This story that offers that prostitution is legal in Turkey prompted me to survey the legal status of prostitution in nations which are members of the Organization of Islamic Conference. Well, Turkey is an exception, and since I used the The World Sex Guide (not work friendly!) there was little data on many countries without much sex tourism.
| Nation | Prostitution Status |
| Afghanistan | * |
| Albania | de jure illegal |
| Algeria | * |
| AZERBAIJAN | * |
| BAHRAIN | Illegal |
| BANGLADESH | de jure illegal |
| BENIN | * |
| BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM | * |
| BURKINA-FASO | * |
| CAMEROON | * |
| CHAD | * |
| COMOROS | * |
| DJIBOUTI | * |
| EGYPT | Illegal |
| GABON | * |
| GUINEA | * |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | * |
| GUYANA | * |
| INDONESIA | de jure illegal |
| IRAN | * |
| IRAQ | * |
| JORDAN | * |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Illegal |
| KUWAIT | * |
| KYRGHYZSTAN | * |
| LEBANON | * |
| LIBYA | |
| MALAYSIA | * |
| MALDIVES | * |
| MALI | * |
| MAURITANIA | * |
| MOROCCO | * |
| MOZAMBIQUE | * |
| NIGER | * |
| NIGERIA | de jure illegal |
| OMAN | * |
| PAKISTAN | Illegal |
| QATAR | * |
| SAUDI ARABIA | * |
| SENEGAL | * |
| SIERRA LEONE | * |
| SOMALIA | * |
| SUDAN | * |
| SURINAME | Legal |
| SYRIA | * |
| TAJIKISTAN | * |
| TOGO | * |
| TUNISIA | * |
| TURKEY | Legal |
| TURKMENISTAN | * |
| UGANDA | * |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | * |
| UZBEKISTAN | * |
| YEMEN | * |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | * |
Posted by razib at 09:46 PM