For all the worriers out there,
I agree with Tribalelder. The banks here are cash rich, not asset rich. That makes a huge difference. As for bank recommendation, I use Finansbank. Ayse Serefoglu (silent g) is the banks vice president-foreign depositors and speaks great English and is very intelligent. She now has staff operating under her auspice and they all speak very good English as the bank has put them on an English speaking programme in order to communicate with us ex-pats. Plus, I think you will find that interest rates will again rise in October!
Hip, hip, hip, hooray.