Turkey Boycott: India attacked with 'trade and travel', how much loss will Turkey suffer? Read the details here

A situation of war had arisen between India and Pakistan in the past few days. Both countries were attacking each other with drones. Meanwhile, news comes that drones have been sent by Turkey to attack Pakistan. It is worth noting that Turkey has been assisted by India many times.

After which, this step of Turkey was called a betrayal and treachery in friendship. Now the situation has reached boycott.

Attacked by travel

Indian tourists contribute a lot to Turkey's economy. Meanwhile, hundreds of Indians have cancelled their trip to Turkey and Azerbaijan. According to the information received in this regard, more than 50 percent of the bookings from India have been cancelled in about 6 days.

MMT spokesperson said that the people of India have completely boycotted Turkey. Within about a week, 60 percent of the bookings of Turkey and Azerbaijan have been cancelled.

Along with this, he said that we stand with our country and army. Apart from this, we also fully support the cancellation of bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan. We have also stopped travel offers related to Turkey and Azerbaijan on our platform.

JNU also took a big step

Jawaharlal University has also boycotted Turkey and ended the agreement with Inonu University.

JNU writes on its X that Nation First, we stand with the country.

CAT also supported the boycott

Confederation of All India Traders (CAT), the apex organization of traders of India, has also stressed boycotting China, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. They say that these countries have openly supported Pakistan. Along with this, CAT has decided that it will try to strengthen this campaign with travel and tour operators' organizations. Will intensify this campaign by contacting various other related sections

CAT National General Secretary and Chandni Chowk MP Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that according to the available data of the year 2024, the total foreign arrivals in Turkey were 62.2 million tourists, of which about 3 lakh tourists were from India alone.

Deep impact on Turkey's trade

In the financial year 2023-2024, India imported 2,482 items from Turkey. These imports totaled US $ 3.78 billion. India imports many items from Turkey. These include salt and plastering materials (US $ 235 million), inorganic chemicals (US $ 188 million), mineral fuels and oils (US $ 1.8 billion), nuclear reactors and parts (US $ 311 million), natural and precious pearls (US $ 132 million), animal products (US $ 149 million) etc.

Meanwhile, Indian traders refused to import apples from Turkey. Traders say that Turkey sends drones to Pakistan. It can be said that this trade and travel boycott by India will have a deep impact on Turkey.