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Inflation in Turkey: Soaring prices, housing crisis and student protests

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In Turkey, young people recently expressed their frustration with the authorities when students protested an ongoing spike in housing prices. This protest movement reflects the growing difficulties of the general population amid sky-high living costs, even as the government refuses to acknowledge the economic crisis. Our Istanbul correspondents Ludovic de Foucaud, Hussein Asad and Shona Bhattacharyya report.

Added on the 18/10/2021 16:15:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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