biggles

friar. did you read my post. they can be topped up in uk if you register the phone and take out a contract.it is free to take [they call it a contract] but you cannot do it unless you buy a turkish payg phone first .its best to buy it in the turkcell main office in bodrum [by marks and spencer top end of marina] by buying it in that shop they will register the turk mob plus 2 uk ones ,if you take them with you. even if they have been blocked once they have registered the turk 1 the uk ones come unblocked. and if you take home a turk 100 contour scratchcard to uk before the 3 months or 6 months is up you can scratch out the num and put it on while you are in the uk therefore you are avoiding losing existing contours or getting cut off after 6 months .ie wait say 5 months then put it on the phone in the uk. it is the only way you can top up a turk [or uk] mob while in the uk.you must register and take out [turks say ]a contract. i think it is their way of saying register.i have just come back and i have tried it and it works.