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Rising income inequality and wages closer to starvation line

Rising income inequality and wages closer to starvation line

The Türk-İş has released its Starvation and Poverty Line Survey for October.

28 October 2022

Oxfam report: Türkiye has third most unequal distribution of wealth among 161 countries

Oxfam report: Türkiye has third most unequal distribution of wealth among 161 countries

Türkiye's general ranking in the index, compared to other OECD countries, is at the lowest with 74th place. Furthermore, when it comes to social expenditures, Türkiye is also still the lowest among OECD, according to the report.

11 October 2022

Income inequality during pandemic: What does data say about Turkey?

Income inequality during pandemic: What does data say about Turkey?

Releasing an information note ahead of the Davos summit, Oxfam said 263 million more people will crash into extreme poverty this year, at a rate of a million people every 33 hours.

Richest 20 percent in Turkey had nearly half of total income in 2021, shows TurkStat data

Richest 20 percent in Turkey had nearly half of total income in 2021, shows TurkStat data

The country's Gini coefficient stood at 0.410 in the last year while he relative poverty rate and severe material deprivation rate decreased compared to the previous year, according to TurkStat.

Report: Poverty, gender income inequality increase in Turkey

Report: Poverty, gender income inequality increase in Turkey

"In Turkey, the trend of increase in inequality both between social classes and by gender continues," says the DİSK-AR report.

Turkey’s most affluent 20 percent have 47.5 percent of total income

TURKSTAT

Turkey’s most affluent 20 percent have 47.5 percent of total income

A recent survey of the Turkish Statistical Institute has shown that Turkey’s severe material deprivation rate was 27.4 percent in 2020, when the deterioration in the income distribution also continued.

‘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