Turkish media: Erdogan raises his salary amid the economic crisis.
In the midst of the economic crisis, inflation and widespread poverty in the Turkish society, the Turkish president has increased his salary by more than 14% to more than 100,000 lira, a Turkish media reported.
Amid the economic crisis, inflation and widespread poverty in the Turkish working class and vulnerable, Turkish media reported an astronomical increase in the salary of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Istanbul-based Dovar news website reported on Wednesday that Erdogan’s monthly salary from the Turkish presidency had risen by 14.4 percent from 88,000 lira to 100,750 lira in the new year.
According to the report, the salary of the President of Turkey is expected to increase to 119 thousand liras in 2023 and to 131 thousand liras the following year.
According to the news site, the Turkish government has ordered that the salaries of government officials be increased in 2022, under the pretext of rising inflation in recent months.
“The minimum wage for government officials will increase by 50 percent in 2022, while the salaries of government employees will increase by 30.5 percent and retirees by 25.48 percent,” Dwar wrote.
According to a survey conducted by the Turkish Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK), almost half of the country’s workers receive a monthly salary equal to or close to the minimum wage.
The Turkish currency lost 44% of its value against the dollar in the last weeks of last year. The value of the Turkish lira (the lira) against the dollar has plummeted following the recent tensions between the Erdogan government and European countries and the United States, and is reportedly at 13.71 lira against the dollar today.
