Banking

[Plug]

Hi all
Do all banks in Turkey charge you for having a bank account with them? I thought banks paid you for the pleasure of lending your money to other people, like they do in England. Or is it just me. Sorry if this has been asked before.
thanks
      Plug

[Steve (redding43)]

We didn't get charged for our account with Finanz

Steve

[teresa321]

We are finans as well and we do not get charged (I believe) - who are you with Plug as others may be able to comment.

Teresa

[Anne]

We don't get charged with Garanti either.
Anne

[Plug]

Thanks for replying.

I'm with Kocbank. They charge a 1,80 and 0,09YTL every month, it's printed on the bank book as HESAP ISLETIM UCRETI and HESAP ISLETIM UCR respectively. If that makes sense to anyone as I don't speak Turkish yet.
thanks
      Plug

[Hazel]

Hi Anne my friend and I recently closed our accounts with Garanti, we both thought we had 20 million lire (this was deposited to open an account) to withdraw but we were told the accounts were empty the money had been taken early this year at a time when neither of us were in Turkey, the staff could not answer why this had happened.  After about 15 minutes of the staff asking various people behind the counters we were told that Garanti make a charge each year for having an account with them. Even at that there was enough in the accounts to cover the charges. TOUGH!

Hazel

[Anne]

Thanks for that Hazel.  I wasn't aware of this so will be closing a/c and going next door to Finans when I'm over next month
Anne

[Hazel]

Anne that is exactly what I did.

Hazel

[teresa321]

Had a look at our bank book and I cannot see anything that says that or appears to be charges.

Teresa

[Anne]

Never even thought of checking Teresa (doh)
Off to do so now though.  Can't make head nor tale of the statements I pull from the internet either lol
Anne