Smoking in Turkey

About a quarter of adults in Turkey smoke.^[1] Smoking in Turkey is banned in government offices, workplaces, bars, restaurants, cafés, shopping malls, schools, hospitals, and all forms of public transport, including trains, taxis and ferries.^[2] Turkey's smoking ban includes provisions for violators, where anyone caught smoking in a designated smoke-free area faces a fine of 188 Turkish lira (~€9.29/$9.90/£8.22) and bar owners who fail to enforce the ban could be fined from 560 liras for a first offence up to 5,600 liras.^[2] The laws are enforced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey.^{[citation needed]}

Tobacco is grown^[3] and cigarette factories use 11% local tobacco as of 2023.^[4] Traditionally oriental tobacco was grown but nowadays cig manufacturers prefer Virginia, which requires irrigation.^[5] Smoking is a major cause of poor health in Turkey. Often locally grown tobacco is rolled illegally to avoid tax.^[4] Rolling machines can easily be bought.^[6] Also there is illegal waterpipe tobacco.^[7]

Manufacture and import of e-cigarettes is banned,^[8] so only combustible cigarettes with deadly^[9] smoke are made and sold legally.^[10]