'We don’t deserve this': Inflation hits Turkish people hard
A man carries goods on his back in a commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Many Turkish consumers are faced with increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soared in recent years. The yearly consumer price index increased by 19.9% in October, up from 19.58% in September, according to official data by the Turkish Statistical Institute released on Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER
Associated Press
ISTANBUL — Market-stand owner Kadriye Dogru makes do with stale, sesame-covered bagels, known as simit, for lunch these days. The widowed mother of two says she goes without lunch so she can put food on the table for her family later in the day...
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