‘Israeli goods may be banned over Gaza violence’

PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the killing of Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces on the Gaza border, media reported on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters on a return flight from Bosnia on Sunday, Mr Erdoğan said the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had recommended that a boycott be imposed on Israeli goods and Turkey would reconsider its ties with Israel.

“We will put our relations on the table, in particular our economic and trade relations. We have an election ahead of us. After the election we will take our steps in this direction,” he said.