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Sending money to Turkey
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20 Feb 2008 Wed 09:59 am |
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Quoting Loveprague: Hi all,
I was wondering how the best method was to send money to Turkey from the U.K. I have looked at Western Union and also Moneybookers.com which both seem expensive. I have an e-bay account and did think about PAYPAL but my wife would have to have a U.S. bank account in order to receive it there.
How do other members here send their relatives money in Turkey if they are living in the U.K. any other ideas?
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If somebody has a foreign money account (USD GBP or Euro, all of them are possible) in a bank in Turkey, they need to learn their SWIFT code or IBAN number for their account from their bank.
In your case, have her open a GBP account in a bank and learn her IBAN number (which is preferred in Europe) and tell it to you. Then you can go to a bank in UK and transfer your money to her bank account in Turkey using that number.
I receive money from abroad time to time and usually I pay the expense (well actually they pay but deduct it from the total I will get) and it is not more than $20 for me.
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20 Feb 2008 Wed 01:49 pm |
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Thanks to angelina7 Moneygram is very useful and I appreciate your help, for example to send £250.00 English pounds by Western Union costs £27.00 Moneybookers.com is slightly cheaper at £24.00, but Moneygram is £9.99 now that is a saving and infact the outlets where my wife can pick up her money is more accessible
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