Retired senior judge to sue Turkish stats institute TÜİK for underestimating inflation

Seyfettin Çilesiz, a retired Honorary Member of Turkey’s Court of Cassation, the highest appeals court, will file a lawsuit against state-run stats institute TÜİK for underestimating the inflation rate. He argued that his salary was eroded due to the low increase in his pension, and demanded that the inflation data be corrected by TÜİK.

Friday August 02 2024 06:29 pm

Duvar English

Retired Honorary Member of the 7th Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Turkey’s highest appeals court, Seyfettin Çilesiz will sue the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) for underestimating the inflation rate.

Çilesiz argued that he could not make a living due to the low inflation data announced by the TÜİK, which caused a lower increase in his pension, the daily Sözcü reported.

He argued that his salary was eroded due to the low increase in his pension, and demanded that the inflation data be corrected by TÜİK.

Lawyer Ali Erdem Gündoğan they first applied to the TÜİK, and stated that they will file a lawsuit against TÜİK if no response is given within 30 days.

The lawyer said his client has become unable to make a living with these wages, and added “If even a member of the high judiciary has been in this situation because of TÜİK, imagine the situation of other retirees. If TÜİK does not correct the inflation or does not respond within 30 days, we will file a lawsuit to the administrative court.”

Recently, journalist Alaatin Aktaş revealed that the institute had been using dramatically lower prices while calculating the inflation rate.

TÜİK reported annual inflation at 71.6 percent in June, whereas the independent research group ENAG put the figure at 113.08 percent.

Millions of Turks cannot make ends meet due to soaring inflation, and the cost of living crisis.