Turkish food vendors implement significant price reductions

In separate regions of Turkey, local food business owners have implemented substantial price cuts on staple food items to assist citizens with rising costs.

In the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş, bakery owner İsmail Şahin reduced the price of bread from 18 TL to 10 TL. Şahin stated that the price reduction, representing a decrease of approximately 44.4 percent, was achieved without reducing the weight of the bread. He noted that he uses first-quality flour and intends to maintain this pricing through the month of Ramadan, provided flour prices do not increase.

In Kilis, döner vendor Ali Karabalık has set the price of a wrap at 30 TL, which is significantly below market averages. Karabalık explained that his business model relies on high volume, noting that after covering labor, electricity, taxes, and other expenses, the profit is approximately 5 TL per wrap. He expressed a desire to continue this pricing policy into 2027 to support the community.