By Hamdi Celikbas
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey has increased tariffs on several U.S.-origin products, including alcohol and tobacco products and cars, according to a new presidential decree published early Wednesday in the official gazette.
Under the decree, Turkey will raise tariffs to 100 percent on imports of the U.S.-origin products.
The new decree amends a presidential decree on July 11.
“Tax rates on imports of some products have been increased on a reciprocal basis against the U.S. administration's deliberate attacks on our economy, ” Vice President Fuat Oktay said later on Twitter.,
Among the products are cars, rice, some alcohol and tobacco products and some cosmetic products like sun creams.