About Turkey

Turk Telekom provides all kinds of national and international telecommunication
services in Turkey. Regarding basic telephone operation, Turkey is splitt into 79 dialing areas.
Besides Turk Telekom's NMT Service, there are two private GSM operators in Turkey; Turkcell and Telsim.

Dialing Information

	National Calls		Emergency & Services Numbers
	International Calls		Local Area Codes
	Public Telephones		International Country Codes

If you are in your country:
Country Code of Turkey is 90.
A call to Turkey would have the following dialing format:
Your Access Code + 90 + Area code + Subscriber's number

Example :
You want to dial the number 263 64 07 in Istanbul
Country Code of Turkey : 90
Area Code of Istanbul :212
Your access code + 90 212 263 64 07

If you are in Turkey:

In Turkey all local number are 7 digits and all area codes are 3 digits.

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Local Calls :
If you call a subscriber having the same area code with you, then dial the 7-digit telephone number directly.
Example : 263 64 07

Long Distance Calls :
When calling a subscriber located in a place with a different area code, dial national access code 0, 3-digit area code followed by the 7-digit phone number.
Example : 0 212 263 64 07

Operator Assisted Calls :
The special number 131 will take you to Türk Telekom's operator. Register the desired telephone number and other details. Operator will place the call for you and will connect you to the desired number.

International Calls Go To Top
To make an international call from Turkey, dial
00 + Country Code + Area Code + Telephone Number
Example : 00 49 89 123456789

Operator Assisted Calls :
By dialing 115 you can reach to Turk Telekom's international operator.Register the call details to operator. The operator will provide the connection for you.

00-800- Home Country Direct Calls can be made from any private or public telephone.

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Pay Phones
Public telephones are conveniently located throughout the country. Two types of pay phones are available, operated with tokens and telephone cards.

Pay Phones with Token
Lift the receiver and place the appropriate token into the proper slot. When you hear a beeping sound and see the red light on the machine turning to off, you can place your call. If a beeping sound is heard during the conversation, this is a signal that your time is about to run out. If you want to continue the conversation, quickly place an additional token into the slot.

Pay Phones with Telephone Cards
Lift the receiver and place the card (30,60 or 100 units) into the slot. When a beeping sound is heard, dial the number. During the conversation if you hear a beep, that is to remind you that your credits are about to run out.

You will see the number of remaining units flashing and the message "Change Card" on the display. When you see this message press the "Card change" button and insert the new card. When you place a call from any kind of phone there will be a charge in accordance with the length of the call and the distance to the called number.

Smart cards
Smart cards, with 100 and 350 units, have been in use since 1996. Smart cards can be used in pay phones which also use credit cards.