DİSK-AR: The Minimum Wage Has Lost 6,196 TL Due to Inflation.
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DİSK-AR's Inflation Bulletin revealed that high inflation continues to erode wages. The loss for minimum wage earners over eight months reached 6,196 Turkish Lira, while those in the lowest income brackets are cutting back on food to cover rising rent and housing costs.
BOLD – DİSK-AR's August 2026 Inflation Bulletin revealed the income loss experienced by minimum wage earners throughout the year. According to DİSK-AR's calculations, the loss of the minimum wage due to inflation reached 6,196 TL as of August. Thus, the purchasing power of the minimum wage has fallen even below last year's minimum wage. According to TÜİK's August data, consumer inflation was 1.84 percent monthly and [...] The article "The purcha…
According to the September 2026 Inflation News Bulletin published by DİSK-AR, the loss in the minimum wage due to inflation has reached 6,196 Turkish Lira.
DISK-AR announced that after the August 2026 inflation data, the minimum wage depreciated by 6,196 TL in the first eight months of the year.
According to the DİSK Research Center's September 2026 Inflation News Bulletin, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.84 percent monthly and 31.51 percent annually. Annual inflation was highest in the education group (53.44 percent), while the minimum wage lost 6,196 Turkish Lira in August. The bulletin emphasized that the decrease in inflation does not mean a decrease in prices and that it worsens income distribution.
DİSK-AR announced that the minimum wage's loss due to inflation reached 6,196 Turkish Lira in August. The bulletin emphasized that the slowdown in the rate of inflation does not mean prices have fallen, stating, "Inflation is reducing the purchasing power of low-income earners even more."
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