Turkey grapples with triple-digit inflation
According to unofficial estimates, anyway
The festival of sacrifice, which started across the Muslim world on July 9th, celebrates the prophet Abraham’s willingness to take his son’s life when asked by God to do so. (A lamb turned out to be enough in the end.) To this day the holiday features the ritual slaughter of an animal, usually a cow or a sheep, and the distribution of its meat to relatives and the needy.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The price is wrong”
Europe July 16th 2022
- Europe is preparing for Russian gas to be cut off this winter
- The war is forcing Ukraine’s energy planners to be creative
- Ukraine’s new rockets are wreaking havoc on Russia’s army
- Turkey grapples with triple-digit inflation
- How many cows are too many, asks the Dutch government?
- Down with long school summer breaks
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