TURKEY. Istanbul. January 2022. Naciye, 44, and her husband struggle to survive even though they both work. They have started to stockpile food because the prices of goods have increased dramatically in recent weeks.
She says, "I stored 5 bottles of cooking oil last month, when each bottle cost 85 Turkish Liras, and now a bottle costs 140. High inflation rates have made life more difficult, especially for the working class, in recent months.