Life in Türkiye
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01Editorial visualAdana fires under response as cooling continues in Muğla and Serik
Crews are responding to separate fires in Karaisalı and Feke, Adana. Menteşe–Ula and Serik remain largely controlled; cooling and local checks continue.
6 min read · today, 15:23
02Editorial visualDiesel passed TRY90 in Ankara and İzmir: what Türkiye's 4 September fuel jump changes
Recommended pump prices rose by roughly TRY7.7–7.8 per litre for diesel and about TRY2.5 for petrol. A 50-litre diesel fill now costs around TRY4,500 in Ankara and İzmir.
7 min read · today, 12:23
03Editorial visualTürkiye's unemployment rate is 8.1% in July: what the figure does — and does not — say
TÜİK's new monthly headline is higher than the 7.6% reported for June, but it is not a direct measure of vacancies, foreign-worker demand or formal employment.
7 min read · today, 11:27
04Editorial visualTürkiye deposits August birth-support payments — foreign-born parents are not automatically excluded
The ministry says August payments have reached eligible mothers. A mixed-nationality family may qualify through a Turkish parent and Turkish child, but residence and application rules still apply.
6 min read · today, 08:18
05Editorial visualTürkiye rewrites medicine-pricing rules — but 29 August is not a blanket pharmacy price rise
A new communiqué sets the reference-country, euro-conversion and application rules used to price medicines. It does not publish a new euro value or order every pharmacy product to rise immediately.
6 min read · today, 03:27
06Editorial visualTürkiye gives one public-sector parent limited leave for school adaptation week
For preschool, first-grade and fifth-grade pupils, one parent employed by the public sector may request up to three hours of administrative leave per day during 7–11 September.
6 min read · today, 16:21
07Editorial visualTürkiye registered 207,508 vehicles in July as electrified cars gained ground
Monthly registrations rose 6.6%, but remained 19.4% below July 2025; hybrids and electric cars made up nearly half of new car registrations in January–July.
3 min read · today, 10:00
08Editorial visualFact-check: an 18.81% rise in farm-gate prices does not mean the same increase in shops
TÜİK reported higher agricultural producer prices in July, but the index cannot be applied directly to a consumer's grocery basket.
5 min read · today, 08:40
09Editorial visualPaid employment in Türkiye increased by 2.5% year on year
TÜİK's June data show growth in registered paid employment, but the figure is not the unemployment rate.
4 min read · today, 08:35
10Editorial visualHeat in Türkiye: Ministry of Health advises to avoid the street from 11:00 to 16:00
Special caution is needed for the elderly, children, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases and those who work outdoors.
6 min read · today, 07:20
11Editorial visualLife in Türkiye is becoming more expensive unevenly: housing and utilities are growing faster than inflation
With overall annual inflation of 32.11%, costs for housing, water, electricity and gas increased by 45.14%.
7 min read · today, 08:04
12Editorial visualHow much does the first month of life in Türkiye cost: an honest cost structure
Housing, communications, insurance, transportation and household expenses for a new resident.
6 min read · today, 10:35