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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Turkish lira canonical 28
new Turkish lira 2
Turkish lira (in the north) 1

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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
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 new Turkish lira
linked to: 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

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Referenced by (32)

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

Antalya currency Turkish lira
Ottoman lira replacedBy Turkish lira
Nicosia usesCurrency Turkish lira (in the north)
linked to: Turkish lira
Grand Bazaar currencyAccepted Turkish lira
Yalova usesCurrency Turkish lira
Turkish lira formerName new Turkish lira
linked to: Turkish lira
Kocaeli Province currency Turkish lira
European Turkey currency Turkish lira
Lebanese pound isDifferentFrom Turkish lira
subject linked to: lira
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus currency Turkish lira
subject linked to: TRNC
Hekimhan usesCurrency Turkish lira
Türkiye Wealth Fund usesCurrency Turkish lira
Borsa Istanbul operatesInCurrency Turkish lira
İzmirim Kart currency Turkish lira
İZDENİZ usesCurrency Turkish lira
İZSU Water Utility usesCurrency Turkish lira
Ankarakart currency Turkish lira
Nazilli currency Turkish lira
Kagizman District usesCurrency Turkish lira
municipality of Kağızman usesCurrency Turkish lira
subject linked to: municipality of Kagizman
Kaş currencyUsed Turkish lira
Kuşadası currency Turkish lira
Datça currency Turkish lira
Göcek currency Turkish lira
TRY representsCurrency Turkish lira
TRY replacedCurrencyName Turkish lira (old)
linked to: Turkish lira
TRY introducedAs new Turkish lira
linked to: Turkish lira
Belek currency Turkish lira