Türkiye's Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living soar

STORY: Türkiye's Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living soar SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul in Türkiye 2. various of local shops 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI, Local clothing shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FERRUH BUYUKOGLU, Stationery shop owner 5. various of Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek speaking at the press conference in Ankara, Türkiye STORYLINE: Business has been sluggish for Ismail Hakki, who owns a once-thriving clothing shop in Istanbul's old Tahtakale neighborhood. "Business declined to only a fraction of what it used to be," Hakki said as he navigated through the rows of discounted garments in his shop. Hakki's woes mirror the broader struggle gripping Istanbul, Türkiye's economic hub, where inflation has outpaced the already-crippling national rate of 69.8 percent in April, according to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerc

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(240411) -- BEIJING, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ismail Hakki Musa, ambassador of Türkiye to China, speaks at a conference for foreign diplomats to learn about Xinjiang in Beijing, capital of China, on April 10, 2024. Over 70 foreign diplomats from 49 countries attended a conference held in Beijing on Wednesday, to learn about economic and social development and human rights protection achievements in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Foreign envoys praise prosperous Xinjiang at conference" (Xinhua/Li He)

U.S., unchecked surveillance empire

STORY: U.S., unchecked surveillance empire DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S.-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 4. various of the website of the DR News 5. various of Germany 6. various of the Swedish Parliament House 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Turkish security expert and retired lieutenant general 8. various of Edward Snowden 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (ARABIC): HUSSAM DAJANI, Gaza-based political analyst 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: A set of highly classified documents from the U.S. Pentagon were leaked online in recent weeks, in an apparent security breach that revealed U.S. intelligence gathering on some of its key allies. Those documents again shed light on t

Leaked documents reveal U.S. hegemonic mindset: experts

STORY: Leaked documents reveal U.S. hegemonic mindset: experts DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye/Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pentagon 2. various of street views in U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Turkish security expert and retired lieutenant general 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: The recent leaks of highly classified Pentagon documents have shed light on the extensive spying activities conducted by the U.S. on its allies and foes alike. Commenting on this, experts say the U.S. has been investing heavily in spying activities, which reveals the country's hegemonic mindset. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Turkish security expert and retired lieutenant general "There is an intelligence unit whose job is to listen in on electronic intelligence. It's a huge unit, at which 80,000 to 100,000 people reportedly work. It is called National Sec

U.S. midterm elections charade of democracy: Turkish scholar

STORY: U.S. midterm elections expose deep division in politics, society: Turkish scholar DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Americans voting at the polling stations 2. various of the Wall Street in New York 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist and academic at Istanbul's Ibn Haldun University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish) HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist and academic at Istanbul's Ibn Haldun University 5. various of Americans voting at the polling stations 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist and academic at Istanbul's Ibn Haldun University STORYLINE: While commenting on the U.S. mid-term elections, a Turkish scholar has said that elections have revealed that U.S. democracy is a democracy game in the parliament between two parties with only privileged groups from several industries and the financial world being involved. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist and academic at Istanbul's

U.S. hypocritical for championing human and labor rights abroad: Turkish academic

STORY: U.S. hypocritical for championing human and labor rights abroad: Turkish academic DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Turkey 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist, academic at Ibn Haldun University 3. various of street views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist STORYLINE: Turkish veteran journalist and academic Hakki Ocal said that despite championing both human and labor rights abroad, the U.S. has been internally facing severe problems on both fronts. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKKI OCAL, Veteran journalist, academic at Ibn Haldun University "The United States is still a country of immigrants, because its economy is depending on cheap labor. At the moment, the American economy would not last a single year if those immigrants, content with much lesser wages than Americans with collective labor agreements and minimum wages, do not come into the country. It cannot compet

Gun violence in U.S. apparent outcome of social, psychological collapse: Turkish expert

STORY: Gun violence in U.S. apparent outcome of social, psychological collapse: Turkish expert DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Retired Turkish lieutenant general 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Retired Turkish lieutenant general 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Retired Turkish lieutenant general 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Retired Turkish lieutenant general STORYLINE: Growing gun violence and personal armament in the United States is an apparent outcome of a "terrible social and psychological collapse," a prominent expert on security in Turkey has said. America's liberal economy left citizens vulnerable to a series of soaring social problems, Ismail Hakki Pekin, a retired lieutenant general who also headed the Turkish General Staff's intelligence unit during a period of his career, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ISMAIL HA