What to do if your mobile SIM card stops working in Antalya, Turkey

From messages by 3 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 80 days ago

TL;DR

On July 24 there was a network outage affecting MTS roaming SIM users in Antalya — phone shows signal but isn't registered on the network. It's a carrier-side issue, not a defective SIM, and typically resolves itself in 2-3 hours.

What the community said

One traveler reported MTS just stopped working; support only gives a template reply about network disruptions and promises a fix soon — no service for 2 hours straight.

MTS carrier outage

Another traveler had the same issue: phone shows signal, but the SIM isn't registered on the network — asked others for advice on fixing it.

SIM not registering on network

Someone confirmed MTS was working poorly that day due to an outage at the local carrier — they had the same issue, but service came back on its own after about 3 hours.

resolved after ~3 hours