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Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye

STORY: Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of bakers making Ramadan pitas in Istanbul 3. various of Safak Turkoglu, owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SAFAK TURKOGLU, Owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 5. various of people buying Ramadan pitas 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): TAHSIN AYDIN, Customer 7. various of people attending an iftar dinner in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkish people have been suffering from severe inflation, which costs them 60 percent more than last year to put Ramadan pitas on the iftar tables. This delicious circular flatbread, a five-century-old Ramadan tradition, is a flavor unique to Turkish cuisine, produced only during Muslim's holy month. In a recent statement, the Turkish Bakers Federation announced that the price of 300 grams of plain pitas increased to 10 Turkish liras (about 0.52 U.S. dollars) du

Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye

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