Cannabis — Turkey
What travelers need to know about cannabis in Turkey. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Cannabis in Turkey: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.
Cannabis is illegal in Türkiye. Buying, accepting, possessing or using it carries two to five years in prison under Article 191 of the Turkish Penal Code, rising by half if the offence happens within 200 metres of a school, hospital, place of worship, dormitory or barracks. Bringing cannabis into the country is a different and far more serious offence: importing carries twenty to thirty years, and the personal-use article does not cover importing at all.
Personal use or possession: two to five years in prison, or three to seven and a half years within 200 metres of a school, hospital, place of worship, dormitory or barracks. Importing: twenty to thirty years plus a heavy judicial fine. Synthetic cannabinoids carry a further increase of one half.
§ Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Directorate General of Law and Legislation) — Türk Ceza Kanunu (Law 5237), articles 188 and 191, consolidated textVerified Aug 21, 2026