Shopping for Ramadan in the Bazaar: A kilo of dates burns a hole in your pocket

News: Tuana Çiftçi With Ramadan just a few days away, the shopping frenzy has begun. This year, many people have chosen Istanbul Eminönü as their address. While dates are among the indispensable items of Ramadan, their prices vary depending on their size, quality and variety. The price of a kilogram of dates starts at 140 liras and goes up to a thousand liras.

30 PERCENT INCREASE

There has been an average 30 percent increase in the price of dates compared to last year. The most expensive is the Jerusalem date... Its price starts at 650 lira and goes up to 1,000 lira.