Is this true ??

[littlereddevil]

I still find Turkey very cheap

[Toky]

Are you a tourist littlereddevil? Some things still are fairly cheap in comparison to UK bit without a doubt, there's a substantial hike in food and drink this year. Percentage wise, it's a huge jump. Things don't go up a couple of kurus, they are rising 40-50%. You'd get lynched at home for raising prices at that rate. All said though, we're fortunate enough that it hasn't spoilt our  holiday in any way.

[littlereddevil]

I just compare prices with what I'd pay at home. Some restaurants in Fethiye eg the Samdan and Nefis Pide a re the same price they have been for years

[jo b]

I agree prices have risen ...but acknowledge the fact they have at home too.

We had a great two weeks holiday but accept the fact that Turkey is no longer cheap-cheaper than the UK but not cheap anymore

[kayakebab]

We were in Fethiye a few days ago and John had 3 beautifully seasoned strips of chicken breast
(so nice I asked for the recipe which they gave me!)
It came with...no surprise rice chips and salad and bread, and cay on the house 6tl!
I wasnt hungry and only had 2 cay, which was still on the house.
Restaurant was round the back of the culture centre area. Called Donercim.
Excellent meals can still be found off the tourist trail, you don't get the views, but you get good honest home cooked food and it feels like the Fethiye we fell in love with.

[teetee]

We were also in Fethiye a week or so ago and had been doing a bit of running around and needed to eat so found a little place with a few tables outside so chose to get a table there.

They have the usual chicken half bread and wrap but we noticed a set menu which had 2 choices, they both came with stuffed vine leaves as a starter, I havd the white bean stew and my other half had the chicken, we have a large basket of break, rice each and a bowl of yogurt and cucumber. Large  bottle of water and 2 cay and all for TL11 best value we had and very tasty. 

Still some excellent places to eat for simple good food if you avoid the tourist spot......mmm

[angela]

It really does depend on what you want. we just love being there, and so our main priority on every holiday is to eat good food as cheaply as we can, we are not fussy, location is the least of our priorities, a cheap cafe on a street corner watching the world go by is all the entertainment I need to be honest. I don't drink alcohol so I am a cheap date anyway!! 5 lira for a lovely bowl of soup, fresh bread and a salad, and a 75 kurus ice lolly for dessert, (or Sutlac if I'm really pushing the boat out) Yum. roll on next Friday!!

[sunlover]

Thanks to all that have bothered to make helpful comments, and NO our holiday is not all about Efes and wine   

Think we will gauge this ourselves when we arrive.

[mercury]

Dont forget that the xchange rate is 2.90tl to the pound here so you will get more lira to spend anyway... Efes in bottles is 3.50 on the Gunlukbasi road and in Tasyaka... Its still available in some bars for 5tl.... We hardly ever eat in a tourist restaurant because they are over priced and over rated. 2 chicken half breadswith salad and  ayran   5tl for both...in Fethiye... Gunusik and The Meeting Poiunt are still very good value because they are not on the front.. Both serve the best food anyway in my opinion... If you want Pizza you cant get any better than The Nil Bar... We had spicy beef Pizza last week which was the best we have ever eaten here including The Italian ones. Dominos etc... Full of tender steak 18Tl.....

[Scunner]

Is that how you gauage prıce ıncreases ın turkey , Efes and wıne.

I think the changes in price of these two items tells you a hell of a lot about a country's economy and status.