Currency and Money
The currency of Türkiye is the Turkish lira, TRY (turk lirasi). There are exchange houses everywhere in every city. There are also several ATMs in Istanbul where you can exchange money. The ATM network is extensive in Istanbul and all major cities.
Business hours
Commercial establishments are open from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Shopping
In this wonderful country you have shops and stalls everywhere, in general it is a paradise for those who mostly enjoy shopping, not to mention if the buyer is compulsive. Here you can find carpets, tapestries, meerschaum pipes and mouthpieces, candlesticks, lamps, boxes, vases, copper trays with Arabic inscriptions, onyx objects, brass coffee or tea sets, etc.
Warnings and Tips
In Turkish baths, the safest thing is to pay in advance, previously stipulating the service to be taken, because if not, they may later present an astronomical bill for several and multiple services. Taking photos with Flash is prohibited in museums. For mosques it is necessary to follow the Islamic norm; That is, you have to leave your shoes at the entrance with the great peace of mind that they will not be stolen. Men should not wear shorts. Women should wear a headscarf.
WC sinks
You will probably have to go through some Turkish Tuvalet. The women's bathrooms or toilets are indicated as Bayan and the men's as Bay. If you travel a little further through deep Turkey you will surely find the most traditional bathroom or alaturka, a hole in the floor.
In your toilet you will see small taps, about twenty cm from the floor, ready to wash once you have used the toilet. The origin of such a faucet is shrouded in legends: apparently in Ottoman times it refused to wipe itself with paper to heal itself in greeting; In other words, if some sacred word were written on it, the water prevents that risk from occurring.
Restaurants
Restaurants in Turkey and especially those in Istanbul generally maintain a good quality-price ratio. There are different types of restaurants, the cheapest ones are known as Lokanta, a type of restaurants with homemade food. Other establishments are Kebapci or Kofteci, specializing in kebap and kofte, the typical meat balls with spices.
Tips
Due to the low salaries paid, tipping is very well accepted and comes in handy, but it is not something that is required.