Can you bring a vape or e-cigarette into Turkey?

Rules for vapes, IQOS, pods, e-liquids and heated tobacco. Importing them into Turkey is banned; only a passenger aged 18 or over may bring the 1 device they are currently using and a limited amount of consumables. They cannot be sent by post or courier.

As a passenger Conditions apply Importing them is banned and there is no commercial entry. Details ↓

By post or courier Not allowed E-cigarettes, their cartridges and liquids cannot be brought in by post or express courier. Details ↓

Bringing it with you

Importing them is banned and there is no commercial entry. However, a passenger aged 18 or over may bring in the 1 device they are already using and a limited amount of consumables.

Allowance1 device + 30 ml liquid, or 200 heated tobacco sticks, or 3 disposable e-cigarettes

Documents

ID (age 18)

Good to know

No exemption under Decision 2009/15481 applies to these products.
Goods exceeding these amounts are placed in storage to be handed back when you leave the country; if not collected in time they are destroyed.
The same applies to transit passengers entering by land or sea.

Legal basis: Presidential Decision 2149 (Official Gazette 25.2.2020) · Ministry of Trade Circular 2020/7 (as amended by Circular 2024/18)

Sending it by post or courier

E-cigarettes, their cartridges and liquids cannot be brought in by post or express courier.

Legal basis: Presidential Decision 2149 · Ministry of Trade — Post and Express Courier Guide

Which products does this rule cover?

Presidential Decision No. 2149 bans the import of the following, and no passenger allowance applies to them:

Tobacco products consumed by heating or burning — except cigarettes, rolling tobacco, pipe tobacco, shisha tobacco, cigars and cigarillos
Products imitating tobacco, with or without nicotine: including e-cigarettes and electronic hookahs
Electronic devices, parts, spare parts and solutions (e-liquids) used to consume these products

So nicotine-free e-liquids are covered too. Ordinary cigarettes, cigars and shisha tobacco follow the cigarette and tobacco allowance instead.

Transit passengers

Passengers entering Turkey by land or sea in transit are subject to the same limits. Passengers transiting through Turkey by air face no restriction, because their goods do not enter the Turkish customs territory.

Frequently asked questions

Can I bring a vape or e-cigarette into Turkey as a passenger?

Yes, with conditions. Importing them is banned and there is no commercial entry. However, a passenger aged 18 or over may bring in the 1 device they are already using and a limited amount of consumables.

Can a vape or e-cigarette be sent to Turkey by post or courier?

No. E-cigarettes, their cartridges and liquids cannot be brought in by post or express courier.

What is the Turkey customs allowance for e-cigarettes, vapes and heated tobacco?

Allowance: 1 device + 30 ml liquid, or 200 heated tobacco sticks, or 3 disposable e-cigarettes.

What documents do I need for a vape or e-cigarette?

As a passenger: ID (age 18).

How many disposable vapes can I bring to Turkey?

Up to 3, together with the 1 device you are already using, if you are 18 or over. The limit was cut from 10 to 3 by Circular 2024/18; many websites still say 10. The alternatives are up to 200 heated tobacco sticks or 30 ml of cartridges/e-liquid in total. Anything above the limit is stored and handed back when you leave, or destroyed if not collected.

Can I bring IQOS heated tobacco sticks to Turkey?

Yes, within the limit: a traveller aged 18 or over may bring the 1 device they use and up to 200 heated tobacco sticks. Importing these products is otherwise banned and they cannot be sent by post or courier.

Brands covered by this rule

Lost Mary, Geek Bar, Vaporesso, SMOK, VOOPOO, OXVA, Rincoe, TEREA, VEEV, Fume