Turkey country code +90 — call Turkey & get a number.
Istanbul straddles two continents and so does its dialing — 212 on the European side, 216 on the Asian. This guide lays out the formats from the US, UK and Germany's huge Turkish diaspora, every major area code, current mobile prefixes, live time and weather, plus how MCM gets your business a Turkey virtual number.
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Turkey at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Turkey?
+90 is the international code for the whole of Türkiye — both halves of Istanbul included. Add your exit code and +90 routes the call into the Turkish network, whether you're ringing a European-side office on 212 or an Asian-side one on 216.
Code +90 was assigned to Turkey by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.
All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Turkey.
How to call Turkey from anywhere
Intro line: "Same shape every time: exit code + 90 + area or mobile code (leading 0 gone) + subscriber number. The only Istanbul-specific choice is 212 for the European side or 216 for the Asian."
Full example: +90 212 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Turkey phone number format explained
Turkey keeps it tidy: every number is exactly 10 digits after +90 — 12 in full international form. Domestically you prepend a 0 trunk prefix (0 212…, 0 532…) and always strip it abroad. The one wrinkle is Istanbul, where the same physical city splits across two area codes by continent.
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Turkey area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (European) | Istanbul | 212 |
| Istanbul (Asian) | Istanbul | 216 |
| Ankara | Ankara | 312 |
| Izmir | İzmir | 232 |
| Bursa | Bursa | 224 |
| Antalya | Antalya | 242 |
| Adana | Adana | 322 |
| Konya | Konya | 332 |
| Gaziantep | Gaziantep | 342 |
| Kayseri | Kayseri | 352 |
| Mersin | Mersin | 324 |
| Trabzon | Trabzon | 462 |
Turkey mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +90 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Turkcell
530–539, 561 — largest national operator.
Vodafone Turkey
540–549 — major nationwide operator.
Türk Telekom (Mobil)
500–509, 512, 551–559 — incumbent operator's mobile arm.
Turkey time zone
Since 2016 Turkey has stayed on permanent Turkey Time (UTC+3), having abolished the clock change — so unlike its European trading partners, it never springs forward or falls back.
early-to-mid afternoon in Türkiye (2pm–5pm) lands in the US morning and the European afternoon. Watch the gap to Germany and the UK — because Türkiye stays fixed while they observe DST, that offset widens by an hour each summer.
Emergency numbers in Turkey
Free to call from any Turkey phone, landline or mobile.
Common mistakes when calling Turkey
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Mixing up Istanbul's two halves: 212 is the European side and 216 the Asian
dial the wrong one and you reach a completely different line across the Bosphorus.
Assuming Turkey shifts for DST: it dropped daylight saving in 2016, so your summer time difference to Germany or the UK is an hour bigger than you'd expect
Assuming Turkey shifts for DST: it dropped daylight saving in 2016, so your summer time difference to Germany or the UK is an hour bigger than you'd expect.
Keeping the leading 0: drop it
dial +90 212, not +90 0212.
Adding an area code to a mobile: 5XX numbers are national
never prefix 212, 216 or any city code.
Dialing +90 with no exit code, or the wrong one: from the US use 011 first; from the UK and Europe use 00
Dialing +90 with no exit code, or the wrong one: from the US use 011 first; from the UK and Europe use 00.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Turkey
Carry calls over VoIP/SIP: internet routing beats carrier IDD into Türkiye on per-minute cost.
Hold a local Istanbul number: a 212 (European) or 216 (Asian) line lets contacts dial you domestically.
Re-check the DST gap, then lock a slot: Türkiye is fixed at UTC+3, but Germany and the UK aren't
set your window against their summer offset and keep it.
Separate landline from mobile rates: terminating to 5XX mobiles often costs more than to a city landline.
Why businesses get a Turkey virtual number
Show up as Istanbul-local — on whichever continent your customers are — and answer rates and trust climb while inbound costs fall.
Higher answer rates
a +90 212 Istanbul caller ID gets picked up far more often than a foreign number.
Cover both shores
run a 212 European-side line and a 216 Asian-side line to look genuinely citywide.
Serve the diaspora cheaply
terminate Germany-to-Türkiye and UK-to-Türkiye traffic locally instead of at IDD tolls.
Centralized routing
one number forwards to teams anywhere in the world.
Faster expansion
launch in Türkiye without a physical office.
Real PSTN presence
a genuine Turkish landline number, not a relay.
Turkey virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
Provision carrier-grade Turkish numbers in minutes — pick the European or Asian side of Istanbul, or any major city — and route them worldwide.
Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes
Call forwarding to any mobile, landline, SIP endpoint, or softphone worldwide
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Sub-150ms latency on major voice corridors via distributed PoPs
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WebRTC support for browser-based calling without softphone installs
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Built-in fraud protection with AI anomaly detection & STIR/SHAKEN
24/7 network monitoring and dedicated support
How to get your Turkey virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
Choose your code — Istanbul-European 212, Istanbul-Asian 216, Ankara 312 or Izmir 232.
Point MCM at your destination: mobile, SIP, softphone or full team.
We provision the +90 line via portal or API.
Go live and start taking Turkish calls.
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Turkey +90 — FAQ
Why does Istanbul have two area codes?expand_more
The city spans two continents: 212 covers the European side and 216 the Asian, so the code tells you which bank of the Bosphorus a landline sits on.
Which Istanbul code should I use — 212 or 216?expand_more
Use the one matching the line's physical location; they aren't interchangeable, and dialing the wrong one reaches a different number.
Does the Bosphorus split affect mobiles?expand_more
No — Turkish mobiles all start 5 (05XX) and are non-geographic, so the 212/216 distinction applies only to landlines.
Does Turkey observe daylight saving?expand_more
No — it abolished the clock change in 2016 and stays on UTC+3 year-round, so summer time differences to Germany and the UK grow by an hour.
How do I call a Turkish mobile from abroad?expand_more
Add your exit code, then 90, then the 5XX number without its leading 0 — e.g. 011 90 532 123 4567 from the US.
Can I tell the operator from a 5XX prefix?expand_more
Roughly — 530s tend to be Turkcell, 540s Vodafone, 500s/550s Türk Telekom — but portability makes it unreliable.
What are the other main city codes?expand_more
Ankara 312, Izmir 232, Bursa 224 and Antalya 242, all three digits like Istanbul's pair.
Can a non-resident get a Turkish number?expand_more
Yes — MCM provisions +90 virtual numbers on either side of Istanbul or in any major city, no residency required.
Why isn't my call connecting?expand_more
Usually a kept leading 0, the wrong Istanbul code, or a city code wrongly placed in front of a 5XX mobile.
Does MCM offer wholesale voice termination into Turkey?expand_more
Yes — MCM carries wholesale termination into Türkiye and 190+ other countries.