Beverage Producers Association (İÇDAŞ) data, in January 2023, 19 liters carboy The average price of water was 45 lira. This price increased to 90 lira in January 2024. This is in a year carboy This means that water prices have increased by almost 100 percent.
The increase in fuel prices, the increase in raw material costs and the fluctuation in exchange rates are cited as the reasons for the price hikes. The segments most affected by the price hikes were low-income families and students.
Consumer associations protested the price hikes
Consumer associations protested the price increases for bottled water.
According to Halktv’s news, Turkish Consumer Confederation (TYKODER) President Bülent Deniz said, “Bottled water prices have increased by nearly 100 percent in the last year. These increases put consumers in a difficult situation. The increases need to be withdrawn so that consumers can meet their basic needs.”
consumers BirChairman of the Union, Mahmut Şahin, said, “Carboy The increase in water prices is an exorbitant price practice. “Necessary legal regulations must be made to withdraw these increases,” he said.
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