ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS THE WORKERS’ POCKETS THAT SUFFERED
The report lists the total five-month loss in labour income across different social groups as follows:
Total loss for workers: 113.4 billion TL
Total loss for public sector workers: 38.3 billion TL
Total loss for retirees: 46.5 billion TL
Total loss in labour income: 198.2 billion TL
ONE-THIRD OF INCOME GOES TO TAXES
Other data in the report are as follows:
• As of May 2025, all wage levels are in the at least 20% tax bracket
• In May 2025, at least one-third of wages went to taxes, deductions, and inflation
• In May 2025, the inflation loss in the lowest pension will be 2,183 TL
• The inflation loss in the minimum wage will be 3,336 TL
• The inflation loss in twice the minimum wage will be 5,808 TL
• The inflation loss in the lowest public sector employee salary will be 8,439 TL
LIVING COSTS IN İSTANBUL REACH 91,000 TL
The İstanbul Planning Agency (IPA) has published its May 2025 report on the ‘Cost of Living Survey.’ According to the survey, the cost of living in İstanbul increased by 1.88% compared to the previous month. The average cost of living for a family of four in İstanbul increased by 1,690 TL to 91,722 TL. Compared to the same month last year, May 2024, the cost of living in Istanbul increased by 49.09%. The change in the average cost of living for a family of four in Istanbul over time is as follows:
• January 2023: 29,429 TL
• June 2023: 35,380 TL
• January 2024: 53,058 TL
• June 2024: 63,524 TL
• January 2025: 82,880 TL
• May 2025: 91,722 TL
Note: This text has been translated from the original Turkish version titled Enflasyon cebimizden 198 milyar lira çaldı, published in BirGün newspaper on 5 June 2025.
