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Oscar C4
Jul 29th 2009
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Did you like many holidaymakers in 2009 decide to visit Turkey because it offered value for money, guaranteed hot weather or because it was recommended. I would love to hear your views!. We are completely biased towards Turkey having holidayed there on many occasions before finally opting to buy our own place initially as a holiday home with the option in the next five years of retiring there.

The lifestyle, food and people were also an influencing factor. I would recommend the country to anyone looking for a diverse and vibrant country
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DavidW
Aug 13th 2009
Have just got back from a holiday in Side. 6th visit to Turkey in last 8 years. Love the country and its people but notice that prices have rocketed over last 2 years - far more so than exchange rate fluctuations would justify. Also disappointed that restaurants etc in tourist areas prefer euros to Turkish lira, and provide a very poor exchange rate. Have they become too greedy, and are they in danger of frightening off would-be tourists?
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Oscar C4
Aug 14th 2009
It appears they have just got greedy. We visited Belek 5 years ago to find that the Euro was the preferred currency, now they have gone one step further and started charging Euro Zone prices.

This is not the case on the Turquoise Coast (Aegean) side of Turkey. We own a holiday home in Ovacik and the goold old £ and YTL are still preferred and the pricesreflect this with a good three course meal costing less than £10. It seem the locals are also reluctant to join th United States of Europe having seen an influx of tourists fed up with being ripped off at populat tourist destinations in Europe
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