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Turks are on the
phone all the time—usually
on mobile
phones that
use the GSM standard
(900Mhz and 1800Mhz bands).
Here's how
to place calls from the USA to Turkey,
and from Turkey to other countries.
If you don't have a GSM
mobile phone (cep telefonu, 'pocket phone'),
you'll probably use a public
pay phone. Look for public
phones near post offices, hotels, transportation
termini (bus and train stations), shopping
areas, and major public squares.
You
can call
anywhere in the world for free, computer
to computer, using Skype.
With FuturePhone you
can call from the USA to Turkey for
the cost of a call to Iowa: dial 1-712-945-1111.
(If you have an unlimited US calling
plan, the call will
be completely free.) No sign-up, no
ads, no contract. Free!
With Gorilla Mobile ,
you can call cheaply from the
USA to Turkey using your mobile
phone.
Public
phones operated by Türk
Telekom have pictograph instructions
and operate on either credit
cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
or on phone
cards (telefon karti,
telekart) that you buy from
post offices, street kiosks and other
places advertising Telekart
Satilir (Telekarts for Sale).
Click
here for Türk Telekom's
international phone-call rates.
It's
sometimes easier to use a kontürlü telefon, one
with a usage-unit meter attached:
you make a call and pay in cash for
units used. These are found at street
kiosks and other small businesses.
Be sure to ask the rate per unit before
you call. Rates vary: shop around,
pay less!
Local
(in-city) call: Sehiriçi ara (sheh-HEER-ee-chee
ah-rah)
Long-distance/Trunk
call: Sehirlerarasi ara (sheh-heer-LEHR-ah-rah-suh
ah-rah)
International
call: Milletlerarasi ara (mee-leht-LEHR-ah-rah-suh
ah-rah) (Rates)
Here's how
to connect your computer to the
Turkish telephone system.
How to Make Phone Calls to or from
Turkey
Skype: Worldwide Calling for Free
(or Very Cheap)
Mobile Phones in Turkey
Gorilla Mobile: for cheap calls from the USA to Turkey
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