Summary

Turkey’s soaring inflation, which reached 47% in November, is forcing millions of children into poverty, with many dropping out of school to support their families.

About 7 million Turkish children, or one-third of the population under 18, live in poverty, with families like the Sahins in Istanbul relying on children to scavenge or sell goods to make ends meet.

Rising living costs and inadequate welfare support have deepened child labor and deprivation, creating a “lost generation” trapped in cycles of poverty.

Activists warn of lifelong disadvantages without systemic intervention.

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      27 days ago

      Thanks to the bastard called erdogan, it will soon be only gobble gobble bird. Mf sold the whole country

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        27 days ago

        Also, he insists people call it by the name they call it in Turkish and, despite that basically not being something honored in any other country as far as I know, a lot of the English language media went with it.

        I’m not seeing them talk about Deutschland or Nippon, so I’m not sure why.