transfers. The findings show that the system is progressive and contributes to reductions in poverty and inequality. The Gini ….76 Gini points (around 16 percent). Something similar happens with the poverty rate, which decreases from 47.31 to 31 …

In the past decade, Turkey has experienced a notable level of poverty reduction at all levels (extreme poor, poor, and … vulnerable). The steady decline in poverty was also resilient to the decline in gross domestic product per capita growth during … the crisis. However, although poverty convergence was strong before the financial crisis, there was an absence of regional …