The October 2026 results of the hunger and poverty research, prepared monthly by the Türk-İş Confederation to monitor the living conditions of employees, have been published. According to the research, the hunger threshold, which represents basic food expenditures, has risen to 38,024 TL.
The poverty line, which indicates the total monthly expenditure required for clothing, housing, rent, electricity, water, fuel, transportation, education, health, and similar essential needs in addition to food expenditures, was calculated at 123,856 TL.
The report stated that the monthly cost of living for a single employee has reached 49,124 TL. This amount points to the monthly cost required for an employee living alone to meet their basic needs.
According to Türk-İş's Ankara data, kitchen inflation in October was 0.59 percent monthly. The 12-month increase in food prices was recorded at 33.83 percent, while the annual average increase was 39.26 percent.
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