sending money to turkey

[dodge]

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

[reesy1959]

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

[dksbbs]

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

[Eatock08]

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

Alison

[redrhino12]

I have always used the Post Office.No problems

Gene

[feefee1970]

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

[dodge]

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

[mary6]

Hi

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

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

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

[dodge]

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

[Kalof]

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.