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Turkey Related Subjects => Cost of Living in Turkey => Topic started by: Steve B on September 26, 2006, 20:42:51 PM

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: Steve B on September 26, 2006, 20:42:51 PM

We are in two minds on whether to draw out our holiday money now in £ and change as when we need it over there or draw out from Turkish cash point in Lira. If the latter is the best option then which bankasi? I know that it would depend on interest rates too. Oh by the way just for the record we are with Barclays and as far as I know they don't charge for withdrawing from a foreign cashpoint.

Hope you can help chaps.

Steve B :)

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: wickwilly on September 26, 2006, 20:52:05 PM

Hi Steve B. Two ways of looking at this. Barclays may not charge for using a cash point abroad but I am sure thay will give you a lower rate (as do most banks except Nationwide))when drawing out the money. So in this respect I would bring cash with me and change it when you need it. The down side is the worry of carrying lots of cash about with you.

WW

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: janet.gur on September 26, 2006, 22:10:46 PM

Open a nationwide account now and use your card to draw out money as you need it.  Nationwide give a very competitive rate and don't charge for using your card abroad.  wouldn't use anything else myself.

Janet

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: amca on September 26, 2006, 23:32:03 PM

nationwide flex account and fed from e account has been my favoured way of money management when abroad

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: KKOB on September 27, 2006, 04:55:17 AM

Bring out your wad in sterling and give it to Auntie Jen and Uncle Al to look after. You'll never have to worry about it again. !

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: Elsa Padfield on September 27, 2006, 13:59:52 PM

That's what I do Janet.gur (what's the gur for.  Is it Grrrrrr!  or is it the friendly grrr?)use Nationwide.  I opened an accout specifically to take my holiday money abroad.

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: KKOB on September 27, 2006, 14:47:26 PM

Trouble is, Steve's coming out here Friday and even the Nationwide couldn't sort THAT out in 3 days.

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: Tykatem on September 27, 2006, 17:31:41 PM

Last week whilst in Fethiye, I withdrew cash from the HSBC cashpoint and I got a better exchange rate than the local banks were offering at the time. I bank with First Direct and they also don't charge any commission for withdrawing abroad

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: janet.gur on September 27, 2006, 18:11:05 PM

Elsa - Gür is my surname as my husband is Turkish - originally signed on with my full name not realising you could have pseudonyms - anyone know how to change it?

Janet

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: Eric on September 27, 2006, 19:43:33 PM

Hi, We use the Nationwide as already described above.  Just returned from Olu and checked our account where we got an exchange rate of 2.7 with no charges.  Not bad

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: tribalelder on September 27, 2006, 19:55:34 PM

Janet.....click on profile at the top of the page and you should be able to edit your info. :)

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: Steve B on September 27, 2006, 22:14:37 PM

Thanks all.

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: janet.gur on September 28, 2006, 00:09:26 AM

tribalelder - tried that but it won't let me change my user name - guess I'll just have to stick with what I've got

Janet

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: KKOB on September 28, 2006, 05:15:01 AM

You have to re-register with a new name I think. But to do so you have to have an alternative email address because your original name is linked.

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: janet.gur on September 28, 2006, 07:09:42 AM

thanks KKOB - think you'll just have to put up with me as I am

Janet

Title: Draw out now or wait?
Post by: tribalelder on September 28, 2006, 07:27:52 AM

Try an Email to Scunner, he might[?]be able to do it. :)