by Penny » 12 Apr 2008 12:01
If you take a UK registered mobile to Turkey, and give it to a localand they put in a Turkish sim card. The phone will get blocked after a few weeks and as it was not declared on arrival at customes, then the person will have to have it opened, this can cost a few lira up to 80ytl.
A couple of years ago, this happened to my UK mobile after 5 weeks using a local sim card. I was living in Turkey at the time.
The easiest way, if you want to give a present of a mobile is to buy one in Turkey.