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[iOS] Microsoft 365 Monthly Subscription: Personal TL₺15,99 (A$0.93), Family TL₺23,99 (A$1.40) @ OneDrive via Apple Türkiye

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Welcome to the ultimate guide of Microsoft 365 subscriptions

No VPN needed. Requires Apple Türkiye ID.

I know many of you use Microsoft 365 applications and OneDrive for storage and since Australian prices are pretty ridiculous, I had to find an alternate solution (and I did - TR pricing is 91% off AU pricing). This is probably an error, as it's not meant to be this low - and what's the catch? You only get these prices by subscribing via the Microsoft OneDrive app.

If you don't know what Microsoft 365 is, then it includes Access to the latest updates, Multiple devices and platforms, Ongoing technical support, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Microsoft Editor, Microsoft Defender, Clipchamp, OneDrive Clound Storage, Microsoft Family Safety, Microsoft Teams, Access (PC only), Publisher (for PC only), Microsoft Forms & Skype. Most of these features are unavailable for the Standalone Office Home & Student Bundle

Modern problems require modern solutions. Like Youtube, Netflix, Discord, Google Drive, Disney, relocating to Turkey is sometimes the best option, with some methods saving over $100 AUD a year (Praying for Türkiye right now IYKYK).

As always, credits to Pricebeat for all the Apple ID related knowledge I've gained from his past posts

All prices in this guide are current as of 19 September 2023.

Available Plans:

You can see all the features of the three tiered Microsoft 365 plans here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/buy/compare-al…

Monthly Subscription Plan TR Pricing (TL) AU Conversion (AUD) AU Pricing Official (AUD) Savings (AUD) % Saving Notes
OneDrive Basic ₺0 A$0 A$0 A$0 100% ;) What can I say? It's free lol
Microsoft 365 Basic ₺41,99 A$2.45 A$2.99 N/A N/A AKA OneDrive 100GB. Just avoid it lol
Microsoft 365 Personal ₺15,99 A$0.93 A$10.00 A$9.07 90.7%
Microsoft 365 Family ₺23,99 A$1.40 A$13.00 A$11.16 89.2% Best value; no brainer

Note: The Turkey prices above are only obtainable if you subscribe through the Microsoft Onedrive app. All other Microsoft apps will cost you breakeven or more than what Microsoft Australia charges.

Comparing to Turkey prices going through Microsoft's own website:

Monthly Subscription Plan TR Pricing (TL) AU Conversion (AUD) AU Pricing Official (AUD)
Microsoft 365 Personal ₺129,99 A$7.59 A$10.00
Microsoft 365 Family ₺169.99 A$9.93 A$13.00

Instructions

Please read the following instructions carefully. Before proceeding, make sure you DO NOT have an active Microsoft 365 subscription

This guide looks extensive (because I try my best to explain it simply for beginners) however if you've done this before then it shouldn't take you more than a few mins (for iOS at least) as you can skip most of these instructions

Part 1 - Turkey Apple ID

If you already have a Turkey Apple ID, proceed to Part 2

If you DO NOT have a Turkey Apple ID:

  1. Create a Turkish Apple ID by going to https://appleid.apple.com/account

  2. Follow the onscreen steps. In the mobile number section, use your Australian mobile number (Very important to use a valid number or risk losing your ID). Choose the country as Turkey. Then follow through the rest to create your ID.

  3. Login into Apple ID on a browser. Go to this link to enter a Turkish address (you can get a random address here) to your Turkish Apple ID. Select payment method as "none" and save.

Part 2 - Loading your Turkey Apple ID with Turkey Apple Gift Cards

  1. Buy TL (₺) iTunes gift cards (Make sure you only buy Turkish ones, only comes in 25 TRY and 50 TRY denominations) from TurGame > Choose currency as TL/TRY See how and pay with a debit/credit card (use a card that has no international transaction fees to avoid the any extra costs). All transactions will have a certain "Payment Partner Fee" attached - at checkout, choose "Credit or debit card - PAYTR" for the lowest payment partner fee (it's very small)

  2. Go to Settings on your iPhone/iPad > Your Name > Media and Purchases > Log out from your current ID and login with your Turkish Apple ID

  3. Redeem iTunes gift cards by going to App Store > Account (located at right top corner) > Redeem gift cards or code.

Part 3 - Downloading OneDrive

  1. Once signed in with your Turkish Apple ID, download OneDrive from the app store. If you already have OneDrive installed using your Australian Apple ID, proceed to Part 4

Part 4 - Subscribing to Microsoft 365

  1. Boot up the OneDrive app and sign up or sign in. Click on Menu > Upgrade to Premium. You should be able to see Turkish Lira prices for monthly subscriptions.

    Where are the annual subscription options? You will not see any annual subscriptions, nor be able to subscribe to it directly from the app, as Microsoft hasn't loaded any annual options into Apple's In-App Purchases

    Still seeing Australian prices? Restart your device

  2. Subscribe to your desired plan. Apple will deduct from your Apple ID Balance as payment each month

    Note: If you've never signed up to a plan before, Microsoft will offer you a free 1-month trial, followed by monthly Turkey prices thereafter

  3. You’re done! Enjoy your subscription :)

FAQ

Q: Will I need to turn VPN for this deal?
A: No! This deal does not require VPN

Q: Why is OneDrive showing me Australian prices, rather than the Turkish prices I am expecting?
A: Restart your device to fix this issue

Q: I got charged a different rate compared to the prices on this post. What happened?
A: Due to foreign exchange rates constantly fluctuating, prices will differ by several cents each month. Note this only applies to when buying the gift card.

Q: I have an existing Microsoft 365 (AU) subscription, can I use the same email?
A: Definitely! Make sure your subscription expires, then follow the instructions on this deal

Any questions or comments please post them!

Enjoy :)

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  • Kazusa on 08/02/2023 - 12:51
    +13

    Is it cheaper to buy a house in Turkey too?

    • jv on 08/02/2023 - 12:55
      +86

      House prices there have recently fallen.

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 08/02/2023 - 13:00
        +27

        too soon jv :(

        • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:01
          +30

          OK, I'll repost next week.

      • MrKnowItAll on 08/02/2023 - 13:03
        +13

        I've never been more ashamed of myself for laughing at something I read online. Thankyou jv for making me realise how bad of a person I am.

        • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:05
          +19

          Australians joke about all kinds of things that might be considered in bad taste in other countries including death, illness, accidents, sex, bodily functions, the list goes on. If you’re ever feeling confronted by an Aussie’s dark humour, remember that it’s probably just an effort to relieve the tension surrounding a subject and to look on the brighter side of things.

          https://insiderguides.com.au/a-beginners-guide-to-aussie-hum…

          • Clear on 08/02/2023 - 16:56
            -3

            @jv: Too bad Aussie humour is on the decline thanks to woke Americans Australians.

          • 0806449 on 09/08/2023 - 18:05
            +1

            @jv: Wish I had a copy of this, along with taking a jar of Vegemite to Germany for student exchange

          • MakkhiChoos on 09/08/2023 - 18:56

            @jv: It’s called copium

        • mrbargainz on 08/02/2023 - 13:09
          +2

          Shouldn't you have known that already?

      • thegreatermamba on 08/02/2023 - 13:11
        +7

        That's such a terrible joke jv. Shame on you.

        • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:17
          +3

          Thank you…

          • Pixel Spam on 08/02/2023 - 16:15
            +1

            @jv: Im sure Jv wasn’t over their causing the quake with a jack hammer just to have a great one liner on Ozbargain.

      • cloud68 on 08/02/2023 - 13:22
        +3

        Jv shaking things up
        .
        .
        .
        Or down?

        • Trishool on 08/02/2023 - 16:50

          Neither, s/he's just pissing on everything as normal.

      • Dealor on 08/02/2023 - 13:24
        +2

        I am crying watching those heart-breaking vids but still laughing with this joke. What am I (.!)

        • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:26

          What am I

          an Aussie…

          • shmahoo on 08/02/2023 - 13:33
            -1

            @jv: should we collapse this thread?

          • juns on 08/02/2023 - 13:47
            -3

            @jv: Tell that to international students

      • Angelscrap on 08/02/2023 - 14:31

        Crossing line much

      • paloverde88 on 08/02/2023 - 15:30
        -1

        inflation is extremely high in Turks and a dozen eggs is about US$10

        • Wiede on 08/02/2023 - 18:42

          Ah the same price as one banana then

      • Clear on 08/02/2023 - 16:58

        That's something Kochie would say. I feel you look up to him.

      • BargainBogan99 on 09/02/2023 - 00:34

        I heard the marke there was flat

      • AustriaBargain on 02/03/2023 - 18:19

        I hope this wasn't the 100,000th comment 💀

      • Homr on 09/08/2023 - 13:28

        JV for PM

      • Shaquille Oatmeal on 07/02/2024 - 13:44

        Making fun of a catastrophe
        What a big man you are!

  • jv on 08/02/2023 - 12:51
    +15

    relocating to Turkey is the best option

    Not at the moment…

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 12:58
      +2

      What about virtual relocation?

    • kaleidoscope on 08/02/2023 - 13:40

      When is 100k coming up?

      • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:45

        I think it was after about 3 years as an intern.

    • 0806449 on 09/08/2023 - 18:03

      Rent-vesting then…cos that is what I can afford to buy

  • SBOB on 08/02/2023 - 12:58
    +1

    cheap cloud storage option, assuming that comes with the same 1tb per person (*6) for the family account

  • HunterxHunter9000 on 08/02/2023 - 13:01
    +1

    Or if you don't wanna go through hassle the student discount is $4 a month for Microsoft 365 Personal.

    • michael9865 on 08/02/2023 - 15:38
      +1

      Students get it for free,
      Main reason to do free courses but never complete them, just get free 365 for life

      • HunterxHunter9000 on 08/02/2023 - 16:02
        +1

        You don't get the storage for free.

        • BleakFallsBarrel on 30/07/2023 - 12:46

          I have 365 student and I do get the storage. But I get it directly through my uni, not a student discount.

      • nepsek on 08/02/2023 - 17:28
        +1

        @michael9865 any free courses you recommend? Where can I find them

        • michael9865 on 08/02/2023 - 17:49
          +2

          There were some posted on ozbargain like tafe courses or something

      • RogerN15 on 09/08/2023 - 20:25

        Which courses are free and give out edu email addresses?

  • DKZ370 on 08/02/2023 - 13:03

    Does this also provide the 50GB Mailbox storage as opposed to the 15GB for the free accounts?

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:04
      +1

      That's correct

      • DKZ370 on 08/02/2023 - 13:05
        +2

        Awesome thank you!
        Great write up as well!

        • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:06

          No worries and thank YOU, appreciate it

    • KangaDrew on 08/02/2023 - 17:07

      Aren't free accounts only 5Gb now? MS downgraded them all last year (or am I half asleep?)

      • Mibo on 07/02/2024 - 16:07

        If you make a new account now it's 5 GB of cloud storage 15 GB of mailbox storage.
        I still have 30 GB of cloud storage with my free account.

  • snoopydoop on 08/02/2023 - 13:07
    +2

    Is it the same cost via the Android app?

    EDIT: Also anyone have info on the process of the 'family' account? Thinking of making a bogus family manager that this runs through to then patch into my main account, to reduce the risk of ban, etc.

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:13

      No, I’ve checked all android apps and they all have the inflated Turkey prices

      • snoopydoop on 08/02/2023 - 13:13

        Are the inflated prices still fairly cheap? Thanks for another detailed post!

  • Big L on 08/02/2023 - 13:09

    I don't suppose Dynamics 365 is available the same way? Prices are extortionate for personal use.

    • Aureus on 08/02/2023 - 13:13
      +6

      Managing your household with a CRM?

      • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:19
        +10

        I use Power BI to get insights into the kids spending their pocket money…

    • gromit on 07/02/2024 - 17:02

      ahhhh of course they are. Dynamics 365 is not something designed for personal use, its an enterprise CRM with enterprise level pricing.

  • properchoker10 on 08/02/2023 - 13:09
    +5

    Thanks OP! I am basically living in Turkey at this point.

  • Overtime2000 on 08/02/2023 - 13:14
    +3

    those prices are pretty groundbreaking

    • jv on 08/02/2023 - 13:20
      +1

      I'm shocked to read that.

  • Mordaunt on 08/02/2023 - 13:20
    +4

    Interesting timing to post this during a global MS Teams outage.

    • tomsco on 08/02/2023 - 13:27

      Ha. So it's not just me/my computer. Thanks for that.

  • sween64 on 08/02/2023 - 13:21
    +3

    I’m still rocking 200GB free from Telstra. It’s just enough.

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:22

      Once you go over, you know what to do 😉

    • kml22 on 08/02/2023 - 13:52

      haha…same here…such a good deal that one.

    • corgicorgi on 09/02/2023 - 00:00

      Can you come back to this if you move to 365? I have the same but it’s not much left out of 200gb. But just in case the prices on first table gets adjusted In future I would love to come back to free option.

    • whichwhatwho on 09/08/2023 - 19:33

      I recall there was a time where Microsoft tried to claw that back and threatened to remove content if it was over the 50Gb or whatever it was they decided you should have got instead. Nothing ever eventuated. Still rocking the 200Gb.

  • Windows98 on 08/02/2023 - 13:25
    +1

    Love the work and effort. Top marks.

    Couple of Q's

    1. I'm guessing these steps are only on iOS?
    2. Can I use my existing Microsoft account once it's all set up or do I have to use the email I create the apple id with?
    3. Can people add me to their family like Netflix/YouTube music etc? And if so, anyone want to share with me and I'll pay up front to save on doing the above?

    Thanks!

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:32
      +1

      Thank you :)

      1. Yes, Android prices are way too high (second table on post)

      2. Yes! Existing Microsoft ID

      3. Yes

      • bcYield on 10/02/2023 - 10:15

        is it a good practice to use a sub-account and share with family to prevent the risk of getting banned?

  • aaronaldo on 08/02/2023 - 13:29
    +1

    THIS IS AMAZING

    • TheCandyMan2020 on 08/02/2023 - 13:38

      Why should Turks get it 1 cent cheaper than us?

    • Pricebeat on 08/02/2023 - 13:51

      Shame on you for recycling same old comment for the 5th or 6th time.

      Is app store funded by Türkiye Government or is Microsoft Turkish company?

    • I Smell Pennies on 08/02/2023 - 13:56
      +8

      If I made 200K a year I wouldn't be on this site as regularly as I am, thank you

      In fact I don't work. I sit around finding deals for you guys, the community

    • wordsmith on 08/02/2023 - 14:58
      +5

      How is this abuse and exploitation? For all we know, if Apple pays a tax to the Turkey government for App Store listings, these purchases increases the amount they pay even if it's few cents per month per person. Wouldn't it be rather, the more they sell, the better for that country?

      • michael9865 on 08/02/2023 - 15:43

        You just put a shot gun in his mouth😂

      • JerraJones on 09/02/2023 - 21:30

        Wouldn't it be rather, the more they sell, the better for that country?

        Wait till you learn how Turkey's been run for the past 1-2 decades…

      • oshkoshjosh4 on 07/02/2024 - 20:07

        If too many people abuse regional pricing, Microsoft will stop offering it and start charging the US dollar exchange rate equivalent.

        The average yearly salary in Turkey is $4,872 US meaning the average Turkish citizen would have to spend 1.72% of their income on Office. That might not sound that much at first, but when compared with the average Australian yearly salary of $48,213 US, you would be paying $829 US per year for office (which would be cost prohibitive even here).

        By jeopardising regional pricing, you are effectively jeopardising access for those with less global spending power (all so you could save a couple bucks).

        Edit: Sorry for necroing, didn't even see the date.

  • TheCandyMan2020 on 08/02/2023 - 13:34
    -7

    So Australians are subsidising Turks.

    After Gallipoli too

    Wow…

    • M00Cow on 08/02/2023 - 14:59
      +3

      Just think of it as war reparations for attemped invasion of another country and failing.

    • baldur on 08/02/2023 - 15:19
      +1

      Not as shameless as going for an invasion from a 15000 km distance and call that the independence war.

      • M00Cow on 08/02/2023 - 15:41
        +2

        independence war

        Oh I thought we were defending ourselves?

        In all seriousness, the Turks, under Ata Turk were possibly one of the most gracious victors in modern history. They were attacked and routed foreign forces, but for over 100yrs, they're welcome citizens from these same foreign nations to visit and pay respects to their dead. It really does begger belief.

        • baldur on 08/02/2023 - 16:54

          Defending yourselves in anatolian soil, 15k kms away from home?

        • CookieJacker31 on 08/02/2023 - 18:34

          The Ottoman Empire studded with Germany and entered the war by attacking the Russian Black Sea fleet, Russia being a French/British ally, brought the British and French into conflict with them. The Ottomans later surrendered during WWI and got carved up. Atatürk, brilliant at Gallipoli, was very forward thinking for the Turkish in forming the new country.

  • Deals For Days on 08/02/2023 - 13:36
    +22

    I can understand making jokes about morbid topics, but doing it whilst they’re quite literally still counting bodies after the earthquakes is pretty shameful imo. Unless all these commenters happen to have some link to Turkey and are using it as a coping method (seems highly unlikely) I think it’s in pretty poor taste.

    I certainly wouldn’t appreciate reading jokes like this if my family overseas were in the middle of a huge tragedy. Checking the paper every few hours the death toll is still rising by the hundreds.

      • Deals For Days on 08/02/2023 - 13:40
        +5

        Not really sure what that has to do with it? My qualm is more that a bunch of people’s first instinct during an ongoing humanitarian crisis is to make puns about it.

          • Mr Frodo on 08/02/2023 - 16:12
            +6

            @TheCandyMan2020: You are pathetic. People have died, in masses. The ones that have survived have lost most of their life savings, their house, family members, memories, everything! For you to be basically saying eff them for something their corrupt politicians/govt did is quite horrible. Be human man. Why so much hate!

      • smartazz104 on 08/02/2023 - 13:54
        +1

        Well maybe people will assist more if our death toll is in the 4-5 figures.

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