Editing SIM lock (section)

=== Turkey ===
SIM locking is forbidden by the [[Information and Communication Technologies Authority (Turkey)|regulatory authority]] in Turkey since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web | date=2013-06-19 | title=SIM kilit uygulaması kaldırıldı | url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/sim-kilit-uygulamasi-kaldirildi-1724874 | access-date=2023-07-13 | website=Milliyet | language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | date=2013-06-19 | title=Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu SIM kilit uygulamasını kaldırdı | url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknoloji/bilgi-teknolojileri-ve-iletisim-kurumu-sim-kilit-uygulamasini-kaldirdi-23535733 | access-date=2023-07-13 | website=www.hurriyet.com.tr | language=tr}}</ref> There are conflicting and varying reports about former practices of SIM locking by operators. A newspaper column from 1997 criticizes [[Vodafone Turkey|Telsim's]] SIM locking policy: "... you cannot quit Telsim until the phone becomes waste, the only way to quit Telsim is buying a new phone."<ref>{{Cite web | date=1997-10-06 | title=Tüketicinin Erkan abisi | url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/tuketicinin-erkan-abisi-39267662 | access-date=2023-07-13 | website=www.hurriyet.com.tr | language=tr}}</ref> [[Turkcell|Turkcell's]] SIM locking policy has been subject to a lawsuit in 2001, resulting in Turkcell being fined.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Turkcell’e 7 trilyon lira ceza | url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/97253.asp | access-date=2023-07-13 | website=arsiv.ntv.com.tr}}</ref> [[BlackBerry]] phones sold by Turkcell and Vodafone were SIM locked, however, could be unlocked on request without any conditions.<ref>{{Cite web | date=2010-07-13 | title=BLACKBERRY SIM KILIT KODU HAKKINDA HERŞEY | url=https://forum.donanimhaber.com/blackberry-sim-kilit-kodu-hakkinda-hersey--41242686 | access-date=2023-07-13 | website=DonanımHaber Forum | language=tr}}</ref> Yet, the SIM locking practice was only confined to phones sold by operators and it is not clear if operators enforced SIM locking on the phones sold by them tightly or not and if the practice was widespread. Phones sold by other channels were strictly unlocked. Three major mobile network operators, Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone still offer phones with long term contracts, however these phones are sold unlocked.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}