Phones brought to Turkey from abroad have been on Turkey’s agenda for the last few days. The usage period of mobile devices brought into the country by Turkish citizens residing abroad has been extended. Accordingly, the 120-day legal unregistered device usage period has been extended to 180 days.
IT WILL ENTER INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 1, 2024!
It was announced that the Regulation will enter into force on March 1, 2024. Making statements on the subject, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said that the transactions regarding the registration and use of devices with electronic identification information are within the scope of the “Regulation on the Registration of Devices with Electronic Identity Information” and the “Communiqué on the Registration of Devices with Electronic Identity Information” He said it was carried out.
Reminding that these devices must be registered in the Mobile Device Registration System (MCKS) in order to be used in Turkey, Uraloğlu said, “Registration can be done in two ways: collectively by companies through import and manufacturing, or individually for devices brought with the passenger from abroad. “The devices he brought with electronic identification information were allowed to be used unregistered for 120 days,” he said.
Uraloğlu reminded that the IMEI numbers of unregistered devices are blacklisted and disconnected from the electronic communication network at the end of the period determined by the relevant legislation.
VICTIMIZATIONS OF TURKS ABROAD ARE BEING ELIMINATED
Explaining that Turkish citizens residing abroad have conveyed their grievances regarding the usage period of their mobile devices brought to the country to the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) through various channels, Uraloğlu said, “In order to eliminate the grievances regarding the provision of additional communication services to citizens residing abroad and blue card holders, Uraloğlu said: “The regulation was made with the ‘Board Decision’,” he said.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE THROUGH E-GOVERNMENT
Uraloğlu said that efforts have been made to eliminate grievances, and one of them is to register mobile devices brought from abroad.
Referring to the studies on mobile devices to be recorded, Uraloğlu said:
“In this context, the residence of the applicant must be abroad, limited to only one IMEI number of the devices brought by Turkish citizens living abroad, and the control must be positive that they have not gone abroad as of the application date. Then, for the devices coming from abroad, a 120-day legal unregistered device period must be issued.” People whose usage period has expired will be given an additional usage period of 30 days only if they apply through e-Government. Thus, the 120-day legal unregistered device usage period for devices coming from abroad will be extended to 180 days. After the additional usage period expires, the devices in question will be given an additional usage period of 30 days. “The relevant IMEI numbers will be blacklisted. The ‘Board Decision’ regarding the extension of time will come into force on March 1, 2024, after the necessary infrastructure is established.”
