Sending money from Iran to Turkey: methods compared
A complete guide to moving money from Iran to Turkey: exchange offices, SWIFT, crypto, cash and legal limits, with timing and cost compared.
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Sending money from Turkey to Iran: safe methods, rates and timing
A complete guide to moving money from Turkey to Iran: cashing out lira, USDT, exchange offices, the risks of personal cards and how the rate gets locked.
The complete guide to USDT in Turkey for Iranians
Everything about Tether in Turkey for Iranians: crypto regulation, stablecoin transfer limits, Turkish exchanges and cashing out USDT in Istanbul.
Opening a bank account in Turkey (with or without residence)
How Iranians open a Turkish bank account: documents, tax number, with vs without a residence permit, foreign-currency accounts and cards.
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Transfers & money movement
How much cash can you take from Iran to Turkey? (air and land borders)
How much cash can you take from Iran to Turkey? Iran's currency export limits by air and land, Turkey's cash declaration form and options above the limit.
Lira transfer to a Ziraat Bank account: steps, details and timing
Lira transfer to a Ziraat Bank account from Iran: the receiver details you need, what a Turkish IBAN looks like, how a request runs and how timing is set.
Money transfers to Turkey for importers: paying a Turkish supplier
Paying a Turkish supplier from Iran: proforma vs commercial invoice, why to pay the company account, advance and balance payments, and what to prepare.
Buying property in Turkey: moving the money and the DAB certificate
What the DAB (Döviz Alım Belgesi) is, why foreign buyers need it at the Tapu, and how purchase funds reach Turkey legally: steps, fees, mistakes.
What is a SEPA transfer? Sending euros to Europe from Turkey
What is a SEPA transfer, which countries are in the SEPA area, how SEPA Instant differs, and how to send euros to Europe from Turkey.
What is a SWIFT transfer, and how can Iranians use it from Turkey?
What is a SWIFT transfer, how a BIC differs from an IBAN, what a correspondent bank does and why Iranian banks are outside the network; a guide for Turkey.
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Lira & currency market
Buy lira in Iran or exchange dollars in Turkey?
Buy lira in Iran or exchange dollars in Turkey? The deciding factors, the number of conversions, cash risk and how to compare both routes properly.
How to read the EL DÖVİZ rates table
What buy and sell mean, how toman differs from rial, where the rate time comes from and why a transfer quote differs from the reference rate: a short guide to the rates table.
Lira or dollars for a Turkey trip? A 2026 guide
Lira or dollars for a Turkey trip? Where to exchange money in Istanbul, what to check at the counter and when a bank transfer beats carrying cash.
Remittance lira rate vs cash lira rate: what is the difference?
Why the remittance lira rate differs from the cash rate: banknote logistics, daily stock, season and the buy-sell spread, and how to compare quotes.
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Banking & life in Turkey
Which Turkish bank is better for Iranians? Ziraat, İş Bankası, Garanti BBVA and VakıfBank compared
Best Turkish bank for Iranians? Ziraat, İş Bankası, Garanti BBVA and VakıfBank compared by history and ownership, plus the questions to ask at the branch.
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Safety & warnings
How to trust an exchange office in Turkey: 10 signs
Ten checks for a trustworthy exchange office in Turkey: Treasury licence, real office, written rate and fee, receipts, own-name accounts, scam red flags.
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