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Old 02-08-2025, 07:20   #7125
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Re: What have you just bought?

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
I'm stunned by the exchange rate (I know, the prices increase to reflect it) - when we first started going to North Cyprus in 2007, the exchange rate was 2.40 YenTLs to the pound, now it's 53.81...

(we change money over there - we find we get a better rate; off there again last week in September/first week of October - we find July and August too hot (mid-30s to low 40s)).
If I remember correctly it was about 3Tl to the £ when I first went in 2015. I think inflation is running at about 35% now which is down from the 80% ish it was last year.. always makes me laugh when people complain that Turkey is expensive it’s not it’s just it was ridiculously cheap

It’s generally about 30-33c when we go so not too but I still remember the first time walking out of Antalya arrivals at about 11pm and doing a u turn back into the aircon muttering ‘no, absolutely not’ the subsequent 3hr transfer on a packed coach with no aircon was a joy.
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