Turkey raises tariffs on some US imports

Turkey has sharply raised tariffs on some US imports, including passenger cars, alcohol, tobacco, the country's Official Gazette said on Wednesday.

The decree, signed by President Tayyip Erdogan, raised the tariffs on passenger cars by 120 percent, on alcoholic drinks by 140 percent and on leaf tobacco by 60 percent.

Tariffs were also increased on goods including cosmetics, rice and coal.

Last Friday, US President Donald Trump said he had authorized higher tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Turkey as tensions mount between the two NATO allies over Ankara's imprisonment of a pastor and other diplomatic issues.

Agencies