Article 1: The aim of this law is to prevent the individuals from the harmful effects of tobacco and its products including the advertisements and promotions.

Article 2: Smoking is not permitted in public places giving health, education and cultural services, public transportation, waiting rooms of public transportation means, civil service premises where five or more people are employed. Separate areas should be designated for smokers at above mentioned places. Isolation precautions and air conditioning should be done to secure smoke-free zones.

Article 3: Advertisements, promotions, campaigns of any sort using trade names, logo, and sign of tobacco and tobacco products are not permitted.
Tobacco and tobacco products can not be sold to people under 18 years of age.

Article 4: At places where smoking is not permitted, notice signs with at least 10 cm fonts, clearly stating the restriction and penalty should be hung where it can be visible. The person or persons in charge of the institution will be responsible for the warnings.

The package of tobacco products both produced in Turkey or imported should carry easily readable and obviously visible health warnings saying: "Legal Warning: Harmful to Health". The tobacco products not carrying these warnings can not be imported or sold. This article is not applicable to products sold in duty-free shops.

Turkish Radio and Television Institute and all private TV channels have to make programs on health hazards of tobacco to warn and educate public for at least 90 minutes each month.

Article 5: The people who smoke at places where smoking is not permitted and where there are warning signs, shold be warned by the people in charge of the institution or place or asked to leave the premises if continues to smoke. If he still continues to smoke should be foreced to leave by police force.

Article 6: If the person in charge of the institution where smoking is not allowed, does not apply to his responsibilities , should be given a penalty of 10 million Turkish liras. ( 100 dollars) If the responsible person warns the smoker and if they do not apply the rules then they should be given the same penalty.

Article 7: The ones who do not obey the first part of article 3, and the second part of article 4, should be given a penalty of 10- 500 million Turkish liras (100- 5000 dollars). If recurred the penalty should be at the highest level.

Article 8: The penalty will be given by the highest state officer of the region.

Transient article 1: The products that had been produced before the issue of this law can be sold for one year.

Transient article 2: The separation of smoking and nonsmoking places and the removal of the advertisement boards should be completed in one year after the issue of the law.

Article 9: This law will be valid at the date of issue.

Article 10: The law will be followed up and monitored by the government.