How can I learn my mobile’s IMEI number?

Dial *#06# (star,hastag,zero,six,hashtag) and you will see your 15 digits IMEI number on the screen.

How can I check if my IMEI number has been registered or not?

You can check situation for IMEI from this web site link “https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/imei-sorgulama“. This is goverment’s web site so feel safe while you are using it.

What happens if IMEI is not registered? How it is effect me?

You can’t use sim card facilities like 3G or income calls on mobiles with nonregistered IMEI, but you can connect Wifi for the internet.

How can I register IMEI number?

After you check IMEI and find out that it is not registered,this is what you need to do:

Pay tax for registiration, you can pay over tax offices or banks. It cost 131,50 TRY. Take a copy of your pasport’s 1st page and the page where last stamp is. Bring these copies with your passport it self  to one of GSM operators office (Turkcell, Vodafone,Avea). Here they will charge you around 40-50 TRY for registiration, this price is negotiable if you or someone you know can find anyone who is working one of these operator’s offices they can help you for price, around 50.00  TRY migth consider acceptable

May I use my phone with different  simcards after I registered IMEI?

If you have any document for permition to stay in Turkey more then 3 mounths you can register for multipal simcard usage but if you don’t have, you have to match your IMEI with one specific (I recommend your own Turkish mobile) phone number and you will be available to use only this sellected phone number’s simcard.

May I register more then one phone at the same time?

No you can’t. According to law you can register only one phone every two calendar year. For example if you registered for one phone at 14.05.2014 for second phone your passport will be available after 01.01.2016, no need to wait untill 14.05.2016

1-) Buying a brand new car: As a foreigner,it is very simple to buy a brand new car from the dealer if you have a tax number and residence permit(Blue Book).You sign a purchase and sale agreement with the dealer.During this process,they ask the following documents from you

Copy of your Passport

Copy of your Tax number

Copy of your Residence Permit ( Ikamet Tezkeresi )

Power of attorney to the person who will get your licenseand number plate from the traffic police.( In brand new cars,this service is included in the sales price of the car)

All these process takes 3-4 days and at the end,you get your car,license and number plate without any problem.We would like to mention that if you buy an expensive or middle quality car,the dealer can give you a 1 year insurance as a bonus.Please note that starting from the purchasing date,your new car must be registrated to Traffic Registration Office within 3 months.

2-) Buying a second hand car: This kind of sales happens at notary offices. Before going to the notary,the seller has to give the following documents to the buyer:

Document showing that the car passed from the vehicle inspection test ( Araç muayene sorgulama )

Document showing that the car has no traffic fines

Document of Compulsary Traffic Insurance ( Zorunlu Trafik Sigortası)

Document that the seller has paid fort he car tax ( MTV )

Proof of adres

Registration plates

The buyer and the seller goes to the notary with sales contract. The notary asks for these documents:

Passport or ID of the buyer and the seller. Photocopy is not valid,they have to be original.

Vehicle Registration Book ( Ruhsat )

Traffic Registration Document ( Trafik Belgesi )

Notary first checks the Passport/ID of the seller and the buyer and then registration of the vehicle and then the sales contract.If all are good,confirms the sales agreement and lets the seller&buyer sign it.

After finalising the sales,the notary informs the Traffic Registration Office regarding the sale of the car.In order to finalise the number plate registration,the new buyer has to make Compulsary Traffic Insurance ( Zorunlu Trafik Sigortası )

Within 15 days,the copy of the registartion document gets posted to the buyer and starting the day he receives it,the buyer has 10 days to insure the car.