Is eating pork forbidden here in Turkey?

I now live in Turkey, and in the shops there are meat products but no β€œpork.” And I think that is why there is no pork here in Turkey because that is not allowed here.

I don't know the government regulations here in Turkey, and I don't even know if eating pork is a criminal offense here or not. If you get caught doing it (anything unusual happens), do you have to expect a fine or a prison sentence?

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PeterP58
4 months ago

99% of the Turks – almost all – are Muslim. According to Koran, Muslims cannot eat pork. In short: supply and demand regulate the market.

Why should a Turkish store (or restaurant) offer pork if no one would buy it? o_O

Roguerouge
4 months ago

Pork dishes are also sold in Turkey.

Roguerouge
4 months ago
Reply to  AliHalacoBY

That's why you should research. A religious ban is not an automatic state ban.

Roguerouge
4 months ago

So? Is that a state ban?