Scam to Drive Up Food Prices Uncovered: They Issued Receipts in the Names of the Deceased to Inflate Costs
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Tax audit reports included in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office have brought to light the striking realities behind exorbitant price increases from the farm to the market. The investigations revealed that producer receipts were inflated, and millions of liras worth of fake documents were created even in the names of deceased individuals who had never sold any products.
Tax audit reports included in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office revealed the fraud behind the exorbitant price manipulation extending from the farm to the market. It was determined that suppliers, who showed the cost of products sold by farmers for 6-8 lira as 28 lira on paper, inflated yields without selling any goods, and even issued millions of liras worth of fake receipts in the names of deceased in…
Haber 7 - An investigation has been launched into major suppliers of fruits and vegetables. The prepared report states that receipts were issued in the names of deceased individuals and that the purchase price of the products was shown as higher than the actual price.
In the audit reports prepared as part of the investigation into the price journey from farm to market, documents issued in the names of deceased individuals or those not engaged in farming were revealed... September 15, 2026, Sputnik Türkiye
Details have emerged about the operation targeting companies found to be manipulating vegetable and fruit prices. Reports revealed that some taxpayers inflated costs by issuing receipts to deceased individuals.
The Ministry of Treasury and Finance has released a shocking report in its investigation into exorbitant increases in food prices, titled 'The Price Journey from Field to Market'. The report, submitted to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, reveals that companies supplying products to national supermarkets have been issuing fake receipts in the names of deceased individuals and fictitious farmers to inflate costs and evade taxes.
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