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Confederation of Public Employees Unions protested the high inflation rate in Turkey

Idil Toffolo

The Izmir Platform Of KESK (Confederation of Public Employees Unions) protested the high inflation rate in Turkey and they shouted out "We can't survive, we want enough wages for a human life!" The platform highlighted difference between calculations of The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) and The Inflation Research Group (ENAG). After the press release, they burned their payrolls in demonstration for to protest their financial difficulties by raised prices of electricity, natural gas, fuel, transportation and food.