Large increase in alcohol and cigarettes

Another increase in cigarette and alcohol products.

Özgür Aybaş, Chairman of the Turkish Monopoly Dealers Platform, recalled that cigarettes, which had increased by 15 percent at the beginning of the year, increased by 5 TL in early June, saying: “Yesterday, there was a 5 TL increase in a group of cigarettes”.

The cheapest cigarette of the group of cigarettes that made an increase was 40 lire.

Aybaş, in his statement to sozcu.com.tr after the increase in cigarettes last month, stated that he expected a 5 TL increase in cigarettes again.

ALCOHOL INCREASED 30 PERCENT

While noting that the increases in cigarettes will continue, Aybaş announced that there was another increase in alcohol.

Stating that the increase in vodka, whiskey and tequila products of a group of alcoholic beverages was 25 percent as of yesterday, Aybaş said that this increase was 30 percent in some products.

100 CL WHISKEY INCREASED TO 1200 LIRA

Erol Dündar, President of the Monopoly Dealer Assistance Association, drew attention to the level of whiskey prices after the latest rise, stating that the price of 100cl of one brand whiskey increased to 1200TL.

On the other hand, raki prices increased in May; The rate of increase for 70 raki was 7.5 percent. The rate of increase since the beginning of the year in 70 raki was realized at 19 percent.