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Turkey's rift with Saudi Arabia will not end soon

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: TURKEY
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Turkey Saudi Arabia ME/NAF Qatar United Arab Emirates Iran Israel Palestinians Russia Sudan Syria Yemen

Topical: industry international relations politics foreign policy religion sanctions talks civil war media military party
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2018), "Turkey's rift with Saudi Arabia will not end soon", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB227805

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Significance

The two-day visit has not averted the growing confrontation between Turkey on one hand and the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the other. This is forming a new and important cleavage in the politics of the Middle East.

Impacts

Turkish exports to the Gulf countries look vulnerable.
Turkey will avoid allowing its political differences with Saudi Arabia to affect business links.
Saudi investments in Turkey, at about 6 billion dollars, will be a stabilising factor.
Joint ventures in the arms industry could be the main casualties.

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