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Inflation in OECD area hits 30-year high, ‘reflecting in part another sharp rise in Turkey’

FEBRUARY 2022

Inflation in OECD area hits 30-year high, ‘reflecting in part another sharp rise in Turkey’

The year-on-year consumer inflation in the OECD area rose to 7.7 percent in February 2022, according to a recent OECD report: “Excluding Turkey, inflation in the OECD area rose to 6.3 percent, following a rate of 5.8 percent in January”.

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rises by 135.5 percent in February

TURKSTAT DATA

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rises by 135.5 percent in February

The Turkish Statistical Institute has shared the provisional data on Turkey’s foreign trade for February 2022: Exports were 20 billion 4 million dollars with a 25.4-percent increase and imports were 27 billion 885 million dollars with a 44.5-percent increase.

Rights group monitored 49 trials: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison

FEBRUARY 2022

Rights group monitored 49 trials: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has released its Trial Monitoring Report for February: "'Insulting the president' charge constituted 7 percent of the charges. 75 percent of the evidence cited for this charge was social media posts".

Turkey's annual producer inflation in agriculture tops 68 percent

TURKSTAT

Turkey's annual producer inflation in agriculture tops 68 percent

The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced the producer price index of agricultural products for February: The producer inflation rate was 13.74 percent monthly and 68.49 percent yearly while some prices saw a nearly 200-percent annual increase.

Turkey: February temperature average up by 1.3 degrees this year

Turkey: February temperature average up by 1.3 degrees this year

While the lowest February temperature was measured in Van’s Özalp in the east with -26.7 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature was witnessed in Şırnak's Cizre in the southeast with 24.5 degrees.

Turkey: The top country violating women journalists’ rights, again

CFWIJ FEBRUARY REPORT

Turkey: The top country violating women journalists’ rights, again

The Coalition for Women in Journalism has released its “Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists” report for February 2022. The Coalition detected 33 cases of violations against women journalists, 19 of which were in Turkey.

Men kill 22 women in February

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2022

Men kill 22 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 78 women, killed at least two children, abused at least 26 girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced 107 women to do sex work in Turkey in February 2022.

4 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey’s annual consumer inflation rate tops 123 percent, finds research group

Turkey’s annual consumer inflation rate tops 123 percent, finds research group

Shortly before TurkStat shared the official inflation rates for February 2022, the Inflation Research Group (ENAG) announced that the annual consumer inflation rate was 123.8 percent and monthly inflation rate was 5.44 percent last month.

Poverty line is almost 4 times the minimum wage in Turkey, finds confederation

Poverty line is almost 4 times the minimum wage in Turkey, finds confederation

According to the February 2022 data of the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş), the starvation line of a family of four is 4,522 Turkish Lira (TRY), which is 300 TRY more than the minimum wage in Turkey.

25 February 2022