Companies, political parties, e-commerce sites… We receive maybe dozens of SMS every day, and at the end of all of them, there are codes that start with the letter “B” and then 3 numbers. So what do these codes do?
Easy to say, more than 30 years have passed since the first SMS in history… Since then, SMS has become an integral part of mobile communication. Although mobile internet technologies and messaging applications over cellular data such as WhatsApp have become widespread with 3G, SMSs are still a part of our daily lives. Especially institutions and organizations for…
Although it is not personally preferred, institutions and organizations prefer to communicate via SMS because of both the cost and the guarantee of the message being delivered. However, these communication efforts Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK) controlled by. One of the rules determined by BTK is the codes starting with B001.
What do the codes starting with B001 do?
The use of which is a legal obligation and by the BTK “Number Portability Forwarding Codes” These codes, which are determined as , simply indicate which operator or service provider the SMS was sent to you. All of these codes starting from B001 and ending at B999 are not in use.
However, it is a legal obligation for institutions and organizations to use this code. It is a crime if not used. Just like in e-mails, so in SMS. “spam” problem In other words, users can be exposed to communication up to the level of harassment with offensive messages. Thanks to these codes, users can make an investment by making a complaint. In addition, thanks to the “expression blocking” feature in the SMS settings, all messages containing the relevant code can be blocked.
What do the codes starting with B001 mean?
- B001: TT MOBILE ILETISIM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B002: TURKCELL ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B003: VODAFONE TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B005: FIXNET TELECOMMUNICATION LTD. STI.
- B011: ANDROMEDA TV DIGITAL PLATFORM MANAGEMENT JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B012: DORUK COMMUNICATION AND OTOMATION IND. VE TİC. AS
- B013: SENA HABERLEŞME BİLİŞİM VE İNTERNET HİZMETLERİ TİC. VE SAN. AS
- B014: NETBONE TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B015: İŞ NET ELECTRONIC KNOWLEDGE GENERATION DISTRIBUTION TIC. AND COMMUNICATION SPEED. AS
- B016: VODAFONE NET ILETISIM HIZMETLERI INC.
- B017: MİLLENİCOM TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
- B018: SUPERONLINE COMMUNICATION SERVICES JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B019: TTNET ANONİM COMPANY
- B020: TURKNET ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B021: NETGSM ILETISIM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- B022: TTM TELEKOMÜNİKASYON VE ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
- B023: CONNECTIST COMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC.
- B024: KAREL ILETISIM SERVICES JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B025: IKON CONTACT TELECOMMUNICATION INC.
- B026: 3C1B TELECOMMUNICATION AND INTERNET SERVICES INDUSTRY AND TRADE
- B028: NAC TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LTD. STI.
- B029: DOGUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE AND TELECOMUNICATION LTD. STI.
- B030: TURKISH TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B031: SAHRA TELEKOM TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
- B033: ELFE ILETISIM TECHNOLOGIES TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
- B034: NETİNTERNET DATA CENTER TEKNOLOJİLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B035: KOBIKOM TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SPEED. INDUSTRY AND TRADE. AS.
- B037: FORTİS TELECOMMUNICATION IND. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B038: VERİMOR TELECOMMUNICATION INC.
- B040: COMPATEL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE. LTD. STI.
- B042: VERITA ILETISIM SERVICES TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B043: POSTA GÜVERCINI COMMUNICATION AND BİLİŞİM LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- B045: ÖZTEK HABERLEŞME TRADE INDUSTRY LTD. STI.
- B046: VATANNET TELEKOM IT SERVICES LIMITED COMPANY
- B047: OMS INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE. FOREIGN TRADE LTD. STI.
- B050: MOBİLİŞİM ILETİŞİM INC.
- B051: HATNET INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B052: 1 NET TELEKOM VE ILETİŞİM HİZM. SUN. SINGING. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B056: HAKAY TELECOMMUNICATION TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B058: NETGLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B064: UNIVERSAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION SERVICES INDUSTRY AND TRADE
- B066: DİGİCELL TELEKOM İLETİŞİM VE BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİC. LTD. STI.
- B070: GUVEN TELEKOM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B074: VOIP TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD. STI.
- B076: OPLAVUS TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- B078: MAKSI TECHNOLOGY TRADE LIMITED COMPANY –
- B079: REGNUM NETWORK TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B085: MEKROTİK TELECOMMUNICATION LIMITED COMPANY
- B087: MOBİLEKSEN İLETİŞİM INFORMATION SERVICES ITH. IHR. INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
- B092: TELEKOMEXTRA TELEKOMÜNİKASYON VE İLETİŞİM URUNLERI TIC. SINGING.
- B094: NEW TELEKOM INTERNET SERVICES LIMITED COMPANY
- B095: AVENCOM TELEKOM SERVICES LTD. STI.
- B103: ELİTELEKOM İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B115: TELSAM TELECOMMUNICATION SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED
- B120: GENZA TELEKOM LIMITED COMPANY
- B127: EFOR NET SES TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
- B129: IT BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
- B131: MIKROTEL ILETISIM VE TELECOMMUNICATION TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
- B135: VAS TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION SERVICE. SINGING. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B136: VOICE GURU TELEKOM VE ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ SANAYİ TİCARET LİMİTED
- B137: TELİNKA ILETISIM VE YAZILIM TICARET LIMITED COMPANY
- B140: ALFA ILETISIM SERVICES PAZARLAMA TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B141: TESCOM TELECOMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES INDUSTRY AND TRADE
- B146: AJANS ILETISIM VE TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ TİC. LTD. STI
- B148: ENTERA ILETISIM SERVICES INC.
- B152: RTEL GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SPEED. SINGING. VE TİC. AS
- B153: MUTLUCELL ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B155: GRID TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INC.
- B156: MOVATEK TELECOMMUNICATION SOFTWARE IT INDUSTRY AND TRADE
- B161: ÜNİVERSAL BİLİŞİM VE HALETİŞME HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B162: VOICE TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B164: ONLINE TELEKOM TELECOMUNICATION SERVICES TRADE LIMITED
- B165: ORB TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED COMPANY
- B169: T FON TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ TİC. LTD. STI.
- B173: PLUSS TELEKOM ILETISIM TIC. AS
- B175: VERA TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION SYSTEM IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B176: NETSA SOFTWARE LIMITED COMPANY
- B177: AYYILDIZ GSM COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TRADE
- B178: ASIASEL TELEKOM AND VIRTUAL MOBILE TELEFON ILETISIM HIZMETLERI TIC.
- B182: TTM ILETISIM HIZMETLERI INC.
- B186: EMARKA ILETISIM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- B189: DT ILETISIM SERVICES INC.
- B196: MORNET TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ VE BİLGİ TEKNOLOJİLERİ SAN.
- B197: KOBI TELECOMMUNICATION LTD. STI
- B203: EMN TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ SAN. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B204: SINCH TURKEY TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLER LTD. STI.
- B210: DOGA TELECOMMUNICATION SOFTWARE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- B211: AYYILDIZ VIRTUAL MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATION
- B222: BOS NET BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
- B223: ESER TELECOMMUNICATION IND. VE TİC. AS
- B224: MOBILE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS LTD. STI.
- B226: FLYNET TELECOMMUNICATION AND HABERLEŞME TİC. LTD. STI.
- B228: E TELECOM COMMUNICATION SPEED. LTD. STI.
- B229: BULUTFON TELECOMMUNICATION IND. VE TİC. AS
- B231: PASIFİK TELEKOM COMMUNICATION IND. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B234: İSOBİL COMPUTER AND INTERNET HİZ. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B241: VOXBONE TELECOMMUNICATION AND ILETISIM TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
- B243: ORGANIK COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BİLİŞİM SAN. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B244: FONIVA TELECOMMUNICATION SPEED. AS
- B251: FINK HABERLEŞME VE ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- B253: TURK FONE TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
- B254: MESSAGECENTER TELECOMUNICATION LTD. STI.
- B259: KÜRESEL BETA TECHNOLOGY TELEKOMÜNİKASYON SAN. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B260: SIGMA TELEKOM VE HABERLEŞME TİC. AS
- B262: TELEON ILETISIM HIZMETLERI TIC. LTD. STI
- B270: ASSIST TELEKOM LTD. STI.
- B272: CAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND TELECOMMUNICATION LTD. STI.
- B273: ILET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B276: MOBICALL TELEKOMÜNİKASYON HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
- B277: VIRTUAL SANTRAL TELEKOMÜNİKASYON TİC. Inc.
- B282: TEKNOMOBIL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CORPORATION
- B293: PEAKCELL ILETISIM SERVICES LIMITED COMPANY
- B300: TÜRKLAN TELEKOM INFORMATION AND INTERNET HİZMETLERİ TİCARET LİMİTED
- B302: EFECEL INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI
- B305: CLOUDCELL TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B311: ZETA TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B314: ADNET INTERNET VE ILETİŞİM HİZ. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B315: GOLD TELECOMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B317: TELCOROUTE TELEKOMÜNİKASYON ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B325: ALC MOBILE ILETISIM SERVICES LIMITED COMPANY
- B331: CORVASS TELEKOM TIC. AS
- B337: MOBİLKENT İLETİŞİM SİZ. SINGING. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B345: TT INTERNATIONAL TELEKOMÜNİKASYON SAN. and TİC. LTD. STI.
- B346: TARGET TELECOMMUNICATION IND. VE TİC. LTD. STI.
- B348: EXTRANET ILETISIM HIZMETLERI INC.
- B349: TÜRKSAT SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CABLE TV VE İŞLETME INC.
- B353: DYNAMIC TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INDUSTRY AND TRADE
- B354: A TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
- B356: USLUCAN TELEKOM COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B358: TELNET TELEKOM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B360: MEDIUM TELECOMMUNICATION SPEED. TRADE. AS
- B361: PELİCELL TELECOMMUNICATION INC.
- B362: DID TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B364: NIDA TELECOMMUNICATION SPEED. AS
- B367: ISTANBUL BT TELEKOM ILETISIM SERVICES ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B371: TELEKOMAT HABERLEŞME VE ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİCARET LİMİTED
- B372: INTERACTIVE SMS TELECOMMUNICATION SPEED. TRADE. LTD. STI.
- B385: DURU INTERNET AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED
- B386: IP SANTRAL TELECOMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- B387: TELKOTÜRK ILETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
- B388: TPSIS TECHNOLOGY AND HABERLEŞME ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Although all the codes after B388 are empty, the reason for the jumps in the list is that these codes are also empty. You can browse the empty codes in the list by accessing the list by BTK.