Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: calisherewecome on May 24, 2017, 22:03:40 PM

Title: Turkish lira rate
Post by: calisherewecome on May 24, 2017, 22:03:40 PM

Can someone inform me what the exchange rate currently is?


Thanks
Andy

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Highlander on May 24, 2017, 22:55:47 PM

Roughly 4.38 in the UK but you will get more when changing in Turkey (8% more in my experience).

When do you go ?

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Liz 101 on May 24, 2017, 23:15:01 PM

4.505 today at Calis exchange office

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: calisherewecome on May 25, 2017, 06:04:34 AM

Thanks Highlander and Liz, were due out 27th June 

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on May 25, 2017, 07:11:44 AM

We got 4.60TL  a few days ago. 
Here is the Offical Bank  Rate on the Dovis Website, it changes all the time, so you can keep it on your favourites and check the rate when you are over.   As it is the Bank Rate you will get a little less in the Exchange places
https://m.doviz.com

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: calisherewecome on May 25, 2017, 08:00:49 AM

Thanks for that Jacqui

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: mercury on May 25, 2017, 17:13:17 PM

Best exchange rate is Kuwait bank in Fethiye and you don't need to have an account there... We got quite a lot more than our own bank and certainly mpore than Calis change office.. We find the jewelers in Calis do a better rate than them...

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on May 25, 2017, 17:37:00 PM

As it says on the sign in the Change Office, it is against the law to change money in any other place apart from a Bank, a Post Office or an Official Change Office. This is why all the jewellery shops were visited by the Police and made to take down their signs.  A lot of Jewellery Shop were money laundering and this is why the Government cracked down on it.
Also, if you use the Change Shop in Calis, always ask is this their best rate and can they give more. 

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Scunner on May 25, 2017, 18:08:57 PM

The exchange rate is expected to drop as the Turkish Lira strengthens against the pound, as the markets realise Scunner is coming on holiday.

Title: Re: Turkish lira rate
Post by: Liz 101 on May 25, 2017, 21:04:29 PM

Quote from: mercury on May 25, 2017, 17:13:17 PM

Best exchange rate is Kuwait bank in Fethiye

To be honest, I was in a hurry to get some money changed, as a friend had sent sterling to me to pay a bill on their behalf. I was going to Calis anyway, so it was more convenient than spending time searching around to get 0.0001 extra on the rate, for a relatively small sum   ;)