Posted on 08/14/2018 2:55:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the United States.
"We will boycott America's electronic products. If they have the iPhone, there is also Samsung on the other side. We also have our own Venus Vestel. We will adopt these measures," Hurriyet Daily News quoted Erdogan as saying.
He added, "We can do two things; one in economy, the other in politics. We have taken measures that economy needs and we will keep doing it.
"What is more important, I think, is keeping our political stance strong."
The rift between the US and Turkey came as a result of Turkey's refusal to free an American pastor.
Last week, US President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, including a 20 percent duty on aluminum and a 50 percent duty on steel. In response, Turkey's Foreign Ministry vowed to "retaliate" against the US sanctions...
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While never going to Turkey, the Turks I meet here reflect your observations.
Terrible people. Going on about their stinking gold and how much better turkey is, all the while telling stories of the corruption, crime and why their families left.
“There are USA-made electronics?
Turkey has electricity?”
Conversation of the day !
I was stationed in Turkey for awhile in the early 1970s. I agree with your conclusion.
As would my son, who had the displeasure of serving close to the Turkish border in an armpit named Shank. Two guesses where the bad guys came from. You wont need the second guess.
Time to reclaim Constantinople.
I wonder if this includes all the electronic spare parts for the Turkish military. Erdogan hasn’t learned his lesson yet, so we should slap a tax on those items as well.
He's about to pay for his mistakes.
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