# Turkey agricultural supply chain regulation

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkey-agricultural-supply-chain-regulation
> Updated: 2026-10-28T18:13:00.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 2.

Turkish ministries are drafting a new Market Law (Hal Yasası) to restructure the fruit and vegetable supply chain. The proposed regulation, a joint effort by the Ministries of Treasury and Finance, Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, and Labor and Social Security, aims to reduce intermediary costs, combat unregistered trade, and prevent speculative price hikes.

Key provisions in the nine-article draft include requiring major supermarket chains to source a significant portion of produce directly from producers, prioritizing domestic products through tax incentives, and strengthening agricultural cooperatives. The law also proposes implementing digital tracking in markets. Violators of these new regulations may face administrative fines and imprisonment.

The draft has been condensed from approximately 30 articles to a nine-article framework. It includes mandatory quotas for domestic products on supermarket shelves and seeks to reduce intermediary costs by removing commission agents, thereby enabling producers to sell directly to markets, consumers, or online channels. The plan also proposes doubling the number of agricultural cooperatives.

As the legislation moves toward the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, agricultural sector leaders continue to call for direct consultation. During meetings with the Adana Chamber of Commodity Brokers, stakeholders emphasized that the law should be developed with input from farmers, field experts, and brokers. In regions such as Alanya, producers are specifically advocating for quotas on imported fruits, including bananas and avocados, to protect local growers from price pressure during harvest seasons. There are also calls to grant special status to critical commodity markets in regions such as Adana, Mersin, Tarsus, and Antalya to support sustainable production and trade.

## Claims

- The new Market Law draft consists of 9 articles. (reported by 3 sources)
- Supermarkets will be required to dedicate a large portion of shelves to domestic products. (reported by 3 sources)
- The law intends to reduce the number of intermediaries between producers and consumers. (reported by 3 sources)
- Konya produces more than 35 percent of Turkey's sugar beet needs. (reported by 3 sources)
- Konya Ovası requires 15 billion cubic meters of water annually. (reported by 3 sources)
- The law proposes administrative fines and prison sentences for violators. (reported by 2 sources)
- The regulation aims to double the number of agricultural cooperatives. (reported by 2 sources)
- The draft includes provisions for digital tracking of products from field to shelf. (reported by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-28: Turkey prepares new Market Law to regulate agricultural sales

Turkey is drafting a 9-article Market Law to stabilize food prices by reducing intermediaries, mandating domestic product quotas in supermarkets, and introducing penalties for non-compliance.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/agricultural-sector-leaders-call-for-producer-protection-in-turkey

### 2026-10-25: Turkey prepares new Market Law to regulate produce supply chains

Turkey is drafting a new Market Law to mandate that supermarkets source 20% of produce directly from farmers, aiming to reduce prices and support domestic producers and cooperatives.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkey-proposes-new-law-requiring-supermarkets-to-source-20-of-produce-directly-from-producers

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