Retail Law and Inflation

TESK President Bendevi Palandöken emphasized the importance of the Retail Law in the fight against inflation, stating that ‘The Retail Law protects consumers from inflation. If everyone does their own job, the chance to compete arises.’ Palandöken emphasized that regulations in the retail sector need to be made urgently.

Master-Apprentice Relationship and Ahi Culture

Palandöken drew attention to the importance of the master-apprentice relationship and Ahi culture in the fight against inflation. Pointing out that it is difficult to lower prices in systems without the master-apprentice relationship, Palandöken highlighted that the Ahi philosophy promotes quality and skilled trade. He expressed that the emphasis on vocational education and Ahi culture is critical in the fight against inflation.

‘Precautions need to be taken first. The mentality of ‘we will fix it on the way’ cannot prevent the suppression of inflation, leading to the waste of all the efforts made. Everyone will do their own job and have the chance to compete. If you turn shopkeepers into salesmen in your store, and farmers into laborers in the field, without making the precautions regarding preventing inflation a legal obligation, everything will be wasted. It is not realistic to expect prices to drop when all 415 professions are involved in selling all products in one place. The solution is clear. Our state should take protective measures for craftsmen and artisans without wasting time, as stated in Article 173 of the Constitution.’

‘In areas where the master-apprentice relationship does not exist in all business sectors where craftsmen work, it is impossible to lower prices. The main goal of the Ahi philosophy, which has been going on for 900 years, is to send business to others when you have made a profit and they have not, to guide them for shopping. If there is no quality and skilled trade like this, prices will increase a little every day with a monopolistic mindset. Because they can control prices in all provinces with a single touch. There are efforts made on the subject, but importance should be given to vocational training at the grassroots level. Contributing to the apprenticeship-master relationship in a manner suitable for the Ahi culture, providing services that support the development of apprentices-journeymen-masters is very important both for our culture and in the fight against inflation.’