Balgarianovinite.com A draft law by the Turkish Ministry of Health proposes a ban on smoking in parts of cafes and restaurants with retractable roofs, the online news outlet Sozcu reported.
BTA checks show that this “loophole” in the legislation has often been used by establishments to circumvent the smoking ban. Another common practice is to hide ashtrays shortly before inspectors arrive and put them back out once the inspectors leave.
According to the state-run Anadolu [news] Agency, the proposed changes are part of a package of measures aimed at combating addictions, including tobacco use, digital addiction, and obesity.
Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu emphasized that the changes will make mobile teams monitoring compliance with the smoking ban more active, while clinics for tobacco cessation and nicotine addiction will expand the scope of their work.
“In this way, we will achieve better results in the fight against tobacco addiction. We are preparing legislative changes regarding indoor smoking and hope to bring this to the agenda of the Grand National Assembly soon. With the approval of the President (Recep Tayyip Erdogan), we should achieve much better results on this issue,” Memisoglu said.
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture are also working on a joint bill that will cover foods and their sugar content. Family doctors and health centers are expected to take a more active role in promoting policies against obesity and encouraging healthy eating and active lifestyles. Turkiye to Ban Smoking Even in Cafes and Restaurants with Retractable Roofs 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-13 12:12:43 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law