Between January 1st and March 31st, 2025, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency conducted market surveillance and inspection activities on cosmetic products, under the authority of the Cosmetic Surveillance Department.

Key Findings:

• Total Inspected Products: 257
• Compliant Products: 107
• Non-compliant Products: 150
  • Technically Non-compliant: 142
  • Risk-bearing Products: 8

As a result of these inspections, administrative sanctions were imposed on non-compliant products. The total monetary penalty applied due to non-compliance amounted to TRY 2,875,730.

In addition, 4,605 counterfeit or smuggled perfume products, identified by governmental institutions were classified as unsafe under Law No. 5324 on Cosmetics. Since these products were untraceable to a specific manufacturer, destruction orders were issued for them.

In this context, the official list of unsafe cosmetic products is available on the website of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency at the following link: https://www.titck.gov.tr/dinamikmodul/113.