Can you bring meat or dairy products to Turkey?

• Meat & dairy

  prohibited

  Meat and dairy products cannot be brought into Türkiye as personal imports/accompanied baggage, or sent to Türkiye by post, under Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Communiqué No. 2012/11.

  Also covers: meat, dairy, cheese, milk

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Trade) — Gümrük Rehberi: other food products travelers may bring to Türkiye (basis: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Communiqué No. 2012/11)

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