According to RemitRoutes data (updated 4h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to Turkey is OKX at 0.25% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.25% are 0.49 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.74%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 4h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ OKX | Crypto | 48,030.92 TRY | 0.25% | ~5 seconds |
| Instarem | Traditional | 47,795.39 TRY | 0.74% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 47,569.18 TRY | 1.21% | ~1 hours |
| Remitly | Traditional | 47,460.45 TRY | 1.44% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 47,315.5 TRY | 1.74% | 1 business day |
| OFX | Traditional | 46,828.3 TRY | 2.75% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 76 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | 0.09% | 0.17% | -0.51% | 1.08% |
| Traditional | 0.41% | 0.48% | 0.00% | 1.58% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full USD → TRY cost data