Yes, you can smoke at Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) — on an open-air terrace after security in the domestic terminal, between Gates 205 and 206, according to a dated traveller report corroborated by a separate airport review. Outside the terminal building, landside, open-air smoking is also permitted under Turkey’s law; the terminal interior itself is smoke-free.
Erkilet Airport serves Kayseri, with a separate international terminal that opened in 2007 alongside the older domestic building, and handles around 2.8 million passengers a year.
Domestic Terminal — After Security
A March 2024 report on AirportSmokers.com describes a compact open-air terrace between Gates 205 and 206 in the domestic departure concourse, past the security checkpoint. A separate Yandex Maps review of the airport corroborates that outdoor smoking areas exist, without naming the exact gates; no official DHMİ page confirms the facility.
International Terminal
Neither a traveller report nor the DHMİ page describes an airside smoking facility in the international terminal. If you are flying internationally, plan to smoke landside before the security checkpoint, or ask ground staff whether an airside option is available on the day.
Landside (Before Security)
Outside the terminal building, landside, Turkey’s ban on smoking in enclosed spaces does not apply, so open-air smoking is permitted; no designated landside smoking facility is published for Kayseri Erkilet Airport.
Vaping
Turkey’s Law No. 4207 treats e-cigarettes the same as tobacco, so vaping at Kayseri Erkilet Airport is confined to the same spots reported for cigarettes — the domestic terrace between Gates 205 and 206 after security, or the open air landside. Vaping is not permitted inside the terminal.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free interior throughout |
| Domestic — after security | Yes | Open-air terrace between Gates 205 and 206, per a Mar 2024 report and a corroborating Yandex review |
| International — after security | Not confirmed | No traveller report or DHMİ page describes an airside facility |
| Landside (before security) | Yes | Open-air smoking permitted outside the building; no designated facility published |
| Vaping | Yes | Same reported spots as cigarettes; not permitted indoors |
If you are connecting on to a flight from Ankara Esenboğa Airport, its domestic-side terrace works the same way — outdoors, after security.
For Turkey’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Turkey airport guide.