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Türkiye's hunger threshold, which refers to the minimum budget required to meet the basic food needs of a family of four, rose to ₺27,111 ($659.03) in August, widening the gap with the minimum wage of ₺22,104 ($537.31) to ₺5,000 ($121.54) for the first time.
The poverty line, which also includes other essential expenses for a family of four, climbed to ₺88,309 ($2,146.66), nearly four times the minimum wage, the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Turk-Is) reported.
The monthly cost of living for a single worker was calculated at ₺34,981 ($850.33).
Turk-Is indicated that food inflation was 2.64% in August, based on prices in Ankara.
On an annual basis, food prices increased by 40.68%, while the twelve-month average inflation in this category was 41.46%.
In its statement, Turk-Is underlined that millions of wage earners and pensioners now live at or below the minimum wage level.
The organization warned that social support measures remain inadequate, forcing many households to rely on borrowing to meet their needs.
"As of August, the ₺12,877 gap between the minimum wage and the cost of living for a single worker demonstrates the extent of impoverishment."
"Without closing this gap, raising wages only in line with inflation would sustain current adverse living conditions and deepen poverty," the confederation stated.
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