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Turks struggle to afford children's school supplies amid rising living cost

STORY: Turks struggle to afford children's school supplies amid rising living cost DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SEYMANUR ARSLAN, Istanbul resident 3. various of a market in Istanbul and customers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FERRUH BUYUKOGLU, Stationer 5. various of market in Istanbul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): NURDAN BULUT, Istanbul resident 7. various of market in Istanbul STORYLINE: Amid the rising cost of living, Turkish families have been struggling to pay for the required school supplies to meet their children's aspirations. This year, however, prices increased by more than 50 percent compared to last year, making it uneasy for families to make ends meet, especially those living on minimum wages. Even stationery shops in Istanbul's old Tahtakale neighborhood, where school supplies used to be sold at the lowest prices, have had no choice but to raise their prices due to rising c

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Tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905

A. Green, tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905. Newspaper boards outside the shop proclaim headlines about peace in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. The newsagent stands in the doorway. Unknown location in Britain. Date: 1905

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping, shop Prague, Dejvice

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Prague, Dejvice), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping, shop Prague, Dejvice

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Prague, Dejvice), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping, shop Prague, Dejvice

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Prague, Dejvice), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping, shop Prague, Dejvice

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Prague, Dejvice), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Stationery, Plzen, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Plzen, Pilsen), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Stationery, Trest, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Trest near Jihlava), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)