Telephone numbers in Turkey

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Telephone numbers in Turkey

Location
Country	Turkey
Continent	Europe
Type	Closed
NSN length	10
Format	0 (xxx) xxx xx xx
Access codes
Country code	+90
International access	00
Long-distance	0

Telephone numbers in Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) circa 1988. There used to be more than 5,000 local area codes of varying lengths (one to five digits) with correspondingly varying local number lengths.

The new system imposes three-digit area codes for provinces and seven digit local phone numbers. Istanbul is the only exception, having two different area codes (212 for the European side, and 216 for the Asian side).

The prefixes for the three major Turkish operators are as follows: Turkcell (530-539, 561 61X XXXX, 516 16X XXXX), Vodafone (540-549), and Türk Telekom (500-509 and 550-559).^[1][2]

On 30 August 1993, local numbers in most areas were changed in conjunction with a new numbering plan.

The country calling code of Turkey is 90.

• • Language digit^{[clarification needed]}: 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:

• • • 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: UTC + 3 hours

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.

• Page of Turkish Telecom's website on City codes of Turkey Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine