Turkish doctoral student Gulfer Ulas saw the first edition of her favorite Thomas Mann collection published for 33 liras (about US$3 at the latest exchange rate).
She found the second print of the same two-volume set selling months later at her Istanbul book shop for 70 liras (about US$6).
The jump exemplifies the debilitating unpredictability of Turkey’s raging economic crisis on almost all facets of daily life — from shopping to education and culture.
Publishers fear it could also kill off an industry that offers a rare voice of diversity in a country where most media obey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s socially conservative