The cost of #basicliving in Türkiye continued to rise in March, with the minimum monthly food expenditure for a family of four reaching ₺32,793 ($737.26), marking a 1.32% increase from the previous month, the country’s largest labor union, #TurkIs, reported on Tuesday. The monthly increase points to easing pressure compared to the first two months of 2026, when food prices rose 3.6% in January and 3.7% in February as poor weather conditions affected supply. The cumulative increase in the first three months of 2026 reached 8.78%, while food prices rose 38.86% year over year, the union said. However, the gap between the minimum wage, set at ₺28,075 for 2026, and the #hungerthreshold widened to ₺4,718 ($106.07), indicating that minimum wage income falls short of covering basic food needs by about 14.4%. According to the report, price movements were mainly driven by fresh produce. The average vegetable price reached ₺132.21 ($2.97) per kilogram, while the average fruit price stood at ₺9...