Turks pay the most for phones
■ Hülya Keskin ORUÇOĞLU
Economic As the cost of the crisis fell on citizens, Turkey began paying prices above global standards for many products due to high taxes. The depreciation of TL and taxes brought Turkey to the top as the country that pays the most for phones. With taxes, the selling price of the iPhone 15 Pro Max (1 TB) increased to $3,457 (92,999 TL) in Turkey. With this figure, Turkey surpassed 21 countries and became the country where the model was sold at the most expensive price.
The tax-free price of the iPhone 15 Pro Max (1TB), included in the iPhone 15 series introduced by the American technology giant Apple, in Turkey is 43,013 TL. However, to buy this model, Turks must pay 430 TL for the 1 percent share of the Ministry of Culture, 5,213 TL for the 12 percent share of TRT, 24,328 TL for the 50 percent share of the Tax Special Consumption (SCT), 20 percent Value Added Tax (VAT): You must pay 15,499 TL for your share of VAT. When the tax of 45,471 TL in total, as well as the profit of 4,514 TL from the iPhone, are reflected in the sales price, the price of the mobile phone, which is $1,599 in the US, reaches $3,457 (approximately 26.90 lire). to the dollar) in Türkiye.
2,080 DOLLARS IN GERMANY
In the list of countries where the iPhone 15 Pro Max was sold at the most expensive price, Brazil came in second at $2,876 and India came in third at $2,404. According to data from iphone-worldwide.com, Denmark ranked fourth with $2,260 and Norway ranked fifth with $2,230. The iPhone 15 Pro Max sells for $2,225 in Mexico and $2,150 in Sweden. The price of the model, which sells for $2,122 in Italy and France, is $2,080 in Germany.
You must work 8 months for minimum wage.
■iPhone Buying the 15 Pro Max (1 TB) does not seem possible for millions of people in Turkey due to its high prices. A person with a minimum salary of 11,402 TL must pay 8.1 months of salary to purchase the model in question. A citizen who receives a pension of 7,500 TL must allocate 12.4 months of his salary to the telephone. The tax-free retail price of the model is 43,013 TL. If we were not paying data for the iPhone 15 Pro Max produced by the technology giant Apple, 3.7 months of salary for a minimum wage earner and 5.7 months of salary for a retiree would be enough.