Turkish Telephone Cards

The cheapest way using the traditional Turkish telephone network is using a phone card (telekart). The Türk Telekom website lists rates for international calls.

There are three types of cards:

—Türk Telekom Smart Telefon Kartı, with a little computer chip embedded in it; 100 units for TL7.50. It comes in a cellophane wrapper, which should be unopened when you buy it.

Make a short call to the person you want to talk to, and tell them to call you back at a certain time on a certain number (such as your hotel room). Rates from other countries to Turkey may be lower than rates from Turkey to other countries.

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A Smart Telekart has a little computer chip embedded in it (right above the '100').