15 million people have been pushed into poverty over a quarter of a century

A record expenditure has been recorded from the Fight Against Poverty budget, which is argued to be used to conceal the poverty that condemns 15 million citizens to social assistance in Türkiye. Expenditure on poverty alleviation totalled 190.5 billion TL for the period January–May 2026, with 45.4 billion TL spent in May alone.