once a month, vuslat ozdemirhan brews up a batch of beer here.e ordered the ingredients, malt, sugar, yeast, online. that's where he got the recipe too. add water and stir. >> tamam. julia: and after a few weeks of fermentation, the beer is ready to drink. vuslat: i'm mainly doing this to save money. alcohol has become so expensive in turkey. taxes have been increased a lot over the years, and alcohol has become unaffordable. my home-brewed beer costs me a quarter of what i'd pay in the shops. julia: just a few years ago, istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic-conservative akp government seemingly wants to put an end to that. shops are no longer permitted to sell alcohol after 10:00 p.m. advertising alcohol is forbidden. and for many turks, high taxes have made it a luxury. borak kocoglu owns a bar in istanbul. he says many other bar owners have already given up. customers can't afford the high prices. a glass of anise-flavored raki, a local favorite, costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago. borak: it's gett