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baldy
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 11:39 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 1 of 9 in Discussion |
| If you are travelling to Turkey please note that the visa control office at Instanbul Ataturk airport is no longer accepting TL for payment of visas nor will they accept credit/debit cards. Payment can only be made in Euros or American Dollars. A 90 day visa for UK passport holders is 15 Euros. |
Earlybird
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 11:45 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 2 of 9 in Discussion |
| Are you saying sterling is not accepted? |
baldy
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 12:11 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 3 of 9 in Discussion |
| Correct. Only accept Euros or Dollars. We wasted 35 minutes trying to get TL changed to Euro. In the end one of the airline help desks was able to change for us. Incredible that a country with TL as their currency will not accept same! |
Cazleo
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Joined: 06/04/2011 Posts: 232
Message Posted: 25/11/2011 12:27 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 4 of 9 in Discussion |
| Some years ago they would accept TL, but charged double if you wanted to use it instead of sterling!! |
flightholiday
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 13:12 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 5 of 9 in Discussion |
| Paul Msg 3 - Checked with our contacts in the tourist office and also on the Turkish Consulates web site today "If you are a British Citizen you can obtain tourist visa either at the port of entry in Turkey for £10.00 or ....." NB This will be when you present a UK passport at the office. |
jake1
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 13:15 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 6 of 9 in Discussion |
| Was in Istanbul a month ago paid £10 Sterling for 90 day Visa |
phylray
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 14:26 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 7 of 9 in Discussion |
| Was also in Istanbul earlier this month and paid £10 sterling for visa as have done for years. |
Ralph96
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 15:18 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 8 of 9 in Discussion |
| In Istanbul 17 days ago he wanted Dollars,Euros or Pounds I didn't have so he accapted TL in the end. |
yrret
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Message Posted: 25/11/2011 17:45 | Join or Login to Reply | Message 9 of 9 in Discussion |
| Also, the system seems to have changed a little in that the visa people now [ink] stamp "90 days" on the visa, it was previously always just stamped by immigration, but was sent back to visa desk for extra [ink] stamp this time. |
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