Buy a calling card in Türkiye

Local calling card

Whether you are a tourist visiting Turkey or a student studying there, having a local SIM card will be essential to easily communicate with your friends and stay up to date with the latest local news and information. Taif provides you with all the information you need to buy a local SIM card in Turkey.

There are three mobile phone service providers in Türkiye:

Vodafone Turkey, which is the second largest telecommunications company after Turkcell, is a strong competitor in the international telecommunications market. Vodafone is doing its best to attract customers and gain their satisfaction by offering attractive services.

This company has many features that make it attractive to people who want to buy a SIM card in Turkey. The most prominent of these features is the high internet speed and reasonable internet packages.

If you have visited Turkey for tourism and mobile internet connection is essential for you, Vodafone is the best choice. It has high internet speed and offers excellent network coverage even in remote areas, which makes it superior to other competitors.

The Vodafone Holiday SIM card is available for 120 days, making it ideal for tourists and foreign travelers. This card offers its services at affordable prices.

The holiday SIM card is aimed at foreign tourists only, local residents are not allowed to purchase this type of card.

Another positive aspect of Vodafone is that it also provides its services in English. If you are not fluent in Turkish, you can benefit from support and advice from the company’s staff, who are fluent in English most of the time.

Regarding Vodafone SIM card fees, a small amount of money will be automatically deducted from your card balance as a fee for subscribing to this SIM card.

Turk Telekom is the third largest mobile phone company in Turkey after Turkcell and Vodafone. This company is known for providing affordable mobile phone services in Turkey.

Türk Telekom covers a wide area and provides a variety of telecommunication services to compete with other companies.

Turk Telekom SIM cards feature high internet speeds, and also support 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE networks.

There are authorized shops and agencies of Turk Telekom in several cities in Türkiye.

A well-known disadvantage of this company is that it does not provide a clear list of its services to customers. Therefore, if you need accurate information about Turk Telekom services, the best way is to contact the company's employees directly and ask them questions.

Turkcell is the largest mobile operator in Turkey and is chosen by many travelers looking for a Turkish SIM card, as it offers the widest network coverage in the country.

You can buy Turkcell SIM cards from their official offices in airports and various cities.

This telecommunications company offers services that are considered more expensive compared to other companies in Turkey. In Turkcell agent branches, there are screens displaying the types and prices of SIM cards, allowing you to choose the card that suits your needs by browsing the services of each type.

When you buy a SIM card from Turkcell in Turkey, you can benefit from calling and messaging services as well as internet service via 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies.

As we mentioned earlier, the prices for calls, internet and text messages in this telecom company are slightly higher compared to other companies, and there will be a small subscription fee and maintenance tax.

Turkcell organizes special campaigns and offers at certain times of the year, offering its services at excellent prices.

One of the unique features of Turkcell SIM cards is that if your card expires and you try to call other Turkcell numbers, the company will alert the other party of your call attempt, so that they can call you back.

These companies have branches at Istanbul airports (New Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Airport), so you don't have to worry if you arrive in Turkey without mobile phone coverage.

To purchase a local SIM card in Turkey, you will need to present your passport. You can get a SIM card from the three operators’ shops located in the arrival halls of Istanbul airports. However, be aware that this service comes at a much higher cost than the usual local prices at the airports, as tourist SIM card packages are offered that are more expensive than regular local packages.

Even outside of airports, you may find that shopkeepers are only willing to sell prepaid SIM cards for tourists. You may face high registration fees if you do not speak Turkish. Additionally, you will need to show your passport to sign up for any plan you wish to subscribe to.

Graduate Study offers local ID card issuance service to its international students as part of a variety of services.

1- Get free educational advice.

2- Review your file carefully and get the appropriate offers.

Get free university admission through our direct contracts with Turkish universities.

4- Convert your entire file into Turkish at no cost.

5- Obtaining student residency through us.

6- Securing your university accommodation

7- Get the certificate equivalency for free

Follow up on your academic file after completing the final registration

Important articles to help you get university admission.

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-Language of study in Turkish universities

- Documents required for registration in Turkish universities