Turkey-Israel Booming Trade Obscured in Erdogan Political Rants
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Turkish television star Kivanc Tatlitug made his debut on Israeli screens last month in a sign that commercial ties are surviving the political rift between the two countries.
As Tatlitug’s soap opera, “Menekse and Halil,” airs in Israel, business between the two countries is booming. Trade has risen 30 percent since January and sales of Turkish-made cars such as Ford Motor Co.’s Connect vans and Renault SA’s Clio doubled in Israel last year. Flowing in the opposite direction, refined fuels and industrial machinery powered a 40 percent jump in Israel exports to Turkey last year.