My account page shows my name with (Pending) and the message: "Purchase your membership. To continue your enrollment, complete your purchase now. Your purchase may take up to 48 hours to process."
Every payment attempt is declined at checkout.
What I have checked
Apple Account: legal name, date of birth (over 18), country/region Türkiye and two-factor authentication are all set and correct.
I signed the Apple Developer Agreement on October 11, 2026.
Cards tried: more than 10 different cards (Visa and Mastercard, debit and credit) from several Turkish issuers, including Ziraat Bankası and Papara. All are in my own name and enabled for online and international payments. Every one of them was declined the same way.
Billing address matches my bank records exactly. No VPN was used, and I tried with a normal browser window.
The payment request never reaches the card issuers. My bank and Papara both confirm there is no authorization attempt, declined or otherwise, on their side. The decline seems to happen before the issuer is contacted.
One of these cards was added successfully as a payment method to my Apple Account, so Apple accepts the card in general.
More than 10 cards from different banks all fail in exactly the same way, and none of the requests reach the issuers. So I believe the block is on Apple's side rather than with any specific card or bank.
Timeline
Oct 11: Signed the Apple Developer Agreement and started enrollment on the web.
Oct 16 – 17: Repeated payment failures on the web. I contacted Apple Developer Program Support on Oct 17 (Case ID: 102999572212) and haven't received a reply yet.
I don't own an iPhone, so I tried the Apple Developer app on a friend's iPhone. To do that I withdrew my web enrollment (it was withdrawn on Oct 16 and Oct 17), but enrollment in the app was still unavailable.
Oct 18: I started the enrollment again on the web. It's back at "Purchase your membership", and payment still fails.
My questions
Is there a known issue with Developer Program payments from Türkiye, or a restriction on my account that blocks the payment before it reaches the bank?
Can Apple complete the membership purchase manually, for example by charging the card already saved on my Apple Account, or by sending a payment link?
Could Apple staff please check my case (102999572212)? I can provide my Enrollment ID privately.
If anyone in Türkiye has solved this (a specific card type or bank, a billing address format, or a phone call with support), I'd be grateful if you shared what worked.
Thank you!
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Apple Pay
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