Aktay said in an article entitled “Turkey and French policy under the test of embargo and boycott,” published by “Yeni Safak” newspaper, that “Saudi officials should learn the difference between their direct ban on Turkish products and the willingness of their people to boycott French products.”
Aktay added, “We saw how the boycott, which was initiated by the Muslim peoples, was overshadowed in response to (French President Emmanuel) Macron’s offensive and anti-Islam statements regarding the embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia on Turkish products and goods, in a short time.”
And he believed that “the echo of both campaigns in reality, whether within the country or on a global level, carries important indications about who has the prestige and power in the eyes of the people.”
He added that “the Saudi ban campaign against Turkish products was not left to the decision, will or choice of the people, on the contrary, it was a direct compulsory ban to prevent Turkish companies from exporting their products to Saudi Arabia.”
Aktay stressed that “the Saudi campaign did not stop at the limits of its adoption, but rather its leadership by the head of the Saudi (commercial) chambers, Ajlan bin Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan, and other close associates of the royal family in Saudi Arabia.”
And he added, “Rather, it came to calling all companies that deal with Turkey separately, and warning them by Saudi officials. The owners of investments were also asked to withdraw their investments from Turkey (…) and everyone knows how much the cost of rejecting or opposing the request of Saudi officials will be.”
And he added: “It was noted that many Saudi companies suddenly entered a race across communication sites to boycott Turkish products, for what they considered solidarity with the Saudi Crown Prince (Mohammed bin Salman), especially the companies that had good commercial relations with Turkey, and found themselves forced To submit to and participate in this campaign. “
Aktay said, “Such campaigns will not one day be able to penetrate the side of the Saudi people, as it carries deep affection and respect in a large and strong way, whether for (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan or Turkey.”
He continued: “Because this is known and clear, this campaign was not left to the will and choice of the people, but rather was imposed on it.”
He added, “As for the situation of those who participate in this ban campaign, individually and collectively, as it was written on them, it is exactly the same as the situation that the late (Saudi writer) (Jamal) Khashoggi drew about freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia (…) where people find themselves forced to say things that are not They believe and are not convinced of it. They are obliged to support, bless and applaud the blockade of Qatar, forced to beautify the practices of the coalition in Yemen, despite all the violations … just as they force them to attack Turkey and Erdogan. “
Aktay stressed that this campaign “could not penetrate people and secure a response to it, but when Erdogan called for a boycott of French products, we saw how this call did not stop at the borders of Turkey only, but traveled the whole world, even in Saudi Arabia.”
He added, “The Saudi people cannot access Turkish products because they were banned directly, but they boycotted French products of their own free will, as if they had responded to the boycott of Turkish products by boycotting French products.”
Aktay stressed that “the Saudi people desperately want Turkish products (…). Government boycotts of products of this kind are condemned to remain desperate campaigns that are useless.”
He continued, “Turkish products are competing with their quality, beauty and charm even European products.”
He went on to say: “In Turkey, no one is forced to buy or not buy a product; therefore, Erdogan’s call was within the rights, and it is within the limits of democratic civil reactions, so we find that it has resonated throughout the Islamic world.”
He attributed the reason to that “Erdogan is very confident in the validity of his demand and the power of his representation in the Islamic world, and that the response of the masses in all parts of the Islamic world to this call increases the power of his representation of the Islamic world today.”
And he continued, “The right and the representation on which Erdogan relied in his boycott enjoys great power, which made French President Macron quickly back down.”
After announcing France’s adherence to the cartoons insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, Macron said, in a televised interview on Saturday, that he understands Muslims’ feelings about the cartoons, and that it “is not a government project, but rather emanating from free and independent newspapers that are not affiliated with the government.”
Aktay concluded by saying, “Now let us see whether Saudi officials will take a lesson that they must need to learn the difference between direct ban and boycott?”
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