Is pornography legal in Turkey?
Illegal
Distribution and publication of obscene content, including pornography, is punishable by imprisonment and fines.
Turkey is one of 61 countries classified “Illegal” for pornography — 86% of the 71 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Iraq
- Illegal All pornography sites are banned in federal Iraq, though no bans in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
- Bulgaria
- Illegal Distribution of pornographic materials is punishable by imprisonment and fines.
- Moldova
- Illegal Producing, selling, or distributing pornographic products is illegal in Moldova with fines.
- Egypt
- Restricted Possession and access to pornography is not criminalized, but distribution is illegal in Egypt.
- Ukraine
- Illegal Importation, sale, or distribution of pornographic materials is punishable by fines or imprisonment.
- Albania
- Illegal Production and distribution of pornographic materials is punishable by imprisonment.
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.