Buying a phone in Turkey instead of registering old phone: what happens to the latter?

I'm a foreigner who is going to live in Turkey for 9 months. After two weeks here I bought a SIM card and I received the usual messages about the registration. If I remove the SIM and put it in a phone I purchased here, will my previous phone get blocked or will I still be able to use it with no card?

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SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module. It identifies the phone it is in to the cellular network. When removed from the previous phone, that phone will no longer register itself to that network and so will not be able to receive calls, text or data for the number with the SIM.

The phone itself will still work and you are free to put back your old SIM in it which will connect in roaming mode so that you can communicate on the old number which is generally costly due to roaming fees but those depend on the plan of the old SIM.

Not inserting any SIM in the old phone still leaves it as a functional device which will be able to connect to WiFi, use Apps that don't require the SIM, watch videos, play music, etc. You can even install some apps that allow to make and receive VOIP calls and text while you are connected to a WiFi network.

All modern phones should work without a SIM card. A very long time ago, over 10 years, some models refused to access any functions until a SIM was placed. Even so, it was a simple task to edit the firmware to disable the check since I wanted to give the phone to my young daughter to play with.

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Do I need to register a phone bought in Turkey?

All mobile devices imported into Turkey, whether they are a mobile phone, laptop (cellular), tablet (cellular), or watch (cellular) must be registered in the Mobile Devices Registration System (Mobil Cihaz Kay\u0131t Sistemi).

How much does it cost to register my phone in Turkey?

According to the latest legal changes, the cost of registering a phone in Turkey is 1838 liras.

Can a foreigner buy a phone in Turkey?

Just go up to the counter and hand them your passport and residency permit (they may not need your passport) and ask for an E-devlet Sifresi. They will usually ask for your phone number and have it texted to your phone. Once you have the password, you can log on to this website using your Residency Permit Number (T.R.

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