It was forbidden to sell tobacco on cigarette papers and then to pack them. Filling and selling tobacco paper and macaron tobacco was banned as of July 1. Tobacco sellers and consumers in Elazig reacted to the ban order.
Tobacco seller Oğuz Albayrak
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“WE ARE SELLING OUR COUNTRY, NOT THE TOBACCO OF THE OTHER COUNTRY”
Mahmut Çakmak, 28, who has been a tobacco vendor for 5 years: I do not find the decision to ban wrap tobacco right because we are the producer, I have a farming document. As a Adıyaman tobacco producer, the people of Adıyaman who will see the most harm from this ban will be the people of Adıyaman, if this tobacco is removed. He cannot send his children to school or meet his needs because tobacco is Adıyaman’s eyesight. With the ban, with the decrease in tobacco production, the people of Adıyaman will have to work in hazelnut and apricot works. It is stated that after the ban, the sellers will be sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison, so we have finished wrapping cigarette sales. Of course, this not only affected us tobacco, but also citizens. The citizens who came to us were buying packages because they could not afford tobacco, but now they are complaining that they cannot receive this package. If there is no stretching in this prohibition, I will have to close the shop. Because tobacco has been on the counter since the morning and I haven’t made any more flushing until this hour. Tomorrow will arrive at the next rental time, and since I cannot sell, I will not be able to pay the rent. We sell our own product, here we do not sell tobacco of other countries. If tobacco is removed, I cannot work at any job, tobacco is a very important source of income for us. ”
Tobacco seller Veli Tolu
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“IF TOBACKS WILL BE PROHIBITED, HOW WILL THE SMALL BE INTO THE MARKET”
Stating that there are 700 tobacco shops in Elazig and that the tobacco people will be negatively affected due to this ban, Veli Tolu said, “The ban on wrapping tobacco will affect the citizen very much, because the corona virus has a 5 lira of tobacco that a poor person can buy now, how to buy it for 15 liras. Even if we think that tobacco has been removed, smuggled cigarettes will enter the market and will return to my police, my soldier with the money of that illegal cigarette. This effort of the farmer should not be ignored. Our elders can do this for us tobacco workers; If they bring a tax on the basis of weight, we can sell our tobacco easily by paying our tax. Especially farmers will be very victimized due to this restriction. This is not a bonsai substance or drugs, this product is a product produced by the farmer and the livelihood of Adıyaman. Besides, there are 700 tobacco shops in Elazig right now, with this ban, tradesmen end. We already have to be tradesmen due to economic difficulties and what will I do when I get this tobacco? This is my only source of livelihood, if our state elders bring us a taxation on the basis of weight, and if we do not comply, then we will be willing to punish us. ”
Mahmut Çakmak, a tobacco shopkeeper
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“HOW CAN YOU GIVE 15 LIRAS IN A UNEMPLOYED HUMAN DAY?”
Claiming that tobacco cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes, tobacco smoker Cemal Demirpençe said, “Wrapping tobacco is harmless compared to a more ready-made package because it has sulfur and carbon dioxide in pitch, its pitch and nicotine are low. However, there are dozens of different types of poisons in other cigarettes, and nicotines are much higher than wrap cigarettes, but nobody knows. Turkey has close to 10 million unemployed people this month when calculated as 15 pounds a day will give you what is going to smoke 900 pounds. But wrapping tobacco has a monthly expense of 150 liras, which is more economical than us. ”
Cemal Demirpençe, one of the tobacco shopkeepers
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