Combating Counterfeit Hygiene Products, Along With COVID-19

Turkey's first official diagnosis of COVID-19, which is considered to have begun in China's Whuan city in December 2019 and which has spread to millions worldwide in the following months, was announced on 11 March 2020. Following the first case reported in Turkey and basically due to sudden increase in the demand for products such as masks, disinfectants, detergents; a direct increase has also been observed in the supply of counterfeit products to the market, which are illicitly manufactured at uncontrolled plants. 

With the instruction sent by the Turkish Central National Police to the branch offices for General Security and Anti-Smuggling Divisions in 81 provinces; an efficient fight was commenced against counterfeit cleaning and hygiene products in order to protect public health and within the scope of these activities, counterfeits were seized in March, April, May 2020 in many provinces across Turkey and these products which directly threaten public health were