Turkish Goods Reach Israel via Greece, despite Official Ban

The nature of the political and economic interdependence of Turkey with Israel has been subject to oscillations in the last decades due to internal and external factors, including regional rivalries,or bilateral discordance. 

The current study sought to unravel how political barriers are ccrossedin a bid to maintain business and economic relations by using Turkish commodities trans-shipped through Greek ports to the Israeli markets in defiance of the ban.

Turkey and Israel are former military and political allies, though the relations between these two countries have recently been rsomewhatstrained, especially in the last decade. After the Mavi Marmara affair in 2010 ,when Israeli troops stormed a Turkish flotilla in international waters, oenroute to Gaza, diplomatic relations fell to a low. Despite efforts to reach reconciliation ,the tensions remain great due to fundamental differences regarding the Palestine issue and some other questions.

For these reasons, Turkey furthered its political conflict with Israel and officially prohibited foods from being directly shipped to the country. This ban was to be used as a political bluff against the Israeli political stand on issues affecting Palestine. BHoweverworld economics and the integration of the regional market chain have made the situation very dizzy.

However, the recent Turkish pressures and embargo that led to a ban on Israeli-made goods have not snuffed out trade between the two countries. Rather than a kava ceremony, what has occurred is a reformation of traditional ceremonies into something that is more acceptable within the new parameters set forth by American society. 

It is now possible to hear that Turkish products are warehoused in Greece before being shipped to Israel. This circumvention suggests that the pursuit of economic rationality appears pbeforepolitical prescription.

As for the bypass, Greece, which is located between Turkey and Israel, has appropriately emerged as a major link. Apart from the ports, the Greek transport and logistics systems have become crucial in transporting Turkish goods to the Israeli market. 

The desire of people in Turkey to buy goods produced in Israel and ohe need of Israeli consumers to purchase goods made in Turkey are strong indicators of business exchange between the two countries. While political tension arises, there is always what firms hope to maintain and develop to be profitable business relations.

The fact that many imported goods that arrived in Cyprus had passed through Greece shows the flexibility of the regional trade networks. This position benefits Greek logistics companies that may receive new business and, therefore, improved revenues from managing such shipments.