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

Turkey's inflation likely to continue as prices bite consumers: analysts

STORY: Turkey's inflation likely to continue as prices bite consumers: analysts DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of cities in Turkeyvarious of liravarious of markets, streets, stores and restaurants STORYLINE: Turkey's high inflation rate has yet to fade, even after the government introduced measures to combat price hikes, and high inflation is expected to continue due to a global rise in energy prices and complicated geographical situations, analysts have said. Inflation in Turkey has increased from 48.7 percent in January to 54.44 percent in February, hitting a 20-year high. High inflation has dealt another blow for the Turkish lira, which has lost about 60 percent of its value since the beginning of 2021. Despite inflation is running at a fast pace, Turkey's central bank has cut interest rates by 500 basis points to 14 percent, following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic policy of lowering borrowing costs. In February, the T