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‘34 million people face threat of starvation in Turkey’

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BY HDP

‘34 million people face threat of starvation in Turkey’

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry and requested an investigation into the effects of poverty and income injustice on all segments of society.

21 October 2020

‘You dream of natural gas, what you have in reality is a “free bread” campaign’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

‘You dream of natural gas, what you have in reality is a “free bread” campaign’

İYİ Party Chair Akşener has slammed MHP Chair Bahçeli over his party’s “free bread” campaign: “On the one side, you say that the economy is booming; on the other side, you launch a campaign of ‘bread on a hanger.' Either you or the AKP is lying.”

20 October 2020

‘Only 2 out of every 10 young women can work in Turkey'

WOMEN’S POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

‘Only 2 out of every 10 young women can work in Turkey'

HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm has brought women’s poverty into Parliamentary agenda, asking the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services “what measures it takes to prevent women’s poverty and unemployment in Turkey.”

The agenda of Hendek is the agenda of Turkey

IN THE WAKE OF FIREWORK EXPLOSIONS

The agenda of Hendek is the agenda of Turkey

Explosion, unemployment, poverty, economic crisis, pandemic… These are what is left behind after a day in Hendek, which has been recently struck by two firework blasts. They are also the only items on people’s agenda from the very west to the very east.

15 July 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘Number of Children Living in Poor Households Could Increase by 15 Percent’

COVID-19

‘Number of Children Living in Poor Households Could Increase by 15 Percent’

A recent analysis conducted by Save the Children and UNICEF has revealed that if no urgent action is taken, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 86 million as a result of pandemic.

Deep Poverty Network: Poor Households Abandoned to Hunger During Pandemic

COVID-19 IN İSTANBUL

Deep Poverty Network: Poor Households Abandoned to Hunger During Pandemic

“Deep poverty refers to a chronic state of abject poverty faced by those living under starvation line,” says Hacer Foggo from the Deep Poverty Network, noting that the state needs to intervene in this poverty with a mindset of social state after the pandemic.

25 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Is Poverty the Fate of Muş, Ağrı and Urfa?

ANALYSIS BY SİNAN OK

Is Poverty the Fate of Muş, Ağrı and Urfa?

It can be commented that the politics oriented towards the region, including in the AKP era, is in a historical failure. The fact that a peaceful solution is not provided for the Kurdish question has been evolving into a punishment with impoverishment.

27 March 2019 Sinan Ok

Turkey Seconds Mexico in Unequal Income Distribution

SOCIAL POLICY FORUM

Turkey Seconds Mexico in Unequal Income Distribution

The report of the Social Policy Forum reviewed socio-economic inequality and discrimination as two problems that became permanent and started to seem natural. The report suggests public policies to remove these intertwined inequalities.

29 July 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

One Fifth of the Population Lives below Poverty Line

One Fifth of the Population Lives below Poverty Line

A research from the Turkish Statistical Institute shows that the imbalance of income distribution continues. 1 out of 2 people have a debt, 1 out of 4 people in debt have difficulty to pay their obligations.

21 December 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

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

What Do Children Want from Local Government?

500 children in Istanbul and Ankara were asked about their wishes in a study entitled “Children make demands on local authorities”.

Women in Tarlabaşı: Life in the Backstreets of Beyoğlu

23 March 2009 Emine Özcan

“We Will Not Pay for The Crisis” Vow İstanbul Workers

“We Will Not Pay for The Crisis” Vow İstanbul Workers

Some 40,000 workers rally in Kadıköy, Istanbul, in the weekend to protest against paying the price for global capitalist crisis. There were clashes between members of the right-wing and left-wing metal workrs unions.

16 February 2009 Emine Özcan,Bawer Çakır

Workers to Protest Against Paying The Price for The Crisis

Workers to Protest Against Paying The Price for The Crisis

Labour organisations and trade unions have called on workers to take part in a demonstration against unemployment and corruption on Sunday in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

11 February 2009 Bawer Çakır

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