"Years ago, I am not that old but I know it from my father, we had a 100% gain. We charged 200 Lira for a job of 100. Now our gain is only 25%. I believe if the economy changes for the better, everything will work. We do not have any troubles about materials. But, for example, the dollar is rising, the cost is rising. You give a price for a job to a customer. You do not give the expenses of the materials, but put them on the account. You do not charge the customer in advance. Then the retail shop does not give you the price on the day you got the materials, but on the day you actually pay. Then you lose money.
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The stop of the construction means that the jobs of masons, plumbers, and carpenters also stop. We do not only to restorations. We also do furniture and boards. We are trying to balance ourselves that way. New construction means new jobs for us. Not only me, for all my colleagues. I have a child. How can I provide for him? Everyday gets harder. We wait for it to get better everyday, but it is becoming worse."
Gökhan the carpenter, 33