Turkish exporters say they have become collateral victims of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy. Ali Eren says relations with Saudi Arabia and with Egypt are poor. They always found a country trying to position itself towards Saudi Arabia," he added. But some analysts suggest, the Covid-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for Turkey looking to Saudi Arabia to resolve their differences. With Eren's boiler business still counting the cost of Turkey's regional isolation, coupled with the impact of Covid-19, talk of a rapprochement is welcome.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2021 12:56 UTC