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Turks brace for more hardships as inflation soars

STORY: Turks brace for more hardships as inflation soars DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets and shopping in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SENGUL YASDAG, Retiree 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OSMAN SENGOR, Construction worker STORYLINE: Surging inflation in Türkiye showed no signs of abating in September, as households were bracing for more hardships amid an expected fresh wave of price hikes for essential goods. The annual inflation reached 83.45 percent in September, and consumer prices rose by 3.08 percent month-on-month, further hitting Turks who already struggle with high energy, food and housing costs, shows data released on Monday by the Turkish Statistical Institute. In capital Ankara's busy commercial neighborhood of Kizilay, shoppers were complaining about the unsparing increase in the cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SENGUL YASDAG, Retiree "I'm a pensioner and I receive a pension of 3,600 liras (ab

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Turks brace for more hardships as inflation soars