
While the ENAG has released its calculations, the announcement of the official inflation figures, which will affect the pay rises for civil servants and retirees, has been delayed.
3 July 2023
Doctor applications for work abroad further increase, says Turkish Medical Association
A growing number of doctors from Turkey are seeking opportunities abroad, largely due to poor working conditions in the country's healthcare system.
3 July 2023
Explosion at industrial cleaning facility in Trabzon claims life of one person
The person, identified as a citizen of Afghanistan, had come to the facility as a daily visitor, according to the authorities.
3 July 2023
Is Turkey's employment agency engaged in 'fictitious' employment?
Between 2014 and 2022, the number of individuals placed in jobs by İŞKUR exceeded the total population growth, employment growth, and the increase in "insured employment" in Turkey.
3 July 2023
Sinan Ok
Turkey remains among 10 worst countries for workers' rights
"Throughout 2023, workers' freedoms and rights were relentlessly attacked, with law enforcement cracking down on protests and trade union leaders facing unjust arrests," the ITUC report says.
30 June 2023
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Food poverty threshold further rises in Turkey, shows union survey
In May, Türk-İş measured the starvation line at 10,362 lira and the poverty line at 33,752 lira.
27 June 2023
Currency depreciation plagues Turkey's new 'record-high' minimum wage
Within three days of the new minimum wage announcement, the lira's depreciation against the US dollar reduced its value from 482 to 452 dollars.
23 June 2023
Turkey hikes interest rates for first time in 27 months
The 650-basis point hike following the latest MPC meeting demonstrates a shift in the bank's approach under a new leadership after the elections.
22 June 2023
Union confederation expresses concerns over Turkey's ongoing minimum wage talks
These worries come amidst contentious official inflation statistics and a rapidly depreciating lira.
19 June 2023
FX-protected lira deposit scheme to be phased out gradually
It is necessary to leave the FX-protected deposits gradually, instead of a sudden suspension, argued Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.
16 June 2023
The cost of exiting the crisis for Turkey
The increase in the exchange rate will raise the costs for industries heavily dependent on imported raw materials and intermediate goods. To balance this, reducing labor costs will be presented as a necessity.
12 June 2023
Bülent Danışoğlu
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Amnesty Turkey 'walks away' from collective bargaining, says union
The organization denies the accusations, saying that it had offered a pay rise higher than the official inflation figures in the country.
9 June 2023
Hikmet Adal
New Governor of the Central Bank is Hafize Gaye Erkan
Mehmet Şimşek, the Finance Minister in the new cabinet, wanted to have Erkan, a CEO in the finance sector in the US, as the Governor of the bank.
9 June 2023
Work-related death toll was 145 in May
730 workers were killed on the job in the first five months of the year. Construction and transportation industries were the sectors with the highest death toll, while traffic and accidents involving employee services were the most frequent causes of death.
8 June 2023
Turkish Lira continues to weaken after elections
The lira plummeted to yet another all-time low against the US dollar and the Euro. Despite overall stability in global gold prices, gold prices also reached record highs.
7 June 2023
Turkish lira hits rock bottom ahead of presidential runoff vote
The USD/TRY exchange rate surged to 20.47 in the morning, while the disparity between the free market rate and the informal market rate narrowed.
26 May 2023
Turkey's grocery chains thrive amid soaring inflation, declining food security, shows report
Profits of the three of the largest grocery chains in the country have increased 150% in US dollars since 2018.
26 May 2023
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