| Author (Corporate) | World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Europe |
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| Publisher | WHO |
| Publication Date | 2009 |
| ISBN | 978-92-890-4182-9 |
| Content Type | Report |
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Smoking is a serious health problem in Turkey, causing one tenth of all disability-adjusted life years lost. This report outlines the current state of tobacco-smoking in Turkey, including health and social aspects, epidemiological data and economic, legal and political issues. Until recently one of the major tobacco-producing countries of the world, Turkey has made substantial progress in tobacco control in a short time. It ratified the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 2004, and substantially amended a 1996 law in 2008 to become one of the most advanced tobacco control laws in the world. Even so, about one third of the population still smokes, despite a slight decrease over the last 15 years. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/tobacco-control-in-turkey |
| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Turkey |
