Why Turkey is so much cheaper
Apple sets local prices per country to match purchasing power, and Turkey sits near the very bottom — often the cheapest or second-cheapest App Store in the world. The same subscription that costs $10.99 in the US is priced in Turkish lira at a small fraction of that. You don't need to live in Turkey or use a VPN to benefit — you set your Apple Account's region to Turkey and pay with a Turkey App Store gift card. Your iPhone, apps and data all stay exactly as they are.
What's actually cheaper (and by how much)
The headline wins, at 2026 prices:
- Apple Music — about ₺60/month (~$1.3) versus $10.99 in the US. That is roughly one-eighth of the price, around 88% off. The yearly plan is the real steal at roughly ₺600 (~$13) for a whole year versus $109.
- Apple Arcade — about ₺70/month (~$1.5) versus $6.99, roughly 79% off, for 200+ premium games with no ads or in-app purchases.
- YouTube Premium (billed through the App Store) — around ₺105/month (~$2.2) versus $13.99 in the US.
- Paid apps, premium games and in-app purchases — broadly much cheaper, often a small fraction of US prices, because Apple puts Turkey on low local price tiers.
Prices are in lira, which drifts over time, so treat the exact numbers as a current snapshot — but the relative discount has stayed huge across every price change.
What's NOT cheaper (so you're not surprised)
We'd rather be straight with you than oversell it:
- iCloud+ is only slightly cheaper now — after Apple’s 2025 hikes it is roughly 7–15% below US pricing, and on a bad exchange day it can even be level. Don’t switch regions just for iCloud+.
- Apple One and Apple TV+ are not available on Turkish accounts at all (the bundle includes services Turkey doesn’t offer), so you can’t buy those there.
The sweet spot is Apple Music (especially the yearly plan), Apple Arcade, and cheaper apps and app-subscriptions.
Is it safe? And how to do it
For normal personal use it's safe: there's no documented pattern of Apple banning ordinary users for running a Turkey storefront, and switching region doesn't touch your iCloud photos, files, iMessage, FaceTime or your device warranty — those are separate from the store country. The one rule that keeps an account clean is to fund it with genuine Turkish gift cards (exactly what you get from us) rather than VPN-and-fake-card tricks, and not to flip regions every day. Getting started is two steps: change your Apple Account region to Turkey, then redeem a Turkey App Store gift card for balance. We cover each in its own guide, and you can switch your region back home whenever you want.
Step by step
- Make sure your Apple Account balance is at ₺0 and cancel any subscriptions that block a region change.
- Change your Apple Account region to Türkiye in Settings (see our step-by-step guide).
- Buy a Turkey App Store gift card from the SlayKeys bot in the amount you need.
- Redeem the code on your Turkey-region account to top up your balance.
- Subscribe to Apple Music, Apple Arcade or grab the apps you want — at Turkish prices.