Chinese studies at Turkish university boost cultural diversity, job prospects

STORY: Chinese studies at Turkish university boost cultural diversity, job prospects SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese class at the University in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ESMA ALKIN, Student at the Chinese Language and Literature Department, Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ESMA ALKIN, Student at the Chinese Language and Literature Department, Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CILE MADEN KALKAN, Deputy head of the Chinese Language and Literature Department, Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): SELINAY ALTINTAS, Student at the Chinese Language and Literature Department, Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): YUAN ZHANG, Chinese language teacher STORYLINE: In Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, the study of the Chinese language at Haci Bayram Veli University has opened doors to cultural en

Turkish supermarket deserted amid ever-increasing food prices

STORY: Turkish supermarket deserted amid ever-increasing food prices DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): Resident in Istanbul, Turkey 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): Resident in Istanbul, Turkey 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): Cheese counter attendant in the supermarket 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): SEVDA ALKIN, Resident in Istanbul, Turkey STORYLINE: A supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey once thronged with shoppers for a great variety of goods, was almost empty recently as inflation has driven the prices out of reach. A few shoppers checked the latest price tags and then walked away with empty shopping bags, while employees complained that sales had dropped too much as the prices "went crazy." Prices of dairy products have all skyrocketed regardless of brands after the Turkish National Dairy Council adjusted the benchmark price of raw milk up by more than 30 percent. The price of a kilo of white cheese, an indispensable item on Turkish

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUPERMARKET

(220528) -- ISTANBUL, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sevda Alkin, a customer, speaks to Xinhua reporter at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2022. The frequenter of the market intended to buy a couple of bottles of milk for her two grandchildren, but she abandoned the plan after seeing the prices of the chosen brand is 22 liras, up from 15 liras a month ago. A supermarket in Istanbul, once thronged with shoppers for a great variety of goods, is now completely desolated as inflation drove the prices out of reach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish supermarket deserted amid ever-increasing food prices" (Xinhua/Shadati)