As we move towards the digital era, increasingly commodities rely on computer chips, and as a result of the chip shortage, development in the power, automotive, and electrical industries suffer (Baraniuk, 2021). As the Turkish economy disintegrates, citizens are struggling to obtain new devices for work, education, or to upgrade their outdated systems; small organizations that now have to operate online have a sudden surge of clients on their web services, and they must now modernize their infrastructure to handle the number of clients to stay up and running, but at what cost? (Nandor, 2021)
As consumer electronics costs rise owing to the supply-demand mismatch, compared to pre-COVID-19 levels—there are 'scalpers' who acquire computer components in bulk at MSRP to obtain a better bargain, then sell them to the general public at an outrageous premium (Schiesser, 2019). Unless you have a lot of money to spend, you're stuck with whatever you have for the time being, and this has become a huge impediment for individuals who just couldn't afford electronics to begin with since they are now barred out of the online world, whether they're working from home or doing distance education.
Unfortunately, there is no current support from the Turkish government to help mitigate the problem of cost. The slight solution is that they offer a limited number of android tablets to individuals who cannot access the e-education platform, however, this is done on a very small scale and cannot solve the issue on a large scale, let alone on the core. Furthermore, there are no incentives on innovating new technologies locally as it is very convenient to just import advanced technology.
The chip scarcity has had a significant impact on Turkish residents' everyday life, and a solution must be found as soon as possible to avoid the situation from worsening.
