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How Much Did the Poverty Line Rise to in September? TÜRK-İŞ Data Has Been Released.

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TÜRK-İŞ's September Hunger and Poverty Line Survey revealed that the increase in basic living costs continues. While the monthly food expenditure required for a four-person family to eat a healthy and balanced diet has increased, the total income needed for basic needs has also risen.

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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.

·Türkiye
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PİRHA - According to TÜRK-İŞ's September research, the monthly food expenditure required for a family of four to eat a healthy and balanced diet has reached 37,801 Turkish Lira. The poverty line, which also includes basic needs other than food, is 123,130 Turkish Lira, while the monthly cost of living for a single worker is calculated as 48,885 Turkish Lira. Türkiye İşçi […] The post TÜRK-İŞ: The hunger threshold for a family of four has risen t…

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…

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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