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Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
Google FI works. After a few months to a year, the government of Turkiye will want you to register your foreign phone or pay tax of around 1,200 dollars but the diplomats get one free per person. - Sep 2025
You can either bring an unlocked smart phone or buy one when you get here. If you buy or bring a smart phone, it has to be registered with the government and it can be a very tedious process. I used a pay as you go phone, which was just easier to manage. - May 2015
Either bring an unlocked phone or purchase here. - Jan 2015
