In order to use the phones brought from abroad in Turkey, the payment must be made. IMEI registration fee Complaints also increased.
For the kidnappers, a fee must be paid in order for the phones brought from abroad to be used in Turkey. IMEI registration fee fully within the scope of the decision 20 thousand TL located at the level. While the increase from 6 thousand TL to 20 thousand TL looks really incredible, Today, a remarkable complaint data was shared on this subject. The statement made by the consumer complaint platform Complaintvar was as follows: “With the decision published in the Official Gazette, it was announced recently that the IMEI registration fee for the phones brought by passengers from abroad would be increased to 20 thousand liras. Phone owners who wanted to register for 6 thousand 91 liras experienced intensity at border gates and payments. Some of the users stated that they received the error “IMEI registration information cannot be found” despite paying their fees. This situation was also reflected in the data of Complaintvar. According to the statement made by the platform, complaints in the autonomous public institution on the subject increased 93 times compared to the previous week. This increase was 51 percent in GSM operators and 23 percent in mobile phone brands. 35 percent of the problem voiced by users has been fixed on the platform.” So, how much has the IMEI registration fee been over the past years? The current answer is exactly Like this:
-2015: 131.50₺
-2018: 500₺
-2019: 1.500₺
-2020: 1,838,70₺
-2021: 2006,20₺
-2022: 2,732,40₺
-2023 7 July: 6,091,30₺
-2023 July 8 and After: 20.000₺
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The official explanation for this increase was as follows:
“DECISION ON RE-DETERMINATION OF SPECIAL FEE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN TARIFFS DUE TO THE FEES LAW NO. 492 ARTICLE 1- (1) Amounts of fixed fees applied in 2023 and included in the tariffs, excluding the section titled “II- Driver’s license fees” in the tariff numbered (9), which is subject to the Fees Law No. 492 dated 2/7/1964. The amount of fees in paragraph (1) of the section titled “VIII-Telephone use permit fee brought with the passenger” of the tariff numbered (8) attached to the aforementioned Law has been re-determined as 20,000 TL. . ARTICLE 2- (1) This Decision enters into force on the day following its publication. ARTICLE 3- (1) The provisions of this Decision shall be executed by the Minister of Treasury and Finance.”