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title: "Şimşek: We will not give up on disinflation even during the election process"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-simsek-we-will-not-give-up/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: economy
sources: 5
agreement: agree
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# Şimşek: We will not give up on disinflation even during the election process

Şimşek said disinflation was not progressing at the desired pace but would continue during the election process. He said year-end inflation would have been around 20-22% without the war, and that civil servant and pensioner salaries would rise at least in line with inflation.

## Who is in this story

- [Mehmet Şimşek](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mehmet-simsek/) — People
- [Treasury and Finance Ministry](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/hazine-ve-maliye-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [Medium-Term Program](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/orta-vadeli-program/) — Other
- [Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/tuik/) — Institutions
- [Bloomberg HT](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/bloomberg-ht/) — Media

## News sources

- [Bakan Şimşek'ten memur ve emekliye zam açıklaması: "Enflasyon kadar artacak"](https://tr.euronews.com/2026/09/16/bakan-simsekten-memur-ve-emekliye-zam-aciklamasi-enflasyon-kadar-artacak) — Euronews Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-16
- [Şimşek'e göre 'dış faktörler olmasa' enflasyon en az yedi puan aşağıda olurdu](https://www.diken.com.tr/simseke-gore-dis-faktorler-olmasa-enflasyon-en-az-yedi-puan-asagida-olurdu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simseke-gore-dis-faktorler-olmasa-enflasyon-en-az-yedi-puan-asagida-olurdu) — Diken (independent) — 2026-09-16
- [Mehmet Şimşek: “Dezenflasyon istediğimiz hızda değil”](https://medyascope.tv/2026/09/16/mehmet-simsekten-dezenflasyon-aciklamasi-istedigimiz-hizda-degil/) — Medyascope (independent) — 2026-09-16
- [Türkiye's disinflation successful but slower than desired: Şimşek](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/turkiyes-disinflation-successful-but-slower-than-desired-simsek) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Hazine ve Maliye Bakanı Şimşek: Seçim sürecinde de dezenflasyondan vazgeçmeyeceğiz](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/hazine-ve-maliye-bakani-simsek-secim-surecinde-de-dezenflasyondan-vazgecmeyecegiz/4058907) — Anadolu Ajansı (ekonomi) (state) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-simsek-secim-surecinde-dezenflasyondan-vazgecmeyecegiz/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-simsek-we-will-not-give-up/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-shimshek-otkazhemsya-dezinflyatsii-dazhe-period-vyborov/

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