trade minister: They want to invest in Turkey, according to The Japan Times. Go and make your investment elsewhere. Speaking at an event against smoking in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had ordered his Trade Minister never to allow e-cigarettes in Turkey and said that tobacco companies were getting rich by poisoning people. ; They asked us for a place and permission to produce these e-cigarettes . We didn't give it to them and we will not, he said, without saying which firm or firms he was referring to. Around 27 percent percent of Turkey's total population aged over 15 smoked cigarettes in 2016, according to World Health Organization data, down from around 31 percent in 2010, with males making up the majority of smokers. Despite this, many people procure e-cigarettes through online distributors, which also provide the liquid to put in the machines. While vaping is not illegal in Turkey, purchasing or distributing e-cigarettes is.
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