Within less than a year of this change to the law, Turkish Businessman and multiple casino owner Omer Lutfu Topal was brutally murdered.However, this was a controversial decision as hardline conservatives already felt that casinos should never have been permitted within the country in the first place. This law was relaxed in 1995, allowing Turks to use the gaming tables in their own country for the first time.
Casino gambling was legalized in Turkey in 1983, but Turkish Nationals were prohibited from entering the gaming areas of these new casinos! Tourism was becoming a major contributor to the Turkish economy, and the country felt that allowing casino gambling would be a surefire way to attract more Western tourists.Interesting facts about betting in Turkey