Tipping Customs, Rules, Rates in Turkey

 If you are that classy to think if you should leave a tip in Turkey, this post is for you.

For Turkish citizens, I can say that tipping is not that common. It is far from being a rule or custom. You go to a restaurant, you ask for the bill and pay whatever is written there or may be leave your change, coins etc.

But for touristic places I can say that tip is expected from customers. Of course you are still free to go when you pay the check and will not have any bad looks from around.

In the touristic restaurants in Turkey a tipping rate of %10 would be good enough. In a taxi, which I would never recommend you to take as a Turkish person (at least in Istanbul don’t) the driver would definitely expect you to leave the change, and even act like he does not have coins to give your change. You should not believe this. He’d most probably be on a good profit anyway by taking you to your destination from a longer route.

Of course it is better if you tip in Turkish liras, instead of euro’s or dollars as you would save a lot from difference.

All in all; the banknotes of ten turkish liras would be a good tipping source and twenties will make you the king.

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