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By Milo Boyd Brits heading on Turkey holidays this year will get far more lira for their pound than last year, but they may enjoy less bang for their buck. Those with pound sterling visiting Turkey can currently get around 73% more liras for the pounds than a year ago – the equivalent of almost £211 extra on a £500 currency purchase. This rises to 113%– or £266 extra – over two years, according to the Post Office’s Exchange Rate Monitor, published as part of the Holiday Money Index. In terms of basic purchasing power, the plummeting of the lira and relative stability of the pound over the past…

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