Turkish national focal point

The Turkish Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (TUBİM) is attached to the Ministry of Interior/Turkish National Police/ Counter Narcotics Department. It is responsible for the coordination and implementation of the national drug strategy on behalf of the Ministry of Interior and for monitoring the drug situation in the whole country. It does this through its network of provincial focal points around the country. TUBİM also manages Türkiye's National Early Warning System for monitoring new psychoactive substances. Comprised of academics from a range of disciplines, TUBİM’s Scientific Committee reviews evidence that is related to drug policy issues and provides advice to the government.