Icmeler Online Holiday Forum & Reviews - Turkey

what currency do people tend to take with them Sterling or Turkish Lira
I normally take small amount of TL and the rest GBP just wondering if there is any benefit to doing it this way or is the exchange rate good enough to take travellers cheques
many thanks
Ste

I take a small amount of TL and the rest in sterling travellers cheques and change them in the small supermarkets when we are there just for safety.

We always take enough lira for the first day or night depending on what time we arrive then the rest in Stirling as you always seem to get a Better rate in icmeler

Same as above just enough to get you through the first day in lira then sterling travs, always got the best rate under icr last year and I did hunt around but it was always the best.

Hi we tend to take enough lira for a few days then change sterling. I suppose we really should take travellers cheques as they are safer.

Thanks for your thoughts
Ste

Hi,i was also wondering this,the last time i was on hols in gumbet,i took sterling travellers cheques,and found it very hard to get them changed!!was just wondering if its the same in icmeler?

We always take a few lira, have never took travellers cheques, but mainly sterling as its so easy to get changed

We always take a couple hundred pounds in Lira and the rest in English Money, gave up using travellers cheques years ago although they are the safest option

crazybabe666 wrote:Hi,i was also wondering this,the last time i was on hols in gumbet,i took sterling travellers cheques,and found it very hard to get them changed!!was just wondering if its the same in icmeler?

Hi many of the small supermarkets will change travellers cheques, I've never had a problem changing them

I usually take a mixture of lira, English pounds and travellers cheques but last year one of the banks wanted to charge me 20 lira to cash a £50 cheque so I went to supermarket below ICR office and got it cashed without charge. I also got a good rate of exchange for English pound. I used the ATM and discovered my bank charged an administration charge for every withdrawal so I will take larger amounts less frequently this time. I read on this forum that you can withdraw English pounds from ATM in Icmeler so I will try that when there in May - 41 days to go

Never had any problems with sterling travellers cheques in Icmeler, so always take at least half in cheques, some cash for the market etc and enough lira to see you through the first hours or so.

Is it all ATM's in Icmeler that sterling can be taken out from?

allyharvell wrote:Is it all ATM's in Icmeler that sterling can be taken out from?

I believe sterling is only available is a couple oe square including HSBC, I'm sure others will be along to corrected me if I am wrong.


Dave

I live in Wales. where can I buy English pounds?

The ATM next to the Prince apartments and hair dressers in square where the tourist information hut is definately gives sterling have used it many times.Will be coming to icmeler again 4 weeks tomorrow,does anyone know the exchange rate there at the moment?

Change shops today...2.405TL

Thanks Barnie thats better than here and alot better than when we were there in September,roll on 4 weeks tomorrow .

Thanks for advice,think i will take enough lira for the 1st day,and take the rest in sterling!!

very small amount of lira
then rest sterling
get a much better rate in resort
hope this helps
xxxx