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Turkish tourism representatives and exporters are at odds over whether a public holiday for the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) should be extended or not. 

Hoteliers have been pushing for an extension to the public holiday for Eid al-Adha to 10 days in order to help Turkey's struggling tourism sector. 

Turkey has suspended the issuance of licenses for the duty-free import of sunflower oil, wheat and corn from Russia, Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevsky told TASS on March 17. 

The reason behind this move may be retaliation against Russia's ongoing sanctions on some key agricultural products from Turkey, according to several experts.