Is LSA (Morning Glory) legal in Turkey?

Legal status

LSA is not confirmed as a controlled substance in Turkey and this row is a deferral rather than a finding. The dossier searched the Turkish terms «liserjik asit amid» and «LSA» and the transliterations liserjik asit amid and LSA against the classification decisions made under article 19 of Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Substances, and confirmed no current entry. It rejected the near match «LSD», because LSA and LSD are different amides, and that distinction holds under a closed list even though the two share a lysergic core. There is a second layer this row does not resolve. LSA occurs naturally in the seeds of several ornamental plants, and the dossier read no seed, plant or horticultural rule at all, so nothing here says whether the seeds themselves may be imported or sold. The annexes to the ten decisions footnoted to article 19, the latest being Presidential Decision No. 10851 of 9 January 2026, are not reproduced in the consolidated statute, which is why the alkaloid's placement cannot be stated either way.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. No article in this chain carries a capital or whole life route, and no per-substance threshold was verified for this row. If a classification decision names LSA, the ceiling is 30 years under article 188(1) of Penal Code No. 5237 with aggravating multipliers in article 188(4), (5) and (8), article 188(3) sets not less than ten years for domestic sale, supply, transport, storage, purchase, acceptance and possession, and article 191(1) sets two to five years for possession for use with the five year deferral of 191(2). If no decision names it, none of those provisions engages. The practical question on this row is usually about seeds rather than about the isolated alkaloid, and it is unresolved in both directions: an unlisted alkaloid in a listed plant and a listed alkaloid in an unlisted seed produce opposite answers, and nothing in the material the dossier read decides between them.

If prescribed or medical

There is no prescription route for LSA in Turkey and no medicinal preparation exists. The dossier carried no prescription instrument for this row and no per-substance medical route is asserted here. Article 188(6) of the Penal Code reaches substances that are permission bound or prescription bound and produce a narcotic or stimulant effect, and neither limb has been shown to apply. Seeds sold as ornamental garden stock are not medicines and carry no medical status of any kind.

Documentation

Nothing documents an unconfirmed alkaloid, and a seed packet bought for horticulture documents only the seller's description. Where material is seized the content is established by the analysis required under article 20 of Law No. 2313, and a finding of a scheduled substance in the sample would be charged on that substance. Because the seed question was not reached at all, treat this row as open rather than as clear. The search log was read in the dossier on 18 September 2026 and article 19 of Law No. 2313 was read from the consolidated statute on 20 September 2026.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Turkey’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.