Icmeler Online Holiday Forum & Reviews - Turkey

HI,

Never purchased alcohol before from the airport to go on holiday with but after you check your suitcases in and allowed through the waiting area, can you buy the alcohol at the duty free and put it in your hold luggage? if so is there a limit?


I wouldn't mind taking a bottle or two of some spirit to enjoy on our apartment balcony or by the pool

Lee

i found this which should help:-
Duty Free Exemptions apply for the following items purchased before your arrival in Turkey, and unless stated, you must be over 18 years of age.

•200 cigarettes plus 10 cigars plus 200 gms of tobacco to include cigarette papers. OR
•200 grammes of pipe tobacco or 50 gms of snuff or 200 grammes of chewing tobacco.
•1 x 1 litre bottle of wines or spirits.
OR
•2 x 70 cl bottle of wines or spirits.
•5 bottles of perfume not exceeding 120 ml each.
•Personal gifts to the maximum value of €300 and €145 for those under 15.
•Other beverages: Coffee beans (1kg), Instant Coffee (1kg), Tea (500g), Chocolate (1kg).

You may also purchase additional items: 400 cigarettes, 100 cigars and 500g of pipe tobacco at the duty free arrivals store.
Remember duty free allowances change, so please check before you travel.
i got this info from this website http://www.taxfreetravel.com/Turkish%20 ... Allowances
remember you can also buy duty free on the plane and also from the duty free shop at Dalaman airport.
Once your cases are checked in, anything that you buy has to go into your hand luggage that you carry onto the plane not your hold luggage which is your suitcases that are checked in and put in the hold on the plane.
hope this helps.

only in hand luggege

I went through Newcastle in April, you can buy as much as you want but as you pay for it they will advise you of your legal allowance I tokk 6 litres and got away with it but you have to carry it in hand luggage

Hi lucky you johnjill, i think glasgow is a bit stricked on what you take out,also is it expensive in dalaman duty free once you arrive .

We just returned last Friday and found Dalaman airport cheaper than Newcastle.

Don't know about other airports but as far as alcohol is concerned it's cheaper in Cardiff and Bristol than Dalaman, the only problem is that you have to carry it