Is pornography legal in Turkey?
Restricted
Turkey criminalizes the distribution and sale of obscene content, particularly in contexts involving children or public display.
Turkey is one of 17 countries classified “Restricted” for pornography — 25% of the 69 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Iraq
- Varies by region Pornography is banned in federal Iraq but not in the autonomous Kurdistan Region.
- Bulgaria
- Illegal Bulgaria criminalizes the production, distribution, and sale of pornographic materials with imprisonment and fines.
- Moldova
- Illegal Producing, selling, broadcasting, or keeping pornographic products for sale is sanctioned in Moldova.
- Egypt
- Illegal Distribution of pornography is illegal, although possession and access are not criminalised.
- Ukraine
- Illegal Ukraine prohibits the importation, making, sale, and distribution of pornographic items.
- Albania
- Restricted Albania criminalizes the distribution of pornography in environments with children and strictly prohibits child pornography.
Other laws in Turkey
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.