Erdogan says he will never allow vaping, will block e-cigarettes in Turkey

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Speaking at an event against smoking in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had ordered his Trade Minister “never” to allow e-cigarettes in Turkey and said that tobacco companies were “getting rich by poisoning” people. While vaping is not illegal in Turkey, purchasing or distributing e-cigarettes is. Despite this, many people procure e-cigarettes through online distributors, which also provide the liquid to put in the machines.

Who cares

Doesn’t this man have more important concerns to deal with?

I too will never do vaping.

But I assume cigarettes will still be legal? C'mon now. 🤔

Tobacco's lobbies are really active and influent... btw irrelevant information.

NYSMom4Kiddos Your ant to make this guy your spokesperson for anti-vaping? Go ahead, let’s see how that goes.....

Public Smoking Ban in Turkey:

well take that in your pipe and smoke it

Who gives a shxt to e-cigarettes... Tell us about the conflict between the Turks and the Kurds!

He will know the danger of vaping in Turkey

Not gonna lie I'd respect Erdogan more if he'd admit that Turkey committed three genocides last century against the Assyrians, Armenians, and Greeks.

The commentators know nothing about Turkey, but talk with their prejudices. Turkey does not target Kurds or civilians, but PKK terrorist organization.

RTErdogan go to HELL

Should block reg tobacco too... Not like it causes Cancer.

Mountain DEW or Acid rain Mouthwash? I concur, and would not allow some of the things that r sold today!!!! It's not, Free to do harm to others and have them pay u to do it.

I support terrorists, jail anybody that disagrees with me but I will make sure you have healthy lungs

so

A cabeça desse cara é desproporcional ao corpo.

Reuters, honestly. Instead of reporting on what Turk’s may or may not do to themselves, why not get him on the record on what is happening to the Kurds?

What a humanitarian

Just like here! Crisis of confidence. Corruption rampant. Evil on public display. Look, a blue jay!!!

He doesn’t care about people, so this is about control

Good news he's fine with 1/4 of Turks dying from regular tobacco

After all allowing people to chose would be a bad thing....right? I mean the DICKtator must have total control over everything and everyone

That’s like in the middle of WWII reporting that Hitler was changing his cologne. Am I mistaken in thinking Reuter’s has become a bit of a joke?

He will be saying next he never inhaled

But genocide is okey dokey.

Except for Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan is sending him a year’s supply.

smoking bongs is very very common in d Arab world

What about white phosphorus

More than some people want to do the same here too... because of associated health issues

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The tobacco smoking rate in Turkey is high compared to many nations, despite the government working to limit it.

Nothing more harmful to children in Syria; poor deflection

No vapes but murder Kurdish babies. Priorities?

Why I would care?

Turkish soldiers in invaded syrian city Tel Halaf, giving heavy aid boxes to a kurdish man to kill him. 2nd photo a turklsh soldier kidnaps a baby, 3rd photo a turkish soldier gives poisinous sugar to kurdish kids

and the Nobel Peace Prize goes tooo......

Who gives a sht why is this news? Is turkey now a super power because our president is so weak?

But uses White Phosphorus on Civillani in Syria

FFS... A NEWS AGENCY!!!! Live at 6.. Erdogan prefers the feel of cashmere over silk!!!

So e-Cigarettes are not ok for this man but regular tobacco smoke is quite alright! 🤦😆

yep, everybody knows that vaping leads to democracy 🤪

Dude is a nazi.

Camel cigarettes for everyone!

Any chance he can do Humanity a solid and block E-rdogan’s? RTErdogan reuters

Cretino e ignorante anche in questo. Incompetente, disinformato, supponente, tipico dittatore. Carlo Cipolla, Medico.

Who the frack cares, Reuters! Jesus. I think we have more things to worry about with this guy. Who’s on the Twitter copy desk over there? Fire them.

Erdogan is pro-genocide, but vaping is a bridge too far. Okay.

Heel belangrijk, mafklapper !......

He's literally killing people in Syria right now, but hey!

A very wise decision Mr. Erdogan. Smoking this shit will kill poeple but obviously not as fast as your weapons, bullets and bombs.

Yupe while he kills the Kurds, Reuters is busy building his image. Extend same courtesy to Indian PM. Oh wait... that goes against your agenda, right?!

Good! realDonaldTrump should block them in the USA!!!

Bruh who would want to go to Turkey if you can't JUUL 😤

Deus ex machina😱

Make love, not..w..v..vape?

Based, thank you sultan.

Why... because most people in Turkey smoke and too much money will be lost if vaping comes in.. simple..money rules...

But opium is Okey dokey

Seriously? No other news today involving Erdogan? I don’t know, maybe focus on the general stating that ethnic cleansing is in full swing? Just a thought.

But Erdogan will allow his army to smoke from e-hookahs while they slaughter the Kurds?🤔

This is why trump like him.

Every issue has been solved in our country. After e-cigarettes, we will discuss the pension of retired elephants in the circus

Who the heck cares what this genocidal maniac cares about? Ugh!

but surpressing dissent and slaughtering kurds is okay

Is this news considering what’s going on in Turkey ? do better !

Says the man who says he will crush the heads of all Kurds, a real humanitarian

we will come to Europe as a tourist to smoke

Does he have shares in tobacco companies?

He’s right.

But bombing children is perfectly fine. How noble.

He's committing genocide and this is a story you choose to go with?

Phosphorus weapons on civilians, no problem.

This is the top news coming out of Turkey? FFS.

Heeeeeeeeeey, European union😂😂😂😂😂😂

But he doesn't mind dropping white phosphorous bombs on civilians and children. ToughGuy Fool

One out of three people in Turkey smoke. The government wants to keep cigarettes legal, and ban products that help smokers stop smoking. Well done MikeBloomberg. Do you have no doubts? Do you ever wonder how history will treat you? Well done WHO. Do you have no doubts?

On this, dictators agree: NO VAPE FOR YOU.

His entire focus is on smoking Kurds.

RTErdogan não adianta tem que haver uma conscientização da população e me faz a gentileza vai ver sua prisão e o antro das drogas suja largados ataca a prisão na Síria 🇸🇾 para soltar quem está lá. Prenderam lá !

Genocide good. Poison gas good. Vaping bad.

Must have cigarette factory.

He also said he will crush sculls. Did u write about that?

I think smoking and vaping are stupid habits, but it's not the for the nation's leader to decide whether or not to allow it. AnotherReasonForHatingDictators

Wow, random. Never mind the ethnic cleansing, let's talk about vaping.

But killing Kurds is ok.

Is Turkey governed by decree?

pure dictator

Against Muslim rules

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He would rather kill his people himself!!!!

Re Engineer Turkey’s vernacular ways or else it will hit tourism to start with...

Bravo. True

tripadvisor from a year a go

Yes, I think that is Erdogan‘s biggest „sin“ by far. Gtfoh!

Cos that’s more serious than killing innocent KURDS..

Erdogan is a psychotic multi-faceted patient with a lack of human emotion

Don't be a tough guy... Pro vaping letter coming soon...😂

Hitler will block and i support him on that.

Cause that might kill people?

How much did he get from Phillip Morris?

Prohibition of stupidity in Turkey, Turkey would be a better country

This man is committing genocide on the Kurds & you talk about vaping? What is wrong with you?

wonderful

But he loves the hookah!

I heard he wants to kill all Jews of Turkish decent ...

Oh good. Glad we’ve got his assurance on that!

Turkish tobacco is a pretty big thing, no?

HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA

Because God knows he doesnt want people dying

I thought using a hookah was like vaping. Is it not?

now trump voters are conflicted.

wooooow akp has lost my vote

Dictator Erdogan has spoken.

Why is this so funny?

Ah. Melania must have gotten to him.

He’s hilarious.

Very wise move

Good one

Obviously has some tobacco lobby behind him

ooooh, big news

Top Notch Hash is Made In Turkey ;)

Can't believe they don't have access to it yet!

He is not been bought by the vaping industry

👍

priorities

But genocide is cool ?

Breaking News! Trump to embargo Turkish tobacco, Camels files for Chapter 11.

Caring about his people. I like it

Wow, I guess this guy really isn’t a perfect leader.

If I was in Turkey, I would start smoking, just for opposing this idiot.

Can he ban himself. Oppressor ERDOGAN.

Sounds like Trump. Alcohol and Cigarettes kill millions a year, but e-cigarettes are evil.

OMG , Reuters Canada post on E-cigarettes of Turkey but don't post anything about the turkish terrorist war!! Cuze Erdogan killer like Justine

Maybe he has no cut in it...

Ban vaping but allow cigarettes to kill smokers while ethnically cleansing the Kurds in Northern Syria. LeT tHeM dRiNk TeA.

Where there's smoke there's fire.

Trump is opposed to vaping also! This is hard proof that Turkey is our ally and we should therefore exonerate Erdogan of all atrocities and ethnic cleansing he has committed! TurkeyOutOfNATO ImpeachTheMFTraitor

Siz bu kıytırık haberler ile milleti aldatma yerine,abd başkanlarının teröre ve teröriste milyonlarca dolar para ve 10bin lerce tır silah mühimmat yardımını yazın konuşun.ödediğiniz vergiler masumların canını alıyor bunu yargılayın.Teröre ve destekçilerine lanet olsun.

But murder is always allowed

He is ERDOĞAN ,makes...

But genocide... that’s cool, right? TheseFuckers

But smoking is allowed Erdie?!? EmineErdogan trpresidency

Smoke real cigarettes you $$%&!.

This reminds me of the folks here in America who swear they’ll never allow plant-based hamburgers. Tobacco may be a part of Turkey’s identity in a way similar to how hamburgers are a part of American identity, but both kill their citizens.

But they send no Trump allows the Saudis an Turkey ppl from those countries to open those stores that sell them to the community's called 'Tabbaco Land' all conspiracy

But the hookah is ok?

How the fuk do you think this is relevant right now? 😠😠😠😠

this is a joke, right? The man who is cleansing his country of a people is upset about portable bongs?

Of course he will never allow

oh

Too busy smoking Kurds i guess

what a guy. so thoughtful and caring for human life

with all the bad going on this was the question? seriously?

don't they smoke hookah in Turkey?

Old conservative politicians aren't known for their hurry to ban businesses or whole industries unless they are forced by courts, I'm really curious what's going on behind the scenes with this ban vaping push

This is the major talks in Turkey now,I have e-cigarette and i will use it,he cant stop me

With Phosphor and Napalm, on the other hand, he's more generous.

' Turkish President..said..he will never allow electronic cigarette 🚬 companies to produce..in Turkey 🇹🇷,urging Turks to drink tea instead'

King

This dictator is correct in banning e-cigs.

said and collected 10% of all taxes from cigarette and alcohol.

So these instead?!

Yes, chemicals can be bad for you.

That’s news?

Erdogan is a great leader. It helps Libya, Syria and other countries عودة_دراكوليشتي_حفتر_ق_21

But it is ok for his terrorist army to use white phosphorous against Kurds!

Seriously

Regime change

Uh...ok? Maybe ask next how he feels about spray vs roll on deodorant.

The fact that turkey is a major tobacco producer has nothing to do with this I am sure.

Now do genocide😐he allows that though

Genocide is fine though......

*democracy Fixed.

strange

🧐🤨🤔 *thats* the line in the sand?

Protecting the Turkish cigarette industry is very important.

He will, however, allow bombing

Is this really top news in Turkey right now? Wow.

Oh. Well. Good for him.

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