TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES-LIVING COST

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES-LIVING COST

(230909) -- ISTANBUL, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Piles of pencils are seen in a stationery shop in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Sept. 6, 2023. Amid the rising cost of living, Turkish families have been struggling to pay for the required school supplies to meet their children's aspirations. This year, however, prices increased by more than 50 percent compared to last year, making it uneasy for families to make ends meet, especially those living on minimum wages. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turks struggle to afford children's school supplies amid rising living cost" (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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