TURKEY-ISTANBUL-ENERGY PRICES-HIKES

(220104) -- ISTANBUL, Jan. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Semih Saribas, a 24-year-old radiology technician, is interviewed in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 3, 2022. A series of price hikes in natural gas, electricity, and petrol have further strained the livelihood of Turkish people, who are already mired in soaring inflation and national currency depreciation. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Hikes in energy prices further strain Turks' livelihood