if any 1 has bee to turkey what is better to take the lira or the euro?

Answer 1

Taking euros will be more profitable for you cuz 1.8 YTL=1 EURO,no problem with finding a change office,they are in every corner.

Answer 2

I was in Turkey less than a week ago and will go back several times in this year. I used the Turkish Lira. I never used any other currency being used besides Lira. A few shops had the Euro for price comparison and my Turkish friends had USDs on them (they are studying in the US and we all arrived in Turkey about the same time), but we all used lira.

I would try to order some before you go (from your bank - AmEx service is VERY expensive, but local banks usually charge a reasonable), or you can use an ATM once you get there. Some hotels in Turkey, especially the 4 and 5 star hotels, will exchange for you as well. Check with your local bank about overseas ATM fees.

One word of caution, ATMs and exchange places like to give out 50 lire notes. Be careful breaking them. One guy tried to keep my 32 lire change. Most of the time, it the larger notes were merely inconvenient. For example, my Turkish friend and I had a 5 or 6 lira cab ride, but he only had a 50 lira note on him. Thankfully, I had broken mine at the hotel, so it we could give the cabbie a smaller bill, but it still wasn't close to the price of the car ride. And when shopping, I wanted to buy little things, but I only had big bills. At some of the touristy places, it's risky giving the guy 50 lire for a 5 lire product. At other times, it's just a hassle because you wouldn't pay for a $5 item in the states with a $50 bill and the vendor may not have the change.

Answer 3

Every time I've been to Turkey I've took sterling with me and got it changed as and when needed over there. You tend to get a better exchange rate. You can get money exchanged just about everywhere from shops to banks to restaurant's just keep and eye on the exchange rate at different places and if they charge commission. Last year I got £30 changed before I went just so I had some lira with me when I arrived (to pay the bar bill!). The only time we had a problem was in Side and that was in winter when there was very few visitors and most were German and everywhere was dealing in Euros.

Answer 4

I am just home from Turkey and they accept both lira and euro, but the lira isnt worth much, Pound sterling (english pound) is the best they dive on it and you get a lot more for it! Although you should take some lira for things like taxi's, buses etc!

Answer 5

I always take lira to start off with, and also take travellers cheques and english £10.00 notes as you get a better exchange rate over there,usually commission free.Shop around when you are there,and you can change them almost anywhere, hotels,shops,bureaus etc. Many places take english money,for some reason they love our money. I have never found the need to use euro's.

Answer 6

I go to Turket a couple of times a year and always take Lira but I always go to the same place. Some places are more focused on the euro, you'd do well to try and find out what the main currency used where youre going is

Answer 7

Umm the Turkish Lira!

Answer 8

Well take you native cash and then have it changed over to the Turkish lira. I would go over with a little money already changed over and then jut change it in little bits at a time that way you wont end up with a whole bunch of Turkish coins as souvenirs. Go see the Hagia Sophia while you are there, its a mosque now but its beautiful and there are old viking runes upstairs.

Answer 9

I'd take euro. I went last year and took lira and everything is priced in euro, so we had to ask prices of everything which was a big pain!

Answer 10

i have been going to turkey for the past 12 years and always take turkish lira, last year some things were priced in lira but all the bars and restaurants in altinkum were priced in turkish lira or sterling

Answer 11

lira or euro. There are a lot of Change Offices. YOu can come with euro and change your money into lira.