​​​​​​​Alanya developers complained that they could not find workers for a salary of 4,000 lira per day ($125)

Alanya developers complain about the shortage of labor. The president of the Alanya Contractors Association, Mustafa Kucyuker, said he could not find workers, although he offered a salary of 4,000 lira per day. Kucyuker said that labor costs currently exceed the cost of construction itself.:
"There is a serious problem with the workforce in our industry. Previously, 20% of the construction cost was labor costs, and 80% was construction materials and other expenses. Now the situation is reversed. The current universities have engineering and architecture departments relevant to our sector, but there are no departments for workers such as electricians, plumbers, tile workers, whom we call intermediate staff, and there is a sharp decrease in their number. This leads to excessive costs in the sector. The number of such departments in professional universities should be increased, otherwise we will face an insurmountable problem in the future. In terms of labor prices, we are now close to Europe."