According to Atabarezz, Türkiye will launch its new deposit return system on 1 July 2026, creating a national framework for the collection and recycling of used beverage packaging.
The system, known as Depozitosu Olan Ambalajlar, or DOA, will cover all 81 provinces and 973 districts. It will apply to eligible PET bottles, glass bottles and aluminium cans carrying the DOA logo.
Under deposit return systems, consumers generally pay an additional deposit when purchasing a beverage container and receive the amount back when the container is returned. In Türkiye’s DOA communication, the return value is being presented as 1 Turkish Lira per eligible container. The scheme will use a digital wallet for payments linked to returned packaging.
The Turkish government expects approximately 25 billion beverage containers to be collected annually. This is equivalent to around 294 containers per citizen each year, or about 2 million containers every hour. The estimated economic contribution is approximately €520 million annually.
For the packaging industry, the system introduces a structured recovery route for high-volume beverage containers. Packaging producers, beverage brands, retailers and recyclers will need to align around pack identification, return compatibility, collection infrastructure and material recovery.
The DOA logo will be used to identify eligible containers. This places added importance on packaging design, labelling, barcode readability and material recognition, as containers will need to be recognised by consumers and return machines.
The scheme forms part of Türkiye’s wider Zero Waste programme and is intended to reduce packaging waste while increasing recovery of PET, glass and aluminium beverage containers.
The introduction of DOA reflects a wider regulatory shift in which beverage packaging is increasingly linked to producer responsibility, collection infrastructure and measurable material recovery.