What currency do I take to Turkey?

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Yen. You take Japanese Yen to Turkey.

Peaches

You can take US dollars. They are widely accepted in Turkey. Also, you can always convert your money to Turkish liras.

Howard

You take the Euro or the British pound just about anywhere. As for the dollar...trade it in before it becomes more devalued.

Mar

Turkish Lira

beentheredonethat

Don't take any currency to Turkey. Once there you'll need YTL, the Turkish lira, or euros, which are welcome in all tourist spots.

One thing to do is take whatever currency you use and exchange it once there,

BUT

the best thing to do is take a bank card from your own account in your home bank and use it in any ATM (automatic bank machine) to get YTL. When I'm there, I look for an AKBANK machine or Guarantie Bank, or Yapa Kredi ATM. They are all reputable and will give you the very best rate in the world. You can withdraw as little or as much as your bank will allow in a day. Don't forget to memorize your PIN.

All these machines are at the airport or in every street in Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Izmir. Even in villages.

You'll never be without money and you don't need to take it in.

Have fun. I envy you.

only the truth

lira

astonite40

turkish lira

hawaiis0

To maintain commerce it is desirable to take your own country's currancy to aonther visited country. You then change your money for theirs locally and thus aid their economy.
However, a few notes of local currancy upon arrival is always helpful.
Turkish lira is the answer i beleive.

rivery

Euro, American dollors(you can change that money into turkish lira)
Good luck!

devlet_oglu

US $ or Euro

usourselvesandourcats

You can bring any currency and exchange it in the exchange offices around business and tourist districts. They are fair rates according to world market. Traveler's checks are harder to exchange. Major stores (leather goods, gold shops, hotels, hand woven rug shops, etc...) also accept US Dollars and Euro... The currency of Turkey is YTL (new Turkish Lira). The change is KURUS (koo-roosh).

istanbul bogazi

Lira, this is obvious.
Shops that accept other currencies accept it because they don't want to cause problems to the visitors of the country. Guests are important to Turks and we see you as guests.

Our currency is New Turkish Lira and we would love you use our currency in Turkey.

eleni

Take your sterling there, a few Lira to tip and pay for things on arrival. I was last in Turkey in July and they accept all currencies Us $ Â£ sterling and the euro. There really is no difference in the rates of exchange, possibly a small one for U.S $ but it's really bad against the Â£ at the moment. Remember when you change money you will be charged a commission and loose money and since the shops and hotels and really everyone in Turkey accepts any hard currency, take your sterling and just change a nominal amount :-) Have a great time

nicole b

Turkish lira,but they do like English Â£10 notes,must be able to get a good rate on them..hope this helps ,but please don't carry big wads of money in sight of everyone,best to have small amounts in different pockets ,wallets and purses...have a great time....

frankturk50

The exchange rate in Turkey is far better than in other countries and try to change Stirling etc at banks not Change Offices where the rate is lower.Shops do take other currencies sometimes but they often give lowest exchange rate they can.

Barbie

the Turkish currency is lira but you cant get it outside of Turkey. they will accept euro but be aware because they will try to give you lira back usually the wrong amount!!!

Katrina

When I went to Turkey in June, I was quite surprised actually because the shops down the main streets and the market stalls accept English Stirling (infact they said to me they prefered it for some reason). They also like Euros. Few places were bothered about taking Turkish Lira (don't ask me why!) Supermarkets will only accept Turkish Lira. You're best to take a bit of Turkish Lira with you and then the rest stirling, and your credit card/s - which they also accept. I only took equivalent of Â£50 of Turkish Lira, the rest I just paid by stirling or credit card.

la di da di da

turkish lira

Rain

YTL (Yeni TÃ¼rk Lirasi) = New Turkish Lira

Graham C

The Turkish currency is called Lira. You're best getting lira from your bank before you go, for a better exchange rate. If you think you might need more, take notes of a relatively stable currency like GBÂ£'s or euros (depending where you're living now). US$'s are OK, but the $ is a little unstable right now.

Mehmet K

Katrina, what you said is not correct info, and you are misleading...

Yogi, it is not wright...

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In Turkey we use YTL (which means Yeni Turk Lirasi- New Turkish Lira)...

In some touristic centers most of the shops may accept USD, Euro, Pound and similar well known currencies...

If you try to buy YTL in your country, most likely you will lose money due to YTL's low convertibility.

Its better to buy TYL in Airport, banks or exchange offices in Turkey.

You can use most of the credit cards in Turkey. I advice you carry YTL and use YTL in Turkey.

yogi

us $

i can remember it was lira but i think it may have changed to the â‚¬ but it may still be lira so my answer is really no use lol

ianhad

None. Go to the nearest hole-in-the-wall.

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