04.05.2026 14:14
Şamil Tayyar argued that the US-Israel-Iran war had very little effect on the April inflation rate of 4.18 percent, saying, 'A 3-year tightening policy won't work; society is in distress. Welfare should be spread to the base, and there is an election on the horizon.'
Journalist and politician Şamil Tayyar said in a statement on his social media account that the current inflation table is the product of the last 3 years.
Tayyar stated, "April inflation was announced as 4.18 percent. Thus, annual inflation became 32.37 percent. The price increase triggered by the war through oil and natural gas was inevitable. However, the current inflation table is the product of the last three years, and the share of the negative impact of the war in the last two months is very low in the total."
"DYNAMICS HAVE CHANGED, THE GAME PLAN MUST CHANGE"
"Even if we think otherwise, countries are ultimately prepared for all kinds of shocks and re-design their game plan according to these risks," Tayyar commented, writing, "If you insist on the old game plan even though dynamics have changed, you will be stuck halfway."
SUPPORTED HAKAN ARAN'S STATEMENT
Supporting the statement of İş Bank General Manager Hakan Aran that "the inflation fight program should be paused after the Iran war," Tayyar said, "It is true, every new piece of data confirms this prediction."
"A BALLOT BOX ON THE HORIZON"
Commenting that "a 3-year tightening policy is not feasible," Şamil Tayyar's words, "Society is in crisis, the place is a fire. It is time to spread prosperity, not taxes, to the base; time has come, it is passing. And there is a ballot box on the horizon," have already started being debated on social media. X users also showed support for Şamil Tayyar with their messages.