Is Turkey included in O2 roaming?

Not on most plans. Turkey is not in O2's Europe Zone, and it is not one of the 27 destinations in the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone that comes with Volt and Plus Plans. It is included at no extra cost only with O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Ultimate, which comes with O2's Ultimate Plans. Everyone else on pay monthly can add the O2 Travel Bolt On for £7 a day.

How much does O2 charge in Turkey?

£7 a day with the O2 Travel Bolt On, for each day you use your phone. That covers unlimited minutes, texts and data in Turkey and calls back to the UK. A week costs £49 and two weeks £98. Without the Bolt On you pay O2's standard roaming rates.

Is O2 Travel free to add?

Yes. Adding the O2 Travel Bolt On costs nothing. You are only charged £7 on the days you use data, make calls or send texts while you are in a covered destination such as Turkey. You can add it in My O2.

Can I use O2 Pay As You Go in Turkey?

Yes, but at O2's standard international roaming rates. Pay As You Go is not eligible for the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone, so check O2's Turkey rates before you go, or use a travel eSIM for data.

Should I turn data roaming off in Turkey on O2?

If you use a travel eSIM for data, yes, on the O2 line. With the O2 Travel Bolt On, any data, call or text on a day triggers the £7 charge, so data roaming left on can cost you £7 even if you meant to use the eSIM. Keep the O2 line on for calls and texts only if you accept that charge.

Does O2 Work in Turkey? £7 a Day Roaming Bolt On (2026)

O2 roaming in Turkey costs £7 a day with the Travel Bolt On (unlimited calls, texts and data, charged only on days you use your phone), free on Ultimate Plans, checked on O2’s own site on 13 October 2026. A cheaper option: a 20 GB Simbye eSIM is about £12 for 30 days, see the best eSIM for Turkey or all UK networks compared.

Short answer: Turkey isn’t in O2’s Europe Zone, so your normal roaming doesn’t cover it. Unless you’re on an O2 Ultimate Plan, use the O2 Travel Bolt On: £7 for each day you use your phone, with unlimited calls, texts and data. A week costs £49 and two weeks £98 (o2.co.uk, checked 13 October 2026). A 20 GB travel eSIM for the same trip costs about £12 (see our best eSIM for Turkey in 2026).

Cheaper than O2 Travel · works from inside Turkey

A week in Turkey: £49 on O2, or about £12 with an eSIM.

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Use the eSIM for data and keep O2 data roaming off. Short break? 10 GB is $10.20 (about £7.65).

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Which O2 plan are you on?

O2 has three zones, and Turkey is only in the biggest one. This is where the confusion comes from.

Your O2 plan	Turkey included?	What you pay in Turkey
Ultimate Plan (O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Ultimate, 75 destinations)	Yes	Nothing extra
Volt or Plus Plan (O2 Travel Inclusive Zone, 27 destinations)	No, Turkey isn’t one of the 27	O2 Travel Bolt On, £7 a day
Other pay monthly plans (Europe Zone only)	No	O2 Travel Bolt On, £7 a day
Pay As You Go	No	O2’s standard roaming rates

Not sure which you have? Check your Bolt Ons and Extras in My O2 before you go.

O2 Travel vs eSIM: the same trip

Trip	O2 Travel (£7 a day)	eSIM (Simbye, with code)
Long weekend, 3 days	£21	About £7.65 for 10 GB
1 week	£49	About £12.10 for 20 GB
2 weeks	£98	About £12.10 for 20 GB, or top up from Turkey

eSIM prices are Simbye’s checkout prices in dollars, converted at the European Central Bank rate on 16 October 2026 (£0.750 per $1); your card’s rate may differ slightly. O2 Travel gives unlimited data and keeps your O2 number working normally, which is worth something on a short trip. Over a week, the eSIM saves you about £37, and over two weeks about £86.

Heavy user? Simbye’s unlimited 30-day plan is $42.50 with code NOMADISTAN15 (about £32, affiliate link), still less than a week of O2 Travel. More options in our unlimited data eSIM comparison. Compare every option in our best eSIM for Turkey guide.

How O2 Travel charges you

Free to add, £7 on the days you use it. O2 charges you on any day you use data, make a call or send a text in Turkey.
Unlimited minutes, texts and data in Turkey, plus calls back to the UK. Calls to other countries are charged at standard roaming rates.
Add it before you go in My O2 under Bolt Ons. O2 says it can take up to 24 hours to apply. You also get a link by text when you land.
Without it, you pay O2’s standard roaming rates for Turkey.

How to set up your O2 phone for Turkey

Check your plan in My O2. If you’re on an Ultimate Plan, Turkey is already covered.
Using O2 Travel? Add the Bolt On at least a day before you fly, and turn on data roaming.
Using an eSIM instead? Install it at home on Wi-Fi and set it as your mobile data line. Turn data roaming off on the O2 line, because one stray data session would trigger the £7 daily charge.
Need your O2 number for bank codes? Keep the line on, but remember that any call or text you send counts as a day of O2 Travel.

Buy the eSIM before you fly

Turkey’s telecom regulator (BTK) has blocked about 37 eSIM stores, including Airalo and Holafly. Their apps and websites don’t load on Turkish networks, so you can’t buy or top up from there. Simbye’s store still loads from Turkey, but the safest plan is to buy and install any eSIM at home and check it shows a network before you leave. The full story is in our Turkey eSIM block guide.

On EE, Vodafone, Three or giffgaff instead? See Turkey roaming charges for every UK network.

Disclosure

The Simbye links on this page are affiliate links. We earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and the 15% code is real. O2 prices and zones come from O2’s own website, checked on 13 October 2026. O2 can change its prices and zones, so check My O2 before you travel.

O2 Roaming in Turkey (2026): £7 a Day, or Cheaper