新闻来源：华尔街日报

The two-decade economic boom that lifted millions of Turks into the middle class is beginning to unravel, threatened by a currency crisis that has people lining up for subsidized bread, cutting back on meat and fleeing for a better life in Europe.

The Turkish lira has lost as much as 45% of its value this year, making ordinary Turks poorer.  Inflation stands at more than 21%. People here are rushing to trade their shrinking wages for dollars and gold.