Table 2. Timeline of the tobacco control laws and tobacco use prevalence by gender in Turkey from GATS and GYTS.
GATS: Global Adult Tobacco Surveys, GYTS: Global Youth Tobacco Survey, WHO FCTC: World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, TAPDK: Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority, PMO: Prime Minister's Office, NTCP: National Tobacco Control Program, HTPs: heated tobacco products
Source: Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data (GTSSData) [21] and Turkey Tobacco Laws in Turkey [11,18]
| Short name of legal provision or law | Year | GATS or GYTS survey conducted | Current cigarette smoking (male) (%) | Current cigarette smoking (female) (%) |
| Law No. 4207: Prevention and Control of the Harms of Tobacco Products | 1996 | - | - | - |
| Law No. 4733: The Market of Tobacco, Tobacco Products, and Alcohol | 2002 | - | - | - |
| Law No. 4822: Commercial Advertisements and Ads | 2003 | GYTS 1 | 9.40 | 3.50 |
| Party to WHO FCTC | 2005 | GYTS 2 | 22.10 | 16.60 |
| Regulation: Manufacture, type, labeling, and surveillance of tobacco products | ||||
| Law No. 5326: Misdemeanors | 2008 | GATS 1 | 45.80 | 14.90 |
| Law No. 4207: Enforcement | ||||
| Law No. 4207: TAPDK | ||||
| Loose cigarette ban | ||||
| PMO Circular 2009/13 - Implementation of Law No. 4207 | 2009 | GYTS 3 | 10.20 | 5.30 |
| Production and trade of tobacco products | 2010 | - | - | - |
| MoH Guidance - Law No. 4207: Obligations of Provincial Authorities | ||||
| Sales and Presentations of Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages | 2011 | - | - | - |
| TAPDK Decision No. 6896 | 2012 | GATS 2 | 41.30 | 13 |
| Council Decision No. 7105 | GYTS 4 | 12.10 | 9.30 | |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages law | 2013 | - | - | - |
| Regulation of business places with hookah smoking | 2014 | - | - | - |
| NTCP Plan of Action 2015 | 2015 | - | - | - |
| Council Decision No. 9010 | ||||
| Decision No. 2015-8353 Adjusting Tax Rates | ||||
| Penal Code of Turkey | 2016 | GATS 3 | 44.10 | 19.20 |
| Decision No. 13016 on Cigarette Papers | 2017 | GYTS 5 | 9.90 | 5.30 |
| Decree No. 696 - TAPDK dissolved and enforcement transferred to Agriculture and Health Ministry | ||||
| Formation of NTCP Committee | 2018 | - | - | - |
| Plain packaging | 2019 | - | - | - |
| Health warnings on hookah bottles | 2020 | - | - | - |
| Bans import of e-cigarettes and HTPs, and restriction on passengers | ||||
| Health warning covering 85% of the front and 100% of the back of the package of smoked tobacco products | 2021 | - | - | - |