Plug sockets in Turkey: Do I need a travel adapter?

Adapter needed

Yes, you need a travel adapter (plug adapter) for a trip from the United Kingdom to Turkey. In Turkey, people are using different plugs and plug sockets that are not compatible with plugs from the United Kingdom!

Turkey und United Kingdom compared

United Kingdom

Outlets

230 VoltVoltage

50 HertzFrequency

Turkey

Outlets

230 VoltVoltage

50 HertzFrequency

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Country information

Turkey is a country in Asia (Western Asia) with about 79.4 Millionen inhabitants on an area of almost 784 000 km². The capital of Turkey is Ankara (4.3 Millionen inhabitants).

People in the country are mainly speaking Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani and Avaric.

The neighbors of Turkey are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

TLD: .trCurrency: TRYCountry calling code: +90Country Code : TR

Power sockets

Turkey uses plugs of type C and F. Plug sockets of type G, which are common in the United Kingdom, are not in use in Turkey.

Outlets of type C

Outlets of type F

Mains voltage

The voltage in Turkey is 230 volts.

The voltage, therefore, is equal to the 230 volts in the United Kingdom. This means that you can use all your electrical appliances without any problems.

Utility frequency

The utility frequency in Turkey is 50 Hertz.

The frequency, therefore, is the same as in the United Kingdom. That's why it is safe to use all your electric appliances in Turkey.

Neighboring countries information