New Law Introducing Significant Restrictions To The Alcohol Industry

The Law Amending the Soil Conservation and Land Use Act and Certain Other Laws was adopted by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. With the exception of Article 20, the amendments will take effect on the date of publication and introduce significant restrictions on the alcohol sector, in addition to wide-ranging regulations concerning agricultural and forest areas.

Among the key changes in the law is the sponsorship and promotion ban imposed on companies producing alcoholic beverages. In order to prevent companies operating in the alcohol industry from advertising through sponsorships at concerts, events, and similar gatherings, the existing advertising ban has been further tightened to prohibit those who produce, import, and market alcoholic beverages from supporting any event or any broadcast or post across any medium in any form whatsoever by using their trade names, product brands, emblems, logos, trademarks, or other symbols, or any other names or