Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: tribalelder on March 29, 2008, 07:46:46 AM

Title: TL conversion
Post by: tribalelder on March 29, 2008, 07:46:46 AM
The conversion rate shown on this Forum is 2.47 but most other conversion sites are now quoting 2.58   Coinmill.com site quotes 2.47 so is there a problem with the Coinmill/CBF rates? :)
Title: TL conversion
Post by: Scunner on March 29, 2008, 08:01:20 AM
We must be charging too much commission  ;)

You are right though, it is 2.581 on the one I generally work by. I will ask JohnF, he knows everything  :) I'm creeping because he is helping me with something else :D
Title: TL conversion
Post by: stoop on March 29, 2008, 10:01:18 AM
It might be the difference between the Tourist rate and the real exchange rate. The latter is usually quite a bit higher.
Title: TL conversion
Post by: tribalelder on March 30, 2008, 14:53:20 PM
No it was a glitch.....Coinmill looks as though it is back in sync now. :)
Title: TL conversion
Post by: Karennina on March 30, 2008, 17:13:30 PM
I have just seen on the forum the exchange rate is 2.60 we are coming over on Friday but I have not ordered any lira yet, could someone tell me please wether I would be better off changing my money when I arrive in Turkey I am not sure what the exchange rate is here in the UK,but I think we normally get more for our money in Turkey if my memory serves me correct!
Title: TL conversion
Post by: Scunner on March 30, 2008, 17:24:03 PM
Don't change anything in the UK [:o]
Title: TL conversion
Post by: Liz 101 on March 30, 2008, 18:05:10 PM
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Originally posted by Scunner

Don't change anything in the UK [:o]


& don't change at the bureau in the airport at Dalaman, last time I came through, just before Christmas, the rate there was around 0.3 lower than in Fethiye
Title: TL conversion
Post by: Karennina on March 30, 2008, 18:08:36 PM
Ok I will wait till we get to Calis or Fetiyhe, yippee (5 more sleeps)
Thanks alot
Title: TL conversion
Post by: johnc on March 30, 2008, 18:14:26 PM
And definitely don't use the guy outside the clothes shop.He tried to pull the trick, discussed elsewhere on forum, on me, of asking for some small change, which I gave him, and then short changed me. He got very angry when I challenged him, but eventually gave me what he owed. It was  only a few lira, but...
Title: TL conversion
Post by: JohnF on March 31, 2008, 01:47:42 AM
Coimill uses several sources for its rates, the most popular being Bloomberg and the IMF.  Any glitches with *actual* rates are down to the data providers as opposed to Coinmill themselves.  Like any application that relies on external data, there are going to be times when its not quite as accurate as we'd like; although fortunately, it appears to have rectified things fairly quickly.

If anyone has access to (or knows about) a more accurate (free!!!) currency feed then feel free to either email me direct or post details here.

JF