What to bring from Turkey as a souvenir to yourself or your relatives is not a memory? This question is asked by every tourist in the last days of his breathtaking vacation in Turkey, it is time to rush around the shops and brainstorm. What is better to buy and whether it is possible to take it out of the country, I will tell you right now, although from the first photo I have already given you food for thought as a souvenir.
What can you bring from Turkey?
What is better to bring from Turkey? I'll tell you about the most important souvenirs and goods that you can bring. Most often they bring oriental sweets "Turkish delight", they can be found in every store and in any market in the eastern city. Then there are souvenirs that are bought up in huge quantities by tourists from different countries of the world, such souvenirs include handmade plates, porcelain sets, clay figurines. As for Turkish traditions, Turkish tea or coffee is ideal as a souvenir.
The most important souvenir that absolutely all tourists bring from Turkey is a magnet for their fridge, or for friends on request. As for clothes, you can recommend buying leather goods, they are really cheaper here than in stores in your city, forget about fur coats, their prices in Turkey are slightly overpriced.
When exporting from Turkey such things as hookahs, which then stand at home and gather dust, are not particularly in demand, tobacco blends, which can be bought in any specialized store in your city. Carpets, which are large and bulky things, are also not particularly transported by tourists. As for gold, so many tourists simply do not like it here, both in color and in quality.
If you went to the Turkish hamam, then you have probably already been handed a sponge with your mud as a souvenir, you can also save it, there will be something to remember on a cold winter evening sitting at home after work.
What else can you bring?
What else can you bring from Turkey as a souvenir that is not very common among tourists for export from the Mediterranean coast? These products include hand-pressed olive oil; on excursions in Turkey, it and local wine are constantly advertised in wine cellars. As for Turkish wine, it can also be brought as a souvenir, but, as a rule, it does not "live" until the end of the vacation.
List of things and goods that can be brought from Turkey
- Soap with different aromas and natural herbs, bath sets
- Turkish honey
- Leather wallets
- Bijouterie
- Onyx figurines
- Silk scarves
- Body and massage oils
- Turks for coffee
- Chocolate
- Jeans, shirts, dresses and other clothing
How to export goods from Turkey?
It is not a problem to export the purchased goods in Turkey at the present time, in any store aimed at a wholesale buyer, there is already a service called "Cargo". Well, I think shuttle traders from the 90s do not need to explain what cargo is and what it is eaten with, but for an ordinary tourist who decided to take out goods from Turkey, it is worth saying that cargo is a service that transports your goods for a certain fee without any special problems across the border.
Many tourists with trunks filled to capacity export goods from Turkey on their own, which gives a decent economy of money and nerves, since with the help of the cargo service, the purchased goods disappear in an unknown direction very often. The main thing when exporting goods from Turkey is to know what can and cannot be exported.
How to export goods from Turkey and what is needed for this? So, we wind on a mustache. An ordinary tourist is allowed to take out no more than 20 kilograms in hand luggage; no more than 70 kilograms can be crammed into the luggage compartment.
If you decide to buy jewelry, then we will definitely take the check with us, you will draw up a declaration at customs if the purchase has exceeded more than 15 thousand dollars. Also, do not forget about the export of large amounts of money in Turkish lira, this amount should not exceed 10,000 lira. If you nevertheless decide to take out the carpet, take a check with you, they can check it at the customs.
As for the stones from the shore, the aforementioned carpets, souvenirs similar to antiques or items of ancient luxury, there is and will be a ban on these things, but at the Turkish customs such things are no longer checked en masse, and yet anything can happen. A separate article for the prohibition of export from Turkey is alcohol, buy alcohol at the airport and no more than one liter per person, then there will be no problems.
What cannot be exported from Turkey
You can bring a lot of things from Turkey as a souvenir, but do not forget that for the eastern country there are also problems with the export of certain categories of goods. The goods that cannot be exported include:
- Any weapons, drugs or drugs with narcotic substances
- Vintage turkish antiques
- Archaeological finds, including even stones
I hope I gave you food for thought, on your next trip to Turkey you will no longer be tormented by a question and purposefully buy what you need. Well that's all, follow my new articles and do not forget to subscribe so as not to miss interesting things in the world of tourism and travel.
