Beware the visa office when you come into Turkey. Most…read morepeople will have to buy visas when you enter, however keep the following warnings in mind. 1. They only accept cash. There is no ATM or credit card facilities so make sure you are have cash 2. Use Euro if possible (even though this is not the official currency). Any other currency and they will rip you off big time for the exchange rate (e.g. 15 euro does not equal 14 pounds which is what they were charging) 3. Have exact money if possible. They will not give change if they are feeling narky 4. Non EU people are charged more even though they don't have signs up showing costs. 5. Don't expect an explanation as to why you are charged a certain rate - even though they speak English 6. Don't question them or they may not give you a visa. Shocking place. I expected government officials to be helpful in achieving a common goal, however this is not the case. Beware

There was no one in line when I went to buy my Turkish visa. I could've done the e-visa online for…read more$20, which I would've done had I known it would be $30 or €25 if you bought it here on arrival. I paid the latter. After that passport control was easy. Funnily enough, the lady didn't seem to want to take Turkish lira, which I had.