Icmeler Online Holiday Forum & Reviews - Turkey

Hi All
Can anyone tell me the best way to send money to turkey we need to send some to our hotelier & just been to bank & they charge £30 anyone know of a cheaper & secure way

cheers dodge

I have never sent any money but I have heard of Western Union, but I think there are similar charges with these too.

Our bank (LloydsTSB) is £20 for a transaction upto £5000, make sure you don't pay the recipients fees, I leave that to them.

Post Office seem to offer a free service but never used it

http://www2.postoffice.co.uk/finance/ma ... d&RMGPOPPC

Dave

Do you and the hotelier have a paypal accounts this could be another option

Alison

I have always used the Post Office.No problems

Gene

I sent a cheque last year but I think he had an uk account, the bank where vey helpfull and did not charge ,

Hi All
thanks for all your replies going to try post office today
cheers dodge (what would we do without icr)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL HOPE ITS A GOOD ONE FOR US ALL

Hi

My other half sends money by moneygram at the post office and the charges for this are low.

dont know how much it costs
but try HSBC as its a turkish bank as well
so it might be cheaper
hope it works out for you
or send it recorded delivery internationally
i sent my boyfriend lots of documents for his visa three times and it wasnt too expensive but secure and didnt take too long
not even a week to send
hope this helps
xxxx

Hi All
We tried hsbc first it was them that wanted £30 anyway we have just sent it via post office cost £6.99 & they receive it in Turkey in 10 minutes cant ask for more so thanks again guys & gals for all your prompt replies

cheers dodge

If you have sent the money via MoneyGram then this can't be cashed in Icmeler or Marmaris any longer - for some reason a lot of the Turkish Banks do not do this any longer. If you have sent this via MoneyGram then you will need to ask for a refund from the Post Office. The nearest place to cash MoneyGram is now Izmir!! Best bet is to use Western Union.