tranfering money uk - turkey

[mrs caglar]

hi guys
thanks for all your support on a previous topic
i am nearly completed on selling my house here in the uk
i really want to trasfer the money from the sale to turkey
have any of you used companies for this?
which ones?
were they ok?
it will be a large lump so im nervous with the thought of letting a comapny have access to transfer it, silly i know but having never done it before i dont want my money to vanish
any info would be great
thanks

[tinkerman]

Why dont you open a bank account here and let the banks transfer it?

[cenk]

Do you have a bank account in Turkey ? If so, it is very simple. You can send money from your UK bank to your Turkish bank.

[cenk]

LOL. Andy you are 1 minute quicker than me  

[mrs caglar]

hi guys
yes i do have an account with finanse bank
i have an english and turkish
can i tranfer to english accout then change to turkish account to get the benefit of interest?

[Jim Fraser]

Mrs Caglar - we are also with Finans and transfers from our UK bank TSB has always been straightforward and pretty quick 3-4 days seems to be the norm.
Heres the info you need to give your UK bank these details are for downtown branch, if you are with the one near Migros the details will be diferent.
BANK NAME FINANS
BRANCH NAME FETHIYE
SWIFT CODE FNNBTRISOP
RECIEVER NAME - Your name as on account
RECIEVER ACCOUNT No -  Your account number
BANK CODE 111
BRANCH CODE 483
BANK ADDRESS ATATURK CAD. No:34. FETHIYE, MUGLA, TURKEY
BANK TELEPHONE No 0090 252 6126740 Ext 124
FAX No 0090 252 6126748
IBAN - this will be found on your bank statement if not on it ask Finans for it
its the one that starts with TR followed by approx 24 digits ( the final 8 digits are the same as your account number - don't get it wrong.....

[Steve A]

What are the costs involved in sendin money from TSB to Finans in Fethiye ?

[valleyboy]

Approximately £30 each transaction, if I remember correctly, that was 2 years ago.

[cenk]

quote:Originally posted by mrs caglar

hi guys
yes i do have an account with finanse bank
i have an english and turkish
can i tranfer to english accout then change to turkish account to get the benefit of interest?

You will send money to your GBP account, and send an instruction letter to bank, to change the money to TL, and put it in your TL account. Your TL account is probably a daily interest account, and brings lower interest than monthly one. You have to open a different monthly account if you want more interest. But I think you have to sign in person to open that account.

[steveb1]

if you bank with HSBC in the uk and turkey you can send money from the uk to turkey then set up all your acounts in turkey online from the uk