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Turkey
Tourists return to Turkey as cheap lira offers luxury living for a fraction of the price
Feb 8, 2022
"We feel super rich," one visiting couple said.
What does 20% inflation feel like in Turkey?
Dec 21, 2021
A package of eggs recently jumped 60% in a week at one grocery store. Many economists fault the Erdoğan government's policies.
1 year after a catastrophic fire, this Texas smoked turkey business is back
Nov 23, 2021
"When you're faced with a disaster, the sun does come up the next day," says Sam Greenberg of Greenberg Smoked Turkeys.
America’s Thanksgiving feast finds fans across the pond
Nov 28, 2019
C. Lidgate has been catering to American ex-pats in London for their Thanksgiving needs for three decades.
Oil prices and inflation hit emerging economies
Oct 1, 2018
Emerging economies have had a tough time in the global economy recently. We’re talking about countries like India, Turkey, South Africa and Argentina. They’re deeply engaged in the world economy, and, in some ways, very vulnerable to its ups and downs. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Road to recovery may be long for some emerging markets
by
Scott Tong
Sep 5, 2018
The value of emerging market currencies keeps tumbling. Argentina’s peso has lost half its value against the dollar this year. Same with the lira in Turkey. Investors are souring on Brazil. India. South Africa. Mexico. Indonesia. Some of these countries have been through currency and financial crises before. And each case is different. But sometimes […]
Then and now: Syrian refugees reflect on their lives
by
Reema Khrais
Sep 5, 2018
They found new homes in Turkey, along with frustration, resignation and hope.
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Young Syrians rethink their future as refugees in Turkey
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 31, 2018
Before the Syrian war in 2011, nearly 25 percent of young people went to college, which is almost completely subsidized by the government.
What it's like for a Syrian refugee to become the sole breadwinner
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 24, 2018
Amna Hafez is like thousands of other Syrian women in Turkey who've been forced to create a new life for themselves and their families.
One Syrian refugee’s story: From civil engineer to daycare owner
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 16, 2018
As a Syrian living in Turkey, Dania Abdulbaqi struggled to find formal work as an engineer.