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kaliber12 | 21:26 Fri 01st Sep 2006 | Travel
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can any one tell me what the legal age for drinking is in turkey
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Turkey is a moslem country - you can't buy drink there.

There isn't one, but you have to be 18 to buy .
Of course you can buy alcohol in Turkey. Turkey has a thriving wine-producing industry:

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Foo d/Wines.html

(not to mention beer and raki)
On this site it says 16 (with exceptions) - whatever that means!

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinking Age.html
I used to live there and i always thought it was 18 - Turkish people might bu muslim but you will find that they will drink just as much as the non muslims. My Turkish landlord used to drink alot of raki and even taught me how to drink it properly.
I've seen tourists as young as 12/13 being sold alcohol in Turkey and also very young people working behind bars. There's a very relaxed attitude but Turks are Muslem and really don't approve of drunkeness (especially drunk women). There's also the risks of getting drunk when you're abroad to take into account. Enjoy your holiday

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