Legal status in Turkey

Per-substance legal status for Turkey, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice — drug laws change; confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

Last updated: 2026-07-14

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2-FDCK

Legal status: Controlled substance — the WHO ECDD (2023) lists Turkey among jurisdictions controlling 2-FDCK under its narcotic/psychotropic control framework (Law No. 2313, green-prescription regime). Mechanism: national NPS listing. As a 1971-Convention party, Turkey is bound by the Schedule II placement effective 3 December 2024; exact list entry left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Drug offences involving 2-FDCK carry imprisonment under the narcotics provisions of the Turkish Penal Code, graded between personal use/possession and supply.
If prescribed / medical: No medicinal or prescription status for 2-FDCK.
Documentation: Import and purchase are prohibited; 2-FDCK is a Schedule II psychotropic under the 1971 Convention (in force 3 December 2024).

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is controlled — subject to Turkish national restrictive measures (the EMCDDA groups it among “22 Member States + Turkey + Norway” with pre-existing measures) and caught by Turkey's synthetic-drug annex framework.
Consequences if caught: Narcotics/synthetic-drug offences: trafficking carries substantial imprisonment; possession is a criminal offence. Death penalty abolished (2004) — no capital exposure.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled synthetic drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is classed as an illegal narcotic in Turkey — added to the national controlled-substances list via the NPS/narcotics regulation (exact instrument left to confirmation).
Consequences if caught: Narcotics offence (Turkish Penal Code arts. 188/191): use, possession, supply and trafficking penalties up to lengthy imprisonment. No death penalty (abolished).
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Possession, supply and import prohibited; no lawful personal-import route.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is controlled together with the plant (no separate isolate carve-out) as a constituent of kratom on Turkey's national controlled-substances list (reported 2014); 7-OH is not separately named — its individual listing is left to confirmation, but it shares the plant's controlled status.
Consequences if caught: Manufacture, sale or possession of the controlled substance is penalised under Turkish drug law, with trafficking carrying multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom and its alkaloids have no authorised Turkish medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a nationally controlled substance.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled under Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Drugs (offences under the Turkish Penal Code); Adderall is not licensed.
Consequences if caught: Possession without valid authorisation is criminal (reported ~4–24 years for possession/use/smuggling; aggravated life for trafficking).
If prescribed / medical: Obtain prior Ministry of Health authorisation before travel and carry the prescription; amphetamine/Adderall is unlicensed and high-risk.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Alcohol

Legal status: Legal but restricted — alcohol (ethanol) is a licensed, age-regulated beverage (minimum age 18), not a controlled drug; the 2013 Law No. 6487 bans retail sale 22:00-06:00, advertising and sponsorship.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for adult consumption; off-hour or unlicensed sale and advertising breaches carry administrative fines.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Sold at licensed shops and venues during permitted hours on proof of age; no traveller permit within duty limits.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled under Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Drugs (offences under the Turkish Penal Code); Adderall is not licensed.
Consequences if caught: Possession without valid authorisation is criminal (reported ~4–24 years for possession/use/smuggling; aggravated life for trafficking).
If prescribed / medical: Obtain prior Ministry of Health authorisation before travel and carry the prescription; amphetamine/Adderall is unlicensed and high-risk.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are controlled psychotropics (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control and national drug-tracking — a prescription-controlled class transposing the 1971 tiers.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is prescribed as a green-prescription antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); the sedative-hypnotic barbiturates are tightly controlled.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report; without a Turkish prescription it is treated as criminal.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) — internationally a 1971 Schedule III opioid, a lighter tier than methadone — is a controlled narcotic dispensed on prescription under TİTCK control; approved in 2010, it is the ONLY agonist opioid-substitution medicine in Turkey (there is no methadone maintenance programme).
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid substitution only through specialised hospital AMATEM clinics; take-home is limited.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report and INCB certificate; confirm with TİTCK before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Illegal (Penal Code Arts 188/191); CBD/hemp products treated as cannabis; cannabis seeds prohibited to import
Consequences if caught: Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed. Cannabis is recognised as a controlled drug in enforcement and case law; CBD and hemp products are treated as cannabis, and importing cannabis seeds is prohibited.
If prescribed / medical: CBD/hemp products are treated as cannabis; not a freely carried traveller medicine. Verify any medical-cannabis product with the TİTCK before travel.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is on Turkey's controlled-narcotics list under Law No. 2313. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis, separately placed on the narcotics list in 2011) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc., scheduled 2010-11) that derive from it; cathinone is the named controlled alkaloid, cathine the milder metabolite (1971 Schedule III). Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 — no capital exposure.
Consequences if caught: Controlled narcotic: possession and supply of the alkaloid are offences under Law 2313; custodial, not capital.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled narcotic.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) and cannabis extracts are controlled narcotic substances under Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Substances; there is no legal recreational or consumer CBD supplement, and the statute-line CBD-scheduling wording is left to confirmation on the official gazette while the prohibition is settled.
Consequences if caught: Possessing CBD outside the medical channel is narcotic possession under the Turkish Penal Code (Art. 191) — prosecution, supervised treatment or imprisonment — with hemp/CBD products treated as cannabis.
If prescribed / medical: Sublingual cannabinoid medicines (for example Sativex) have been permitted by physician prescription since 2016, and a 2025 reform moves toward pharmacy-dispensed cannabis-derived medical products below 0.3% THC.
Documentation: Consumer CBD is not legalised by documentation; prescription cannabinoid medicines are the only legal channel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is a controlled psychotropic (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control and national drug-tracking.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a green-prescription psychotropic medicine.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report; without a Turkish prescription it is treated as criminal.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Penal Code (Arts 188/191) — illegal; possession and trafficking both prosecuted
Consequences if caught: Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed. Cocaine is recognised as a controlled narcotic in Turkish enforcement and case law.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; controlled medicines require original packaging plus a doctor's letter and a TİTCK check (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is prescription-only in Turkey; foreign OTC codeine products (painkillers, cough syrups) are illegal to bring without a prescription, and controlled formulations need Turkish Ministry of Health authorisation.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid prescription is a criminal offence even if the product was bought legally abroad - arrest, prosecution and deportation risk.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed and dispensed as a controlled medicine under TITCK control.
Documentation: TRAVELLER TRAP: possessing codeine without a valid prescription is criminal even if bought legally abroad - controlled forms need Ministry of Health authorisation.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Turkey: it is controlled AS cocaine, a narcotic under the Turkish Penal Code (No. 5237) and Law No. 2313 on Narcotics Control, whose scheduling covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and so reaches the base/freebase form. Crack is prohibited identically to cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Possession/personal use of crack (as cocaine) is an offence (Penal Code Art 191); manufacture and trafficking are prosecuted under Art 188 with lengthy imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has only narrow controlled medical use; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Turkey's narcotics regime (Law No. 2313 and the Penal Code drug offences), which treats THC and cannabis derivatives as narcotics; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis (illegal, TCK Arts. 188/191); hemp/CBD products are also treated as cannabis. No death penalty (abolished).
Consequences if caught: Illegal; trafficking under TCK Art. 188 (heavy imprisonment) and use/possession under Art. 191 (treatment/probation measures).
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; cannabis-type products (including THC isomers) are barred.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is a controlled psychotropic (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control and national drug-tracking.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a green-prescription psychotropic medicine.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report; without a Turkish prescription it is treated as criminal.

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DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; a controlled precursor (1988 Table I) administered by TİTCK (licensing + e-notification). Also a prescription pharmaceutical. Not a scheduled narcotic itself.
Consequences if caught: Illicit import/diversion of a controlled precursor is an offence under Turkey's precursor/narcotics-control law (imprisonment + fine; TİTCK sanctions), distinct from narcotic-drug trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Heroin

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Penal Code (Arts 188/191) — illegal; possession and trafficking both prosecuted
Consequences if caught: Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed. Heroin is recognised as a controlled narcotic in Turkish enforcement and case law.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; controlled medicines require original packaging plus a doctor's letter and a TİTCK check (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a controlled narcotic dispensed on a red prescription (kırmızı reçete) under Turkish narcotics law and TİTCK control; it is not marketed in Turkey but sits in the same narcotic strong-opioid tier as morphine and oxycodone — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Use or possession up to roughly 2–5 years; trafficking heavier; undeclared narcotics are confiscated with arrest risk.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Turkish hydrocodone product; a narcotic opioid is dispensed only on a red prescription.
Documentation: Traveller trap: prior Ministry of Health authorisation plus a medical report/prescription is required for narcotic medicines.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic drug dispensed on the green-prescription (yeşil reçete) system under Turkey's drug-control framework (Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Drugs; TİTCK oversight).
Consequences if caught: Drug offences under the Turkish Penal Code (arts. 188–191) carry heavy penalties — multi-year to 20+ years for trafficking; imprisonment for use or possession.
If prescribed / medical: Available as a prescription medicine (green-prescription controlled substance). Carry the original prescription.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

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Khat

Legal status: Controlled. PLANT NAMED: Catha edulis (khat) was placed on the controlled-narcotics list alongside cathinone and cathine by Council of Ministers Decision No. 2011/1310 (7 Jan 2011) under Law No. 2313; import/sale/production is licence-only and consumption banned. Mechanism: NAMED (plant).
Consequences if caught: Personal use/possession of the leaf carries 2-5 years imprisonment; unlicensed import is seized.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; leaf is a controlled narcotic and seized on import.

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Kratom

Legal status: Kratom is controlled in Turkey — kratom and its principal alkaloid mitragynine were added to the national controlled-substances list (reported 2014); manufacture, sale and possession are penalised. The alkaloids are controlled jointly with whole-leaf kratom, not under a separate isolate regime.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession, supply or trafficking of a controlled substance is prosecutable under Turkish law (imprisonment).
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom has no Turkish marketing authorisation and is not prescribable.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled substance.

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Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is a controlled psychotropic (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control and national drug-tracking.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a green-prescription psychotropic medicine.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report; without a Turkish prescription it is treated as criminal.

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LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled narcotic/psychotropic under the UMKK schedules. NAMED mechanism. Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking under TCK art. 188: heavy imprisonment; not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled narcotic with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a scheduled narcotic.

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MDMA

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Penal Code (Arts 188/191) — illegal; possession and trafficking both prosecuted
Consequences if caught: Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed. Ecstasy/MDMA is recognised as a controlled narcotic in Turkish enforcement and case law.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; controlled medicines require original packaging plus a doctor's letter and a TİTCK check (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV was added by name by Cabinet Decree 2012/2861 (2012) to the controlled/monitored substances, amending the schedule to the narcotics-control law.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and trafficking carry imprisonment under the narcotics-control law. No death penalty (abolished).
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Turkey.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled substance; do not carry.

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Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is a licensed prescription medicine (recete ile satilir), not a controlled drug: memantine products (e.g. Melanda, Alios) hold TITCK marketing authorisation and are not listed among Turkey's controlled narcotic/psychotropic substances.
Consequences if caught: Memantine carries no controlled-substance penalty; supply outside the prescription channel is a medicines-regulation breach only.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's dementia.
Documentation: Memantine formulations are documented in TITCK product information (KUB/KT); carried lawfully with a prescription.

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Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — NAMED. Mephedrone was individually added to Turkey's controlled-substances list by Cabinet/Presidential decree under Law 2313, as Turkey scheduled many NPS in 2010–2011.
Consequences if caught: Controlled narcotic: possession and supply offences. Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 — no capital exposure.
If prescribed / medical: Controlled narcotic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled narcotic.

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Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a controlled narcotic in Turkey, but there is NO methadone-maintenance programme — methadone is essentially unavailable (Turkey's only agonist OST is buprenorphine/naloxone via AMATEM clinics).
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: No methadone OST route exists — the sole agonist-maintenance option in Turkey is buprenorphine/naloxone through specialised AMATEM clinics.
Documentation: There is no domestic methadone supply; carrying it would require an INCB certificate plus prescription and prior Ministry of Health (TİTCK) authorisation — confirm before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Penal Code (Arts 188/191) — illegal; possession and trafficking both prosecuted
Consequences if caught: Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed. Methamphetamine is recognised as a controlled narcotic in Turkish enforcement and case law.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; controlled medicines require original packaging plus a doctor's letter and a TİTCK check (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic dispensed on a restricted (kırmızı/yeşil reçete) prescription under Law No. 2313; LICENSED and marketed (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta).
Consequences if caught: Dispensed only on a restricted prescription; possession without valid authorisation is criminal under the Turkish Penal Code.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Mitragynine

Legal status: Mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, is controlled together with the plant in Turkey: kratom and its principal alkaloids were added to the national controlled-substances list (reported 2014), with the alkaloids listed alongside the plant material rather than under a separate isolate regime; manufacture, sale and possession are penalised.
Consequences if caught: Manufacture, sale or possession of the controlled substance is penalised under Turkish drug law, with trafficking carrying multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom and its alkaloids have no authorised Turkish medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a nationally controlled substance.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Modafinil

Legal status: Controlled 'kontrole tabi' medicine dispensed on a normal prescription (not a red/green narcotic prescription); prescription-only.
Consequences if caught: Prescription-medicine offence only (monitored-dispensing rules; not a narcotic).
If prescribed / medical: Carry the prescription; sale without a prescription is prohibited.
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a controlled narcotic dispensed on a red prescription (kırmızı reçete) under TİTCK control.
Consequences if caught: Use or possession without a valid Turkish prescription up to roughly 2 to 5 years; trafficking heavier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a red-prescription narcotic for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: TRAVELLER TRAP — prior Ministry of Health authorisation plus a medical report and prescription are required; undeclared narcotics are confiscated and can lead to arrest.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nicotine

Legal status: Nicotine is legal in Turkey in regulated combustible tobacco and in nicotine-replacement therapy, but the nicotine DELIVERY product is effectively banned for commerce. A Presidential Decision published in the Official Gazette on 24 February 2020 prohibits the importation of e-cigarettes, heated-tobacco devices, e-hookahs and their parts and solutions; with no domestic production licences granted, sale is effectively barred. A narrow personal-use import exemption (one device, up to 30 ml of solution or 10 disposables) exists.
Consequences if caught: Commercial import, distribution, sale and advertising of e-cigarettes are prohibited; supply of the products is an offence though private use itself is not criminalised. Travelers may carry only the limited personal quantities permitted under Circular No. 2020/7.
If prescribed / medical: Nicotine-replacement therapy is a lawful medicine; e-cigarettes have no approved medical or prescription channel.
Documentation: No commercial import licence is granted; personal imports are capped by the customs circular.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a controlled narcotic dispensed on a red prescription (kırmızı reçete) under Turkish narcotics law and TİTCK control — a marketed strong opioid.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on the red narcotic prescription.
Documentation: TRAVELLER TRAP: prior Ministry of Health authorisation plus a medical report/prescription is required; undeclared narcotics are confiscated and can lead to arrest.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Turkey controls MDMA as a narcotic under the Penal Code (Law No. 5237) while ketamine is a controlled psychotropic dispensed on the green-prescription system under Law No. 2313, and drug law reaches any preparation containing a controlled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled detected component.
Consequences if caught: Possession and trafficking are prosecuted under Penal Code Arts 188/191, with imprisonment set by whichever constituent is detected.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; ketamine is a green-prescription controlled medicine, whereas MDMA has no marketed medical use.
Documentation: Sold as an unregulated party powder; because composition varies batch to batch, buyers cannot know its constituents, so legal exposure under Turkish drug law is unknowable at purchase.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Turkey under MoH/TİTCK monitoring — its dispensing was tightened in 2019 (prescription and e-reçete reporting controls that roughly halved consumption) so that it is no longer freely sold, a stricter regime than gabapentin.
Consequences if caught: Supplying or possessing pregabalin outside the prescription framework is prosecutable; over-the-counter sale is not permitted.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a monitored prescription medicine under TİTCK controls.
Documentation: Carry a personal supply with the prescription or a doctor's letter and declare it; unprescribed possession is treated as a controlled-medicine matter.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is a licensed prescription medicine (normal beyaz recete), not a controlled drug: Seroquel and ketiapin products (Sequa, Quelept, Ketya and others) hold TITCK marketing authorisation and are not listed among Turkey's controlled narcotic/psychotropic substances.
Consequences if caught: Quetiapine carries no controlled-substance penalty; supply outside the prescription channel is a medicines-regulation breach only.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; dispensed on a standard white prescription.
Documentation: Quetiapine formulations are documented in the TITCK kisa urun bilgisi (KUB); carried lawfully with a prescription.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamine (hyoscine) is a licensed medicine, not a controlled drug: butylscopolamine (Buscopan) and scopolamine products hold TITCK marketing authorisation and are not listed among Turkey's controlled narcotic/psychotropic substances.
Consequences if caught: Scopolamine carries no controlled-substance penalty; supply outside the authorised channel is a medicines-regulation breach only.
If prescribed / medical: Buscopan (butylscopolamine, Boehringer Ingelheim) is dispensed for spasm; scopolamine is used clinically in premedication.
Documentation: Butylscopolamine/scopolamine formulations are documented in TITCK product information (KÜB/KT); carried lawfully.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Turkey scheduled synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') by Cabinet decree extending the controlled-substances lists under the narcotics-control law, adding synthetic cannabinoids as chemical groups and named compounds since about 2012 and tracking the 1971 Convention Schedule II additions.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and trafficking carry imprisonment under the narcotics-control law (Penal Code Arts 188/191). No death penalty (abolished).
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Turkey.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a controlled medicine in Turkey, dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under MoH/TİTCK control; over-the-counter sale is prohibited and unprescribed use is criminal (TCK art. 191).
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable; trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control.
Documentation: Carry a personal supply with the prescription or a doctor's letter and declare it; unprescribed possession is treated as a controlled-substance offence.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is a controlled psychotropic (1971 Convention) dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under TİTCK control and national drug-tracking.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a valid Turkish prescription is prosecutable (Turkish Penal Code); trafficking carries multi-year terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a green-prescription psychotropic medicine.
Documentation: Personal supply needs a prescription plus a doctor's report; without a Turkish prescription it is treated as criminal.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Turkey's TİTCK (medicines agency) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the reachable Turkish sources (Penal Code No. 5237 / Law No. 2313) — verify before travel. Note: synthetic cannabinoids ('bonzai') are recognised in enforcement. Personal use, possession or purchase (Art 191) carries 2–5 years' imprisonment, but first offenders are placed under judicial probation (denetimli serbestlik) — supervised treatment and testing — and the case may close without a conviction on completion. This applies equally to cannabis and other plant-based drugs. Trafficking — production, import, export, sale, supply or transport (Art 188) — carries 10–20 years, rising above 30 in aggravated cases, with no statutory soft/hard distinction and no leniency for foreigners. The personal-use vs trafficking line is set by Court of Cassation case law (not a fixed gram amount): packaging, scales, cash and quantity are all weighed.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter and check the TİTCK classification (see documentation).
Documentation: Controlled medicines (opioids — tramadol/codeine/oxycodone/morphine; ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin/Adderall; some sedatives) are high-risk: carry original packaging plus a doctor's letter, check the TİTCK classification, and bring only the minimum quantity needed. Undocumented controlled medicines create criminal exposure. Cannabis seeds are prohibited to import.

Source · Updated 2026-06-25

Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a controlled prescription hypnotic in Turkey dispensed on a green prescription (yesil recete), the control tier for psychotropic medicines with dependence potential, consistent with its 1971 Convention Schedule IV status.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised supply or possession of this green-prescription hypnotic without documentation is an offence and has caused problems for travellers who bought it legally abroad.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed short-term for insomnia on a green prescription subject to dispensing controls.
Documentation: A traveller should carry prescribed zolpidem with the prescription/medical report; green-prescription controls govern local dispensing.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

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