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BIG MAC INDEX SUGGESTS LIRA IS SEVERELY OVERVALUED
Economy and Finance Aug 13, 2026

BIG MAC INDEX SUGGESTS LIRA IS SEVERELY OVERVALUED

Former Treasury Undersecretary and prominent economist Mahfi Eğilmez calculated that the fair value of the US dollar should be 65 liras based on the Big Mac Index, far above the market exchange rate of 47.50 liras and warned that the holding the exchange rate below its fair value inflates the country's GDP and per capita income figures on paper without making Turks any richer.

Editorial Staff 2 min