Turkish CHP Adıyaman Deputy Abdurrahman Tutdere criticized the government's decision to reduce import taxes on almonds to 2 percent at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, arguing that it would harm local producers. Despite rising agricultural input costs, the government has lowered import taxes on almonds from the US and Europe, and ordered the Agricultural Credit Cooperative to reduce almond purchase prices by 10 percent, causing distress for local producers. Tutdere urged the government to support local producers instead of encouraging imports.