Turkey is to extend a smoking ban previously issued on public transportation vehicles to include private vehicles, but only for those “sitting in the driver seat,” Habertürk reported on Aug. 21.

The law, said Hurriyet Daily News, named “Health Ministry and Affiliated Institutions Organization Law” also brings about new changes in other areas, it reported.

Accordingly, tobacco products produced in Turkey or imported from abroad will be put on the domestic market in standardized packages in terms of their color, shape, style of writing, and font size.

The name of the brand will be printed on only one side of the package and in a way as not to exceed 5 percent of its surface area. Moreover, the brand logo, symbols, or other such signs will not be embedded on the packages.

The revised draft law also foresees some changes in the organizational structures of public hospitals and some affiliated institutions. Accordingly, more authority will be given to provincial directorates of health and the wages of health personnel on call will increase. The retirement age for family doctors has been revised to 72.