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Kalkan Discussion => Money & Finance => Topic started by: beckie on August 15, 2011, 06:35:49 PM

Title: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: beckie on August 15, 2011, 06:35:49 PM: Hi there
I'm new to this site, visiting Kalkan for the first time next Monday with my family (and rather excited after reading all the good stuff on here!).
We've left it a bit late to apply for the cheap credit cards, and dont have Nationwide account, so have opted to buy a Travelex cash passport globe card, which is loaded in GBP sterling for free but gives a very decent Turkish lira rate (currently 2.904!) and small-ish fee of 1.4% to withdraw which will be cheaper than using our current credit/debit cards.
The only catch I can see is it is Mastercard and when I rang up Travelex to enquire they looked up and couldnt find any ATMs in Kalkan that accept Mastercard. They could find ones in other places like Fethiye so it made me slightly concerned that I might not be able to withdraw from ATMs in Kalkan using this card. Of course it could just be they were only listing the main ATMs in bigger towns.
Does anyone know if any of the ATMs in Kalkan will indeed accept cash withdrawals using a Mastercard? Any advice welcome.
Many thanks!
Beckie
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: Kalkan regular on August 15, 2011, 06:44:02 PM: I think my Halifax clarity card is a mastercard and I got cash from an ATM in July.
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: beckie on August 15, 2011, 07:52:56 PM: Thanks for prompt response, doesnt sound as if it's a problem then!
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: Lymmguineas on August 16, 2011, 10:19:57 AM: Used my Mastercard in a few ATM's in Kalkan earlier this month.
No problem at all.
Have a good time!
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: misty on August 16, 2011, 10:45:39 AM: Be warned that credit card companies will hit you with an even bigger charge for an overseas cash withdrawl :-[ :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: Kalkan regular on August 16, 2011, 11:09:31 AM: Not if you use a Halifax Clarity card. They just charge you interest from the day you draw it out. I repay as soon as I get home and last visit it cost me about 60pence on a 1000lira withdrawal.
Title: Re: Do ATMs accept mastercard?
Post by: Lymmguineas on August 17, 2011, 10:47:22 AM: Quote from: Kalkan regular on August 16, 2011, 11:09:31 AM
Not if you use a Halifax Clarity card. They just charge you interest from the day you draw it out. I repay as soon as I get home and last visit it cost me about 60pence on a 1000lira withdrawal.
Exactly right. I paid a grand total of 38pence for the withdrawals I made with my Clarity card in Kalkan plus I got a better rate than anywhere in Kalkan was giving for cash.