Travelling to Turkey shortly ( been around 8 years ago ) and wondered if it's worth getting travellers cheques or taking sterling. Any advice most welcome.

When we go we use travellers cheques and sterling the most,and take a bit of terkish money about £50 worth,
and we found you get more for your money if you if you change ur cheques at local restrants that change them, then goin to the proper money changeing place.

hiya
if you are going round Belek/Antalya region its better to take Euro's (or dollars). Last year took TCs and it was all euros so this year took euros. When i got there this year loads of prices were in dollars!

we went to Bodrum in May and found it to be really expensive compared to what friends had told it was a few years back.

We took Lira and travellers cheques but were a bit shafted I think changing the cheques at our hotel... our money ran out after 4 days (£350) and we weren't particularly extravagant...

We did find though that it didnt really matter HOW you paid - there were 3 prices for everything (lira £££ and euro)!

V.Confusing!!!

we went to adrasan 2 years ago & u could buy someones granny for £10 sterling.we only used turkish money when we went to the local markets.
you will probaly need a couple of tenners for the "visa" fee on arrival at the airport.

We were there last month. we took about £500 sterling (which we exchanged into Lira at the hotel), and £100 worth of Lira. Once we'd spent that we used the cash machines in the resort - it worked out cheaper and was quicker than messing around with travellers cheques.
Prices are still pretty cheap adn all shops, bars and restaurants show english and turkish prices so you can pay with either.
have a good holiday!

dont buy the sunglasses! My "chanel" ones broke before the holiday was over. My boyfriend's "Ray Bans" melted onto his ears whilst we were in Ephesus.

Nice!

Thanks for to everyone who posted replies. I think I will take a bit of each just to be on the safe side.