One Piece in Turkey

Like other ountries, One Piece is popular in Turkey.

Anime
In Turkey, One Piece first aired on Star TV under the name "Lastik Çocuk" (Rubber Boy) in year 2004. Luffy was called "Lafi" and the attacks were also translated. Only for 52 episodes, because of Sanji's and Smoker's cigarettes the series, which let the anime to be banned by RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council). Despite the ban, Turkish fans continue to watch the show using fansubs.

Changes

 * Luffy is "Lastik Çocuk Lafi (Rubber Boy Lafi)".
 * Roronoa Zoro is "Zoro Rorono".
 * Shanks is "Kızıl Saçlı Şenks (Şenks Red Hair)".
 * Buggy is "Soytarı Kral Bagi (Jester King Bagi)".
 * Morgan is called "Baltacı Morgın (Morgın the Lumberjack)"
 * Gol D. Roger is translated as "Altın Racır (Golden Racır)".
 * Gomu gomu no... attacks are translated as "Lastik lastik (Rubber-rubber)".
 * The Golden Age of Pirates is translated as "the great age of travels".
 * Characters are seen using traditional Muslim expressions such as "Allah" and "inshallah".

Manga
After the release of the first volume, publishers decided not to release the second volume until the first four volumes were ready for release. Releases were put on a hiatus for nearly eight months.

They stated that they have been asked by Viz Media to translate sound effects to Turkish, instead of giving explanations. Since that kind of sound effects is not common in Turkish, they had to create those sound effects, which takes a long time.

As of July 2021, all volumes up to Volume 45 have been published in Turkish by Gerekli Şeyler.