The article reports a dispute between the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the main opposition party, CHP, over the importation of wheat from India. CHP's Adana Deputy, Ayhan Barut, announced that a shipment of 55,000 tons of wheat from India, which is alleged to carry the disease 'Indian syphilis' (Tilletia indica), is being held at a Turkish port. The ministry, however, maintains that Turkey does not import wheat from India and insists that all wheat imports undergo strict phytosanitary controls to prevent the introduction of non-native diseases. The ministry also confirmed that the wheat batch in question has been stopped from entering Turkey due to its detection as contaminated with Tilletia indica.