Telephone numbers in Turkey

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Telephone numbers in Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) circa 1988. There used to be more than 5,000 local area codes of varying lengths (one to five digits) with correspondingly varying local number lengths.

CountryTurkey
ContinentEurope, Asia
Numbering plan typeClosed
NSN length10
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Telephone numbers in Turkey
CountryTurkey
ContinentEurope, Asia
Numbering plan typeClosed
NSN length10
Format0 (xxx) xxx xx xx
Country code+90
International access00
Long-distance0
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The new system imposes three-digit area codes for provinces and seven digit local phone numbers. Istanbul is the only exception, having two different area codes (212 for the European side, and 216 for the Asian side).

The prefixes for the three major Turkish operators are as follows: Turkcell (530-539, 561 61, 516 16), Vodafone Turkey (540-549), and Türk Telekom (500-509 and 550-559).[1]

On 30 August 1993, local numbers in most areas were changed in conjunction with a new numbering plan.

Description

The country calling code of Turkey is 90.[2]

  • Language digit:[notes 1] 0 (Direct Dialing)
  • Language digit: 2 (Operator Assistance)
  • National (significant) number: 10 digits
    • Area code: 3 digits
    • Local subscribers' number: 7 digits.[notes 2]
    • Only exceptions to this are call center numbers which start with 444, which cannot be dialed like area codes. They must be dialed with 7 digits from any phone in the country. The number format is 444 XX XX. To dial call center numbers from other countries, the number must be dialed as country code + call center number like 90 444 XX XX. If a caller dials a call center number including the area code, the IVR system instructs them to redial the number without the area code.
  • Dialing procedure:
    • A call from another country would have the following dialing format:
More information International call prefix +, 90 + ...
International call prefix + 90 + Area code + Subscribers' number
(00) or + 90 (3 Digit) (7 Digit)
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More information Example: + 90 312 213 2965, International call prefix + ...
Example: + 90 312 213 2965
International call prefix + 90 + Area code + Subscribers' number
+ 90 312 213 2965
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Access to automatic telephone service within Turkey:

trunk / inner - city code number: 0

Access to international telephone service from Turkey:

international code: 00

International Switched Digital Service

Ankara DMS-300

Istanbul DMS-300

İzmir DMS-300

Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir DMS-300 International Exchanges accept:

L/D + area code + subscriber number + ST

L/D = language digit: 0 (direct dialing)

L/D = language digit: 2 (operator assistance)

Operator access code

There are two international operator centers in Turkey, Ankara and İstanbul. Each one of these centers provides operator telephone services according to ITU-T dialing:

L/D + code11 + ST (random)

L/D + code12 + 312 + ST (Ankara)

L/D + code12 + 212 + ST (İstanbul)

L/D: language digit 2 English

C11: operator assistance

C12: international transits

ST: stop pulse

The operators of the international exchanges in Ankara and Istanbul are available under C11 and C12.

List of area codes

[3]

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List of mobile codes

[4]

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In use by Prefixes
Türk Telekom 500 to 509; 512; 551 to 559
Turkcell 530 to 539
Vodafone Turkey 540 to 549
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[notes 3]

List of other special domestic codes

[4]

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In use by Prefix(es)
Paging-I 512
NMT-I 522
GMPCS assigned to Globalstar 592
GSM-R numbers allocated to TCDD 594
Toll-free 800
Dial-up Internet access 822
Non-geographic 850
Pay-line (services other than those with special content and sexual content) 888
Pay-line (services with special content) 898
Pay-line (services with sexual content) 900
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Notes

  1. In Turkish telephony (historically in PTT and Türk Telekom routing tables), the language digit determined which operator or announcement language the caller would hear
  2. Subscribers' numbers cannot be prefaced with the number 1. 1 is only to be used for certain special services.
  3. These are the codes that wireless operators in Turkey assign to new subscribers. Because of mobile number portability, a subscriber's telephone number may not accurately reflect their actual operator.

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