In Turkey, the threshold of hunger in July was 19,234 lire and the poverty threshold 62,653 lire

According to the TÜRK-İŞ Confederation, the total amount of monthly food expenses (hunger limit) that a family of four living in Ankara must spend to have a healthy, balanced and adequate nutrition, increased to 19,234 liras ($580). Total expenses for food and other compulsory monthly expenses for clothing, housing (rent, electricity, water, fuel), transport, education, health and similar needs (poverty line) increased to 62,653 liras ($1,890). The minimum subsistence for an unmarried worker was 24,902 liras per month ($751).

The additional cost of food compared with the beginning of the year was 4,185 lire. The amount required for all core expenditure has increased by 13,633 lire over the past seven months.