eSIM Turkey
Turkey eSIM from 1,95€ on the Türk Telekom, Vodafone and Turkcell networks: 1 to 50 GB or unlimited, prepaid with no contract and no sign-up, set up by QR code and online the minute you land in Antalya.
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Turkey?
Set it up at home
After you buy, you get an email with a link. One tap and it is done — the eSIM then sits next to your normal card in the phone. Nothing is used up yet.
Switch it on after you land
In Istanbul, Antalya or Izmir you turn on one single setting for the Simbye line: data roaming. Your phone then picks the best of the three Turkish networks by itself.
Stay reachable, add more if you need it
Your own card stays in the phone, so calls and texts to your usual number still arrive. Running low? Add more in the app — no setting up again.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Turkey?
All three of Turkey's big networks — your phone automatically takes whichever has better reception where you are.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Turkey: Turk Telekom · Vodafone · Turkcell.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 57Mbit/s | 16Mbit/s | 45ms |
 | 38Mbit/s | 12Mbit/s | 38ms |
 | 77Mbit/s | 19Mbit/s | 50ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.04.2025 – 31.03.2026.
There is nothing to set up for this. When one network gets weak, your phone moves to another on its own. The name in your status bar tells you which one you are on — it shows the Turkish network's name, not "Simbye".
You are already connected in the arrivals hall in Istanbul or Antalya, on whichever of the three networks is strongest there. Along the coast and in the big cities — Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir, Bodrum — that gives you all three instead of one. It helps most on trips inland, towards Cappadocia or Pamukkale: there are valleys there that only one of the three covers properly.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Turkey?
Turkey comes down to effort: the eSIM rides three networks and switches by itself, with nothing to register, while a local card ties you to one network and has your passport recorded — but it comes with a Turkish number.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When you are online | Set up before departure, online from the moment you land | Only after you arrive, from a shop at the airport or in town |
| Passport needed | No, and no registration | Yes, your passport is recorded |
| Reception | Three networks, your phone switches automatically | One network, fixed when you buy |
| What it costs | Fixed before you buy, in your own currency | Noticeably more at the airport, and you only learn the price on the spot |
| Paying | In advance from home, prepaid with no contract | On site in lira, often cash, plus the exchange rate |
| Your own number | Stays in the phone and reachable | Swap cards — yours has to come out |
| More data | In the app, in under a minute | Back to a shop, top-up in Turkish |
| Turkish phone number | Not included — WhatsApp calls still work | Included, with minutes and texts |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Turkey?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Turkey cost?
from 1,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for Turkey from 1,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Turkey range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in Turkey.
Data plans
Unlimited
- 1 GB 7 days 1,95€ 0,27€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 3,95€ 0,13€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 18,95€ 0,63€ per travel day
- 50 GB 180 days 38,95€ 0,21€ per travel day
- Unlimited 7 days 19,95€ 2,85€ per travel day
- Unlimited 15 days 28,95€ 1,93€ per travel day
- Unlimited 30 days 47,95€ 1,59€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Türk Telekom + Vodafone + Turkcell
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Turkey eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No, an eSIM is not blocked or banned in Turkey - it's completely legal. The block you read about in forums hits phones that run for months on a Turkish SIM card with a Turkish number. Our eSIM is a data-only plan without a Turkish number — you register your phone nowhere and pay no fee.
No, you don't register your phone in Turkey for this eSIM. IMEI registration only becomes a question if you put in a Turkish SIM card with a Turkish number and use it for months. After roughly 120 days the Turkish networks block a handset that has not been registered — that does not happen with a data-only plan.
An eSIM for Turkey starts at 1,95€; the final price depends on how much you book, with plans from 1 to 50 GB or unlimited, and 7 to 180 days of validity. You see the price at the top of this page before you buy — it is fixed, in your own currency, nothing is added later and nothing renews on its own.
The networks you'll be on in Turkey are Türk Telekom, Vodafone Türkiye and Turkcell. All three are included and your phone switches between them on its own, so you are on whichever one actually reaches you.
No, this eSIM doesn't come with a Turkish phone number - it's data-only, with no calls or texts over the Turkish network. Your own number stays active in the phone and reachable, and calls through WhatsApp, FaceTime or Telegram run over the data as usual.
For a week in Turkey, five to ten gigabytes is enough for most people. Chatting, navigating and sending photos cost very little; video is what eats data — and a laptop riding along on your hotspot. The hotspot is allowed on every Turkey plan. When in doubt start smaller, adding more takes a minute.
No, the eSIM does not work in neighbouring countries - it's for Turkey only. In Greece, Bulgaria or Georgia it has no signal, even for a short hop across the border. If your trip covers several countries, add a Europe eSIM or a Worldwide eSIM as well: you can keep both on the phone at the same time and simply switch.
You can buy an eSIM for Turkey right here: pick a plan from the price table above, pay, and the QR code arrives by email within minutes. Scan it over Wi-Fi before you fly, and mobile data starts the moment you land in Istanbul, Antalya or Izmir. No shop visit and no queue on arrival.
Yes, eSIM is available in Turkey. An eSIM for Turkey is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Turkish networks support eSIM and carry data profiles for visitors, so your phone connects in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya and along both coasts without a plastic SIM. Your phone has to be eSIM-capable and carrier-unlocked, which you can check in the compatibility list on this page. You set everything up before departure.
The eSIM that's best for Turkey depends on coverage on your route, the data size, the validity, and whether you need a Turkish number. This one uses all three networks, Türk Telekom, Vodafone and Turkcell, and moves to whichever is strongest, which matters inland towards Cappadocia and Pamukkale where valleys are covered by only one of them. It is data only; your own number stays in the phone and reachable.
Ready for Turkey?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
