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CHP's Gürer: Farmers' bank debt increased 230 times in 20 years and reached 1.5 trillion lira

Ömer Fethi Gürer stated that despite the increase in productivity and yield in agricultural production, the producer cannot receive the reward of his labor, and drew attention to the debt burden of the farmers.

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CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer announced that despite the increase in productivity in 2026, farmers could not obtain the income they expected due to low purchase prices, and bank debts increased 230 times in the last 20 years, reaching 1.5 trillion lira.

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Farmers' debts to banks have increased exponentially in recent years.

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CHP Niğde Deputy and Member of the GNAT Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission, Ömer Fethi Gürer, stated that although there was an increase in productivity and yield in agricultural production in 2026, the producer did not receive the reward for his labor, and made a statement regarding the "growing debt burden" of the farmers.

Gürer stated that the low purchase prices applied to different products did not meet the expectations of the producers and said, "In 2026, there was an increase in both yield and yield compared to the previous year. The producer thought that he would pay off his debts incurred in previous years when his crop was abundant. But that was not the case. The producer did not have the income he expected in different products such as grapes, lemons, hazelnuts, wheat, lentils, tea, chickpeas and tomatoes. The reflection of this caused an increase in problems in debt payment."

"WITH MARKET DEBT, THERE ARE NO DEBT-FREE FARMERS OR PRODUCERS LEFT"

Emphasizing that the farmers' debt to the banking sector has increased exponentially over the years, Gürer said that the loan debt of the agricultural sector to banks, which was at the level of 6 billion 475 million liras in 2006, increased to 1 trillion 492 billion 28 million liras in July 2026. Gürer made the evaluation: "The credit debt of the agricultural sector to the banking sector, which was at the level of 6 billion 475 million liras in 2006, increased to 1 trillion 492 billion 28 million liras in July 2026. This shows that there is a 230-fold increase in approximately 20 years."

Pointing out that the increase in debt has accelerated especially in recent years, Ömer Fethi Gürer said, "The debt, which was 233 billion 33 million liras in July 2022, increased to 487 billion 45 million liras in 2023, 714 billion 981 million liras in 2024, and 1 trillion 81 billion 39 million liras in 2025. July "In 2026, a debt of 1 trillion 492 billion liras has increased. In the last year alone, farmers' debt to banks has increased by 411 billion 249 million liras. This means an increase of 38 percent. The debt has increased approximately 6.4 times in the last four years. There are no farmers or producers left without debt," he said.