Criticism of the '200 lira' from the Felicity Leader

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Saadet Party Chairman Mahmut Arıkan went to the market in Ankara with 200 lira . "It was an interesting situation today," he said. "When this 200 lira coin came into circulation in 2009, you could buy 5 grams of gold. But today, unfortunately, we are faced with a situation where four curly coins cost 200 lira."

Arıkan also said, "Our President was in Rize today. He also introduced pocket money for children. He's distributing 200 lira, and we're faced with a situation where even children don't accept 200 lira anymore." Despite arriving at the market in the evening, Arıkan was only able to buy 1 kilo of apples, 1 kilo of grapes, 1 lettuce, and half a kilo of peppers with the 200 lira in his pocket. Arıkan paid 60 lira for 1 kilo of apples, 70 lira for 1 kilo of grapes, 50 lira for 1 lettuce, and 20 lira for half a kilo of peppers.