As recorded at collection: Subscribe to ChatGPT Plus in the Turkey region for about 80 yuan

This is a payment workaround for subscribing to ChatGPT Plus with an Apple account set to the Turkey region. The standard subscription price in the Turkey region is about 80 yuan, and one user reported successfully subscribing on an iPad after topping up with a 30-lira Turkey gift card.

Prepare a new email address that has never been registered to an Apple account, along with Turkish address details. Use a phone number that has not been registered to an Apple account, or one that has been registered before. In private browsing mode, go to account.apple.com, select Turkey as the country, and create an Apple account by entering a date of birth indicating you are over 18, along with the prepared email address and phone number. After creating the account, sign out of the App Store, enter the Turkey region switching link in Safari, and change the country to Turkey. Sign in again, download an app, then sign out and pay for the subscription on an iPhone or iPad using the Turkey gift card balance. Enter the prepared Turkish address details as the billing address. A mainland China phone number can be used.

Avoid using a QQ email address, and note that Gmail may also cause problems. A virtual private network (VPN) is not needed and does not affect registration. If you sign out after changing the country without downloading an app, you may be switched back to the China region the next time you sign in. Subscription payments can only be made on mobile devices, not on a Mac.