Turkish food imports to Saudi Arabia were officially banned

According to ISNA, Turkish exporters had announced an increase in trade barriers in Saudi Arabia, and Saudi businessmen had called for a ban on imports of Turkish goods following the deterioration of relations between the two countries. Relations between the two countries, which have been vying for regional influence, plunged into a deep crisis two years ago after Saudi agents assassinated Jamal Khashgechi, a prominent Saudi journalist critical of Riyadh, at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Ankara has said Riyadh has denied an unofficial boycott of Turkish goods, but the Turkish Exporters' Union said it had been informed through the Turkish Ministry of Commerce that imports of some Turkish goods to Saudi Arabia had been suspended earlier this month. In a letter to its members seen by Reuters, the union said imports of red meat and white meat and related products, honey and its products, as well as milk and water products from Turkey to Saudi Arabia, had been suspended. The Turkish ...