"Turkey is separated from Greece by the Aegean Sea. Turkey is also bordered by the Black Sea."
Turkey information
Official Name: Republic of Turkey.
"The population of Turkey is estimated at 52 million."
"Turkey is a republic - it has a constitution and national assembly which is elected for 5 years. The government is led by a prime minister who has little power due to the military and a president who is elected for 7 years."
"The highest point in Turkey is Mount Ararat."
"It is estimated that 43% of the adult population smoke."
"Turkish cigarettes tend to have a higher tar content than foreign cigarettes."
"Until 1986, TEKEL the Turkish run tobacco industry controlled the production and selling of tobacco. Since then international tobacco companies are selling foreign cigarettes in Turkey."
"Turkey spends half the money made from tobacco on foreign cigarettes."
"The government take 50% of the cost of cigarettes in tax."
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"In Turkey, smoking is banned on all Turkish airline flights within the country"
"Now that Turkey has opened up it markets a lot of the money from tobacco production is spent on buying in popular foreign cigarettes."
4.Turkey has no campaign against smoking.
2.Half the money made from exporting tobacco is spent on buying in foreign cigarettes.
5.Health warnings are not required on cigarette packets in Turkey.
1.The Turkish government removed the controls on the tobacco industry in 1986.
3.Turkish cigarettes have a higher tar content that foreign cigarettes.
6.The government does not tax cigarettes in Turkey.
