Ramadan activity in the Turkish bazaar-market

Dates, which are indispensable for Ramadan tables, are sold between 35-210 TL and apricots between 85-160 TL. Shortly before the month of Ramadan came, Ramadan activity started in the bazaar-market. Citizens have already started to buy foods such as dates, apricots, figs and grapes in this Ramadan, as in every Ramadan. While Iraqi and Iranian dates, which are the cheapest dates on the shelves, are sold for 35 TL per kilo, the most expensive date, the Jerusalem date, finds buyers for 210 TL. "The cheapest date is 35 TL, the most expensive date is 210 TL" Providing information about date prices, Salih Özdemir said, "Date prices started to increase before Ramadan. Prices used to change 1 week before Ramadan. It started to increase early this year. The sugai date, which we sold for 75 TL last year, is now 98 TL, Medina dates, which we sold for 60 TL, are currently sold for 95 TL. The cheapest date is Iranian dates. These glucose-containing dates are sold for 35 TL, and Iraqi dates for ...