Livestock market stagnates amid inflation in Türkiye's Ankara as Eid approaches

STORY: Livestock market stagnates amid inflation in Türkiye's Ankara as Eid approaches SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:17 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the livestock markets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CUMALI IZOL, Livestock seller 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ORHAN DINC, Livestock seller 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CEVAT KARSLI, Livestock seller STORYLINE: Unlike previous years, livestock markets in Ankara are experiencing a noticeable slowdown leading up to the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha due to the country's struggle with high inflation. A sharp decline in consumer purchasing power has dampened the excitement of the four-day festival due to start on Sunday in Türkiye, traders told Xinhua in one market in the Muhye neighborhood of the Turkish capital city. "Sales have plummeted this year. Compared to last year, business is significantly lower. Most of our colleagues have not managed to sell a single animal," Cumali Izol, a livestock

Turkish people's Eid trips spoiled over rising fuel prices

STORY: Turkish people's Eid trips spoiled over rising fuel prices DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of Istanbul city in Turkey 2. various of cars driving on the highway in Istanbul, Turkey 3. various of a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CUMALI KARAMAN, Gas station manager 5. various of Necmi Demir fueling a vehicle at a gas station 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NECMI DEMIR, Worker at the gas station 7. various of a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey 8. various of Mustafa Gurdal 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MUSTAFA GURDAL, University student, owner of a small business 10. various of a worker fueling a vehicle at a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey STORYLINE: Cumali Karaman, a 45-year-old gas station manager in Istanbul, found the rising fuel prices have made the annual homecoming trip unaffordable for the fast-breaking gathering with his parents in eastern Turkey at the end of the Muslim holy month o