Nihat Özdemir reacts to the temporary government's tax move against Turkey in Syria.

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the interim government led by Ahmed Shara, which came to power in Syria, decided to increase the customs duties on imported products coming from the Turkish border by 300% to 500%. This move negatively affected Turkey's exports to Syria, and trade came to a standstill.

TRUCK QUEUE AT THE SYRIAN BORDER

The changes caused a truck queue exceeding 6 kilometers at the Syrian border, while notable statements came from Nihat Özdemir, the founder of Limak Holding.

NIHAT ÖZDEMİR: THIS DECISION SURPRISED ME A LOT

In a statement to Ekonomim, he noted that the steps taken were not understandable, stating that with the new tax regulation, a tax of 27 dollars would be levied on the cement they export for 50 dollars, and he used the following expressions: "The new administration in Syria has decided to impose customs duties of up to 300% on products coming from Turkey. This decision surprised me a lot. It seems that our relations with the new administration are very good."

"A TAX OF 20 DOLLARS WILL BE COLLECTED ON CEMENT GOING FROM TURKEY"

The implementation of the customs duty increases in Syria, which is the subject of the news, means that a tax of 27 dollars will be collected on the cement we export for 50 dollars. This is a very high tax. Additionally, a tax of 20 dollars will be collected on the cement going from Turkey. It is hard to understand why such a level of tax is applied specifically to Turkey."