2026-01-18 10:27:36

Turkish couriers go on strike due to salary increases lagging behind rising prices.

Delivery services are suspended for three days during the strike. According to reports, the average gross monthly income of couriers in the industry is about 1.2 million Turkish Lira, but this figure's purchasing power has significantly declined in the ongoing high inflation environment, triggering this collective action. This reflects the common dilemma faced by labor markets in many countries today—nominal income growth often lags behind actual price increases.

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NFTRegretter

· 7h ago

Damn, it's hard to buy groceries with 1.2 million lira. This inflation is crazy, no wonder they're striking.

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GateUser-26d7f434

· 7h ago

Why is this inflation so fierce? Wage increases can't keep up. Anyone would have to go on strike.

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HashRateHermit

· 7h ago

Actual purchasing power is completely eroded by inflation—that's the real wealth shrinkage.

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ZKSherlock

· 8h ago

Actually... the real issue here isn't just inflation, right? it's that nominal wage growth has fundamentally decoupled from purchasing power dynamics. the 1.2M TRY figures mean nothing without analyzing the actual information-theoretic value of currency—which, tbh, is basically zero once hyperinflation kicks in.

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