Money Exchange Money exchange is very easily done at all banks and private exchange centers. Daily newspaper publishes the exchange rate daily. US dollars are accepted at some stores. Telephone and Mail Public phones operate with tokens or calling cards. The average time for a letter to arrive the US is 7 to 10 days.
Turkey is roughly the size of the State of Texas.
There is about 5000 miles of coastline. Northern Turkey has the Black Sea Mountains and the Mediterranean has the Taurus mountains running parallel to the sea. Central and eastern Anatolia is a plateau. See the Geography section for more detailed information on the different regions of Turkey. In summer light summer-wear for all coastal regions will be sufficient.