Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by

ISTANBUL (AP) — In a dim one-room apartment in one of Istanbul’s poorest neighborhoods, 11-year-old Atakan Sahin curls up on a threadbare sofa with his siblings to watch TV while their mother stirs a pot of pasta.

Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by

Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by

Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by

Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by

Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by