Issues with iMessage!

Hello! Like many other people, I am having issues with iMessage. I have an iPhone 5.
It was working before, but sporadically. I would be able to send something as an iMessage, but the next day it would switch to text messaging, even though I have SMS/MMS/etc. turned off. Currently, it's telling me it's "waiting for activation" and that there's an error everytime I try and reactivate identities.
I am currently in Turkey with all cellular data turned off (I will not be returning Stateside until end of June), but I do have access to wifi (which is what I've been using). I've tried a lot of the google fixes already (using it in airplane mode, doing a full reset of the phone, etc.), but nothing I do seems to work. It was activated before I left the US.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

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Setting -> messages -> send & receive - > use your apple id -> sign out.
then
settings -> messages -> Turn "iMessage" off
settings -> Facetime -> Turn "FaceTime" off
on my phone (where I had the original issue)
ettings -> messages -> Turned "iMessage" on
waited two minutes for it to Verify and activate.
I was then ablle to send iMessages from my phone, using my phone number as the orginating address.
I then signed back in using my Apple id, and it was all good ;-)
Setting -> messages -> send & receive - > use your apple id ....
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5185
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