Turkish inflation keeps rising, adding burden to ordinary Turks

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Turkish inflation keeps rising, adding burden to ordinary Turks

STORY: Turkish inflation keeps rising, adding burden to ordinary Turks DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HASAN DENIZ ARPACI, Unemployed mechanical engineer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OZAN SENOL, Student STORYLINE: According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, Türkiye's annual inflation rate rose to 61.53 percent in Sept., climbing for a third straight month since it started to slide from Oct. last year. Due to runaway inflation, Turks are often on a bargain hunt for deals. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HASAN DENIZ ARPACI, Unemployed mechanical engineer "We have to juggle between several stores to find cheaper goods but then risk spending more transport fares. I don't see a bright future ahead of us. This high inflation will create high unemployment, impact further the economy in a negative way, and create social problems. Inflation has impacted everyone." SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OZAN SENOL, Student

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