Middle East
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in Turkey
83 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in Turkey
Median fixed broadband is 83 Mbps and mobile 171 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-05). Buy tourist packs at carrier stores with your passport; airport desks cost more. Foreign phones on Turkish SIMs are blocked after 120 days unless registered.
Mobile carriers
| Carrier |
|---|
| Turkcell |
| Vodafone |
| Türk Telekom |
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Buy tourist packs at carrier stores with your passport; airport desks cost more. Foreign phones on Turkish SIMs are blocked after 120 days unless registered.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
- Blocked services: Some sites and apps are blocked, and social media is throttled during protests; VPNs work and are widely used.
Internet & coworking by place
- IstanbulInternet & coworking
- AntalyaInternet & coworking
- CappadociaInternet & coworking
- BodrumInternet & coworking
- FethiyeInternet & coworking
- AlanyaInternet & coworking
- IzmirInternet & coworking
- KaşInternet & coworking
- ÖlüdenizInternet & coworking
- MarmarisInternet & coworking
- PamukkaleInternet & coworking
- AnkaraInternet & coworking
- KuşadasıInternet & coworking
- SideInternet & coworking
- ÇeşmeInternet & coworking
- KemerInternet & coworking
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: Turkey
- US State Department travel advisory
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs: visa information
- Go Türkiye: Digital Nomads
- Presidency of Migration Management
- Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)
- TCDD Taşımacılık
- World Bank open data
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