80% of Internet Cafes in Turkey are Closed!

Once upon a time, it was in every neighborhood and was visited with great enthusiasm by those who did not have a computer at home. internet cafes It turned out that it was sinking into oblivion. Speaking to Hürriyet İlhan Taşkıran, President of the Istanbul Internet Cafe Producers Chamber of Tradesmen, said in his statements on the subject that the internet cafe industry it’s about to end explained.

“The number of internet cafes is decreasing rapidly. There were 27 thousand internet cafes across Türkiye. Now the number decreased to 5 thousand. According to chamber records, 360 internet cafes appear to have been closed for operational reasons in the last 3 months. In the same period, the number of newly opened internet cafes was only 6.” said İlhan Taşkıran, adding that the main reason that led to the end of the internet cafe industry was smart phones said that. In addition, the increase in computer prices and expenses such as rent began to cause the closure of internet cafes.

“The cost per computer increased to 80 thousand TL”

According to the statement made by İlhan Taşkıran, establishing an internet cafe now requires a very high budget. Taşkıran said that the new tradesmen did not accept this and the old tradesmen had difficulty in covering the costs and used the following expressions:

Internet cafes succumbed to inflation. Because to open an internet cafe at least 20 computers Investment needs to be made. When the investment per computer reached up to 15 thousand liras, there was no problem. But this has now reached 80 thousand liras. There are no tradesmen left who can make such an investment from scratch. Computers every 4 years is being renewed. The biggest reason why closures are accelerating right now is that tradesmen who are in the renewal period cannot make this investment. When computers become obsolete, young people do not want to come.

How much do internet cafes earn?

İlhan Taşkıran, President of the Chamber of Tradesmen of Istanbul Internet Cafes, said that internet cafes about monthly earnings He also spoke. That speech was as follows:

Currently hourly wages in Istanbul and most parts of Anatolia 18-20 lira in the band. However, in shops with more comfort areas and new technology investments, this fee goes up to 40 lira. Those that turn into gaming centers offer a better investment opportunity. Monthly income of a hall currently serving with 100 computers 400 to 600 thousand lira It varies between .