Food Prices in Turkey: How Much Each Food Rose (2026)
Food and drinks in Turkey: +27.6% in the 12 months to September 2026, against +29.7% for prices overall (TÜİK indexes, checked 21 October 2026). Milk +47.1%, cheese +40.0%, bread +24.9%, eggs −3.4%; at the stall, compare the unit price per kilo, litre or piece.
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Food prices in Turkey. How much bread, cheese and eggs changed in a year. Food and drinks, 12 months to September 2026 +27.6%. Prices overall: +29.7%. A year, food by food. Above prices overall: rose faster. Below: rose slower or fell. Milk: +47.1%; Tea: +43.9%; Cheese: +40.0%; Prices overall: +29.7%; Bread: +24.9%. Eggs: −3.4%; Citrus fruit: −32.1%. An index is not a price. It shows change, not what a kilo costs. Reading an index. The later number divided by the earlier one, minus one. Bread index: 107.26 in September 2025, 133.96 in September 2026. 133.96 ÷ 107.26 = 1.249, which is +24.9%. At the stall, compare the unit price. The price per kilo, litre or piece: birim fiyat. All twenty foods, any month since 2005 and your own shop in the full guide: turkpidya.com.
