Buying the iPhone 16 model from abroad and registering it with a 31 thousand TL IMEI fee does not provide a major advantage compared to buying it from Turkey.
In order for people to use a smart phone they brought from abroad to Turkey without any problems, 31 thousand TL to give and passport registration is necessary. Well, under these circumstances iPhone 16 model Is there an advantage to buying from abroad? on high-end flagship phone models A small financial advantage can be gainedFor example, it has 128 GB storage. iPhone 16 US price excluding taxes $799 This model is clearly at the level of (without operator lock) and by paying some regional taxes (Taxes vary from region to region and can be refunded in some places.) from Apple $850-900 can be purchased at a price level. This price is September 13, 2024 based on the current dollar exchange rate dated approximately 30 thousand TL doing. This 31 thousand TL IMEI registration fee price when added 61 thousand TL It goes up to the level. Well, it has 128 GB of storage iPhone 16 How much is it currently sold for in Turkey? September 13, 2024 officially as of 65 thousand TLIt is sold to . In other words, iPhone 16 purchased abroad A relatively small difference of 4-5 thousand TL can be achieved. This difference depends on the tax rate applied by the region where the phone is purchased. It can increase up to 6-7 thousand TL. If the taxes paid are taken back, the difference is even bigger, but still It should be noted that there is no huge difference due to the high IMEI fee.
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Let me state this once again regarding bringing a phone from abroad. In this content, of course, we are not talking about going abroad just to buy an iPhone. It has not been possible to gain an advantage in that regard for a very long time. Because the plane tickets are really very high and the passport expenses have also increased considerably within the scope of the increases made. Our calculation here focuses on buying phones when going abroad for business or touristic trips. In the meantime, phones brought from abroad, It must be used with a SIM card registered to the person who registered the passport. Let us remind you again.