From the 2022 peak estimate to 2026, kebabs per wage fell from 107.3 to 51.0.

Compare the 2022 transition-year peak estimate with today’s panel data while keeping the method break visible.

Portions per wage

107.351.0

kebabs / net minimum wage

Difference per wage: -56.3 kebabs
Relative change: -52.5%

Kebab price indicator

First year 2022: ₺45.47; Second year 2026: ₺550.00

12.1×

Net minimum wage

First year 2022: ₺4,876.88; Second year 2026: ₺28,075.50

5.8×

Work for one portion

First year 2022: 125.9 minutes; Second year 2026: 264.5 minutes

+110.1% · minutes

METHOD BREAK

These years belong to different collection regimes. Read the result as the series direction, not a like-for-like change in the same restaurant sample.

The 2026 value is year-to-date, covering the panel compiled through 24 August 2026.

EVIDENCE BASE2022

source documents: 11
price observations included in the median: 11

TÜİK stopped publishing the item price after April 2022; this year marks the method break between the national series and the restaurant panel.

Open 2022 sources

EVIDENCE BASE2026

source documents: 78
price observations included in the median: 41

Türkiye panel through 24 August 2026; wraps, set menus, temporary discounts, price ranges and earlier prices from the same business are kept separate.

Open 2026 sources

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