How to register a mobile phone in Turkey

Phone registration in Turkey – How to Register a Mobile Phone in Turkey?

Foreigners have to register their mobile devices in Turkey when they want to stay for a long time. Moreover, you can use your mobile phone in Turkey for up to 120 days in a calendar year without registering it in Turkey. Once 120 days pass after you insert a SIM card to your phone, it will be blocked in Turkey. Thus, in this article from Ebla Real Estate, we will talk about how to register a mobile phone in Turkey.

An introduction:

Owners of all foreign mobile devices like laptops, phones and tablets should register them in Cihaz Kayit Sistemi, which stands for Mobile Devices Registration System. However, if you bought your mobile device from Turkey, you will not need to register a phone in Turkey anymore.

Why do you have to register your phone in Turkey?

The government in Turkey requires all residents to register their phones with them so they can make sure that they are able to track down any terrorist activity happening within their borders

Requirements to register your phone in Turkey:

Your phone.
Your passport with the Turkish Immigration date-of-entry stamp visible and legible.
Your Turkish residence permit (İkamet Tezkeresi). Military and diplomats on assignment to Turkey, and foreign students studying at Turkish universities, may use certain other forms of Turkish residency identification.
2732 Turkish Lira – the Turkey phone registration fee for 2022.

How to register your phone in Turkey?

Registering your mobile phone in Turkey (On-site Method):

Find the telephone’s IMEI number (You can check it by dialing: *#06#).
For Payment: Go to any local tax office.
Take your passport and Residence Permit, and the required payment with you and go to “Vergi Dairesi” in your area. Once you’re there, ask where’s the payment desk (Vezne).
Write your IMEI down carefully on a piece of paper with your Name, and the Passport number. There should be no mistakes!

Registering your Mobile Phone in Turkey (Online)

Find the telephone’s IMEI number (You can check it by dialing: *#06#).
For Payment: You should open the online Tax Office Portal and choose “Harç ve Değerli Kağıt Bedeli” and then “Cep Telefonu Harcı Ödeme” and type down your information.
He will ask for your Residence Permit Number.
Write down your IMEI carefully.
It’ll open a new page with the payment page, to write down your credit card information and pay.
Once you pay, save the online receipt file.

Registration with residence permit:

Open your e-Devlet dashboard, search for “IMEI Kaydet”.
Write down the required information on the next page.
After you’ve done writing down the information, your phone will be registered in a very short period of time.

Other ways to register phone in Turkey:

There are other methods of registering the phone that most of the retail cell phone sellers do.

The method is to change the IMEI of the phone by rooting the phone. This method is effective only for Android phones, and the cost of this method is about 100 to 200 Liras.

This method is considered unofficial and may expose you to legal liability.

Telecommunications Companies in Turkey:

There are three main telco operators in Turkey: Turkcell, Vodafone and Turk Telekom. All of the operators provide 2G, 3G and 4G high-speed internet services. Turkcell is the largest operator in Turkey and is the best when it comes to good network coverage.

Edited by: Ebla Group Real Estate

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