Turkish lira

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The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey, used for everyday transactions, banking, and pricing throughout the country.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Turkish lira (in the north) 1
new Turkish lira 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
national currency
alternativeSymbol TL
banknoteDenomination 10 lira
100 lira
20 lira
200 lira
5 lira
50 lira
centralBank Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası
coinDenomination 1 kuruş
1 lira
10 kuruş
25 kuruş
5 kuruş
50 kuruş
country Turkey
currencyOf Turkey
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
currencyReform redenomination in 2005
currencySignIntroduced 2012
denominationSystem decimal
formerISO4217Code TRY (new Turkish lira, 2005–2008)
formerName Turkish lira self-linksurface differs
surface form: new Turkish lira
hasCurrencySign
inflationCharacteristic has experienced high inflation in the 21st century
introduced 1923
ISO4217Code TRY
language Turkish
legalTenderIn Turkey
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
monetaryAuthority Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
officialCurrencyOf Turkey
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
peggedStatus freely floating exchange rate
redenominationDate 1 January 2005
redenominationFactor 1 new lira = 1,000,000 old lira
region Europe
Middle East
replacedCurrency Ottoman lira
subunit kuruş
subunitToUnit 100 kuruş = 1 Turkish lira
symbol
usedFor banking in Turkey
everyday transactions in Turkey
pricing of goods and services in Turkey
usedIn Turkish financial markets
Turkish government budgeting
domestic pricing of exports and imports in Turkey
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antalya currency Turkish lira
Grand Bazaar currencyAccepted Turkish lira
Turkish lira formerName Turkish lira self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: new Turkish lira
Ottoman lira replacedBy Turkish lira
Nicosia usesCurrency Turkish lira
this entity surface form: Turkish lira (in the north)
Yalova usesCurrency Turkish lira