President Erdogan recently said, “I am pleased that as a result of our uncompromising stance, smoking in our country has decreased slightly.” In a news story titled “He said it decreased, but the data showed a peak… Who is deceiving Erdogan?”, Odatv announced that according to current data, Turkey ranks first in the world in daily tobacco use.
The Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) also announced the results of the survey of Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Companies. Turkey’s 500 largest companies have been announced… According to the results of the 2023 “Turkey’s 500 Largest Industrial Companies Survey” conducted by ISO, Philip Morris Sabancı A.Ş., JTI Tütün Ürünleri Sanayi A.Ş. and TTL Tobacco A.Ş. The company was ranked among the 500 largest companies in Turkey.
Tobacco companies that increased their profits Philip Morris Sabancı A.Ş. ranked 51., JTI Tobacco Products Industries Co., Ltd. ranked 92. Philip Morris rose 21 places on the list, while JTI Tobacco Products Co., Ltd. rose 30 places.
Daily records are in Türkiye
According to the latest survey, Turkey ranks first in the world in average cigarette consumption per person per day at 17.1 cigarettes per day, compared to 15.7 in Greece, 15.5 in Israel, 15.4 in Japan and Austria.
It is worth noting that despite President Erdogan’s statement that he is “pleased to see a slight decrease in cigarette use,” Turkey still tops the list of cigarette use, resulting in increased profits for tobacco companies.
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