content tagged with living costs

A prisoner says he had not turned himself in at the expense of at extended prison sentence so that he could save money to make ends meet while in prison.

Over 43.6 percent said they were not able to make ends meet, and 25.1 percent said they had to borrow money because they could not cover their expenses, according to the survey by the municipality.

More than 60 percent of the public holds the government responsible for the crisis, whereas 23 percent of all voters and half of the AKP voters blame "foreign powers."

More than 60 percent of the people said they stopped eating meat because of the worsening economy.

Turkey posted a two-decade high inflation rate of 61.14 percent in March.

The reason for the price hikes in transportation and tap water in İstanbul is the increase in the prices of everything. So, what about the public interest? Why does the central government not support municipalities?

Flat sharing is becoming more popular among the working population as living costs in the city continue to increase.

Shopkeepers are tired of listening to people’s problems and changing price tags and embarrassed to tell customers a price amid constantly rising prices. As for customers, they are desperate: “Some even ask the tare weight of plastic bags to be deducted”.