Many in Israel wonder how the country is widely involved in the arrest of Natalie and the Oknin rebels in Istanbul, while in Turkey the reports of the affair are negligible.
Part of the answer, even if not the whole, is the economic situation.
The Turkish "Euro-News" network investigated the seriousness of the situation in Turkey, and found that by 2020 no less than 42% of Turkish citizens had earned the minimum wage.
And in numbers - 6,390,019 out of 15,203,423 registered employees.
All this, with the minimum wage in Turkey standing at 2,825 Turkish pounds ($ 274) per month.
The numbers that came up from data from the Turkish Institute of Social Security represent a jump compared to 2018, when the number of workers at the minimum wage was 5,153,000 citizens.
These figures are much higher than in other European countries.
For comparison, in Slovenia - 15.2% earn a minimum wage;
In Bulgaria - 14.1%;
In Romania - 13.3%;
While in Poland - 12.1% earn the minimum wage.
Customers are waiting outside the Change in Istanbul.
The Turkish pound erodes,
At the same time, if you compare the data to more advanced countries, you can see larger gaps, because compared to 42% who receive the minimum wage in Turkey, in Spain only 0.8% of workers earn the minimum wage, while in Belgium - 0.9%.
Against the background of currency erosion and inflation approaching 20%, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his people are under pressure from the opposition to improve living conditions.
According to a report in a newspaper that is considered Erdogan's mouthpiece - "Sabah", in Ankara they aim to increase the minimum wage by 35% -40%, based on an unclear budget source.