when is best to buy turkish lira and where

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littlemac168

littlemac168 Posts: 8 Forumite

10 June 2012 at 12:09PM in Flights, currency & car hire

exchange for lira was 2.8 last week now to 2.7 is this expected to go down the more people buy? ie the further into summer it goes. i am going september and wondering whether to buy holiday money now or wait until nearer the time. i want to get the best value. any ideas of how this rate will go?

wait or buy now?

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photome Posts: 16,362 Forumite

10 June 2012 at 1:40PM edited 10 June 2012 at 1:43PM
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catokelly Posts: 354 Forumite

10 June 2012 at 9:49PM
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Nobody knows.... best to keep an eye on the rates on travelmoneymax and when you see the rate go in your favour, buy then!

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Mint1955 Posts: 685 Forumite

10 June 2012 at 9:52PM
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Whatever happens you will get more over there for your GBP. We always take GBP which is widely accepted anyway and change up to TL when we arrive.

Living the dream and retired in Cyprus :j

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