Istanbulites cut spending for Eid-al-Adha shopping due to high inflation

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Istanbulites cut spending for Eid-al-Adha shopping due to high inflation

STORY: Istanbulites cut spending for Eid-al-Adha shopping due to high inflation DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping at Spice Bazaar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SELIM DURMUS, Breakfast food shop clerk 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HUSEYIN YAVUZER, Owner of a dried fruit and nuts store 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HUSEYIN YAVUZER, Owner of a dried fruit and nuts store STORYLINE: Istanbul's famous Spice Bazaar, which used to bustle with local shopping before Eid al-Adha, has fewer visitors this year due to the declining purchasing power of local residents. Selim Durmus, a breakfast food shop clerk, said the number of Istanbulites who do their shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Adha in the bazaar dropped by more than 50 percent compared to the Eid al-Fitr in May. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SELIM DURMUS, Breakfast food shop clerk "There are currently more tourists than Turkish citizens. Only 20 percent of our customers are Turks and 80 p

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