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Over 85,000 small businesses closed in Türkiye in 11 months

Over 85,000 small businesses closed in Türkiye in 11 months

In the first 11 months of the year, some 85,785 craftspeople closed their business, according to statistics from the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK).

22 December 2022

Shopkeepers: Customers just ask for the price, but don't buy anything

İSTANBUL'S BEYOĞLU

Shopkeepers: Customers just ask for the price, but don't buy anything

As the economic crisis deepens in Turkey, shopkeepers in the Beyoğlu district of İstanbul consider shutting down their shops.

23 May 2022 Burak Siperli

President Erdoğan blames 'profiteers' for high prices

President Erdoğan blames 'profiteers' for high prices

"We know the problems about high living costs. By combating profiteers, we will take the inflation under control and prevent exorbitant price increases," Erdoğan has said.

16 September 2021

‘61,736 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first eight months of 2021’

CHP’S AĞBABA

‘61,736 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first eight months of 2021’

Main opposition CHP Vice Chair and Malatya MP Veli Ağbaba says that the state agency TurkStat statistics on 21.7-percent economic growth does not reflect the truth, raising concerns about the shopkeepers and companies that have gone bankrupt.

13 September 2021

‘47,572 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first half of 2021’

CHP’S AĞBABA

‘47,572 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first half of 2021’

According to main opposition CHP MP Ağbaba, the number of shopkeepers who went bankrupt in Turkey saw a monthly increase of 94 percent in June while the number of companies that were closed increased by 116 percent.

‘The government did not take care of shopkeepers as it said it would’

‘The government did not take care of shopkeepers as it said it would’

Business owner Bacaksız: "Property owners receive rent, workers get their salary either from me or from the state, the person from whom I buy goods gets their money, the state gets taxes, but we cannot get any money as we have been closed for months.”

28 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘Our business is closed for 14 months; I sold my house, I will now sell my car’

‘Our business is closed for 14 months; I sold my house, I will now sell my car’

Kadıköy Shopkeepers Association Chair Savaşlı says, “The government aid is not likely to give a lifeline support to the sector. It is like a drop in a glass of water. We have been incurring losses for a year now. Some people have lost all their savings.”

12 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

SMALL BUSINESSES IN PANDEMIC

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

The termination of the short-time work allowance added more to the hardships faced by shopkeepers and workers during the pandemic.

6 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

92.6 percent of shopkeepers in İstanbul cannot meet fixed costs

92.6 percent of shopkeepers in İstanbul cannot meet fixed costs

According to a survey conducted by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality with the participation of 702 shopkeepers in 39 districts, 92.6 percent of shopkeepers in the city are having problems with paying their rent, bills and workers’ salaries.

Nearly 100,000 small businesses went bankrupt in Turkey in 2020

Nearly 100,000 small businesses went bankrupt in Turkey in 2020

CHP deputy Ağbaba has advised the president to "listen to the problems of tradespeople."

26 January 2021

Opposition parties try to reach out to shopkeepers amid economic troubles

Opposition parties try to reach out to shopkeepers amid economic troubles

More than 1.8 million shopkeepers struggle with economic problems during the pandemic as the government is criticized for not provigding enough support.

21 January 2021