Can you buy IQOS/heat-not-burn tobacco sticks in Turkey, and where are they sold?

Parcels: a participant living in Turkey warned in July 2026 that people often agree to carry someone else's parcel and later have to prove the contents are not theirs — and the penalties can be severe. Do not carry other people's parcels with unknown contents.

Participants living in Turkey wrote in June 2026 that heated tobacco sticks are banned there: they are not sold openly, and online, according to one of them, they appear very rarely — almost never. Check the current rules with official sources before your trip.

Scams: participants warned in June 2026 that people who message you privately first offering sticks are scammers, and they recommend one another. The logic is simple: if a product is not sold openly, where would it come from "especially for you"? Nobody sells the stock they brought for themselves. Do not send prepayment to strangers.