When visiting Turkey, you might wonder whether you can use your phone or not. Do you have to buy a Turkish SIM card? do you have to buy a new phone when visiting turkey? do you have to pay extra fees? you will find the answer to these questions here 
When you are visiting Turkey as a foreigner, you may use you phone for up to 120 days via international roaming or with a Turkish SIM card without having to register it. After the 120 days, if your phone is not registered, you can no longer use a SIM card in it as long as you are in Turkey. These 120 days will suffice most tourists as you can stay in turkey for 3 month without a visa. However, if you want to stay in Turkey for longer than 120 days, you need to register your phone.
How much do you have to pay to register your phone in Turkey?
As of right now in 2022, you have to pay 2732 TL to register your phone in Turkey. If you are in Turkey right now, I suggest you do it tomorrow because in 2023, the amount you have to pay to register your phone will go up significantly.
According to the new rules for 2023, you have to pay 6090 TL to register your mobile phone in Turkey.
How much time do you have left to register your phone before it is blocked?
Well, its as easy as keeping track of your entry date to Turkey. but, you can also check it from this Turkish government website. All you have to do is enter your phone's IMEI code and you can see the information regarding your phone. To find your IMEI code, all you have to do is to dial *#06# on your phone.
How to register your phone in Turkey?
It depends whether you have a Kimlik card or not. if you have a Kimlik card, you can register your phone online. If you don't have a Kimlik card, you have to do it in person.
How to register your phone in Turkey online?
To register your phone in Turkey online, you will need an E-Devlet Sifresi which is a password to be able to log on to the government website where you will register your phone.
Getting your E-Devlet Sifre is very straightforward. You go to a PTT office ( ask for an E-devlet Sifresi) and they will sms you your password after checking your passport and permit.
After you have your password, you can go to the www.turkiye.gov.tr website.
Once you are in the website, type IMEI Kaydet into the search bar, and click on the option that says Bilgi Teknolojileri ve Iletisim Kurumu/ Imei Kaydet. From there, you will fill out the form to register your phone and you can check on the progress through that same website.
How to register your phone in Turkey in person?
1. Take your device, its IMEI, your passport, and your Turkish residence permit to a Turkish government tax office (Vergi Dairesi). Tell them you have a mobile device imported from abroad (yurt dışından gelen cihazı), and that you want registration (kayıt). Once you pay the tax, you will receive a Vergi Dairesi Alındısı, a paper receipt for the payment of the registration tax, with your mobile device's IMEI noted on it.
2. Take your phone, your passport, Turkish Residence Permit, and the payment receipt to the shop of either Turk Telekom, Turkcell or Vodafone. Buy a SIM card, and the clerk will register it for you.
3. If you already have a SIM card, go to the provider that you bought it from and they will register your phone.
When you are visiting Turkey as a foreigner, you may use you phone for up to 120 days via international roaming or with a Turkish SIM card without having to register it. After the 120 days, if your phone is not registered, you can no longer use a SIM card in it as long as you are in Turkey. These 120 days will suffice most tourists as you can stay in turkey for 3 month without a visa. However, if you want to stay in Turkey for longer than 120 days, you need to register your phone.
How much do you have to pay to register your phone in Turkey?
As of right now in 2022, you have to pay 2732 TL to register your phone in Turkey. If you are in Turkey right now, I suggest you do it tomorrow because in 2023, the amount you have to pay to register your phone will go up significantly.
According to the new rules for 2023, you have to pay 6090 TL to register your mobile phone in Turkey.
How much time do you have left to register your phone before it is blocked?
Well, its as easy as keeping track of your entry date to Turkey. but, you can also check it from this Turkish government website. All you have to do is enter your phone's IMEI code and you can see the information regarding your phone. To find your IMEI code, all you have to do is to dial *#06# on your phone.
How to register your phone in Turkey?
It depends whether you have a Kimlik card or not. if you have a Kimlik card, you can register your phone online. If you don't have a Kimlik card, you have to do it in person.
How to register your phone in Turkey online?
To register your phone in Turkey online, you will need an E-Devlet Sifresi which is a password to be able to log on to the government website where you will register your phone.
Getting your E-Devlet Sifre is very straightforward. You go to a PTT office ( ask for an E-devlet Sifresi) and they will sms you your password after checking your passport and permit.
After you have your password, you can go to the www.turkiye.gov.tr website.
Once you are in the website, type IMEI Kaydet into the search bar, and click on the option that says Bilgi Teknolojileri ve Iletisim Kurumu/ Imei Kaydet. From there, you will fill out the form to register your phone and you can check on the progress through that same website.
How to register your phone in Turkey in person?
1. Take your device, its IMEI, your passport, and your Turkish residence permit to a Turkish government tax office (Vergi Dairesi). Tell them you have a mobile device imported from abroad (yurt dışından gelen cihazı), and that you want registration (kayıt). Once you pay the tax, you will receive a Vergi Dairesi Alındısı, a paper receipt for the payment of the registration tax, with your mobile device's IMEI noted on it.
2. Take your phone, your passport, Turkish Residence Permit, and the payment receipt to the shop of either Turk Telekom, Turkcell or Vodafone. Buy a SIM card, and the clerk will register it for you.
3. If you already have a SIM card, go to the provider that you bought it from and they will register your phone.