25.03.2026 16:00
The sale of green peppers at BİM for 199 TL per kilogram has drawn reactions, while also bringing back criticisms that chain supermarkets are taking advantage of cost increases to raise prices.
Cost of living is the number one agenda for citizens... When the profit motive of chain markets is added to this, unbelievable prices emerge. We saw the latest example of this at BİM. Despite being in March, the price of green peppers at BİM was offered for sale at 199 liras per kilogram. Those who saw the price couldn't help but say, "No way."
THEY ARE TURNING THE CRISIS INTO AN OPPORTUNITY
As criticisms that chain markets not only reflect rising costs but also turn this into an opportunity by raising prices even further are increasing, this situation has reignited discussions about "profit motive" in the public; especially the high prices of basic food products have become one of the most important factors challenging citizens' purchasing power.
Here is the label that drew citizens' reactions at BİM;