Turkey’s diesel tax hike takes effect: Updated petrol, diesel and LPG prices for Sept. 1, 2026
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Turkey reinstated the diesel special consumption tax under a phased schedule set to run through the end of the year.
- The tax is 3 lira per litre from Sept. 1, while the increase including 20% VAT is calculated at 3.60 lira.
- Listed prices include diesel at 80.93 lira per litre in Istanbul’s Asian side, 81.07 in the European side, 82.46 in Izmir and 81.19 in Ankara.
Turkey’s diesel prices rose on Sept. 1 after the government reinstated a special consumption tax that had been temporarily reduced to zero in August.
Under a phased increase scheduled to continue through the end of the year, the diesel tax reached 3 lira per litre. Once 20% value-added tax is included, the total increase at the pump is calculated at 3.60 lira.
Listed prices vary by city and by side of Istanbul. Diesel stood at 80.93 lira per litre on Istanbul’s Asian side and 81.07 lira on the European side. The listed price was 82.46 lira in Izmir and 81.19 lira in Ankara.
Petrol prices were listed at 74.21 lira in Istanbul’s Asian side, 74.35 lira in the European side, 75.62 lira in Izmir and 75.33 lira in Ankara. LPG prices were 33.19 lira, 33.79 lira, 33.79 lira and 33.89 lira respectively.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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