Turkey country code, +90 explained.
Everything you need to call Turkey with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Turkey
Ankara · Europe
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- TR
- Capital
- Ankara
- Region
- Europe
- Timezone
- UTC+3
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +90 · XXX · XXXXXXX
How Turkey numbers break down
A complete number to Turkey follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Turkey.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +90 · XXX · XXXXXXX
Turkey on the map
Ankara · Europe
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Turkey
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +90 · XXX · XXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Turkey —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
TURKEY INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Turkey
Europe · TR
Turkey numbering plan & how to dial
Dialing into Turkey means working with an open numbering plan under country code +90: a 3-digit prefix plus a 7-digit subscriber number, 10 digits total. Locally, numbers usually carry a leading "0" that gets dropped when calling Turkey from outside the country.
Mobile coverage in Turkey comes from 3 major networks — Turkcell, Vodafone TR, Türk Telekom — with internet penetration at 81%. VoIP is permitted and regulated by BTK. Language (Turkish) and currency (TRY) both matter here for IVR, SMS, and scheduling support around local business hours.
Most European numbering plans follow ITU-T E.164 with a national trunk prefix that is dropped for international dialing, and cross-border VoIP is widely supported across the region.
Skipping the exit code
From the US you must dial 011 before the +90 country code to reach Turkey.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Turkey numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +90 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
UTC+3 governs local business hours in Turkey; confirm the time there before placing the call.
Permitted — BTK regulated
Regulated by BTK
- KVKK data protection
- BTK VoIP licensing
- Number portability available
US → Turkey
$0.010/min
per minute
Turkey → US
$0.010/min
per minute
More in Europe
Business calling to Turkey
Local TR caller ID
Present a Turkey +90 number so prospects in Ankara and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Europe outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Turkey over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Turkcell.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Turkey hours (UTC+3) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
FAQ
Calling Turkey — frequently asked questions
Since Turkey is on UTC+3, plan calls around local business hours there rather than US hours — off-hours calls tend to go unanswered. It's worth checking the current time difference before a first outreach call, since it can shift with daylight saving in either country.
Calling Turkey means dialing 011, then +90, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+3 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
Calls from the US to Turkey start at $0.010/min on Twiching, billed per second on Tier-1 routes. That's the same rate whether the call lands on a mobile or fixed-line number in the country.
Turkey's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is TR, distinct from its dialing code (+90). The ISO code is used in things like domain names and shipping forms, while the dialing code is what actually routes a phone call.
Yes — Turkey numbers include a 3-digit area or mobile prefix before the subscriber number. That prefix is what routes the call to the right regional or mobile network once it arrives in the country.
Yes — Turkey is one of 191+ countries in Twiching's directory, with virtual numbers, SIP termination, and Tier-1 routing available. It's part of the same platform used to manage numbers across every other country in the directory.
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