Due to increasing production costs related to the devaluation of the Turkish lira, profit margins of potato growers are declining by the day

Speculation has arisen that Turkey may soon begin to purchase cheaper potatoes from its neighbor Iran.

The humble potato has become a factor in Turkey's political and economic turmoil as prices of the staple soar, hurting the living standards of poorer Turks just before the ruling AK Party's toughest election test in a decade.