Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan also said the rise in inflation was due to an increase in global commodity prices and a decline of the lira, which lost nearly 44% of its value last year.
He also said authorities would inspect exorbitant price rises and announced additional support for civil servants' and pensioners' wages.
(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Mark Potter)
