Getting online in Turkey
A travel eSIM is a data plan you install before departure and switch on when you land, so your phone is online in Turkey without roaming charges and without hunting for a SIM counter at arrivals. Your home number stays where it is — the eSIM sits alongside it.
Plans, prices, data amounts and validity are set by our partner and shown on their own page. We do not repeat them here because they change and we do not measure them.
Where you land in Turkey
These are the airports in Turkey with scheduled flights and an IATA code. The minute you step off one of them is the minute an eSIM stops being optional.
| Airport | Code | City |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Menderes International Airport | ADB | Gaziemir |
| Antalya International Airport | AYT | Antalya |
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport | EDO | Edremit |
| Dalaman International Airport | DLM | Dalaman |
| Esenboğa International Airport | ESB | Ankara |
| Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport | GZT | Gaziantep |
| Hasan Polatkan Airport | AOE | Eskişehir |
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | SAW | Pendik, Istanbul |
| Kayseri Erkilet International Airport | ASR | Kayseri |
| Konya Airport | KYA | Konya |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport | BJV | Bodrum |
| Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport | NAV | Nevşehir |
Where you will actually use the data
The largest towns and cities near those arrival airports, by population (GeoNames). Coverage is the partner's to state, not ours — this is simply where travellers in Turkey tend to be.
- Istanbul15 701 602 people
- Ankara3 517 182 people
- Bursa3 101 833 people
- İzmir2 938 292 people
- Gaziantep2 222 415 people
- Kayseri1 452 458 people
- Konya1 433 861 people
- Antalya1 335 002 people
Before you buy
Two things worth checking on your own handset, because they decide whether any eSIM works at all: the phone must be eSIM capable, and it must be carrier unlocked. Most phones sold in the last few years are both; phones bought on a carrier contract often are not until the contract ends.
We do not test handsets and cannot tell you whether yours qualifies — your phone's settings screen and your carrier can.