Türkiye eSIM

Not on a normal holiday. Turkey's rule cuts off phones brought from abroad that aren't registered within 120 days of entry; the regulator hasn't said whether it covers foreign roaming SIMs and eSIMs, but it only matters for stays longer than that.

The country your traffic leaves from. Sites and apps use your IP to decide where you are, so a plan that exits outside Turkey may not open services limited to Turkey.

Turkcell, Türk Telekom, Vodafone. Which one you connect to depends on local signal.

Anywhere the plan’s networks have signal, including Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir; rural and mountain areas depend on local coverage.

Yes. Operators here are listed with 5G; each plan's networks show which.

It depends on the plan: some keep a usable speed of 1 Mbps / 5 Mbps; others drop to 128 Kbps / 384 Kbps / 512 Kbps, which is enough for messaging; others stop data.

It starts when the eSIM first connects to a network. You can install it before you go.

76 of these plans state personal hotspot support, so you can share data with a laptop or travel companions. It comes out of this eSIM’s allowance. Look for “Personal hotspot” in the plan details.

No. Each QR code installs once. If you delete the eSIM or reset the phone, it can't be installed again, and once it has connected to a network it can't be refunded.

Some plans add data, some add days, and some can't be topped up; each plan says which. Top up from the eSIM in My eSIMs. There's nothing new to install.

Yes. The listed price is the final price.