Turkish Stock Exchange by Kris on October 23, 2009
I was wandering near the Grand Bazaar the other day when I heard shouting and commotion. Naturally, I walked over to investigate. There were a group of men standing next to a gold shop, yelling at each other and no one all at the same time and throwing their hands up in gestures that I did not understand. When I asked the man in the video what was going on, he said that gold was going for 33,820 TRL a kilogram, when the market price was 34,000 TRL a kilogram (approx $23,400 US).
This seemed to be creating a kind of buying frenzy, and just like the stock market at home, I had absolutely no clue what was happening. But it was pretty entertaining to see it go down on the street.
Man if that the Stock Market I dont want to know what Turkey’s national bank looks like. They didnt even have any screens or high tech gear in there. The cellphone… What a great tool for life. Brave investigative journalism I must say… Those guys dont look like they mess around.