Turkey: Food and Drugs Law

Turkey has issued a new Food Codex Communiqué establishing comprehensive administrative and scientific procedures for novel foods and traditional foods from other countries. The regulation introduces consultation mechanisms for determining novel food status, detailed application requirements including toxicological studies and allergenicity assessments, and specific timelines for regulatory review processes. Food business operators must now navigate structured pathways for market authorization, with pr

Turkey has introduced comprehensive new regulations governing aromatherapeutic products and medicinal herbal teas, establishing standalone licensing regimes that separate these products from food supplements and general food legislation. The regulatory package also brings significant amendments to existing frameworks for traditional herbal medicinal products, foods for special medical purposes, and medical device sales, introducing new obligations for manufacturers, distributors, and sales channels across p

Turkey has introduced comprehensive new regulations governing aromatherapeutic products, medicinal herbal teas, traditional herbal medicinal products, and special medical purpose foods, establishing detailed licensing requirements and market authorization procedures. The regulations impose significant obligations on manufacturers, distributors, and retailers regarding electronic tracking systems, packaging standards, and promotional activities, while also introducing new restrictions on contact lens sales t

Turkey has introduced comprehensive digital tracking and monitoring systems for plant protection products through two new regulations that came into force in December 2025.

Following the structural changes introduced in 2023 to the regulatory framework governing health claims on food and dietary supplements, the subsequent period has been characterised less by new legislative...

Counterfeit and illicitly traded health products remained a persistent concern in Türkiye throughout 2025, as reflected both in enforcement statistics and in external reporting on supply chain integrity.

Turkey has introduced a new Food Codex Communiqué that fundamentally restructures how food lot identification markings must be determined and displayed on product labels. The regulation shifts responsibility for lot number determination directly to food producers, expands record-keeping obligations, and establishes new compliance requirements that all food business operators must meet by the end of 2026.

27 Şubat 2026 tarihli kılavuz güncellemesiyle, ilaç ambalajlarında Elektronik Kullanma Talimatı (e-KT) bulundurulması zorunlu hale getirilirken, basılı kullanma talimatı bulundurulması isteğe bağlı kılınmıştır.

19 Ocak 2026 tarihinde, Türkiye İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu ("TİTCK"), yurt dışından ilaç temini programları kapsamında temin edilen...