After that, the craft of acting started to challenge me and I got more and more curious about it. I got into an MFA and then I got lucky to be on stage in New York very quickly. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you? We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. So by the time I was graduating from the Film School I knew I want to continue my life as an actor so I got into an MFA acting program at the Actors Studio in New York City.
I think that idea of being an actor started growing in my head. I couldn’t find anyone so I decided to do the part myself. I was studying Film in college and I needed an actor for my short film. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. Thanks for sharing your story with us Mustafa. Consumers complain about the price hike and the difficulties of making ends meet," he added.Today we’d like to introduce you to Mustafa Sonmez. "For me, it's my job, but for clients, it's a very real burden. In a supermarket in the capital city Ankara's Hilal neighbourhood, young employee Hamit Tekin told Xinhua that he is busy changing price tags on food items the recent days because of the successive price hikes. It has been put under further strain by concerns that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than expected. The lira has lost 30 per cent of its value since the start of 2021. With the arrival of winter, "the rise in global oil and natural gas prices also increases Turkey's energy bill," said Enver Erkan, Chief Economist at Istanbul's Tera Securities.Įrkan said in a note to investors that the rise in energy bills will in turn increase inflation, giving rise to a vicious circle for households.ĭuring his 19-year rule, Erdogan had offered economic stability to Turks until a currency meltdown in 2018, which resulted in high inflation and unemployment. The inflation, which is under 20 per cent annually, the highest rate in years, is causing price increases which in turn results in higher costs for imports, fuel and basic household goods, all of which are now much more expensive. Many big companies have euro or dollar-denominated loans, and their repayment in the coming months may pose problems with the devaluation of the Turkish currency, analysts warned. in this context, the lira will not be returning to former levels," independent Economist Mustafa Sonmez told Xinhua.
"In the upcoming 12 months period, Turkey has to repay (external) debts amounting to $167 billion, thus it needs foreign currency. Turkey's large short-term external debts and low foreign currency reserves mean that it is one of the most vulnerable emerging markets to tighter external financing conditions. The lira suffered one of its biggest falls of the year on Tuesday, losing about 4 per cent against the dollar, and traded at 10.45 per dollar, four days after it passed the physiological mark of 10 per dollar. On Wednesday, ahead of the MPC meeting, Erdogan reiterated his hostility to high rates, vowing in the Parliament that he would battle it "until the end." Meanwhile, he also vowed to take measures to protect the low-income groups in the face of rising living costs.įollowing the MPC's decision of cutting rate, Turkish lira dipped to a fresh record low of 11.2 against the greenback. The bank has previously lowered rates by 300 basis points since August, in line with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's belief that higher interest rates result in higher prices, Xinhua news agency reported.