42 minutes agoLong lines for free bread in Istanbul
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The decline in the value of the lira and the rise in inflation have led many Istanbul citizens to rank in front of the municipal stern, where bread is sold at a cheaper price than in the city's ovens. Trying to lower the cost of their families as much as possible, citizens in the Sloangazi neighbourhood wait for [...]
In an effort to reduce the cost of their families, citizens in the Sloangazi community wait for hours in a row to save a little cheap, expressing their frustration with the country's economy, especially during the past few years.
The “people are now at such a difficult point that they count any loose ends they take out of their pocket,” says Ozcan Kethuda, 50 years old. He blames the government for the difficulties.
The government must change because it has been following the same system” for 20 years, he said. “Most here can say my Sultan <x3); but that period is over. Those who voted for the AK Party with me are facing difficulties. ”
Another citizen, Ramadan Kamby, said his family's economic situation has deteriorated significantly. They used to do it with 1,000 lire a week, half for food. With the decline of the lira, neither their basic needs can be met.
For Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, known as a potential challenger of President Tayyip Erdogan, the bread lines, show not only an economic crisis but a government failure.
His community sells bread at 1.25 lira, or about half the price, at regular ovens and has almost doubled the production of bread at about 1.5 million bread a day to meet the high demand.
This shows very clearly poverty. People don't enjoy sitting in line to buy bread,” expressed it to Reuters.
In November alone, the lira lost about 30% of its value, while official annual inflation reached 21.3% after the central bank in Turkey lowered its interest rate to 15% from 19% since September, under Erdogan's pressure.
