The pump price of autogas (LPG) in Türkiye rose by 9.50 lira per litre from midnight on Tuesday, 3 November, taking it above 50 lira in all major cities, according to Memurlar.net, Bodrum Olay and GZT. Fuel distributor Petrol Ofisi now lists its autogas at 50.70 lira per litre in Muğla and İzmir, 50.80 lira in Aydın and 50.90 lira in Antalya on its official price page.
The increase is about 23% on the previous price. Memurlar.net, citing Petrol Ofisi price data, put the rise at 23.0% in Ankara and 23.4% on the Asian side of Istanbul.
New autogas prices by city
According to the Petrol Ofisi price list, autogas now costs 50.70 lira per litre on the European side of Istanbul and 50.10 lira on the Asian side, and 50.79 lira in Ankara. Memurlar.net and GZT reported the same figures for the three largest cities. Memurlar.net gave the previous prices as 41.20 lira on the European side of Istanbul, 40.60 lira on the Asian side and 41.29 lira in Ankara.
Prices vary slightly between distributors, provinces and districts.
No official explanation
None of the reports cited an official announcement from a distributor or from EPDK, the energy market regulator, explaining the increase. GZT and TR TV linked it to movements in Brent crude prices and the exchange rate.
The autogas rise follows the 1 November increase in petrol and diesel prices, covered in our report on the fuel tax rise from 1 November.
Sources
- PO/gaz Otogaz akaryakıt fiyatları (Petrol Ofisi)
- Otogaz Zammı Pompaya Yansıdı: Litre Fiyatı Yüzde 23 Zamlandı (Memurlar.net)
- Otogaza 9,50 TL Dev Zam: LPG Fiyatı 50 Lirayı Aştı! (Bodrum Olay)
- LPG’ye 9 TL zam geldi! Benzin, motorin ve otogaz fiyatları 3 Kasım’da kaç TL oldu? (GZT)
- Otogaza 9 lira zam: LPG fiyatları yükseldi (TR TV)
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