How Much Did the Poverty Line Rise to in September? TÜRK-İŞ Data Has Been Released.
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Türk-İş announced the hunger threshold for September. According to their research, the monthly food expenditure required for a family of four to eat a healthy and balanced diet has risen to 37,801 TL. The poverty line was calculated as 123,130 TL.
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According to Türk-İş's September survey, the monthly food expenditure required for a family of four to eat a healthy and balanced diet has risen to 37,801 TL. The poverty line was calculated as 123,130 TL. 🚆
According to TÜRK-İŞ's September 2026 research, the hunger threshold rose to 37,800.92 TL, and the poverty line to 123,130 TL. The monthly cost of living for a single worker was 48,884.82 TL, while food inflation was calculated at 1.10% monthly and 35.14% annually.
The results of the survey conducted by the TURK-İŞ Confederation on a regular monthly basis in order to reveal the living conditions of employees and to determine the effects of price changes in basic necessities on the family budget were announced in September 2026. According to the study, the hunger limit, expressed as the amount of monthly food expenditure that a family of four living in Ankara must make in order to be healthy, balanced and a…
According to Türk-İş's September survey, the monthly food expenditure required for a four-person family to eat healthily (the hunger threshold) has risen to 37,801 TL. The poverty line, which covers all basic needs of a family, was calculated as 123,130 TL.
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