content tagged with income distribution

Middle class is disappearing

Middle class is disappearing

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.

30 January 2024 Mahfi Eğilmez

'The richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey's total income'

WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT

'The richest 10 percent captures 54 percent of Turkey's total income'

According to the World Inequality Report 2022, the poorest half of the global population barely owns any wealth at all, possessing just 2 percent of the total.

8 December 2021

‘Turkey has highest income inequality among European countries’

UNION REPORT

‘Turkey has highest income inequality among European countries’

Prepared by the Public Services Employees Union (Genel-İş), a recent report has shown that seven out of every 10 people are in debt in Turkey. The poverty risk is higher among women than men and one out of every two children faces poverty risk.

22 January 2021

Turkey's richest 20 percent has 46 percent of total income, İstanbul has highest inequality

Turkey's richest 20 percent has 46 percent of total income, İstanbul has highest inequality

The share of the poorest 20 percent slightly increased while Gini coefficient stood at 0.395, according to a TurkStat survey.

11 September 2020

Nothing to Celebrate About GDP "Rise"

Government announces that per capita income exceeds 10 thousand dollars but economist Önder is skeptical. "What's important is income distribution and there's appalling inequalities."

2 April 2009 Tolga Korkut