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Turkish food products flying off shelves in Qatari markets as blockage remains

Published June 9, 2017

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Turkey has started to provide daily food and water supplies to Qatar with Turkish Airlines Cargo planes as the Gulf state faces isolation imposed by fellow Arab countries over its alleged support for terrorism.

Qatari market chains also announced on social media that daily food products from Turkey such as milk, yogurt, and chicken were now on the shelves with signs "from Turkey by air."

Market employees reported that Turkish products are in high demand and all food supplies can be found in most of the supermarkets across Qatar.

"Everything is fine in Qatar, we are now buying Turkish products. Turkey and Qatar are setting a good example on how relations between countries should be," a Qatari lawyer, Suheyl Awad, said as he bought a carton of milk for his son.

On Wednesday, the Turkish parliament pushed through a bill on deploying Turkish troops in Qatar followed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's rapid approval, completing the legislative process.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt severed relations with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorists and their arch-adversary Iran - charges Qatar calls baseless. Several countries followed suit.

Qatar vowed on Thursday to ride out the isolation and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region's biggest diplomatic crisis in years.

Turkey has maintained good relations with Qatar as well as several of its Gulf Arab neighbors. Turkey and Qatar have both provided support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and backed rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad.

-> https://www.dailysabah.com/economy/...shelves-in-qatari-markets-as-blockage-remains
 
So Saudia was not all about oil.
It seems it is the largest industrialized state in the whole region.
 
So Saudia was not all about oil.
It seems it is the largest industrialized state in the whole region.

Nope. Qatar used to reimport goods from Saudi Arabia because it was cheaper and faster. However, paying more for food is neither a problem for the Qatari gov't nor the Qatari citizens. They can afford it. In fact, they won't stop importing food stuffs from Iran or Turkey even if they settle differences with the Saudis and Emiratis. This was a good lesson for Doha.

Another interesting point is that Iran and Turkey aren't competing for market share in Qatar. It seems that Turks are providing processed foods like dairy and meat products whereas Iranians are providing perishable goods like vegetables and fruits. Maybe because they're closer to Qatar.
 
This is a good opportunity for Pakistan to enhance trade, specially food and beverage exports to the small but rich country.
If Islamic Alliance allowed Nawaz govt. Oherwise rotta rahoo..

I would say Turkish beef and chicken is tasty, ate in Turkey, but don't know frozen products. .... party down ...
 
Nope. Qatar used to reimport goods from Saudi Arabia because it was cheaper and faster. However, paying more for food is neither a problem for the Qatari gov't nor the Qatari citizens. They can afford it. In fact, they won't stop importing food stuffs from Iran or Turkey even if they settle differences with the Saudis and Emiratis. This was a good lesson for Doha.

Another interesting point is that Iran and Turkey aren't competing for market share in Qatar. It seems that Turks are providing processed foods like dairy and meat products whereas Iranians are providing perishable goods like vegetables and fruits. Maybe because they're closer to Qatar.
And they have a sea route to Qatar.
 
This is a good time to see true face of Saudi regime. They turned against their own 'brothers' not just by cutting diplomatic ties, but also closing off any shipment of food or water knowing that Qatari citizens had no immediate access from domestically produced food. In times like these, you see the true face of some countries/ideologies.

It's not their first time though, they have done the same thing in Yemen, the difference is, the world doesn't care at all. Millions of Yemenis are in risk of famine, many have died from hunger, virus breakouts because a despotic and backward regime has the green light from world powers to do whatever it likes in there. Yemenis didn't have the luxury of being rich like Qatar, so they have to starve.

It's a good thing that Iran and Turkey are making sure Qatar doesn't have any food problem. Saudis tried to make Qatar bend the knee by going as low as cutting food supplies to the country.

That's what happens when a rich backward regime is given free hand to spread its ideology and terror anywhere in the region/world. As if groups like Al-Qaeda, Taliban or ISIS, its legitimate ideological children were not enough for ME.
 
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Capitalism is a funny irony filled snake.

So tell me more how the fatties of the Arab world are munching on Baklava and Borek?
 
No wonder Imam Mahdi (AS) will appear from Turkey.

wait what now ?
We have enough issues with Super Woman at this moment in time so i dont think the world is quite ready for a Muslim super hero.
lol
 

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