Popular anger simmers in Turkey over ballooning electricity bills - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Hazar Dost

Hazar Dost

Feb 11, 2022

Turkey electricity — People hold up their electricity bills as they protest against high energy prices in Ankara on Feb. 9, 2022. Energy prices in Turkey and other countries have soared in the past year due to recovering demand and geopolitical tensions. But Turks have also seen their overall purchasing power dwindle dramatically amid a currency crisis and two-decade-high inflation that reached almost 50 percent last month. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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