Telephone numbers in Turkey

Turkey telephone numbers

Location
Country	Turkey
NSN length	11
Typical format	(0xxx) xxx xxxx
Access codes
Country calling code	+90
International call prefix	00
Trunk prefix	0

Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) local phone numbers c.1988, at which time Ankara went from 41 to 4. There used to be more than 5000 local area codes of varying lengths (one to five digits) with correspondingly varying local number lengths (seven to three digits).

The new system is based on 83 three-digit area codes for provinces and seven digit local phone numbers. Istanbul is the exception and it gets two area codes ((212) for the European and (216) for the Asian side).

Calling a cell phone from outside Turkey is the same except the three digit numbers are replaced with the ones of the companies. Like [9] + [0] + [cell company id number] + [seven digit number]. The following are the company identification numbers for the major mobile telephone providers: Turkcell (530-539), Vodafone (540-549) and Avea (500-509 and 550-559).

Local numbers in most areas were also changed in conjunction with the numbering plan that took effect 1 August 1993.

If a former area code is indicated, this is for the major centre in the new area code's district. The new area codes will also replace former area codes other than the primary one mentioned.

General information

The country calling code of Turkey is 90.

• • Language digit: 0 (Direct Dialing)
  • Language digit: 2 (Operator Assistance)

• National (significant) number: 10 Digits.

• • Area code: 3 digits
  • Local subscriber’s number: 7 digits.

• • Only exception in this is the call center numbers which start with 444, the call center numbers cannot be dialed with area code, they must be dialed with 7 digit from any phone (Landlines & Mobiles) in the country. The number format is 444 XX XX. For dialing the Call Center numbers from other countries, the number must be dialed as Country Code + Call Center Number like 90 444 XX XX. If you dial the Call Center number with the area code you will hear an IVR announce saying you must not use area code while dialing the call center number.

• Dialing procedure:

• • A call from another country would have the following dialing format:

International call prefix +	90 +	Area code +	Subscriber’s number
(00) or +	90	(3 Digit)	(7 Digit)

Example: + 90 312 213 2965
International Code	Country Code	Area Code	Subscriber Number
+	90	312	213 2965

• • • Access to automatic telephone service within Turkey:

trunk / inner - city code number : 0

• • • Access to international telephone service from Turkey:

international code : 00

• • Note: After 3-digit area codes, subscriber numbers cannot be prefaced with the number 1. The number 1 is only to be used for certain special services.

• • 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 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.

• • Local Time:

Winter time: UTC + 2 hours Summer time: UTC + 3 hours

List of area codes in Turkey

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AREA CODES
NAME OF PROVINCE	AREA CODE	NAME OF PROVINCE	AREA CODE
Adana	322	İzmir	232
Adıyaman	416	Kahramanmaraş	344
Afyon	272	Karabük	370
Ağrı	472	Karaman	338
Aksaray	382	Kars	474
Amasya	358	Kastamonu	366
Ankara	312	Kayseri	352
Antalya	242	Kırıkkale	318
Ardahan	478	Kırklareli	288
Artvin	466	Kırşehir	386
Aydın	256	Kilis	348
Balıkesir	266	Kocaeli	262
Bartın	378	Konya	332
Batman	488	Kütahya	274
Bayburt	458	Malatya	422
Bilecik	228	Manisa	236
Bingöl	426	Mardin	482
Bitlis	434	Muğla	252
Bolu	374	Muş	436
Burdur	248	Nevşehir	384
Bursa	224	Niğde	388
Çanakkale	286	Ordu	452
Çankırı	376	Osmaniye	328
Çorum	364	Rize	464
Denizli	258	Sakarya	264
Diyarbakır	412	Samsun	362
Düzce	380	Şanlıurfa	414
Edirne	284	Şırnak	486
Elazığ	424	Siirt	484
Erzincan	446	Sinop	368
Erzurum	442	Sivas	346
Eskisehir	222	Tekirdağ	282
Gaziantep	342	Tokat	356
Giresun	454	Trabzon	462
Gümüşhane	456	TRNC*	392
Hakkari	438	Tunceli	428
Hatay	326	Uşak	276
Iğdır	476	Van	432
Isparta	246	Yalova	226
Istanbul-I (Thrace)	212	Yozgat	354
Istanbul-II (Anatolia)	216	Zonguldak	372
Mersin	324	Non-Geographic Numbers	850

(*) Northern Cyprus

List of mobile codes in Turkey

Note: 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.

USED BY	CODE
Turkcell	530,531,532,533,534,535,536,537,538,539
Vodafone	540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547,548,549
Avea	500,501,502,503,504,505,506,507,508,509 550,551,552,553,554,555,556,557,558,559

List of other special domestic codes in Turkey

USED BY	CODE
GLOBALSTAR	592,594,596
NMT-I	522
Pay-Line	900
Toll-Free	800
Non-Geographic	850
Komshu İletişim Hizmetleri ltd.şti	850765,850766
3C1B Telekom	85045
Internet Dial-up Access	822
Paging-I	512

References

• Page of Turkish Telecom's website on City codes of Turkey