Turkish Cigarettes: A market dying of its own poison? Rising taxes and falling exports: Ken Research REQUEST FOR SAMPLE REPORT Buy Now Request For sample Report × Report Title Name Email Designation Phone No Comapny Name Comapny URL Country -- Please Select Your Country -- Afganistan Africa Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia Australasia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil BRICS British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central and South America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe European Union Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Global Great Britain Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guerney & Alderney Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man (Island of) Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Middle East Minnesota Moldova Monaco Mongolia Monserrat Montenegro Morocco Morroco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North America North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Samoa (American) San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scandinavia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon (Islands) Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Requirement Submit The Turkish Cigarette market was growing rapidly until past few years. The growth, which started in 1990, started to slow down in 2004. Until then, the market grew about 48%. Recently, this segment has seen some significant slow down in terms of sales. Every year, thousands of people die in Turkey because of tobacco consumption. In addition, million more use tobacco on daily basis, affecting their and their families lives. As education and knowledge is spreading, more and more people are becoming aware about the harmful effects of smoking a cigarette and moving away from it. Rising cigarette prices, increased taxes and stringent regulations are aggravating the situation and hampering the sales of cigarettes further. In 2014, the per capita consumption was 1208 cigarettes. Although the growth has slowed down, but it has not stopped. Because of increase in adult smoking population and increase in unit price of cigarette, the market is expanding in terms of both volume and value. In past few years, Turkey saw a rise in illicit trade and smuggling of cigarettes. But the government has cracked down most of these smugglers and have taken strict actions against them. Before this crackdown, illegal trade of cigarettes from Iran to Turkey was hampering the legal sale of cigarettes. According to the market research report “Cigarettes in Turkey, 2016“, Turkey is not just a big consumer of cigarettes but also an exporter of cigarettes. Countries like Bahrain, Iran and Iraq are major importers of Turkish cigarettes. There are five major market leaders in Turkish Cigarette Market. Philip Morris, European Tobacco AS, British American Tobacco (British American Tobacco Turkey), JTI Tutun Urunleri San (JTI) and Imperial Tobacco. At present, British American Tobacco is the market leader while JTI is at second position. The main distribution channel is of small grocers. These independent small grocers are very convenient for consumers to by cigarettes from. Tobacco specialists and shopping malls and a major part of distribution channel. The sales of cigarettes are expected to fall further in next few years due to increasing prices, increasing tax rates and increasing awareness about health and fitness. However, the sale of cigars is expected to rise because of improvement in taste and lifestyle of Turkish people. Hence, rise in the imports of cigars and branded cigarettes can be seen in near future. 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