Saudi Arabia demands boycott of Turkish goods

 

Saudi Arabia has demanded a "boycott of Turkish goods" from its citizens following a recent controversial statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyab Erdogan.

It should be noted that the Turkish President had said that some Gulf countries are pursuing destabilizing policies in the region.

According to foreign news agency Reuters, the head of Saudi Arabia's Chamber of Commerce, Ajlan al-Ajlan, said in a tweet that "every Saudi businessman and consumer has Boycott things. '

In addition to accusing some Gulf states of pursuing destabilizing policies, the Turkish president said in a speech to the UN General Assembly: "It should not be forgotten that these countries did not exist yesterday and maybe tomorrow. Will not be present, so we will always raise our flag in this region by the command of Allah.

It should be noted that relations between Turkey and Riyadh were strained on October 2, 2018 after the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashkji at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Turkish president had said that the order to assassinate Jamal Khashkji had come from "high-ranking officials" of the Saudi government, but he had never directly accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Earlier this week, Turkey indicted six Saudi suspects in the Jamal Khashkji murder case.

None of the accused are present in Turkey and will be tried in their absence.

Recently, the Turkish president also condemned the decision of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize relations with Israel.

Following the announcement of normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, the Turkish president warned that Istanbul may suspend diplomatic relations with the Gulf state in response.