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Turkey's official opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said late Wednesday night that he would not pay his electricity bills until Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan withdraws recent increases he imposed on energy prices, as protests intensify across the country over rising inflation.
As Reuters reports, in January, inflation jumped to nearly 50% after the Turkish lira crashed late last year triggered by Erdogan's unorthodox low interest rate policy, raising the cost of living for Turks already struggling to make ends meet.
In an effort to support consumers, the Turkish government raised the minimum wage by 50%, but also raised gas prices, electricity
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