What telecom operators are there in Türkiye?

Vodafone, Turkcell and AVEA are the three main telecommunications operators in Turkey, among which Vodafone and Turkcell are the most competitive.

The Turkish telecommunications industry is basically monopolized by several large companies such as Turkcell and Vodafone, and the tariffs are relatively high. Taking Turkcell's ordinary phone card as an example, international long-distance calls to China cost about 5 liras per minute, equivalent to RMB 22. Chinese mobile phones can be used in Turkey, but if you take your domestic mobile phone out of the country within one month, you must register with the local communications provider to connect to the network. The speed and price of Turkey's traditional Internet are basically the same as those in the world. 3G technology is not yet popular and the rates are relatively high.

Turkcell’s phone rates are also relatively affordable. If you use this company, domestic calls in Turkey are 0.50 TL per three minutes, and international calls are 0.50 TL per minute. Domestic text messages cost 0.415 lire per text message, while international text messages are twice as expensive as domestic text messages, costing 0.83 lire per text message. Mobile Internet service costs 0.50 TL for 100KB. The lira currently used in Turkey is the new lira. The ratio is about 1 lira to 6.33 yuan. The "cheapest" one is the old lira. 1 million old lira is exchanged for 1 new lira. That is, 1 yuan is equal to about 158,000 old lira.