Vape / E-Cigarette 🇹🇷 Turkey
Sale banned but possession for personal use tolerated
Can I bring Vape / E-Cigarette into Turkey?
Sale banned but possession for personal use tolerated
Full details
Turkey banned the import and commercial sale of e-cigarettes in February 2020 under Presidential Decree 2149; personal-use carriage by travelers falls in a grey zone where Customs has consistently confiscated devices and pods at IST and SAW airports. Carrying a single device for personal use is treated as administrative seizure rather than criminal smuggling; fines up to TRY 5,000 may apply. Re-export-on-departure is rarely offered.
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Permitted in transit. Turkish Customs Law 4458 (Transit Provisions) allows goods in international transit without requiring import clearance. Vaping devices in personal quantities (up to 2) remain in checked baggage and transit through IST without entering Turkish commercial channels. Device must be declared if asked by customs.
Travelers arriving in Turkey may import duty-free: 1L of spirits or 2L of wine or beer (17+), 400 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco (17+). Merchandise (gifts and personal effects): USD $430 (approximately EUR 430) worth of goods per traveler. Turkish residents returning from abroad may import a single personal laptop duty-free. Additional personal goods are assessed at a flat rate. Commercial quantities of goods require formal import procedures.
Declare vape / e-cigarette at customs on arrival in Turkey and carry any documentation specified in the rule. Verify current requirements with Ministry of Trade — General Directorate of Customs (Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanlığı) before travel.
This page covers destination customs rules in Turkey. Whether you can carry vape / e-cigarette through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Vape / E-Cigarette rules in other countries
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇹🇭 Thailand
Completely banned. Possession carries criminal penalties.
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇸🇬 Singapore
Banned. Importation and possession are criminal offences.
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇦🇺 Australia
Nicotine vapes require a prescription. Recreational vapes heavily restricted.
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Banned until 2019; now technically permitted for adults but heavily restricted at borders.
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Vapes legal but nicotine liquid unregulated
Vape / E-Cigarette
🇮🇳 India
Complete ban on e-cigarettes