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Offline Marggie

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New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« on: July 15, 2014, 09:09:05 AM »
Here is an article from Voices Newspaper outlining the rules for registering a foreign phone.  The main change is that you now have 60 days from date of entry to Turkey to register instead of 30 days.  Communications Law No. 5809 .

http://2014.voicesnewspaper.com/index.php/expat-living/227-registering-a-phone-in-turkey




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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2014, 17:00:37 PM »
We didn't have to go to the police station last week. Tax office with passport... Pay 12O tl... Take receipt to Turcell. Pay 40tl... That's it...

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2014, 17:39:51 PM »
Mercury, this is another example of different areas applying different rules - the person was from the Didum area.

The main change being that people now have up to 60 days from entry to register.

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2014, 11:44:18 AM »
Presumably that's effective immediately? In which case, brilliant.
I want to register my iPad so that I can use it on the network if I need to, but my 30 days runs out next week and I'm not sure I'll be able to get to the tax office before then.
(Rubbish, I know. Fell into the trap of thinking I had loads of time, and all of a sudden it's running out.)

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2014, 12:14:51 PM »
Presumably your Ipad contains a SIM card, if it doesn't have a Sim then you won't need to register it.

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2014, 13:57:12 PM »
It does take a SIM Marggie as it has 3G capability. I've never used one in it yet as I bought it not long before we left the UK - directly from Apple, so it's unlocked - but as I understand it I will still need to register it to avoid it being blocked.

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2014, 14:00:20 PM »
Or instead of paying to register your ipad, buy a mifi which you can connect your ipad, and any other devices to.

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2014, 15:04:32 PM »
Never thought of that Fran. Have seen them mentioned but kind of tuned it out....will have a search about them now, thanks.    :)

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2014, 17:14:56 PM »
If you buy your mifi on amazon (£39)
Would you need to
Register that in Turkey or simply buy some data from turkcel
Priced them last month in Fethiye and cost around 280 lira
Including 4g data

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Re: New information on registering a foreign phone - July 2014
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2014, 17:15:52 PM »
If you buy your mifi on amazon (£39)
Would you need to
Register that in Turkey or simply buy some data from turkcel
Priced them last month in Fethiye and cost around 280 lira
Including 4g data




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