The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey. It is subdivided into 100 kuruş.
All notes and coins of Turkish lira have portraits of Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk from different points of his life since 1930s (with the
exception of some notes of second emission, 1937–1942, which features
İsmet İnönü) on the obverse side.
In
the transitional period between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008,
the second Turkish lira was officially called Yeni Türk Lirası (New
Turkish lira). It was officially abbreviated "YTL" and subdivided into
100 new kuruş (yeni kuruş). With effect from 1 January
2009, the "new" was removed from the second Turkish lira, its official
name becoming just "Turkish lira" again.
The new notes have
different sizes as a measure against forgery and to facilitate their use
by blind people. The depiction of the country’s founder, Kemal Atatürk,
stays on the front of all banknote.
Obverse: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Reverse: Prof. Dr. Aydin Sayili
Many thanks to Epe.
