Türk-İş Announced October 2026 Data: Poverty Line Exceeded 123 Thousand Liras
According to the October 2026 research by the Türk-İş Confederation, the poverty line rose to 123,856 liras, while the monthly living cost of a single employee became 49,124 liras.
The October 2026 results of the research regularly conducted by the Türk-İş Confederation to determine employees' living conditions and the reflections of price changes in basic necessities on the family budget have been announced.
According to the research results, the poverty line—which covers the total amount of mandatory monthly expenditures such as clothing, housing, electricity, water, fuel, transportation, education, health, and similar items in addition to food expenditures—was calculated as 123,856 TL.
While the monthly living cost of a single employee materialized at the level of 49,124 TL in the same period, kitchen inflation in Ankara was recorded as 0.59 percent monthly, 33.83 percent over 12 months, and 39.26 percent on a 12-month average.
In line with the latest data announced, the difference between Türk-İş's starvation limit and the minimum wage reached 10 thousand liras.
Sources
- bloomberght.com · Link