MOBILE PHONE TURKCELL SIMMCARD

[grendawkin]

During our most recent visit to Calis we purchased a TURKCELL SIMM card for our mobile phone. This cost £10 and included 100 units of calls.
This is much cheaper than using your UK phone service, both for calls within Turkey and for calls and texts back to the UK.
Your phone will need to be unlocked to accept the new SIMM Card but most phone shops can do that for a small fee (or maybe free).
When you return to the UK you can simply replace your original Card and all will revert to "as was". You can use your Turkcell card again when you are next in Turkey, as long as it is within 90 Days

[loz]

or leave it with a friend estate agent or maintenance company for those not lucky enough to return in 90days to keep it live.

[philrose]

It's worth pointing out that if you go over 90 days you dont lose any credits on the phone. You only need to top up your phone to reactivate it and you get that lot of credits plus any that were on the phone originaly. My only problem is I keep ending up with more and more credits as I don't use it enough!

[valentine]

I know its been covered before but its worth pointing out again that calls from your Turkish sim to a UK landline are incredibly cheap compared to calls from a UK sim. Unfortunately I don't have your problem philrose - I can talk for England!:D:D

[glennat]

Hi Grendawkin,

Whereabouts can you buy these Simms?

Glen

[number2]

Glen, you get sim card from mobile phone shops, but remember to take your passport. Alan

[Rimms]

Glen,

If you go into Fethiye, there are several mobile phone shops on the main road opposite the main mosque. We use a place in the back street near the fish market.

Phil

I thought that after not using the phone for 90 days, you lost your number ? it seems that this is not the case from what you say?

Rimms

[sandgrounder]

George,

If you buy an "Aria" sim card you can leave it for as long as you want and you don't lose the credits etc. I now keep my Turkish sim in my camera case and as soon as the plane touches down in Turkey i take my english sim out and replace with the Aria one which is still fully working:D

Russ

[tribalelder]

Have had a Starcep simcard for a year now, purchased at a phone shop at the Otogar .....was never asked for passport or any I/D. There must be at least fifty places in Fethiye to get a simcard.

[glennat]

Thanks very much.

Strange, needing to present your passport in order to make a phone call.  Any ideas why?

Glen