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HOW MUCH IS THE IMEI REGISTRATION FEE IN TURKEY? IS THE IMEI REGISTRATION FEE IS BEING RAISED
Turkey hosts over 52.5 million visitors a year and 150 million airport transits. The foreigner or tourists owned mobile phones who has brought it into Turkey with them from abroad can use them in Turkey for the 1-90 days maximum period until the IMEI number in the air is located and then limited to gsm function (whether using a foreign or Turkish mobile number) from the Turksat satellites.
FOREIGNERS AFTER ENTERED TURKEY WITH THEIR MOBILE PHONE WILL USUALLY GET AN SMS MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT ‘ THE WELCOME MESSAGE ‘ AND FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON WHAT AND HOW TO PAY THE MOBILE IMEI TAX FEE IN TURKEY.
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Where the fee amount will be increased starting from 2022, the amount of IMEI registration fee received from phones brought with passengers from abroad will increase from 2 thousand TL in 2021 to 2 thousand 772 TL next year.
Another hike in the IMEI fee is coming for phones from abroad. the IMEI fee, which was increased from 618 TL to 1500 TL in 2019 and became 2000 TL in 2021, will increase to 2,772 TL next year. It is thanks to the IMEI number that it is found out whether the phones came illegally from abroad or were stolen.
Those who want to get information about the status of the mobile phone can find out by querying the IMEI number of the device. It is also possible to have IMEI questioned by email. As a result of the interrogation, you can find out whether the phone was imported or lost/stolen.
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HOW MUCH IS THE IMEI REGISTRATION FEE IN 2021-2022?
- The amount of the lost tax received at the first facility of the mobile phone subscription will be increased relative to the revaluation rate. In this context, the amount of the victim tax collected will be determined as 117 liras for 2022.
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- The amount of IMEI registration fee received from phones brought with passengers from abroad will increase from 2 thousand TL in 2021 to 2 thousand 772 TL next year.
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WHAT IS MOBILE PHONE IMEI NUMBER MEAN?
An IMEI number is installed on each GSM phone device at the production stage. The IMEI number is the identification number of each device, it is single and unique and consists of 15 digits. However, nowadays it is possible to make an IMEI number unusable on both phones by copying it to a different phone.
- The serial number of the phone (IMEI number) can be determined by dialing *#06# on the mobile phone.
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- In short, the number showing the international electronic identification information of mobile devices is called IMEI.
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QUERY THE IMEI E STATE REGISTER ‘ HOW TO QUERY REGISTRATION IN TURKEY?
The IMEI inquiry is being conducted in cooperation with the e Government and the Information Technology and Communications Authority in Turkey. The password to the state system, and T.C citizens who log in with information at //turkiye.gov.tr/imei-sorgulama you can view IMEI information.
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