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Turks are on the
phone all the time—usually
on mobile
phones that
use the GSM standard
(900Mhz and 1800Mhz bands).
Here's how
to place calls from the USA to Turkey,
and from Turkey to other countries.
If you don't have a GSM
mobile phone (cep telefonu, 'pocket phone'),
you'll probably use a public
pay phone. Look for public
phones near post offices, hotels, transportation
termini (bus and train stations), shopping
areas, and major public squares.
Public
phones operated by Türk
Telekom have pictograph instructions
and operate on either credit
cards (Visa, Mastercard,
American Express) or on phone
cards (telefon kartı,
telekart) that you buy from
post offices, street kiosks and other
places advertising Telekart
Satılır (Telekarts for Sale).
Click
here for Türk Telekom's
international phone-call rates.
It's
sometimes easier to use a kontürlü telefon, one
with a usage-unit meter attached:
you make a call and pay in cash for
units used. These are found at street
kiosks and other small businesses.
Be sure to ask the rate per unit before
you call. Rates vary: shop around,
pay less!
Local
(in-city) call: Şehiriçi ara (sheh-HEER-ee-chee
ah-rah)
Long-distance/Trunk
call: Şehirlerarası ara (sheh-heer-LEHR-ah-rah-suh
ah-rah)
International
call: Milletlerarası ara (mee-leht-LEHR-ah-rah-suh
ah-rah) (Rates)
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