Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu has spoken out about tobacco sales to children in Turkey. He said preventing the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 18 is a priority for the ministry. Work on a new law draft is under way on the subject. The minister explained that these preparations are being handled within the framework of personal data protection. The ministry has not laid out every measure, but the draft is expected to tighten controls around the point of sale. Turkey already bans tobacco sales to minors, so the effort appears aimed at making practice on the ground match the rule. Details of the timetable for bringing the bill forward were not given in his remarks.