People burn their electricity bills as a protest against high energy prices in on February 9, 2022, as temperatures plunged well below freezing in Ankara and energy prices soared. 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. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)
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