Going to turkey on sunday whats better lira or euros?

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Earthling

Both is ok, but better bring liras.

YabanciKiz

Bring euros with you, but once you get to Turkey, exchange them for lira as needed. Don't exchange more than you need for a given day (unless you're going to be travelling through small towns), as the lira has been known to fluctuate wildly against hard currencies.

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going to england which is better pound or dollars?

of course lira

Kate

We are going a week on Monday and we are taking travellers cheques and about Â£150 in lira it is cheaper to change it over there

Have a good time we will xx

Teal R

My friend Helen here swears that Euros are the way to go: she spent only them in Turkey this year: maybe you need some lira for local shops but resorts' shops and main shpoopping areas etc are well set-up to take the Euro and you can easily see the price you're paying.

hanibal

If you smile no matter lira , euro or gold :)))

Enjoy your hoiday.

ggg-starrr

I went to turkey the other week, and i say lira becuase when you do it like that everything is half of euros, but i brought both, becuase some peple don't accept lira/euros.

fidget

New Turkish Lira (YTL) is the currency used throughout Turkey. In the resort areas you will be able also to use Euros, Sterling or dollars. You get a better exchange rate in a Turkish "doviz" than you would at home.

mandy

was there in july, it doesnt matter anymore, everywhere accepts eur or YTL. enjoy your hols x

alf w

We are going to Marmaris again in 3 weeks time, we have been 3 times before, we are taking a few Lira, but mainly the Â£10.00 note which can be exchanged anywhere, on the boat some the price was Â£10 or 25 euros The markets also accept the Â£10 note, but remember to barter
You can change sterling for Lira anywhere in Turkey

anlarm

Both. â‚¬1= 1.77 YTL (new turkish lira). But the rate changes everyday (nor much though). It is very easy to exchange your euros from either banks or exchange offices. Also bring your credit cards. All are accepted. Do not exchange euros in hotels or shops as they may give a lower rate.

HolyWars

i strongly advice you to bring some 3 of them... Lira, Euro, U.S dollars

Indiana Frenchman

from the web page ..

The official currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira (TL), although the money was called the Turkish pound in Ottoman Turkey. There are 100 Kurush to every unit of Turkish currency (TL) but because inflation is so high in Turkey Kurush are rarely used. Metal currency in Turkey consists of coin money that comes in 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000 Turkish lira. Paper currency in Turkey comes in 1000, 5000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 money notes although with inflation continuously on the rise it is likely that money of higher denominations will be introduced in future.

Much more at web page ..

istanbul bogazi

our currency is Lira.

g.jimsgirl

best to take english money. get better exchange rate. they dont seem to like euro's very much in fact dont think many people use them and Lira's just as widely used.

Jimbo

I went last year & used lira, had no brobs they will take any currency, best to stick with 1 then you know where you are, recommend lira.

vampet

I got back from Marmaris yesterday morning from a two week hol,they prefer the Sterling so take plenty of Sterling and rest in Lira.

The best place to eat in Marmaris is Faros beach pub they take the Sterling/Euro/Lira as payment and it's open to 3am the staff remember what you drink and they enjoy a laugh.

I don't know if you know that each restaurant has chairs on the beach and that restaurant takes your drink orders on the beach,but don't move to anther chair out side another restaurant as they don't like it.

If you want more info let me know i can tell you more about places to eat and see and about the Market and so on.

I like Marmaris so much i'm going back to where i stayed next year book direct.

Mehmet K

You can buy YTL (Yeni Turk Lirasi- New Turkish Lira) in every bank (including small towns ) or exchange office Turkey. And buying YTL in Turkey will be benefit of you, because of its low convertibilty (You can check for conversion rate http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/). If you do not want to carry whole money with you, I advice you go to a bank and open an account (if u wish u may have two one for YTL other for Euro) at the Turkish airport..

uknative

You could change a small amount of sterling into Turkish Lira before you come, just in case you want to buy refreshments before you get a chance to go out and look for a change office. Otherwise, just bring Sterling, which can be easily changed in any Post Office, Bank or Change Office. (Make sure they're not going to charge you a fee, as this is not usual). The rate in Turkey at the moment is around 2.5YTL to Â£. Better still, leave most of your cash in the bank and just use your Debit Card to withdraw money as you need it, along with a Credit Card in case of an emergency. Turkey has plenty of cashpoints for travellers to use. By the way, there's no advantage to bringing Euros rather than Sterling, as you would only need to change the Euros to our legal tender, ie., Lira!

pinkglitter.fairy

definitely euros i went to turkey when they just used lira and it was ridiculous its way off from our currency its like 1,000,000 lira for a bag of crisps or somthin like that it just doesn't make sense your better with euros as its a little more like pounds and makes more sense lol

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