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There are lots of places in Side to change

sterling and travellers cheques. You can go to

the bureau de exchange in the street & some

restaurants will change travellers cheques, if

you require to pay the bill this way.

The currency is Turkish Lira and last year

(2000) we got about TL 980,000,00 per £

sterling. If you wish to take Turkish currency

with you, it is advisable to take only the

minimum you require, because you will get a far

better exchange rate over in Turkey than in the

UK. Turkey now accepts most credit cards.

Last year 2000 the TL notes were;-

tl 100,000,00 -One hundred thousand

Sterling = £0.9.8p tl 250,000,00 - Two fifty thousand  

Sterling = £0.39ptl 500,000,00 - Five hundred thousand

Sterling = £0.49ptl 1000.000,00 - One Million thousand

Sterling = £1.02ptl 5000,000,00 - Five Million thousand

Sterling = £5.10p

tl 10,000,000,000 - Ten Million thousand

Sterling = £10.20p

Average prices last year were:-

Beer        £0.50p-£0.80p  per 3/4 litre

     Vodka                          £1.00 per glass

                 Soft Drink  £0.50p-£0.80p per 3/4 litre

Breakfast                                £1.50p

Egg & Chips                           £1.20p                              Steak, Salad & chips               £3.00

Jacket Potato & trimmings       £2.00An basic room to book costs about

£7.00 onwards  per night per person for

Bed & breakfast. These prices are very good

value for money.

July 2001 exchange rate was Tl 1750,000 to £1.00October 2001 exchange rate was Tl 2175,000 to £1.00