Exchanging euros and US dollars and paying by card in Bodrum, Turkey

Foreign bank cards and Turkish cards, including a physical Letim card, can be used for payments in Bodrum. Russian-issued cards do not work, so carry Turkish lira or have an alternative card available.

Only exchange a small emergency amount of US dollars into lira at the Turkish airport, as the rate reported there was significantly unfavorable.

Based on local experience, worn euro notes do not face the same exchange issues in Bodrum as they sometimes do in Russia. Older-style US dollar notes with the president in an oval frame may be refused at the airport, while other exchange offices were not reported to have the same problem.