While opiates from Afghanistan are refined in regions in the country's east and on both sides of its border with Iran before being shipped to Europe, Turkey is not seen as a major producer of illicit narcotics other than cannabis, most of which is sold on the domestic market.
Dok se opijati iz Afganistana prerađuju u regijama na istoku zemlje i na objema stranama njezine granice s Iranom, prije nego se pošalju u Europu, Turska se ne smatra velikim proizvođačem ilegalnih narkotika, osim kanabisa, od kojeg se većina proda na domaćem tržištu.