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28th October 2024: Turkey: Researchers from the Economic Research Forum – a regional network based in Cairo and Dubai focused on advancing economic research for sustainable development in Iran and Turkey – presented findings from a survey experiment exploring how the legal status of nicotine products influences young adults’ perceptions and choices. Although alternative tobacco products are banned, they remain accessible through the illicit market. The survey indicated that most young consumers view these illegally sold products as less socially acceptable and are less inclined to use them, stating a willingness to pay less for illegal products compared to legal ones. Currently, the government’s stance on novel tobacco products is strongly restrictive, with bans on most alternatives that challenge the country’s EU Customs Union obligations, effectively creating a barrier to imports from European markets.
10th June 2024: Turkey: During a meeting with young athletes, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the harms of tobacco in relation to public health and the environment. He specifically spoke against e-cigarettes, saying his administration does not intend to allow them, as it believes they are more harmful than traditional tobacco products, press reports. Since 2022, imports of e-cigarettes have been banned in Turkey.
21st March 2024: Turkey: The Ministry of Trade has released its annual activity report for 2023, which revealed that in collaboration with the customs enforcement team, it was able to confiscate a total of 1.1m e-cigarette devices, and 463,800 ml of e-liquid last year.
12th February 2024: Turkey: First Lady Emine Erdoğan has tweeted against the use of heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, saying that these products are hazardous not only to health but also to nature and humanity due to the non-recyclable hazardous waste they create.
28th November 2023: Turkey: Ömer Bolat, the minister of trade, tweeted that the Customs Enforcement team affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce seized a total of 275,520 e-cigarettes, marking the biggest seizure of vapes in a single day. The minister noted in his statement that his administration will continue to stand against illegal trade and other activities that harm public health.
7th November 2023: Turkey: Member of parliament (MP) Kayıhan Pala of the Republican People’s Party has emphasised that e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are being portrayed as harmless, despite potential health risks. Pala argued that these products might pose harm comparable to – if not greater than – traditional cigarettes, press reports.
7th July 2023: Turkey: Member of Parliament Murat Emir, of the Republican People’s Party, has raised concerns about the sales of e-cigarettes on various websites despite the ban on their importation in Turkey. He highlighted the risks associated with e-cigarettes, and urged minister of commerce Ömer Bolat to monitor the market, press reports. Emir also called for stricter regulations and penalties to watch for e-cig sales and protect public health.
30th May 2023: Turkey: The re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a third term as president, while the People’s Alliance led by his Justice and Development (AKP) party secured a majority in Parliament, suggests there is little prospect of any opening up of the e-cigarette sector. Erdoğan signed an order in 2020 banning the import of e-cigarettes.

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