17 Şubat 2026 Salı

"Insult to Injury": Gouged for Simple Meal at Café and Then Fined for No Receipt (!), in Antalya

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 17 February 2026)















                                    Fiscal indigestion.

Murat Ş., who was forced to pay a bill of 22,800 TL (about $ 520) for 
a meal of meatballs, a cheese plate, two salads, and a soft drink at a 
café in Antalya, applied to the Consumer Arbitration Board. 

However (!),the board stated that it was a "free market" and even 
fined Murat Ş. 7,000 Turkish Lira for "not obtaining a receipt."

Murat Ş's meal at The BBQ Grill Cafe in Antalya, resulted in a  bill for 
22,850 TL that arrived about an hour later. Realizing it wasn't a joke, 
he paid the bill and filed a complaint with the Kepez District Consumer 
Arbitration Board. However, he experienced a second shock with the 
board's decision. (!)  

He lamented that "I was expecting a refund, but I was faced with a 
completely unexpected decision. The Consumer Arbitration Board first 
fined me 7,000 TL for not getting a receipt. Now they have rejected my 
application for relief, citing 'free market conditions'. For God's sake, is 
this what a free market looks like?!"

Don't bring your appetite...





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