HACKER Q&A
📣 WheelsAtLarge

Turkey Residents, how do you survive with a 79%+ inflation rate?


I'm interested in knowing what strategies you have adopted to deal with hyper-inflation. Have you seen any positives?


  👤 Aromasin Accepted Answer ✓
I have some friends in Turkey that I've discussed it with. In short, immediately cashing out any Lira to Euros (normally at a horrible rate), stocking up on long shelf-life essentials, and simply weathering the storm. Many people are moving away from the cities to live with parents again, and generally doing whatever they can to tighten the belt.

👤 f0e4c2f7
You may find this podcast about high inflation in Brazil relevant.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2010/10/01/130267274/the-...


👤 behnamoh
The same way that Iranians (Turkey's neighbor) have been living with +%20 (monthly) for decades now. Honestly, it's not living, it's just being alive.

👤 charlesdm
The answer is likely not to hold any local currency. Which might not really be feasible for many local people.

👤 yoyopa
Turkey doesn't exist anymore. It's Turkiye now. How do you respect people's pronouns but you don't respect proper nouns?

👤 farseer
Most of them save in foreign currencies.

👤 trfgh1
Buying USD stablecoins.