Send money from Türkiye to China
The Istanbul to Guangzhou route has a specific shape. North African and Middle Eastern importers source from China constantly, and paying in yuan removes the supplier's conversion step. Grey handles the conversion in Istanbul and delivers CNY to ICBC or any other Chinese bank.
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Istanbul to Guangzhou, in one conversion
North African and Middle Eastern importers source from China constantly, and paying in yuan removes the supplier's conversion step. For senders in Istanbul, the practical question is simple: how much lands, and when.
Grey answers both before you confirm. USD converts to CNY once, the fee is shown separately, and the money reaches ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China as a normal deposit. Turkish exporters and freelancers receive USD into Grey from foreign buyers and clients. Sending from that balance avoids the lira leg entirely.
How sending to China works
Sign up
Scan your passport or kimlik, take a selfie, and Grey opens a USD account in your name. That's the account your foreign income lands in. Grey works with licensed partners serving Türkiye.
Fund
Grey doesn't take local deposits in Türkiye. Fund with USD, EUR or GBP received into your Grey account from an employer, clients or family abroad.
Send
Chinese banks reject payments where the name doesn't match the account, so copy it from the supplier's invoice. Then confirm the yuan figure and send.
The real price of yuan from Türkiye
One conversion, USD to CNY, with the rate and fee disclosed before you send from Istanbul. When you wire dollars to a Chinese supplier, their bank converts at a rate you never see and sometimes holds the funds for review. Yuan lands as a domestic credit.
Locked at confirmation
A rate that holds means you can promise someone in Guangzhou an exact CNY figure and know it will arrive. When you wire dollars to a Chinese supplier, their bank converts at a rate you never see and sometimes holds the funds for review. Yuan lands as a domestic credit.
Grey fixes USD to CNY at the tap, every time, from Istanbul or anywhere else in Türkiye.
Why domestic delivery matters in China
Anyone in Istanbul who has wired money to Guangzhou the old way knows the feeling of not knowing what landed. When you wire dollars to a Chinese supplier, their bank converts at a rate you never see and sometimes holds the funds for review. Yuan lands as a domestic credit.
Delivered like a local payment
A standard CNY deposit into an account at ICBC or any other bank in China. It appears as a local transfer on their statement. No Grey account needed on their side, only on yours in Istanbul.
Account credit, not pickup
CNY goes into the account at ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China. No queue, no agent.
Reuse the details
Save the Guangzhou recipient and every later transfer is three taps.
Track from Istanbul
Pending, converted, delivered: each stage shows in the app.
Before you send
For a sender in Istanbul paying into Guangzhou, funding is the easy part. Turkish exporters and freelancers receive USD into Grey from foreign buyers and clients. Sending from that balance avoids the lira leg entirely. Sending to Guangzhou is then a single conversion.
From an employer abroad
Payroll into your Grey USD account, then straight to Guangzhou.
From platforms
Upwork, Fiverr and Deel payouts land in Grey and convert to CNY.
From family
A GreyTag from a relative funds a transfer to China in seconds.
Save the recipient in Guangzhou once and a repeat transfer from Istanbul takes three taps.
What the money is for
Students
Tuition at universities in Nanjing, Wuhan and Guangzhou, paid in yuan.
Agents and freight
Paying Chinese sourcing agents and forwarders in local currency.
Importers
Deposits and balance payments to factories in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yiwu and Ningbo.
E-commerce sellers
Recurring payments to suppliers on 1688 and Alibaba who accept bank transfer.
For senders in Istanbul and Ankara, the Guangzhou side matters most. North African and Middle Eastern importers source from China constantly, and paying in yuan removes the supplier's conversion step. From Istanbul and Ankara, the senders are a mix of families, students' parents and businesses.
Why Grey for Türkiye to China
Between Istanbul and Guangzhou, the problem is well known. When you wire dollars to a Chinese supplier, their bank converts at a rate you never see and sometimes holds the funds for review. Yuan lands as a domestic credit. Grey's fixed rate and visible fee exist so nothing about the transfer from Istanbul is left to chance.
One conversion from USD in Istanbul, rate locked, CNY delivered to ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China or any other bank in China.
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