Sacrificial animals become financial burden for Turks as Eid al-Adha approaches
STORY: Sacrificial animals become financial burden for Turks as Eid al-Adha approaches
DATELINE: June 20, 2023
LENGTH: 0:04:13
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a sacrificial animal market in Ankara
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BATTAL AKKAS, Cattle farmer
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RAMAZAN TOGA, Customer at a sacrificial animal market
STORYLINE:
The Muslim festival Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is approaching. However, sacrificing a sheep or a cow has become a financial burden for cash-strapped Turks.
Prices have doubled or even tripled as Türkiye is witnessing staggering inflation in the past two-and-a-half years.
In a sacrificial animal market on the outskirts of the capital city of Ankara, breeders and customers alike complained about the soaring cost of living.
Battal Akkas came to the fair from the northern province of Amasya to sell his Simmental cows.
The cost of animal feed has quadrupled while the amount he pays to drive his livestock to Ankara has tri
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