How to use gambling websites while Visiting Turkey

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Updated on August 15, 2024

Written by John Bennet Online Privacy Advocate

Note: Gambling is illegal in Turkey. This article is for informational purposes only. WizCase does not condone or encourage users to break the law. Please review your local laws and policies before engaging in any questionable activities.

Online gambling websites are practically as old as the Internet itself, with the first online casino launching out of Antigua in 1996 featuring 18 games. Online poker followed in 1998. At present, the number of gambling websites has entered the thousands, with new ones coming online every day.

Unfortunately online gambling websites are strictly taboo in Turkey. The country rates 149th out of 180 in personal freedoms and has banned upwards of 400,000 websites for inappropriate content, with gambling definitely ranking high in that list.

Most Islamic countries ban gambling entirely unless it’s done for charity, so online gambling sites never make that cut.

If you can’t access your gambling accounts while visiting Turkey, you can use a VPN to change your virtual location. While using a VPN doesn’t violate most gambling sites’ Terms of Use, it may if you’re primarily placing bets outside the country in which you’ve established your account. Exercise a basic level of caution when using a VPN in Turkey. Editor’s Note: We value our relationship with our readers, and we strive to earn your trust through transparency and integrity. We are in the same ownership group as some of the industry-leading products reviewed on this site: ExpressVPN, Cyberghost, Private Internet Access, and Intego. However, this does not affect our review process, as we adhere to a strict testing methodology.

Using a VPN to Safely Access Gambling Websites

Fortunately for gamblers visiting Turkey for work or pleasure, there is a way around the issue, and that way is VPN. VPN stands for virtual private network, and it’s a way to safely access all your accounts while abroad.

Let’s say you are visiting Turkey from a country that does not have a block against Internet gambling. The first time you log on you’ll be in for a rude awakening as your server servers the connection and won’t let you get to the website in any way shape or form.

Since going back home probably isn’t an option, your best bet is to research and buy a month subscription to one of the top VPN service providers around. Make sure that the service has servers outside of Turkey, but the closer the better to its border.

Open the VPN client and opt for a new connection, picking the remote server that makes the most sense to you, baedon latency, number of servers, and average speed. Once connected, go to your Internet browser of choice and type in the name of your favorite online gambling website. When you hit enter, the VPN will create a secure “tunnel” between your computer and the remote server you’ve chosen. The tunnel acts as s protection barrier for the information you’re uploading and downloading from the Internet.

When you type in websites you wish to visit, that request is encrypted and can only be decrypted by the remote computer. When it is, the remote computer will give you request an IP address that corresponds with the country the signal is now coming from. It will be your request to the Internet to start your session. As new data becomes accessible, it will be retrieved and sent from the remote server to your computer for your convenience, allowing you to access and utilize it without delay. The going can be a little slow, especially on busy servers; but picking the right one can make life a breeze.