Poverty in Turkey

[1][2] The Turkish Statistical Institute publishes rates of poverty at 40%, 50%, 60% and 70% of median equivalised household disposable income.

[4] The World Bank’s poverty line for middle-income countries is $5.50 a day (in 2011 dollars).

[5] The 2023 EU report on the country said "Türkiye still lacks a dedicated poverty reduction strategy.

Sustained price increases further posed the risk of poverty for the unemployed and wage labourers in precarious jobs.

Türkiye has fragmented benefits at local and national level, and it still lacks a general minimum income scheme.

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