{
  "iso2": "tr",
  "name": "Turkey",
  "region": "Europe/Asia",
  "bloc": null,
  "verified": "2026-10-17",
  "authority": {
    "name": "Ministry of Trade, Customs",
    "url": "https://ticaret.gov.tr/"
  },
  "currency": {
    "code": "TRY"
  },
  "rules": {
    "tobacco": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "600 cigarettes / 50 cigars / 250 g",
      "detail": "Duty-free per traveller aged 18+: 600 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g loose or pipe tobacco. Must be carried with you.",
      "source": "https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_ye-ait-gumruk-bilgileri.tr.mfa",
      "lang": "tr"
    },
    "alcohol": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "1 L spirits (>22%) or 2 L (<=22%)",
      "detail": "Duty-free per traveller aged 18+: 1 litre of drinks above 22% alcohol, or 2 litres of drinks at or below 22%.",
      "source": "https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_ye-ait-gumruk-bilgileri.tr.mfa",
      "lang": "tr"
    },
    "duty_goods": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "Gifts and goods up to EUR 430",
      "detail": "Personal goods and gifts up to EUR 430 are exempt (EUR 150 under age 15). Up to EUR 1,500 a flat tax applies: 30% from EU countries, 60% elsewhere; above that, normal duties.",
      "source": "https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_ye-ait-gumruk-bilgileri.tr.mfa",
      "lang": "tr"
    },
    "plants_seeds": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "Fruit/veg up to 3 kg; other plants 1 kg",
      "detail": "Fresh or dried fruit and vegetables are exempt up to 3 kg and other plant products up to 1 kg; larger amounts are treated as commercial.",
      "source": "https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_ye-ait-gumruk-bilgileri.tr.mfa",
      "lang": "tr"
    }
  },
  "gov_uk_slug": "turkey",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Customs information for travellers (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)",
      "url": "https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_ye-ait-gumruk-bilgileri.tr.mfa",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "tr"
    },
    {
      "title": "Taking cultural property abroad (Culture Ministry, Cultural Heritage and Museums)",
      "url": "https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-132370/yurtdisina-kultur-varligi-cikarmak-istiyorum-ne-yapmali-.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "tr"
    },
    {
      "title": "Traveller exemptions FAQ (Ministry of Trade)",
      "url": "https://ticaret.gov.tr/gumruk-islemleri/sikca-sorulan-sorular/bireysel/yolcu-muafiyetleri",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "tr",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs Enforcement FAQ (Ministry of Trade)",
      "url": "https://ticaret.gov.tr/gumruk-muhafaza/sikca-sorulan-sorular",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "tr",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs General Directorate (Ministry of Trade)",
      "url": "https://ggm.ticaret.gov.tr",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "tr",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Cash and jewellery that may not leave with a traveller (Customs Guide)",
      "url": "https://gumrukrehberi.gov.tr/sayfa/yolcu-beraberinde-yurt-d%C4%B1%C5%9F%C4%B1na-%C3%A7%C4%B1k%C4%B1%C5%9F%C4%B1-yasak-olan-nakit-para-ve-ziynet-e%C5%9Fyas%C4%B1-nelerdir",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "tr",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Law 2863 on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets (Art. 32 export ban)",
      "url": "https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.2863.pdf",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "tr",
      "unverified": true
    }
  ],
  "outbound": {
    "antiquities": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Protected cultural assets cannot leave",
      "detail": "Movable cultural and natural assets that must be protected in Turkey cannot be taken abroad. Objects certified as unregistered by a museum directorate may leave if you present that document.",
      "source": "https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-132370/yurtdisina-kultur-varligi-cikarmak-istiyorum-ne-yapmali-.html",
      "lang": "tr"
    }
  }
}