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The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
The official inflation rate in Turkey is above 21% and the value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year.
The official inflation rate in Turkey is above 21% and the value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year. Victoria Craig hears from families, students and workers about what a currency crisis, fueling red-hot inflation, feels like to live through.
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Thu 16 Dec 202108:32GMT
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