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Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in Turkey

Global business and regulatory news covering the alternative tobacco industry

2nd August 2023

More improvement needed – WHO report gives the world 7/10 for tobacco control

1st November 2017

Turkish government’s ‘secret attempt’ to legalise HnB exposed and shot down

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Daily regulatory updates of the tobacco alternative sector. It includes weekly podcasts and monthly compilations

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 6.4m heated tobacco units 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.
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.
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, is unlikely to lead to any opportunity for a legal market in heated tobacco. In 2017, Parliament, led by the AKP, failed to pass a bill to legalise heat-not-burn tobacco products. However, in 2020 the AKP passed Law No. 2149/2020 banning the use and circulation of heated tobacco.

Regulatory reports

Detailed legal reports outlining industry regulation, analysis of the laws, and compliance requirements

15th April 2024

Turkey: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, April 2024

11th December 2023

Turkey: heated tobacco regulation, December 2023

3rd July 2023

The top changes that matter in this month’s Policy Radar update, May 2023

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Regulatory data

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19th July 2024

TobaccoIntelligence compliance calendar

11th July 2024

Global regulatory tracker: tobacco-free pouches, June

4th July 2024

Regulatory database: global alerts round-up, June

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