Das eigene Handy in der Türkei nutzbar halten

A handset brought from abroad works on a Turkish SIM for 120 days, then the network blocks it unless you register the device and pay a fee that now runs into five figures in lira. Whether that matters depends entirely on how long you stay and whether you need a Turkish number, so this tool prices the paths against each other.

Ihr Aufenthalt

Aufenthaltsdauer in der Türkei

Tage

Ein ausländisches Mobiltelefon funktioniert 120 Tage lang mit einer lokalen SIM, danach sperrt es das Netz.

Datenverbrauch

GB / Monat

Ich brauche eine türkische NummerBanken, e-Devlet und die meisten Zustelldienste verifizieren per SMS an eine türkische Nummer. Keine der hier gelisteten eSIMs stellt eine bereit.

Verified 27 Aug 2026Betreiberseiten, Anbieterpreise und das Geräteregistrierungssystem

Was es kostet

₺2,238günstigste passende Option: Airalo eSIM

$47

derselbe Betrag in Dollar

nein

durch diesen Aufenthalt ausgelöste Geräteregistrierung

₺54,258

Registrierungsgebühr für das eigene Gerät mit lokaler SIM

Option	Gesamt	Türkische Nummer	Was es ist
Airalo eSIM	₺2,238	nein	10 GB for 30 days at $15.50, over 3 months.
Saily eSIM	₺2,309	nein	10 GB for 30 days at $15.99, over 3 months.
Yesim eSIM	₺2,426	nein	10 GB for 30 days at $16.80, over 3 months.
Turk Telekom Welcome 25GB	₺3,120	ja	3 x 25 GB pack (50 all-network minutes plus 750 in-group minutes, taxes included).
Turkcell Tourist Welcome Pack	₺7,200	ja	4 x 20 GB pack (200 domestic minutes).
Drimsim, billed per megabyte	₺17,549	nein	EUR 10 for the card plus EUR 10.24 per GB, our arithmetic from the published per megabyte rate.

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Yesim states it rides on Turkcell, Vodafone and Turk Telekom; Airalo names Turk Telekom. Saily and Drimsim do not publish a host network.

None of these eSIM plans include a Turkish number or SMS. If you need a Turkish number for bank and government verification, you need a local SIM.

Several eSIM providers were blocked from Turkish networks in July 2025, so their apps and sites may be unreachable once you land. Buy and install before you fly.

Methodology and sources

The registration fee is 54,258 TRY for 2026, up from 45,614 TRY the year before; it comes from the Fees Law general tariff and is revalued annually. eSIM prices are the providers' published Turkey plans, seen on 27 Aug 2026. Tourist package prices are the operators' own campaign pages. Where a plan is smaller than your monthly need the tool buys more than one, which is how these plans actually work.

One comparison is deliberately missing. A home-roaming baseline would have been useful, but the roaming rates gathered for it could not be confirmed on the pages they were attributed to, so they are not published here rather than being published with a caveat.

A handset brought from abroad works on Turkish networks for 120 days, then the network cuts it off unless the device is registered and the fee paid.
Buying a Turkish SIM pairs your handset to that number and starts the clock. A visitor who leaves within 120 days never registers and never pays.
Registration is done through e-Devlet by holders of a Turkish or foreigner ID, or at a tax office with a passport.
An eSIM does not start the clock in the same way as a local SIM, because it is data only and issues no Turkish number.

Mobil Cihaz Kayit Sistemi (mcks.gov.tr): 120 day rule and registration channels
Turkish operator campaign pages for the tourist and postpaid packages
Provider pages and esimdb.com for the Turkey eSIM plans
Fees Law general tariff, Official Gazette 31 Dec 2025, for the registration fee
Registration fee for 2026: Fees Law general tariff published 31 Dec 2025, as reported by the Turkish operators and press