On 6th of January, a new tariff policy that abolished the exemption rule for goods under €30 went to regulation in Turkiye. Under the new procedure that upset many Turkish consumers, all overseas commerce must include the standart custom validation which subsumes value added tax (VAT). While the government framed the reform as a necessary step to protect domestic producers and improve consumer safety, critics state that the decision places a disproportionate restriction on individuals while...

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About one-third of Türkiye’s 22 million children live below the poverty line, with nearly two million in “deep poverty,” facing hunger, homelessness, and being trapped in a cycle of deprivation.