Is Salvia divinorum legal in Turkey?

Legal status

Salvia divinorum is not confirmed as a controlled material in Turkey and this row is a deferral rather than a finding. The dossier searched the Turkish terms «Salvia divinorum» and «adaçayı» and the transliterations Salvia divinorum and adacayi 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 «salvinorin A», because the constituent does not settle the plant material. This row differs from the other plant rows in the corpus in one important way: its active constituent is also unconfirmed, whereas khat, peyote and ayahuasca each sit beside an alkaloid that is verifiably scheduled. Both the plant and the compound are therefore unresolved here, which makes the deferral wider rather than narrower. The Turkish search term adaçayı is worth noting, since it is the ordinary word for sage and covers culinary species that have nothing to do with this one.

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 Salvia divinorum or salvinorin A, the ceiling is 30 years under article 188(1) of Penal Code No. 5237, 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. If no decision names either, none of those provisions engages, and unlike the other plant rows here there is no scheduled constituent waiting in the analysis to produce a charge on a different basis. That is a genuinely more open position and it is stated as such rather than softened in either direction.

If prescribed or medical

There is no prescription route for Salvia divinorum in Turkey. It has no marketing authorisation and no recognised medical use, 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 permission bound or prescription bound substances producing a narcotic or stimulant effect, and dried leaf satisfies neither limb. Sale as a herbal product in another market is not a Turkish status.

Documentation

Nothing documents an unconfirmed plant, and the specific hazard here is the concentration rather than the species. Standardised extracts sold at multiples of natural leaf strength are a different proposition from leaf, and neither the plant nor the compound has a confirmed Turkish placement, so no paperwork settles the question in advance. Content is determined by the analysis required under article 20 of Law No. 2313 if material is seized. 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.