Long lines of people waiting to buy cheap bread in the winter cold have become a common sight across Turkey in recent weeks as the price of the most indispensable of staples has soared, with more hikes looming down the road.
As in all Eastern nations, bread is a key food in Turkish cuisine, meaning that the prices of bread and baked products in general are always important for the populace. For low- and middle-income groups, bread and its price have become all the more important now that their purchasing power has melted amid the slump of the Turkish lira and surging inflation.