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Has anybody else having problems paying with paypal?
Paypal was shut down on the 6th of June in Turkey, I did'nt know it would efect us in the TRNC as well.

I made a purchase 2 days ago , with my PayPal account and all was fine. Mine however is Paypal uk.
I have also had a few phishing emails since using my PayPal account from PayPal Inc so clearly fraudulent.

In case somebody is interested the following gives some information about paypal's withdrawal from the Turkish market

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/why-pa ... sCatID=407

In case the link does not work just google for the headline of the link.
There is more to be found in this newspaper.

Similar to judyvin I have a foreign paypal account, in Germany. Both my German and Turkish (North Cypriot) addresses are given and approved by them. I receive regularly items from Europe to here paid via pp and never had any problems. The point is, as I see it, that pp withdraws the amounts I owe due to my purchases from my German bank account. In case I would not have a foreign bank account I just would see that on my account with pp there are sufficient funds to cover my shoppings.

Using pp since a couple of years I never had any problem with them, imho a very easy, fast and reliable way to pay or receive money. Also never ever any phishing mails.

Someone has also told me they have made a purchase from ebay useing paypal, they also told me thier hsbc card has a UK address.
We have lived in the TRNC now for 22yrs and the address on our UK hsbc card is PO box girne mersin 10 Turkey. this may be the problem.
When I go to pay it comes up with a Turkish PP window, and yes I am a UK Paypal user.

karmels, can confirm this. Although being with paypal Germany, during the "paying process" the PP window sometimes appears in Turkish language, although never buying in Turkey.

trueblue wrote:karmels, can confirm this. Although being with paypal Germany, during the "paying process" the PP window sometimes appears in Turkish language, although never buying in Turkey.

Ant idea how to change the window to a UK PP window??

Paypal was suspended about 3 months ago for TRNC and Turkey. Which actually means - you will not be able to pay, using a Turkish/TRNC credit card linked to your paypal.

iv_cyprus wrote:Paypal was suspended about 3 months ago for TRNC and Turkey. Which actually means - you will not be able to pay, using a Turkish/TRNC credit card linked to your paypal.

Our credit card is a HSBC UK card, it is our address which is TRNC.

karmels, unfortunately not at the moment. I do not think the window is the problem. When the window in Turkish appears I can still log in and pay through my German PP account.

I have just donated through Justgiving using Paypal with no problems.

PapaBravo wrote:I have just donated through Justgiving using Paypal with no problems.

is your credit card using a UK address??

karmels wrote:

iv_cyprus wrote:Paypal was suspended about 3 months ago for TRNC and Turkey. Which actually means - you will not be able to pay, using a Turkish/TRNC credit card linked to your paypal.

Our credit card is a HSBC UK card, it is our address which is TRNC.

Credit card country of origin matters, not address (i.e. a Turkish/TRNC card will not work).

Seems like they have also suspended credit cards from Turkey on their worldwide transactions. There is no option on country dropdown for Turkey.

Yes, it is a two-way restriction. Paypal sent a mass mail few months ago when it was about to be restricted to warn about it.

PayPal tr,turkey will be back in in March 2017, PayPal turkey was closed down due to the licences to trade in turkey,so by March next year it will be up and running again is what I
Was told.

Karmels,

is your credit card using a UK address??

Yes it is.

PapaBravo wrote:Karmels,

is your credit card using a UK address??

Yes it is.

Ours has a Girne poBox address as we have no address in theUK , which we needed for our bank statements before we rercieved them by computer email with on line banking.
Just have to wait and see. still able to buy from Amazon so no big deal.