2G and 3G switch-off in Turkey

Operators

Details

• Turkcell 2G. Turkcell still runs 2G alongside 3G, 4.5G and 5G, and in 2025 it won renewal rights for its 2G, 3G and 4.5G licences to 31 December 2042. Turkcell
• Turkcell 3G. Turkcell still runs 3G, which it has moved to 900 MHz to free 2100 MHz for 4.5G; it has not announced a switch-off. Turkcell
• Türk Telekom 2G. Türk Telekom's 2G, 3G and 4.5G authorisations, which were due to end in 2029, are being extended to 31 December 2042 in return for 5% of mobile gross sales each year from 2029. Türk Telekom
• Türk Telekom 3G. Türk Telekom's 3G authorisation, which was due to end in April 2029, is being extended to 31 December 2042 along with its 2G and 4.5G authorisations. Türk Telekom

Regulator and government

• The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure says that from 30 April 2029 operators will pay BTK 5% of turnover each year and their authorisations will run to 31 December 2042; the minister described the three operators as successfully running 2G, 3G and 4.5G. T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı (Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure)

Checked 30 October 2026. Dates move, so check the operator’s own notice before you plan a change.