Turkey: 614% up on lemons and potatoes – Shock increases in the prices of basic items

Out of control is the inflation in Turkeywith rising commodity prices becoming a burning issue with less than a year left for the country’s presidential elections.

It is worth noting that the inflation it reached 78.6% year-on-year in June in Turkey, its highest level since 1998, according to official data. The very strong rise in prices is largely explained by the collapse of the Turkish lira, which lost in a year almost half its value against the dollar.

As reported by SKAI’s correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis, indicative of the situation is that the prices of potatoes and lemons shot up by 614%. In fact, as the journalist notes, opposition parties Turkish media comment that the government Ertnogan promises better days to come, but after 2023!

Source: News Beast

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