Birleşik Kamu-İş Confederation

KAMU-AR, the R&D unit of announced that as of December 2022, the hunger limit, which is the amount of expenditure that a family of four should make for a healthy diet, has increased to 9 thousand 59 liras. The poverty line, which is the amount required for a family of four to meet their needs without suffering deprivation, rose to 26,124 liras. With the data, the hunger limit increased by 4 thousand 493 liras and the poverty line increased by 12 thousand 612 liras in 2022.

• Living on minimum wage: The calculation of the Class Research Center of the DİSK-affiliated Birleşik Metal-İş Union showed that the amount that a family of four living on the minimum wage, which was announced as 8,506 liras, can allocate per person for a meal is 6 liras 80 kurus. Based on this, it was stated that 1700 liras could be allocated for rent, that is, a house of only 17 square meters could be rented in Istanbul, and only 74 liras a month could be spent on the education of two children.

Fossil fuels are responsible for nearly 20% of Turkey's inflation since May, according to a report by global consultancy Cambridge Econometrics. Energy prices are twice as volatile as general consumer prices, the report said, noting that electricity has risen by 102%, natural gas by 145%, and transportation fuels by 182% in the last 12 months due to devaluation and the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

• On the other hand: The report says that energy expenditures of poor households increased by 95% compared to the previous year. Turkey's measures to protect households from rising energy prices have been estimated to cost the treasury 300 billion liras.

Data compiled from reports by various non-governmental organisations showed that the number of unassigned teachers who committed suicide in the last 10 years is close to 300. A report by the Center for Economic and Business Research says that Turkey will fall to 22nd place in the list of the world's largest economies in 2023. The report shows that Turkey's growth figures, which have already started to slow down, will fall further as the country has to fight inflation.