Currency in Turkey... whats best?

paulharibo11

Hi

Apologies if this has been asked already but i was wondering what people do when going to Turkey regarding the currency.

I have heard people take Euros, Liras or ££ but wanted peoples opinions on what they feel is best.

I am going to Belek and staying in an all inclusive hotel, so not sure on how much to take or how to take it. I believe there are markets there and a friend said take ££ as you can bargain with them and know exactly wat you are paying.

Any replies are appreciated

Thanks
Paul

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paulharibo11 wrote: »

Hi

Apologies if this has been asked already but i was wondering what people do when going to Turkey regarding the currency.

If you search this forum for 'turkey currency' threads you will find 4 pages of results

korky69

cant speak for that resort, but been to gumbet quite a few times and always take £s, change it daily to lira for bars, and ive never had a shop or restaurant not take £s , but i ask before if eating to make sure

david39

Korky69 is right - we do the same.

By the way, the reputation that Turkey is a cheap place to holiday, especially by bargaining in markets, no longer holds as true as it used to.
We visit Turkey every year and have noticed how prices have risen over and above inflation - on the other hand, standards have risen too - especially public toilets!

Actually, Primark and the like tend to be cheaper than the Turkish market traders these day.

velvetybubbles

hi just got back!!
took euro,s last year and ended up changing them for lira over there!!!

this year took lira and sterling x