I have lately been listening to some sad Germans and Greeks who are complaining of the gas prices in their countries. In Greece a liter of gas costs €1 and €1.6 in Germany where gas price is higher than everywhere else in Europe save Holland. How much is a liter of the lowest grade gas in Turkey? It is a whopping €1.8.-

I have a relatively slow Internet connection rated at 2Mbs/s which costs me €40 a month.

If I wanted to buy a car I would have to pay various taxes altogether amounting to at least twice as much as the basic sale price of that car say in Germany.

Electronics is not exception nor are real estate prices. In my district, people talk about apartment prices hitting 1 million dollar level. If you have children, you must be prepared to pay a 5 digit tuition whether it be on a private high school or a university.

In short, Turkey is no longer a cheap country.

That is horrible! Especially that the job market isn't paying that well either, I would guess. But, has it ever been cheap really? And why do you think the prices are so much higher then in other European countries?

Tax overhead caused by excessive foreign loan repayment burden induced budget deficit. Just being a Turkish citizen, you owe the US and the Great Powers in Europe a couple of thousand dollars.

I rented a car the last time I was in Turkey and filled the tank with petrol. It was almost 100USD! I wondered how the average Turkish family could get by since wages are not very high. I truly hope life gets easier for the Turkish people.