Global Courant 2023-04-19 13:53:33
What is your money worth? A series from the frontline of the cost of living where people who have been hit share their monthly expenses.
Name: Sevim Artar
Age: 54
Occupation: Subsistence farmer, although she sells a small amount of her produce
Lives with: her son Yusuf Kahriman (15)
Lives in: A three-bedroom house of 180 square meters in Altınüzüm, a village in Turkey
Monthly family income: 3,000 Turkish Lira ($155) from the sale of some products and from her state pension as a widow. She also received a one-time government payment of 10,000 lira ($515) in cash assistance for earthquake survivors to rebuild their homes.
Total expenses for the month: 9,580 lira ($494)
