Alcohol

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Tax hike on alcoholic beverages dampens the spirit of Turkish nightlife

February 11, 2022

In a waterfront İstanbul neighborhood that once buzzed with cafe and pub life, there are now only empty tables after a nearly 50 percent...

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Turkey bans supermarkets from selling non-essential goods during lockdown

May 4, 2021

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Tuesday released a circular informing governor’s offices that supermarkets and other shops wouldn’t be allowed to sell goods other...

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Turkey’s tax revenue from alcohol exceeded budgets of 7 ministries in 2020

March 30, 2021

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) earned TL 16.5 billion ($1.9 billion) from a special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages in 2020, which...