Can I bring meat and dairy to Turkey?
- Official classification
- Meat, meat products and dairy products
Prohibited
You cannot bring meat and dairy into Turkey.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler, Post or courier
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources disagree on this rule and the conflict is not yet resolved.
Official sources disagreed on this rule; this page follows Yolcu Muafiyetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular, the higher-ranked source in the official hierarchy.
Official sources disagreed on this rule; this page follows Yolcu Muafiyetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular, the most recently updated source at the same level.
Official sources disagreed on this rule; this page follows Tebliğ 2012/11 (RG 01.02.2012), the higher-ranked source in the official hierarchy.
If you do not declare
- Step 1: Confiscation, Destruction
Official sources
- Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı (Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye)
- Yolcu Muafiyetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı
- Tebliğ 2012/11 (RG 01.02.2012) Resmî Gazete · Feb 1, 2012
Questions about Meat, meat products and dairy products in Turkey
- Can I bring meat and dairy to Turkey?
- meat and dairy may not be brought into Turkey at all. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare meat and dairy at Turkey customs?
- There is nothing to declare — meat and dairy cannot be brought in at all. Declaring it does not make it admissible; it hands it over.
- What happens if I do not declare meat and dairy in Turkey?
- Under Duyuru, 30 Eylül 2014: the goods are confiscated; the goods are destroyed.
- Can I post or ship meat and dairy to Turkey instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.
- Can I take meat and dairy out of Turkey?
- Turkey publishes no separate rule for taking meat and dairy out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Turkey limit for meat and dairy apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü states it in Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does Turkey compare with other countries on meat and dairy?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 12 prohibit meat and dairy, 8 limit it and 1 let it through. Turkey is among the strictest.
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-16
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kurban Etleri ve Diğer Hayvansal Ürünlerin Yurda Girişine İlişkin Duyuru · verified 2026-09-19