Türkiye
The classic lesson in why the exchange rate alone lies: the lira falls, and prices rise faster.
Dearer. The exchange rate moved +19.0%; local prices rose +31.7%.
- Lean
- $41
- Comfort
- $224
Ranked 55 of 65.
What your money buys there
30 monthsThe dashed line is what a currency converter shows. The solid line is the same thing after prices in both countries are taken into account. When they part, the solid one is telling the truth.
How the score is built
- Dislocation ×0.36
- 24
- Price floor ×0.30
- 54
- Safety ×0.20
- 75
- Ease ×0.14
- 88
Real price drop vs last year and vs the five-year norm
How low the daily cost is in absolute terms
From the current travel advisory
How well set up the country is for visitors
The full reading
| Real change, 3 months | −0.8% | Is the move still going, or already reversing? |
|---|---|---|
| Real change, 12 months | −6.5% | The headline: what your money buys versus a year ago. |
| Exchange rate alone, 12 months | +19.0% | What a currency converter would tell you. |
| Local inflation, 12 months | +31.7% | How much of that the destination's own prices took back. |
| Versus five-year average | −23.0% | Cheap or dear against its own recent history. |
| Advisory | Level 2 | Increased caution |
| Ease of travel | 4.5 / 5 | Effortless |
- Intercity buses that shame airlines
- Cappadocia and the Aegean coast
- Breakfast spreads worth the flight
Inflation has outrun depreciation for long stretches, so Istanbul can cost more in dollars than it did years ago. Foreigner museum pricing is steep.
Watch the real rate, not the nominal one. A weaker lira has not reliably meant a cheaper trip.
When to go
November is shoulder season- Janoff
- Feboff
- Marshoulder
- Aprpeak
- Maypeak
- Junshoulder
- Juloff
- Augoff
- Seppeak
- Octpeak
- Novshoulder
- Decoff
Safety and ease
- US State Department
- Level 2: Increased caution · updated 8 June 2026
- Read the full advisory ↗
- Advisories are often regional. A country-wide level can hide both safe areas and no-go zones, and other governments may judge differently.
- Tourism infrastructure
- Effortless · 4.5 / 5
Dispatches on Türkiye
A firmer dollar makes Poland and Morocco the easy wins of the autumn
In three months Poland got 6.7% cheaper in real terms and Morocco 6.3%. Mid-range days cost $94 and $71, and both score at least 4.2/5 for ease.
The falling-currency trap: why a weak exchange rate is not a cheap trip
The lira is down 19% against the dollar in a year, and Türkiye is 6.5% more expensive to visit. The gap between those two numbers is what this site measures.
Elsewhere in Europe
Reading of 12 November 2026. In US dollars, Türkiye reads −6.5% over twelve months in real terms with a mid-range day near $94. Costs are modelled, not quoted: see the method.