Istanbul Currency in Istanbul foreign exchange rates
What is the Currency in Istanbul? Find out what type of money or foreign currency you will need when travelling to Istanbul. Learn about foreign exchange rates, Banking, Currency & Taxes...
Contestants on Turkish Television's "Who wants to be a Millionaire" quiz show are no doubt under-whelmed to win the big prize, because 1 million Turkish lira is less than a pound, making every traveller to the country a millionaire the moment they land at the airport.
Credit cards are welcome at most restaurants, and there are plenty of banks in the city from where you can withdraw money from ATMs using bank cards bearing the Visa or Cirrus logos, and it is a simple matter to exchange currency at the Bureau de Change throughout the city.
Tipping is customary in turkey, although many restaurants and hotels already include a service charge of 10% in the bill, in which case it is not necessary to add any more.
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