Turkey

Is selling sex criminalised?
Sex work is legal but only under certain restrictive conditions. To work legally the sex worker can only work in a registered brothel and must be a woman, a Turkish citizen and unmarried. Working outside of a registered brothel is illegal.
Is buying sex criminalised?
No
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes, outside of registered brothels, providing a space for sex work, encouraging a person into sex work, and "pimping" are illegal
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
Yes for workers in registered brothels they have to undergo mandatory genital exam every 2 weeks and HIV/STI testing every 2 months
Is there mandatory registration?
Yes for workers in registered brothels
If sex work is regulated, is it in line with other work, or are the regulations unfair or overly restrictive?
No - very onerous regulations, most sex work takes place illegally
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
SWAN (2019). Sex Work Legal Frameworks in Central-Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA), Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Network, Budapest, available at https://www.nswp.org/resource/member-publications/sex-work-legal-framew… Sexual Rights Initiative Database, available at https://sexualrightsdatabase.org/page/welcome Turkish Criminal Code - http://srrl.matrushka.com.mx/sites/default/files/documents/turkish_crim… Verified by local contact
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