Turkish investors flock to gold amid Middle East turmoils

STORY: Turkish investors flock to gold amid Middle East turmoils SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Kuyumcukent, the center of the jewelry industry in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): FARUK MUTLU, Turkish citizen 4. various of people buying gold from a jewelry store in Istanbul, Türkiye 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RIZA GOKAY TUGSAVROL, Owner of Harem Gold 6. various of gold information 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Ekoturk broadcaster STORYLINE: Faruk Mutlu, a Turkish citizen, stepped into a bustling jewelry store in Türkiye's vibrant city of Istanbul. Armed with his savings, he resolved to convert them into gold, an alternative he deems "always valuable." With the escalating tensions in the Middle East at the beginning of last week, rumors swirled of an imminent rise in gold prices, prompting Mutlu to seize the opportu

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-GOLD-INVESTORS

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-GOLD-INVESTORS

(240424) -- ISTANBUL, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows gold ornaments on display in a jewelry store in Istanbul, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish investors flock to gold amid Middle East turmoils" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-GOLD-INVESTORS

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-GOLD-INVESTORS

(240424) -- ISTANBUL, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to buy gold in front of a jewelry store in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish investors flock to gold amid Middle East turmoils" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

Experts accuse U.S. of splitting world apart

STORY: Experts accuse U.S. of splitting world apart DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. various of the Capitol Hill 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former Serbian diplomat 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZOLTAN KISZELLY, Director of the Center of Political Analyses at Hungary's Szazadveg Institute 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development STORYLINE: From Iraq, Libya to Ukraine, the clout of the United States can be found in various turmoils around the world. Experts accused the United States of splitting the world apart for its own interests. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. Today, it plans and conducts operations to maintain unipolar world order.