Alcohol laws of Turkey

Turkey's driving under the influence law gives a blood alcohol content limit of 0.05 mg/ml and 0 for commercial drivers.

[5] The high tax on the alcoholic beverages, called special consumption tax (Turkish: Özel Tüketim Vergisi or ÖTV), was established first in 2002 and dramatically increased in 2010 by the government of the Justice and Development Party, whose leadership is known for their aversion to alcohol.

[9][10] For instance, the increase in prices of an average rakı, a traditional Turkish alcoholic beverage, was only slightly higher than the regular inflation, 204% to 206%, from 2003 when Justice and Development Party came into the office until 2012.

[14][15] The law also included a requirement to blur depictions of alcoholic beverages on television and in television films, as was already done for cigarettes,[2] and for bottles to carry health warnings similar to tobacco packaging warning messages.

[5] These laws did not affect online media, and significant protest grew against the ban on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Ekşi Sözlük and YouTube.