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Financial troubles cited as reason for suicide in Turkey | Al Bawaba

Financial troubles cited as reason for suicide in Turkey

Published July 8th, 2014 - 01:01 GMT via SyndiGate.info

Financial problems were listed among the reasons for suicide in Turkey last year, according to figures from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) released last month.

According to the data, 6.9 percent of those who committed suicide in 2013 did so due to economic difficulties, while 1.9 percent did so due to business failure. The reason for 53.8 percent of suicides last year remains unknown. Other reasons included family incompatibility and illness.

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