President Erdoğan is still amazed that it is being purchased. However, those who want to buy it are also amazed by the prices. In an interview President Erdoğan gave in 2022, it was 329 lira; now it has reached nearly one thousand lira.
First, the alcohol circulars issued by governorates, followed by consecutive price hikes... All these events are now being interpreted as an intervention in lifestyle.
For one brand of rakı, 100cl bottles have approached one thousand lira. For another group's rakı, the 70cl bottle has risen to 715 lira, and the 100cl bottle to 929 lira.
It has reached a point where, along with one bottle of rakı, you are also paying for 2 bottles in taxes. Another rakı group had already implemented a 7 percent price hike on their products on October 9.
News Source: 12punto
