HELP ......going to Turkey in a few weeks whats the best currency to take english money or turkish lira !!?

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☻Kenny☻

both if you feel uneasy about only bringing turkish lira

Blazing Pen Avenger.

Sterling, Euros, US dollars, or, Swiss francs. Great place to shop, delicious food, Raki, Villa Doluca wine, sun, sea, and, the best looking girls on the planet to admire.

alf w

I don't know where you went Anon, but the Turks in marmaris (twice last year) had no qualms about
me spending £100s of English Pounds there.
We spent £330 in English tenners booking 7of us
for 5 days out, Jeep safari, Mud Baths, 2 Lazy Day boat trips, and a day in the new aqua park.
We also spent English £10 notes on clothes (no problem) meals and transport, we used the Turkish Lira.
We came back with 300 NTL which we will use on our next holiday this time to Altinkum, going there 5 May, and we will change our £10s into Lira's as we need them.

Emily

Take a combo of both. When you're in markets and the shops its better to haggle in sterling, but when buying food from restaurants and drinks its better to have lira.

Just remember to have £10 per person thats going to pay for the visa at the turkish airport!

lellee78

I've been going for the last 11 years and always take English money and a small amount of Lira. You will find the exchange rate better in Turkey.
The only resort I have stayed in where they prefered to deal in Euros was Side. Think this was to do with the lack of English tourists.

harshad672004

Turkish Liras.English money would work only at limited certain places.

expatturk

Don't take lira. Wait until you get to Turkey to change your money. Then do it judiciously -- watch the exchange rate on a daily basis and check the exchange rates at several different dovis's (change offices) before you change money.

.:::Niko:::.

Use your credit or debit card, either to make purchases or to withdraw cash from an ATM. By doing so, you get the same exchange rates that the banks offer to each other, with no middleman adding extra fees for the exchange. Some banks and credit card companies, however, will charge you a fee of as much as 3 percent on foreign transactions, so you need to do some research before you leave home. Call your bank and ask them what they charge. If they charge a fee, call around and ask other banks what they're charging. You may be able to find a better deal, but you'll need to plan well ahead.

frankturk50

Don't change money before coming the exchange rate is better here.Change it at banks but not airport branches,change offices are rip offs.Sterling is excepted in tourist areas.

canmom

Euros, Dollars, Or even GBP are greatly accepted so either is fine. but the local currancy is the YTL ( turkish liras ) Change your currancy as needed at the dovis ( change office bureau ) I don't recommend travellers checks to Turkey they are a hassle and also charge a service fee to cash them at the banks. A lot of hotels will not accept. Better with dollars, or euros or better yet use the ATM's.

Exchange some of your foriegn currancy to Liras at a change offices in Turkey. But don't exchange at the airport wait until you can get to a change office you will get a better price. As you will need some Liras to pay for small items to the markets, taxis etc. Small places probably not take Euros, GBP or dollars. But money is money...it really dones not make that much of a difference which currency you use.

One thing I would just like to point out is if you use a ATM please use one that is located outside of a national bank and also during regular business hours. Mon-Fri 9-5.

This way if you experience any problems with your card you can directly report it at the bank. Also do make sure that you advise your bank of your planned travel to Turkey. If not the bank after a transaction or two may freeze your card after one or two transactions.

Universal Currency Converter

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

mandy

take lira or euros. they will accept both. makes if feel like a proper holiday if you have different currency. the post office exchange is great just now 2.53 YTL to the £ and its commision free. enjoy yourselves

dilly

me and my wife are going may 9th told to take turkish lira hope this helps

amy.

Take english money and change it there.
the exchange rate is better.
thats what im doing and im going on may 24th.
i just got back on tuesday and i got my lira for
2.38 to the pound in england.
and then i got some for 2.58 to the pound in Alanya so take your english money and change it there.

rugratshd

If you have an ATM card, you do not require either! If you wish to take some cash, Marks and Spencer offer the best exchange rate (currently) for money exchange, only about 1% more than post ofice etc, but that is still a significant amount.
Better still have a Nationwide account and use your debit card to get cash from ATM in your holiday country. No fee and they use the mid rate for exchange, not the tourist AMEX rate - you get 4-5% more foreign currency for your pound (no other english financial institution offers this service).
For larger purchases (coach tours etc) your VISA credit card is widely accepted

Jenufa

I take about £20 - 50 worth of turkish lira to tide me over first couple of days. Other than that I take a mixture of sterling cash and travellers cheques as the exchange rate is usually better in Turkey and in certain areas like Hisaronu you can spend sterling in the shops and even get sterling in change! I also take my nationwide auto teller card for emergencies as they do not charge for currency conversion. Remember you will need a £10 sterling note for each passenger for their visa. (They do not give change at the Visa counter). And do get a safe deposit box at your hotel.

have a nice trip

pin ball

i was in marmaris last summer and there they like turkish lira but also they like euros. no one wanted english money but im sure they'll take it if theres nothing else offered.

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