Turkey's taking a different approach to tame inflation: the government just greenlit modest tax hikes on essential goods and services starting 2026, with motor fuel getting hit particularly hard. The move is part of a coordinated push with the central bank to wrestle inflation back under control. It's not aggressive, but it signals the authorities are willing to squeeze demand from the consumer side while letting monetary policy do the heavy lifting. For markets watching macro trends, this kind of fiscal tightening in emerging economies often compounds currency pressure and affects cross-border capital flows—worth keeping tabs on.