The cheapest way to make domestic calls is from a public phone using a phone card bought at the post office (PTT). If the PTT is closed, you can usually find local entrepreneurs selling cards at a slight mark up near the public phones.
Your next challenge is to find a phone that is working. Lift the hand set and push the language button for either English, German or French and see what it says. If its says, “Welcome,” you have a phone that is working. Insert the phone card according to the arrow and you’re ready to start dialing.
Inside Turkey numbers outside your area code require a 0+ area code + number. Bodrum and Datca, for example, are in the same area code and don’t require an 0 + area code. If you dial an area code when you don’t need one, you’ll just get a busy signal.
If you use a Kontrol Telephone at your pension or a shop, expect to pay 3 to 4 times the PTT rate. This is not the phone to use for International calls.
To make a long distance international call you will need at least one 100 unit phone card. It maybe good for from 2 – 4 minutes. The card is around $4. If you wish to dial an operator, in your home country use the Home Direct phone number, which is free.
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Hello, Phoning In and From Turkey nice sharing.
The places we saw on our previous trip, really must be visited, you refreshed our memories.
Да согласен, там много красивых мест.
Yes I agree, there are many beautiful places.
C’est un pays préférable pour des vacances en toute sécurité.
Ciao, grazie.
Je veux vraiment aller en Turquie.
Ich möchte wirklich in die Türkei gehen.
Puoi economicamente vacanza in Turchia.
Ci sono resort molto belli e puliti in Turchia.
Je pense qu’il y a beaucoup de beaux endroits en Turquie.