Turkish residents express concern over high inflation ahead of elections

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Turkish residents express concern over high inflation ahead of elections

STORY: Turkish residents express concern over high inflation ahead of elections DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people doing shopping in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish flag 3. various of Turkish Lira and U.S. Dollar 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RAMAZAN ERDOGDU, 73-year-old pensioner 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ILHAN AKAY, Worker at a cleaning company STORYLINE: As the general elections in Türkiye are approaching, Turkish residents say the high cost of living and inflation in the country will influence their decisions when casting their votes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RAMAZAN ERDOGDU, 73-year-old pensioner "Economic difficulties will be essential in my voting choices at the upcoming elections, and I believe it will be the same for most citizens. I think that the high cost of living has a limiting effect on my life. I can only do window shopping when I go outside as prices of most things are very expensive. I belie

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