Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Hisaronu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Ian on August 23, 2011, 19:10:51 PM
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Hi - Gill's daughter and her friend are staying in Hisaronu next week. We said it was best to put their combined spending money into her Nationwide Account - get Sterling out of a cash machine and change it to lira at an exchange (I remember one on the corner near the telephone booths)
Is there an ATM machine in Hisaronu that gives out Sterling and which is the best place to change money as from memory there are no banks?
Ian :)
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The HSBC ATM in Hisaronu and we did manage to get sterling from the Garanti one but the HSBC was more reliable. There is also a HSBC bank in Fethiye and 2 ATM with Sterling.
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TEB atm also gives sterling and the atm is at the market place.I always get out sterling from this machine.
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Thanks Loz - the ATM is good news - as regards to the banks (2 x 20 yr olds) don;t fancy going to Fethiye but I don;t fancy them having too much money on them or in the hotel :)
Hope you are both well? :)
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Originally posted by Ian
Hi - Gill's daughter and her friend are staying in Hisaronu next week. We said it was best to put their combined spending money into her Nationwide Account - get Sterling out of a cash machine and change it to lira at an exchange (I remember one on the corner near the telephone booths)
Is there an ATM machine in Hisaronu that gives out Sterling and which is the best place to change money as from memory there are no banks?
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Ian just a reminder the banks are close next week from Monday Lunch till friday morning the ATM's usually run out of money over the holiday period.
Mark
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Ian check what type of Nationwide account she has. If it is not the full blown flexaccount(current account) then the card will not work in Turkey.
Savings accounts, such as cashbuilder, have cards but will only allow withdrawals in the UK.
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Just as a reminder - is there still a change shop to avoid in Hisaronu?
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There was in May. The shop at the beginning of the shopping centre opposite the mosque tried to leave me 20 lira short.
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Thanks everyone - I have been out this evening so only just seen the replies. Nationwide card is the correct one but banks closing was one thing we never expected!!!!
I think we need a Plan B :D :D
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Originally posted by Scunner
Just as a reminder - is there still a change shop to avoid in Hisaronu?
We never used that change shop, but when we holidayed there, we used the PTT and never had a problem :)
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Travellors cheques maybe - these can be changed at Gold shops (which will be open) and who also tend to give a better rate of exchange and don't charge commission - or this was the case many years ago when I last used Travellors cheques.
Hope this helps Ian :)
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Ian, Why not use bank card and get lira out, no need for exchange shops
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Don't you pay a commission and get a lower rate using the card?
Although that might still offset the risk of carrying cash.
Many thanks all
Ian :)
Ps Nichola - travellers cheques are a good idea but at 20 yrs of age after a night on the town will they remember where they put them :D
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Ian, would it not be sensible to get a safety deposit box at the hotel. Maybe the hotel or wherever they are staying have a safe in the room that can be hired.It is not only the money but it is passports and tickets as well. I would go for the safety deposit box and sterling travellers cheques. If they are stolen then they are replaced by the issuer.
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That sounds like a sensible idea and the hotel web site does say they have safety deposit boxes - many thanks everyone :D
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It you have a Nationwide card you can draw sterling with no commission charges, you also get the rate at that time when you draw it out.
They will charge for any other currency.
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Travellers cheques are usually quite difficult to change now, gold shops will not normally change now. Unless they either charge a hefty commission or give a lower rate, which really equates to the same, less for your money. Banks also charge commission to change these and I would guess the change offices would. Anyone, gold shops, hotels etc will have to pay a fee to change travellers cheques, so will obviously pass this on.Think cheques in any form will soon be a thing of the past. They will join the ranks of, did you remember.... and so you must be very old....!
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Just out of interest - i drew out 600tl from a machine in Hisaranu on 20 Aug and on checking my bank statements i make it out to be -
600 Tl = 204.05 ex rate on the day plus charges of 4.08 non uk commission charge plus 1.0 non uk withdrawal fee totaling 209.13 so - 209.13 / 600 = 2.869
I distinctly remember the exchange shop in hisaranu offering 2.84 on the boards, so even drawing out TL i got a better rate than the exchange shops. But no idea if they charge fees etc on that price?