Türkiye
Asia
#104 of 196 worldwide
#12 of 48 in Asia
Possession carries two to five years, often converted to probation and treatment. Hemp is licensed in selected provinces and a few cannabinoid medicines are prescribable.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Buying, receiving or possessing cannabis for personal use is a crime under Article 191 of the Penal Code, with two to five years in prison. For a first offence, however, prosecutors must normally defer prosecution for five years and impose at least a year of supervised probation, with treatment where needed. Breach the conditions or reoffend and the prison sentence applies.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Growing for personal use falls under the same Article 191 regime; anything larger is production under Article 188, with far heavier sentences.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Probation rather than prison for first-time users, but under a criminal framework with a multi-year sentence hanging over them. Dealing is punished severely.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supplying drugs to others is punished under Article 188 with at least ten years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is covered by Article 191 on the same terms as possession, and probation involves regular drug tests.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
No legal source for THC cannabis.
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Hemp may be grown under permit in a list of designated provinces; the state has promoted it for fibre and, more recently, for low-THC medicinal products.
Low-THC cannabis-derived products through pharmacies under a 2025 measure; a prescription mouth spray since 2016.
Very limited: a cannabinoid mouth spray on special prescription since 2016, and pharmacy distribution of products under 0.3% THC from 2025.
A year or more of supervision and testing; if probation is completed the case is dropped without a conviction.
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