Telephone numbers in Turkey

The country calling code of Turkey is 90.

• Language digit: 0 (Direct Dialing)
• Language digit: 2 (Operator Assistance)
• National (significant) number: 10 digits
  • Area code: 3 digits
  • Local subscribers' number: 7 digits.
  • Only exceptions to this are call center numbers which start with 444, which cannot be dialed like area codes. They must be dialed with 7 digits from any phone in the country. The number format is 444 XX XX. To dial call center numbers from other countries, the number must be dialed as country code + call center number like 90 444 XX XX. If a caller dials a call center number including the area code, the IVR system instructs them to redial the number without the area code.
• Dialing procedure:
  • A call from another country would have the following dialing format:

Access to automatic telephone service within Turkey:

trunk / inner - city code number: 0

Access to international telephone service from Turkey:

international code: 00

International Switched Digital Service

Ankara DMS-300

Istanbul DMS-300

İzmir DMS-300

Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir DMS-300 International Exchanges accept:

L/D + area code + subscriber number + ST

L/D = language digit: 0 (direct dialing)

L/D = language digit: 2 (operator assistance)

Operator access code

There are two international operator centers in Turkey, Ankara and İstanbul. Each one of these centers provides operator telephone services according to ITU-T dialing:

L/D + code11 + ST (random)

L/D + code12 + 312 + ST (Ankara)

L/D + code12 + 212 + ST (İstanbul)

L/D: language digit 2 English

C11: operator assistance

C12: international transits

ST: stop pulse

The operators of the international exchanges in Ankara and Istanbul are available under C11 and C12.