question about banking between northern/southern cyprus

septa2


Joined: 10/02/2012
Posts: 7

Message Posted:
15/02/2012 18:53

Hello, does the Turkiye Bankasi have any branches/ATMs in the southern part (Greek) of Cyprus? Are banking problems to be expected when moving between the two different parts of Cyprus?

budweiser


Joined: 02/03/2011
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
15/02/2012 20:24

whıich card you using

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
15/02/2012 20:28

you will find one on every corner , easily recognised , all the windows will be smashed , lmao

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
15/02/2012 21:02

No Turkish banks in the south, not even an HSBC because they had one in the north.

Cards form each other sides local banks will not be recognised, and you can't transfer money between banks north and south wihtout going through a correspondent elsewhere.

Cash easily carried across the crossings though.

grahamsteptoe


Joined: 22/10/2010
Posts: 110

Message Posted:
16/02/2012 08:40

Cards issued from banks in the South can be used to extract cash from ATMs in the North.

baxi7


Joined: 23/09/2008
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
16/02/2012 13:38

be vary carefull taking cash accross from one side to the other people have had there money confiscated ? .

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
16/02/2012 14:03

Only problem I have ever heard of carrying cash over was a CG who won a lot of money in a casino one night.

By the time he got to the crossing he was fuly searched and the money confiscatted, don't know what happened to it from there, but he was clearly set up by the casino.

No doubt the casinos also give you your oney back if you loose!! ............... not!



Hide it in the car and without a tip off would never be found.



gs - never tried our south cards in the north, was told no-go, but good to know in emergency. I did try to transfer once but couldn't do it.

grahamsteptoe


Joined: 22/10/2010
Posts: 110

Message Posted:
16/02/2012 14:55

yrret, mes 7. Yes, very handy to know. I was stopped for speeding in the north (new camera!!) last year on a Sunday with not sufficient TLs to pay the fine at the crossing back to the south. The ATM came to my rescue.

South issued cards are also accepted (and work) in all outlets in the north taking credit cards.

reyntj


Joined: 26/01/2011
Posts: 229

Message Posted:
16/02/2012 17:52

my south card from alpha bank does work in machines in the north ie hotels shops etc but i havent been able to draw cash from the atm