Istanbulites cut spending for Eid-al-Adha shopping due to high inflation

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Rising cost of living casts pall over Ramadan tables in Turkey

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(220405) -- ISTANBUL, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gorkem Yavuzer sorts out dried fruit and nuts at his store in the Eminonu neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, April 2, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rising cost of living casts pall over Ramadan tables in Turkey" (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(220305) -- ISTANBUL, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ayse Yavuzer, a 73-year-old Istanbul resident, is pictured on a street in Istanbul, Turkey, March 3, 2022. Turkish people have welcomed the government's decision to ease COVID-19 restrictions in public spaces with caution since the country's daily cases remain at a high plateau. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks remain cautious as gov't eases COVID-19 restrictions