Statements about phones brought from abroad, which have been on the agenda for the last few days, continue to come. Recently, AK Party Deputy Chairman Zafer Sırakaya stated in a statement that the legal usage period in our country for phones brought from abroad will be increased. Today, a new statement came from the minister regarding the issue.
Who will be covered by the 180-day legal limit?
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made some statements regarding the phones brought from abroad. He said that the regulation is aimed at citizens residing abroad.
Minister Uraloğlu said that Turkish citizens residing abroad have problems with the usage time of the mobile devices they bring to our country and that they convey this to the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) and used the following statements:
“A regulation was made with the decision taken by BTK in order to eliminate the grievances regarding the provision of additional communication services to citizens residing abroad and blue card holders.”
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When will the regulation made by BTK come into force?
Minister Uraloğlu’s statement regarding the regulation made by BTK was as follows:
“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 check must be positive that they have not traveled abroad as of the application date.
Then, for devices coming from abroad, people whose 120-day legal unregistered device usage period has expired will be given two additional 30-day usage periods only if they apply via 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 IMEI numbers of the devices in question will be blacklisted. “The BTK decision regarding the extension of time will enter into force on March 1, 2024, after the necessary infrastructure is established.”
According to the statement, applications for the additional usage period of devices brought from abroad will be made through the e-Government Gateway. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu also 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.