03/10/2020 13:52
Saudi Arabia to ban all Turkish imports: report
A Turkish newspaper reported on Sunday that Saudi Arabia will ban all imports of Turkish goods from this week.
The Cumhuriyet daily, which is known for its criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, said that Saudi Arabia will ban all Turkish imports from Thursday, 1 October.
The newspaper said that unofficial restrictions on some goods from Turkey had been in place for months, but the new measure would amount to a more formalised and wider reaching ban on the Turkish imports.
Last year, Saudi Arabia stopped the import of textiles and perishable food from Turkey, leaving hundreds of Turkish trucks carrying these goods stranded on Saudi Arabia's borders.
The trucks were only allowed in after the intervention of Turkish diplomats and no further imports of these items were permitted.
According to Cumhuriyet any product with a "Made in Turkey" stamp will be banned from entering Saudi Arabia from 1 October.