What is the most important problem of the Turkish economy?

According to Asal Research's survey, 26.7 percent of the respondents to the question “What is the most important problem of the Turkish economy?” said “The increase in food prices”. The increase in food prices was followed by “Increase in rent and housing prices”, “High electricity, natural gas and water prices”, “High fuel prices” and “High inflation”.

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Asal Research shared the results of its survey titled “Problems of the Economy”.

The survey was conducted with 2 thousand people in 26 provinces between May 24-28. In the survey, the participants were asked, “What do you think is the most important problem of the Turkish economy right now?”

“The increase in the prices of food products” ranked first with 26.7 points.

“Increase in rent and housing prices”, “High prices of electricity, natural gas and water”, “High prices of fuel oil”, “High inflation” and “Unemployment” were the options given after “Increase in prices of food products”.

The answers given by the participants in the survey are as follows:

    Increase in food prices: 26.7 percent
    Increase in rent and housing prices: 11.0 percent
    High electricity, natural gas and water prices: 8.1 percent
    High fuel prices: 7.2 percent
    High inflation 7.0 percent
    Unemployment: 5.5 percent
    Injustice: 5.4 percent
    High interest rates: 4.4 percent
    Lack of education: 4.0 percent
    High tax rates: 3.1 percent
    Social inequality: 2.5 percent
    Current account deficit: 1.7 percent
    Public waste: 1.3 percent
    Loss of moral values: 1.0 percent
    Everything is a problem: 5.2 percent
    No problem: 1.1 percent
    No opinion: 2.6 percent