Turkey eSIM with Calls & Phone Number
Turkey eSIM from 30,95€ with a real international number (+33), international calls & SMS and 20–100 GB of data across 140+ countries. Register WhatsApp, Telegram or any app and receive SMS codes on your number — no extra app needed. Instant QR delivery, no contract.
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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 before you fly
You buy the eSIM online and the setup arrives by email: a link to tap plus a QR code. Do it calmly at home on Wi-Fi, not in a rush at the gate.
Land in Turkey
Istanbul (IST), Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), Antalya (AYT), Dalaman (DLM), Bodrum-Milas (BJV), İzmir Adnan Menderes (ADB) or Ankara Esenboğa (ESB): as soon as you are on the ground, switch data roaming on for this line. This is exactly where most people get stuck.
You are online
The plan starts counting from the first connection to a Turkish network, not from the moment you buy. Set the Turkey line as your data line and keep your usual number active for calls, with its data switched off. Hotspot for a laptop or tablet is allowed.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Turkey?
This Turkish eSIM with number finds a local network on its own — there is nothing for you to configure.
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- Typical download255Mbit/s
Source: Speedtest Global Index, national median, July 2026.
There is nothing to choose. The line comes from Orange Worldwide, and once you have landed and data roaming is switched on for this line, it registers as a guest on one of the country's three networks — Turkcell, Vodafone or Türk Telekom. Which one you get is decided by your phone based on signal strength. You never type in any settings, and you cannot pin the line to a particular operator.
If it refuses to connect somewhere, one of three things almost always fixes it: check that data roaming is really on for this line, toggle airplane mode off and on, or switch network selection from automatic to manual once and tap a network from the list. In basement restaurants, deep inside the Grand Bazaar and in Cappadocia's underground cities there is simply no signal — that is normal, not a fault. Northern Cyprus is treated separately from Turkey by the operators, so do not rely on this eSIM there.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Turkey?
This one comes down to which number you need. The eSIM is live on landing with calls and texts on a +33 line and no passport registration; a Turkish +90 card is what Getir and Yemeksepeti codes actually reach.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID and registration | Not needed, you buy online and set it up by QR code | Passport required, the SIM is registered to your name in the shop |
| When you get online | Set up before departure, live the moment you land in Istanbul or Antalya | Only after arrival, find the counter and queue |
| Price | Fixed price up front, prepaid in your own currency | Tourist tariffs in 2026 ran roughly between 1,300 and 3,200 lira depending on the operator, dearer at the airport than in town |
| Phone number | French number starting +33, calls and texts included | Turkish mobile number starting +90 |
| SMS codes from Turkish apps | Sign-up at Getir or Yemeksepeti usually fails because only +90 gets through | Codes arrive, and that is the real advantage of a local SIM |
| Your usual number | Stays active alongside, people still reach you on it | On a phone with a single SIM slot you have to take your own card out |
| If something goes wrong | Support by email, reachable from Turkey too | Back to the shop, usually in Turkish, ideally with the receipt |
| Language and payment | Purchase and receipt in English, paid with your own card | Form and advice mostly in Turkish, cash in lira often needed |
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 30,95€
3 plans · 30 days
Simbye offers 3 plans for Turkey from 30,95€ to 57,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Turkey range from 20 GB to 100 GB.
The validity starts with your first connection Turkey.
Data plans
- 20 GB 30 days 30,95€ 1,03€ per travel day
- 50 GB 30 days 47,95€ 1,59€ per travel day
- 100 GB 30 days 57,95€ 1,93€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Orange Worldwide
- 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
- Calls and texts
- Included, with your own number
- Number's dialling code
- +33 (France)
- 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 with Calls & Phone Number
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No Turkish number with this eSIM. This plan comes with a French number starting +33. You can make calls and send and receive texts with it — but it is not a +90 number.
Yes, you can receive SMS verification codes on this number. Verification codes from WhatsApp, Google, Instagram or your bank arrive on the +33 number. Only Turkish services that insist on a Turkish phone number will turn it down.
It's a French number and not a Turkish one because the line comes from French operator Orange Worldwide and registers as a guest on a local network in Turkey. That has an upside: it works in many other countries too, not only in Turkey.
Getir and Yemeksepeti usually won't work with it, since the delivery apps demand a +90 number at sign-up. With BiTaksi reports are mixed: some people get the code on a foreign number, others do not. Hailing a taxi in the street, the metro, tram and ferries need no app at all.
No, you don't have to register yourself or your phone in Turkey. You order the eSIM online, with no ID and no shop visit. Turkey's device registration only bites after 120 days of continuous use in the country and is aimed at people using a Turkish SIM card long term.
You can buy an eSIM for Turkey with calls right here online — pick the plan you want, pay, and the QR code plus your number arrive by email within minutes. Nothing is shipped and you never visit a shop. Scan the code before you fly, then switch the line on when you land in Istanbul, Antalya or Izmir.
Yes, an eSIM works in Turkey, and the local networks carry it like an ordinary SIM. An eSIM for Turkey is a digital SIM card built into your phone. You get fast mobile data in Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir, Cappadocia and along the coast, plus calls and texts on the number included with this plan. Your phone needs eSIM support and must not be locked to one carrier.
An eSIM for Turkey with calls starts at 30,95€; the exact price depends on the data volume and validity you pick, shown in the table above with what each plan includes. A week of maps and messaging needs less than a month of streaming and daily calls home, so choose the size that fits your trip.
How much data you need for Turkey depends on daily use: roughly 500 MB covers maps, WhatsApp, transport apps and browsing in Istanbul, about 4 GB a week. Uploading photos from Cappadocia or the coast each evening takes you to 1-2 GB a day. Streaming and laptop tethering are the heavy ones. Bundles here run 30 days in several sizes, listed in the table on this page.
The eSIM that is best for Turkey depends on whether you need a number. For maps and messages alone, a data plan does the job. This one adds calls and texts on its own number, which helps when a hotel, taxi or landlord has to reach you, though it is an international number rather than a Turkish one. It rides on Turkcell, Vodafone and Türk Telekom, so coverage is broad.
Yes. Because you get a real phone number, SMS verification codes arrive directly on your phone — so you can sign up for or verify WhatsApp, Telegram, banking apps and almost any service. No extra app required.
No. This is a real eSIM with a real number that works natively on your phone — calls use your normal dialer and texts land in your phone's Messages app. The Simbye app is optional and only used to manage your plan.
Yes. You can make and receive calls and SMS with your included number — just like a local SIM, with no contract and no roaming bills. International calls are included as a set number of minutes depending on your plan.
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.
