How do I buy Ethereum with USD - If I am citizen of not available in country in coin-base?

Question

In order to buy Ethereum currency I have followed this How do I buy Ethereum with USD answer:

But coinbase does not allow me buy ETH since I am a Turkish citizen. Probably same issue occur for other countries, which I don't know the list.

Occurred error:

Sorry! Buys not avaible in Turkey.

[Q] Does Kraken or Gemini allow Turkish citizen to buy ether? If not do you have an advice for me to follow?

Thank you for your valuable time and help.

The "quick and dirty" is using localbitcoins to get you BTC, then you go to shapeshift and get ETH. — Herman Junge, Apr 30 '17 at 13:52
I dont dare to put this as an answer but: consider investing USD into buying mining hardware, find a cheap electricity provider and continue getting ETH via mining. This is potentially even more profitable than buying them. — SCBuergel, May 04 '17 at 18:15
Try using some proxy website and make your call from some other country's server. — Sanchit, May 04 '17 at 19:49
They want authentication, so automatically they decline my citizenship. @Sanchit — alper, May 05 '17 at 05:09
Can't buy direct ether on poloniex. First I need to buy some BTC and convert on poleniex. @lalanv — alper, May 05 '17 at 05:09
Ask someone you trust located elsewhere to buy it for you... :-) — Richard Horrocks, May 05 '17 at 10:41
OMG I just googled kraken turkey! :'D ... I don't see why kraken should not accept Turkish citizen. — q9f, May 07 '17 at 18:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '17 at 13:57

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Can you buy BTC? A lot of users buy BTC to convert into ETH if they can't already purchase ETH in their country. You'll probably hit some more minimal charges, but it's definitely possible to do it this way.

answered May 05 '17 at 13:57

Chackle

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Thats possible but I want to buy ether directly. @Chackle – alper May 05 '17 at 16:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '17 at 21:29

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Kraken accepts USD (Wire and SWIFT) and EUR (Wire and SEPA) and trades both ETH/USD and ETH/EUR pairs.

SEPA transfers are free, Wire costs $5 and SWIFT $10 fee.

answered May 06 '17 at 21:29

q9f

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Is single wire cost $5? @5chdn♦ – alper May 19 '17 at 18:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '17 at 10:09

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why not to try a VPN/proxy and change your location then use coinbase or other website. Besides, i've found https://changelly.com/ which accept Visa/master card

answered May 05 '17 at 10:09

Badr Bellaj

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It says 200USD for 1 ETH. It cost double price. coinbase checks nationality with passport and identifies country based on that. @Badr Bellaj – alper May 05 '17 at 10:39

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered May 06 '17 at 04:54

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Try PandaBit, pax or CEX all accept debit card...

answered May 06 '17 at 04:54

Stephen Richard Perrott

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CEX takes high commission and sells ether $15 more expensive.@Stephen Richard Perrott – alper Jun 05 '17 at 08:07

How do I buy Ethereum with USD - If I am citizen of not available in country in coin-base?

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