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• Smoking rate decreases by 15 percent with anti-smoking law  

Smoking has declined by 15 percent in Turkey since an amendment was made to Law 4207 on the Prevention and Control of Hazards of Tobacco Products four years ago, the chairwoman of the National Cigarette and Health Committee (SSUK) has said.

Recalling that Jan. 3, 2008 was the date when the amendment was passed in Parliament, Elif Dağlı, in comments to the Anatolia news agency on Tuesday, said: “Four years have passed since the amendment came into effect, and it has yielded positive results during this time. The smoking rate has decreased by 15 percent and the number of people being admitted to hospitals for treatment for smoking-related diseases has decreased by roughly 20 percent in Turkey.”

Expressing the SSUK's satisfaction with the effectiveness of the anti-smoking law, Dağlı thanked deputies for adopting such an effective and valuable amendment.

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