There have been reports saying the card is not allowed in Turkey, because there have been too many scams, so VISA stopped allowing the use of the card. If you want to know how much the Turkish Lira is worth today, click here to go to a currency converter. Transportation Flights within Turkey Turkish airlines have regular flights to all major cities, f.i. On the regular hauls, f.i. starting from Istanbul, you'll have no problems finding several companies willing to take you there at very regular intervals. In central Turkey you might have to wait once in a while because one bus is fully booked.
Prices are low for Western standards.
The buses are usually very reliable. The only drawback of all these different companies is that they don't know from each other when the other one leaves, so it's difficult to know whether you still have a connection the same evening, or whether you have to spend the night somewhere. The Turkish are building new busstations all over the country. These are usually way out of the city center. This is the case for Istanbul and f.i. also Bursa.