High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation

STORY: High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of tourists in TurkeySOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel Agency STORYLINE: Foreign tourists are once again flocking to Turkey, with some 42 million visitors expected to arrive this year, an increase of 12 million from 2021. But most Turks, especially the salaried class, are stuck at home this summer because of soaring inflation which rose to nearly 79 percent last month, the highest the country has seen in a quarter of a century. Seven out of 10 Turks made no vacation plans this year, with a summer getaway being out of reach in the face of inflation and a we

Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world

STORY: Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of TurkeySOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Retired Admiral in Turkeyvarious of TurkeySOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ABDURRAHMAN KALEMDAR, Istanbul residentvarious of TurkeySOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): TUNAY GUZELAD, Istanbul resident STORYLINE: Turkish people recently voiced their concerns over U.S.-run biological laboratories in multiple countries, which have posed a significant threat to human health and the environment. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, told Xinhua that such facilities are one of the biggest problems facing humanity today. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Retired Admiral in Turkey "During my tenure, I knew that NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) had no warehouse for biological weapons. Only related protection measures and doctrine have been taught. If