Date set: Cost-based price hike coming for rakı

Following the recent price hikes on cigarettes, it has been learned that there will also be a price increase for rakı.

Özgür Aybaş, President of the Turkey Monopoly Dealers Platform, announced the expected rakı price hike on his social media account.

Aybaş stated that they expect a 17 percent price increase for rakı to take effect on April 26.

Aybaş noted the following in his post:

"Are we ready for the rakı price hike? A 17 percent increase is expected to take effect on Friday."

Akşamcılar üzecek haber
Rakı zammına hazır mıyız ? Cuma günü % 17 zam geçişi bekleniyor. pic.twitter.com/qYO6OSIu6V

— Özgür Aybaş (@AybasOzgur) April 23, 2024

"COST-BASED HIKE"

Erol Dündar, President of the Monopoly Dealers Solidarity Association, also stated in a post on his social media account that a cost-based price hike would be applied to rakı prices. 

In his post, Dündar included the statement, "A cost-based price hike for rakı is expected in the coming days. Between 10 and 20 percent."

Önümüzde ki günlerde rakıya maliyet #zam’ı geçişi bekleniyor %10 ile %20 arasında.

— EROL DÜNDAR () (TBYD BAŞKANI) (@DundarErol_) April 23, 2024

News Source: 12punto