110 sats \ 4 replies \ @xz 4 Jan \ parent \ on: My Experience of Living in Turkiye under Soaring Inflation 🇹🇷 bitcoin
Really enjoy reading first-hand accounts. One part of the world I've had in mind to visit, and always ask for a visitors opinion on how they felt. If I remember, last time a friend came back from Istanbul, after seeing pictures of boat trips from two years ago, I asked 'is it a nice place?' the reply was, 'it is and it isn't'.
Not sure I'd have any applicable knowledge on hacks.
thanks for reading:)
istanbul is indeed beautiful, but there are more hidden beauties in Anatolia 🤩 not to mention all the past knowledge and mixed culture being accumulated through time, much POW there.
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That's a beautiful scene indeed [reaches for map..]
Is Anatolia the area with the mountain range that has a very unusual smooth facade (looks like a natural sculpture?)
Maybe I'm mistaken but one of my favorite views from somewhere in the region, perhaps.
Questions (if I was to take a trip)
How does Lira work with denominations in daily payments?
(I'm a bit of a numismatic freak!)
How about mobile payments and banking there? Is that something increasingly adopted?
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Is Anatolia the area with the mountain range that has a very unusual smooth facade (looks like a natural sculpture?
it has many diversities in Anatolia - any chance that the photo is from Cappadocia?
How does Lira work with denominations in daily payments? (I'm a bit of a numismatic freak!)
bank notes? 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 lira, and for easy understanding 100 Lira is currently 7.7k sats:)
How about mobile payments and banking there? Is that something increasingly adopted?
Actually quite advanced, banks are everywhere, and many digital banks; you can pretty much pay with cards in most places, especially in Istanbul or any big cities, but if you are more adventurous going to less explored places, carrying cash is always better, and most likely with discounts this way - many Turks prefer accepting cash:)
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That's nice to hear. I don't know whether I'm conflicted being an ardent supporter of Satoshi and cash, but feel there's something culturally intrinsic about using cash, as well as the privacy it affords.
any chance that the photo is from Cappadocia?
Just checked and that's correct. Maybe the area that's popular for balloon trips.
Thanks for the currency breakdown. Good to know universal Moscow Time.
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