Egypt swoops in Saudi markets amid boycott of Turkish products
Egypt is trying to substitute Turkish products with Egyptian products in Saudi Arabia, in an attempt to exploit the popular boycott campaign launched by the Saudis against Turkish products in light of the Turkish-Saudi tensions.
Egypt is trying to replace Turkish products in the Saudi market with Egyptian products, and it is exploiting the popular campaigns in Saudi Arabia that have been calling for boycotting Turkish products due to the disputes between Turkey and the kingdom.
Stores in Saudi Arabia have begun displaying Egyptian products in lieu of Turkish ones, according to a press report published by Agence France-Press Oct. 22. “In one of the stores in Riyadh, employees removed ‘Made in Turkey’ products off several shelves and replaced Turkish cheese with Egyptian cheese,” the report states.
In early October, head of the Council of Saudi Chambers Ajlan al-Ajlan called on the Saudis to boycott Turkish products, in response to the enmity between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Tension between Turkey and Saudi Arabia has been escalating since the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan accused Saudi officials of being involved in the brutal murder at the time.
