Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: charlste on June 13, 2018, 07:51:52 AM

Title: Internet banking
Post by: charlste on June 13, 2018, 07:51:52 AM

Is it straight forward with Garanti bank to transfer sterling from an account with them to an account in a uk bank using internet banking.

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: JohnF on June 13, 2018, 08:56:55 AM

Yes.

JF

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: chris35 on June 13, 2018, 09:11:16 AM

I would suggest using Transferwise to do this to avoid high bank charges. Very safe and I always use them.

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: charlste on June 13, 2018, 09:25:06 AM

What is transferwise?

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: Fran on June 13, 2018, 12:49:30 PM

https://transferwise.com/
I use them to send money to Turkey haven’t tried it the other way. Good exchange rates and money usually arrives same day.


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Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: charlste on June 21, 2018, 07:45:32 AM

Is there a fee to pay for internet banking transferring from GBP account to uk bank?

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: JohnF on June 21, 2018, 08:34:58 AM

Yes. Amount depends on bank, or what fee you can negotiate with them.

JF

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: Rana on June 21, 2018, 21:06:13 PM

Can we use TransferWise to transfer money from a UK bank to a Turkish bank and how does it work? Thanks

Title: Re: Internet banking
Post by: Fran on June 21, 2018, 22:24:53 PM

Yes you sign up to transferwise, give them you bank account details in Turkey and tell them how much you want to transfer. You then pay them that amount using your debit card, I use Apple pay. There is a small fee involved. The rate of exchange is shown at the time. The money us usually in your Turkish bank account the same day, You have to give proof of Identity, by uploading a photo of your passport. If using a smartphone download the app, it's easy to use.

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