Money
The official currency in Turkey is the Turkish Lira (TL).
Everywhere in Turkey it is easy to change money at banks or change offices.
At most banks you can withdraw money with your bankcard. Paying with your bankcard is not possible, payments with credit card is possible practically everywhere.
Food and drinks
Turkey has a really extensive kitchen, probably because it has a melting pot of numerous civilizations throughout history.
Traditional dishes are still handed down from generation to generation. The dishes that are cooked vary from season to season. Turkish food is always extensive and in huge amounts. 3 to 4 courses is commonplace.
The tap water here in Fethiye is usually fine to drink. Still we advice you to drink bottled water. Tap water has a special taste due to contents of lime and chlorine.
Travel documents
To enter Turkey you need a valid passport and visa. A visa has to be bought after arrival on a Turkish airport for approximately Euro 15,-. The visa is valid for 3 months. Your passport or identity card have to be valid for at least 3 months after arrival in Turkey.
Airline tickets
Many airlines fly on Dalaman throughout the summer season. From the Eastern holidays (April) until end of October it is possible to fly almost every day to Dalaman. (Transfer time Dalaman Fethiye is 45 minutes). Off season you could fly to Antalya, although the transfer time to Fethiye is then about 3,5 hours.
The mail
In Turkey there are hardly any mailboxes. Letters or postcards can be handed over at the reception of the hotel or at the post office.
Time difference
The whole year it is exactly one hour later in Turkey then in Holland, Belgium or Germany. And two hours later in Great Britain. (GMT + 2hours)
On the beach
In Turkey the sun is much stronger then in our North European countries. Getting a nice tan is fine, but that won't happen in one day. Unless you like to spend your holiday looking like a lobster; which can be really painful, protect yourself with a good sun block, wear a hat or a cap, and use the umbrellas on the beach.
Electricity
The standard voltage in Turkey is 220 volt. Electricity cut offs might happen once in while. But candles or emergency lamps are everywhere.
The language
Turkish is the official language of Turkey. But in general all along the coastline you can manage with English or German.
Public transportation
In general everybody uses a Dolmus, a minibus with fixed routes. Dolmuses stop wherever you want to get off or on. The Dolmus has a fixed price for the whole route, no matter where you get on or of.
The price per person for 2009 is 1,50 Lira for the whole of Fethiye. On the windscreen is a sign where you can see where the Dolmus is going.
