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High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation

STORY: High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of tourists in TurkeySOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel Agency STORYLINE: Foreign tourists are once again flocking to Turkey, with some 42 million visitors expected to arrive this year, an increase of 12 million from 2021. But most Turks, especially the salaried class, are stuck at home this summer because of soaring inflation which rose to nearly 79 percent last month, the highest the country has seen in a quarter of a century. Seven out of 10 Turks made no vacation plans this year, with a summer getaway being out of reach in the face of inflation and a we

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