Still my remember my first haircut (was in Altinkum a few years ago and a newbie to Turkey) - it was the weirdest experience I had had: went in for a trim-and-go as you do in England - using sign language (as you do as a newbie)!
All was going as expected until the chap lit a fire and wafted hot cotton wool balls in my ears. That was a surprise! The head massage was unexpected but nice. And then the shoulder and arm massage was back to scary (thoughts of "massage prices" being added to the bill)
But my first "haircut"? Ended up paying a small price - and very chuffed to have a "Turkish Tale" to tell for a year afterwards!
(and the aformentioned barber in this thread: a young chap tried to charge 20 lr last year for a trim-and-go, his older colleague behind me must have shaken his head and given him a glare - and 10 lr it was)
Only in Turkey - which is why we keep coming back and back!
BTW - welcome bel.j!!