In the statements made against those who complain about the high cost of the government, it is claimed that we are the cheapest country in Europe in terms of fuel prices. While doing this, they put forward some claims of their own. They do not want to see the fact that people have income as much as prices in calculating cheapness and expensiveness. The price is determined by income and purchasing power. As such, the evaluation must be made according to certain criteria.
Otherwise, the claim that we are the cheapest country in Europe in terms of oil and electricity prices may be made accepted by some of the society through the means of communication, but against the statements made, a pensioner in Europe who examines the issue in depth or how much the minimum wage can be bought compared to Turkey. When it is put forward with the numbers it can take, I think it is understood that what is said does not reflect the truth.
Despite this, it is not possible to understand why it is claimed that we are a cheaper country than Europe at every opportunity. Even if such inconsistent statements are made in the name of politics, it will be revealed after a while.
Without further ado, the result of a research that invalidated the discourse that oil prices are very cheap in our country was published in a newspaper last Sunday.
In the news, Treasury and Finance Minister Nabati's statement that "oil prices are very cheap for us according to purchasing parity" is not consistent with the figures of the European Statistics Office.
The report listed how many liters of fuel can be bought in some countries with the minimum wage, by saying, "Among the countries that do not produce oil, Turkey buys the least amount of fuel with minimum wage."
According to the report; While 214 liters of gasoline, 179 liters of diesel and 379 liters of LPG can be bought with a minimum wage of 4 thousand 253 TL in Turkey, it is possible to buy 1,187 liters of gasoline, 1,107 liters of diesel and 2 thousand 792 liters of LPG with a minimum wage of 2368 Euros in the Netherlands. While buying 734 gasoline, 775 liters diesel and 1,554 liters LPG with a minimum wage of 1,725 Euros; In Spain, 628 liters of gasoline, 630 liters of diesel, and 204 liters of LPG with a minimum wage of 1,126 Euros, 378 liters of gasoline, 406 liters of diesel, 683 liters of LPG with a minimum wage of 774 Euros in Greece, 328 in Romania with a minimum wage of 515 Euros. liters of gasoline, 313 liters of diesel, 1,17 liters of LPG, 775 liters of gasoline and 1,468 liters of LPG can be purchased with a minimum wage of 621 Euros in Germany.
After reminding that these figures were determined according to the oil prices 4 days ago in our country, I think it goes without saying that the scene that emerged creates a serious problem for our country. Since the countries given in the table are mostly oil-importing countries, it would not be wrong to say that they resemble us.
In this case, if it would be a cure-all to say that the minimum wage in our country is in TL, the minimum wage in European countries, and say that the oil prices in our country are lower than in Europe, ignoring the crisis caused by the rapid increase in prices, which makes life unbearable for our people, I would say right away that I have no objections. it won't. But it is possible to see how comfortable the traffic is in Ankara, just to measure the last oil price hikes. Because many people pull their car in front of their house and go to work by public transport.