Boycott against Turkish goods seeping out of Saudi Arabia and into other countries
Calls for boycotting Turkish goods have morphed into a real public campaign in Saudi Arabia from a mere hashtag on Twitter.
Commercial
shops across Saudi Arabia put banners on their fronts in which they say they do
not sell Turkish goods any more.
Saudi
and Gulf writers and bloggers launch, meanwhile, calls for boycotting Turkish
goods.
The
"Boycott Turkish goods" hashtag has become the most popular in Saudi
Arabia, in response to threats by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan
against Gulf states.
The
campaign also comes in response to continued hostility from Turkey to Saudi
Arabia and Ankara's unrelenting interference in the affairs of Arab states.
Turkish
traders are starting to feel the heat from the campaign.
The
largest eight business groups in Turkey released a statement in which they
expected the Saudi boycott to negatively affect the international supply chain.
This
means that the boycott might have its deep impacts on decision-making in
Turkey.
The
campaign is apparently also seeping out of Saudi Arabia and into other
countries, including Morocco and Greece. Other Arab countries, such as Egypt,
the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Jordan are expected to follow in
the footsteps of these countries. This will destroy the prospects of Turkish
foreign trade and open the door for public anger in Turkey.
The
scope of the boycott in Saudi Arabia is expanding and now including products
produced by international companies in Turkey.
Calls
for suspending Saudi investments in Turkey are accompanying the campaign.
Saudi
investments in Turkey span a large number of sectors, including the real estate
sector, the communications sector, the energy sector and the industry sector.
