In response to Turkey downing a Russian military
jet near the Syrian border in November, the Kremlin has imposed a
suite of unilateral sanctions against Turkey.
A statement outlining the scope of the sanctions imposed under
President Putin's Executive Order on 28 November 2015 is
available here (http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50805).
Among other things, the sanctions place bans and limitations on
the import into the Russian Federation of certain goods originating
from Turkey; prohibit employment of Turkish nationals by Russian
companies as of 1 January 2016 (unless they were already employed
or the Russian employer is included on a special list to be
maintained by the Russian Government); and restrict Turkish
companies from performing certain work and services in Russia.
Other measures include suspension of visa-free travel to Russia for
Turkish citizens commencing 1 January 2016 (except for those who
have residence permits and diplomats and their
