Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
How Do eSIM Plans Work?
Step 1: Purchase Your eSIM Data Pack
You'll receive an email with your eSIM after purchase, no matter where you are in the world.
Step 2: Receive Activation Details
You'll get a QR code or manual installation instructions via email and WhatsApp to activate your eSIM.
Step 3: Install And Activate Your New eSIM
Set up your eSIM before your trip, and once you reach your destination, enable the data plan to start using the internet.
Is My Mobile Phone eSIM Compatible?
- iPhone XR, XS, XS Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd & 3rd gen)
- iPhone 12, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 13, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 15, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 16, Plus, Pro, Pro Max, 16e
- iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e
- iPhone Air (eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max
- iPhone Duo (foldable, eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPad Pro 11″ (2018+) & 12.9″ (2018+)
- iPad Air (2019+)
- iPad (2019+)
- iPad Mini (2019+)
- iPad 10th Gen (2022)
*Two eSIMs can be active at the same time on iPhone 13 and later. *iPhones from mainland China do not support eSIM. *Hong Kong/Macao models (except 13 mini, 12 mini, SE 2020, XS) lack eSIM. *US models of iPhone 14 and later do not have a physical SIM tray. *iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are eSIM only in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Guam, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. *iPhone Air and iPhone Duo have no SIM tray in any country. They run on eSIM only.
Explore Turkey
Turkey eSIM: skip the airport SIM counter at Istanbul and land connected
A local SIM card in Turkey means a passport check, a registration form and, if you stay long enough, a phone registration fee. The eSIM4 Turkey eSIM sidesteps all of it: install it at home over Wi-Fi, from USD 2.98 for a week, and it connects on its own when the doors open at Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen, Antalya, Izmir, Bodrum or Dalaman. It runs on the Turk Telekom (Avea) network, and the email with the QR code arrives within minutes of paying.
Coverage across Turkey
Coverage on the Turk Telekom (Avea) network takes in both sides of Istanbul, its metro and the Grand Bazaar, the whole Mediterranean and Aegean coast from Antalya round to Bodrum, Kusadasi and Izmir, Cappadocia and the hot air balloons over Göreme, Pamukkale, Ephesus and the intercity motorways and high-speed rail lines between them. On the mountain roads of the Black Sea coast and the far east connectivity thins, as it does on every Turkish network.
Which Turkey eSIM plan to choose
1 GB over 7 days is USD 2.98, enough for maps, messaging and a few photos a day. 5 GB over 30 days is USD 8.98 for a longer stay with photos going home every evening. 20 GB over 30 days is USD 20.98 for a working trip. Unlimited data runs from USD 9.98 for 3 days up to USD 67.98 for 30 days, for anyone who would rather never look at a data counter. Every plan tops up online in about a minute if the trip stretches, and the days only start counting when the eSIM first connects in Turkey, so buy it whenever you like.
Beyond Turkey on the same trip
Carrying on to Greece, Italy or the rest of Europe? This plan stops at the Turkish border. The Europe eSIM covers Turkey and 40 more European countries on one plan, from USD 3.98 for 1 GB over 7 days, so an Istanbul to Athens to Rome trip needs one purchase.
Pick a plan, check out and stay connected from the arrivals hall; the QR code will beat you to the suitcase.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The block that Turkey introduced in July 2025, and has widened since, is aimed at the websites and apps of foreign eSIM sellers on Turkish internet connections: it stops people buying or downloading an eSIM once they are in the country. It does not touch an eSIM that is already on your phone, which connects on Turk Telekom the moment you switch off airplane mode and keeps working for the whole trip. That is why the one rule for Turkey is to install at home and arrive with the data you need already on the plan.
Not with a travel eSIM. Those rules apply to Turkish SIM cards: a local SIM means your passport at the counter, tourist packs at Istanbul airport are often quoted at well over USD 50, and a foreign phone on a Turkish SIM has to be IMEI registered, for a fee, once it has been in the country for 120 days. The Turkey eSIM is a foreign line roaming in Turkey, so there is no counter, no form and no IMEI registration for a holiday or a business trip.
You will be glad to have the eSIM. Public Wi-Fi in Turkey usually sends its login code by text message to a Turkish mobile number, which a visitor does not have, so many cafe, mall and museum networks never let you on. With the eSIM you are online the whole time, maps and BiTaksi work on the street, and hotel Wi-Fi becomes a bonus rather than a lifeline.
An eSIM is a digital SIM built into your phone. Instead of swapping a plastic card, you scan a QR code, or tap one link on a recent iPhone, and the plan installs in about a minute alongside your existing SIM. Your home number stays exactly as it is, and you can switch between plans in Settings whenever you like.
You pay once, from a few dollars, instead of a daily roaming charge, and there is no airport kiosk, no ID check and no card to swap. Buy it at home, install it on Wi-Fi, and you land with maps, ride apps and WhatsApp already working in the arrivals hall. If plans change, every eSIM tops up online in about a minute.
As a guide: 1 GB covers a week of maps, messaging and a few photos a day; 5 GB over a month suits social media and daily browsing; 20 GB or unlimited suits streaming, video calls and working on the road. If in doubt, start small: every plan tops up online in about a minute, so you never pay for data you will not use.
Yes. Our regional plans cover many destinations on one eSIM, so a multi-stop trip needs nothing new at each border: Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Oceania and a World eSIM for trips that cross regions. The countries included are listed on each regional plan page, and you can combine a regional plan with a country plan for the best value.
No. Most people are done in under two minutes: scan the QR code from the activation email, or on iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later simply tap the Direct Installation link in the same email and the eSIM installs itself. Step-by-step guides are here for iPhone guide and Android guide, our support team is on hand, and a refund guarantee covers you if the eSIM cannot be installed on your device.
Most phones from the last five years support eSIM, including every iPhone from the XR onwards and recent Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models. Check your model in our compatibility guide before you buy. If your phone was bought on a carrier contract it may need to be unlocked first, which your carrier can do.
Open the activation email, then on iPhone go to Settings, Cellular, Add eSIM and scan the QR code, or tap the Direct Installation link on iOS 17.4 or later. On Android go to Settings, Connections, SIM Manager and scan. Most phones can scan the QR code straight from a screenshot in your photo gallery, so no second phone is needed. Once the eSIM appears in your cellular settings it is installed and ready. Full walkthroughs: iPhone guide and Android guide.
Install it any time before you travel, on Wi-Fi at home: the eSIM does not expire while it sits on your phone. When you land, switch it on and enable data roaming, and your days start counting from that first connection abroad, not from the day you bought it. You can also install on arrival, as long as you have Wi-Fi to download the eSIM.
Yes. Your phone runs as a dual SIM, with your home SIM and the travel eSIM side by side, and most phones store several eSIMs at once with one active for data at a time. Keep a plan for each country on your trip and switch between them in Settings as you cross borders.
Yes. Tethering is included on every plan, so your laptop or a second phone can share the connection whenever you need it.
Your connection pauses rather than charging you more. Top up online in about a minute using the link in your activation email, or in the Yabb app, and you are back online with the same eSIM.
The activation email includes a link to a live usage page for your eSIM, so you can see exactly how much data is left at any time and top up before it runs out.
Top local carriers at up to 5G speeds. The network for this destination is shown above the plans on this page, and the eSIM connects to it automatically when you land.
Choose a 90-day plan where one is offered, or top up your existing plan as you go. Either way the eSIM stays on your phone for the whole trip.
Travel eSIMs are data only, which is exactly why there is no ID or address check to buy one. Everything you normally use runs on the data: WhatsApp, FaceTime, iMessage, Uber, maps and your bank app. If you want a real phone number for calls and SMS abroad, our Yabb app gives you calls, texts and a temporary local number without roaming charges. In a few countries we also sell plans that include a local number, minutes and texts, shown in the plan name; those minutes and texts are for local calls and local texts within that country only.
Yes. WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal stay on your existing number with every chat intact; there is nothing to re-register. The eSIM simply supplies the data they run on.
Yes, with your home SIM left in the phone. The eSIM carries all your data, and most carriers deliver incoming text messages to your home number abroad at no charge, so one-time codes from your bank, Google, Airbnb and the rest arrive exactly as they do at home. Keep the home SIM switched on with data roaming turned off, and only the eSIM uses data. Two things to know before you fly: making a call or sending a text from the home SIM is what triggers roaming charges on most carriers, so leave calling and texting to WhatsApp and the like, and a few carriers do charge for incoming texts or block them abroad, so a quick check with your carrier before you leave settles it.