Background: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is on the rise in Turkey, even though e-cigarettes have been banned since 2013. In this study, the demographic characteristics of e-cigarette users and their reasons for starting and then stopping e-cigarette smoking were investigated. Materials and Methods: A total of 234 e-cigarette users were selected from social groups using the snowball sampling method in the city of Adana. E-cigarette users were questioned about their demographic characteristics, regular smoking status, reasons for starting e-cigarettes, areas of use, and health symptoms regarding e-cigarette use. Results: Of the 234 participants, 89.74% were male, and the mean age was 34.84±10.15 (18-63) years; 85.89% had high school or above education. The participants’ three most frequently stated reasons for starting e-cigarettes were a desire to quit smoking completely (74.79%), the absence of a foul smell (73.93%), and the wish to avoid the harm of smoking (67.10%). Of the 234 e-cigarette users, 170 reported that they also quit using e-cigarettes. The top three most frequently cited reasons for quitting e-cigarettes were a failure to help to quit traditional cigarettes (26.47%), the risks of using e-cigarettes (22.35%), and concerns about the safety of the product (22.35%). Responses to the question of how to get e-cigarette devices or liquids were as follows: 45.31% of users obtained the product from friends, 23.93% ordered it online, and 30,76% purchased it from tobacco shops. Conclusion: Our data show that the most frequent reason to switch from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes was quitting smoking. It is worrisome that the users who have made this critical smoking cessation decision, instead of distancing themselves from tobacco, have shifted to yet another tobacco product. This information is an important warning for those in the smoking cessation area to question the availability and comprehensibility of the public’s services to help them quit tobacco.