Research Article

Tobacco control activities in Turkey

Volume: 11 Number: 2 August 28, 2013
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Tobacco control activities in Turkey

Abstract

Tobacco use is accepted as a major public health problem, killing 6 million people every year globally. However, millions of lives can be saved by implementing the effective tobacco control measures recommended by WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first international treaty on tobacco control which was accepted in 56th World Health Assembly in 2003. In line with WHO FCTC six effective tobacco control strategies were defined in MPOWER Package in 2008. In Turkey, the first law controlling tobacco came into force in 1996, banning smoking in most indoor public places. By amendment of the law in 2008, Turkey became a completely smoke free country. Turkey achieved major advances on tobacco control during the past 15-20 years; tobacco use was reduced considerably (from 63% to 41% among males, and from 24% to 13% among females), indoor air quality improved (up to 90% reduction of PM2.5 values), health complaints, such as stuffy nose, watering eyes or coughs, of workers at restaurants, hospitality venues were reduced), and acute health effects of smoking such as cardiovascular and respiratory conditions were reduced. Turkey is the only country implementing all six measures of the MPOWER package successfully and was used as a model for other countries by WHO. Nevertheless, there is still much to do in Turkey as there is a high smoking prevalence and still some violations of smoking bans in indoor places.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hilal Özcebe This is me

Publication Date

August 28, 2013

Submission Date

December 12, 2015

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Year 2013 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Bilir, N., & Özcebe, H. (2013). Tobacco control activities in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Public Health, 11(2), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.173019
AMA
1.Bilir N, Özcebe H. Tobacco control activities in Turkey. TJPH. 2013;11(2):96-103. doi:10.20518/tjph.173019
Chicago
Bilir, Nazmi, and Hilal Özcebe. 2013. “Tobacco Control Activities in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 11 (2): 96-103. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.173019.
EndNote
Bilir N, Özcebe H (August 1, 2013) Tobacco control activities in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Public Health 11 2 96–103.
IEEE
[1]N. Bilir and H. Özcebe, “Tobacco control activities in Turkey”, TJPH, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 96–103, Aug. 2013, doi: 10.20518/tjph.173019.
ISNAD
Bilir, Nazmi - Özcebe, Hilal. “Tobacco Control Activities in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 11/2 (August 1, 2013): 96-103. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.173019.
JAMA
1.Bilir N, Özcebe H. Tobacco control activities in Turkey. TJPH. 2013;11:96–103.
MLA
Bilir, Nazmi, and Hilal Özcebe. “Tobacco Control Activities in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health, vol. 11, no. 2, Aug. 2013, pp. 96-103, doi:10.20518/tjph.173019.
Vancouver
1.Nazmi Bilir, Hilal Özcebe. Tobacco control activities in Turkey. TJPH. 2013 Aug. 1;11(2):96-103. doi:10.20518/tjph.173019

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