The "Hunger Threshold" Calculated in Northern Cyprus in January

The Union of Cyprus and Turkey Civil Servants (KTAMS) announced that the hunger threshold for a family of four as of January 31st is 20,933 Turkish lira.

According to a study conducted by the union, mandatory expenses for healthy nutrition are as follows:

For adult males - 186.69 TL per day, 5,600.7 TL per month

For adult females - 178.92 TL per day and 5,367.6 TL per month

For a child aged 15–19 years - 198.99 TL per day, 5,969.7 TL per month

For a child aged 4–6 years - 133.18 TL per day, 3,995.4 TL per month

The report was prepared by the Department of Stationary Medical Institutions of the Ministry of Health of the TRNC, taking into account the dietary scheme necessary for the healthy nutrition of a family of 4 and the cost of products from this scheme. Price analysis was provided to the union by the Statistical Institute of the TRNC.

It is worth noting that according to official data from the Statistical Institute, inflation in the country was reported to be 3.84% in January, with annual inflation reaching 85.81%.

The President of KTAMS, Güven Bengihan, noted that the food basket used as the basis for calculating the minimum subsistence level has not been updated in the country since 2015.

"We demand an urgent update of the food basket to eliminate the situation where the supplement to the minimum subsistence level, which is of great importance for protecting the purchasing power of workers, loses its meaning," said the union leader.