Turkish lira

The lira (Turkish: Türk lirası; sign: ; ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus, as well as one of the two currencies used in northern Syria under the country's interim government. One lira is divided into one hundred kuruş.

Turkish lira
Türk lirası (Turkish)
TL
Banknotes1₺ coin
ISO 4217
CodeTRY (numeric: 949)
(before 2006: TRL)
Subunit0.01
Unit
UnitLira
Pluralliralar[a]
Symbol
Denominations
Subunit
1100Kuruş
Symbol
Kuruşkr
Banknotes
Freq. used₺5, ₺10, ₺20, ₺50, ₺100, ₺200
Coins
Freq. used50kr, ₺1
Rarely used1kr, 5kr, 10kr, 25kr, ₺5
Demographics
User(s) Turkey
 Northern Cyprus
Northern Syria (de facto)
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Websitewww.tcmb.gov.tr
PrinterCBRT Banknote Printer
Websitewww.tcmb.gov.tr
MintTurkish State Mint
Websitewww.darphane.gov.tr
Valuation
Inflation64.77%
SourceTUIK
MethodCPI
^a The plural is rarely used (mostly as an indefinite noun) and it is never used when referring to amounts, e.g. üç lira (three lira), bin lira (one thousand lira).
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