Trade Ministry on minimum wage increase and excessive price control within the scope of year-end shopping

In the context of the minimum wage increase and New Year shopping, the Trade Ministry's Provincial Trade Directorates conducted simultaneous exorbitant price inspections in 81 provinces. The Trade Ministry continues its inspections to prevent excessive pricing following the minimum wage and New Year shopping for the year 2026. Within this framework, teams from the Trade Provincial Directorates affiliated with the Ministry conducted simultaneous inspections in 81 provinces. During the inspections, the prices of various products, primarily nuts, fruits, vegetables, and basic food items, over the past three months were examined to check for excessive pricing, and whether the products' label prices matched the cash register prices was also inspected by the teams. "Administrative penalties are applied in cases of unfair pricing or exorbitant pricing" In this context, Trade Ministry Ankara Provincial Trade Director Elif Tan, who conducted a price inspection application at a chain store ...