Money in Turkey: YTL, TL, $, €, £

The unit of Turkish currency is the Turkish Lira (Türk Lirasi, TL). On January 1, 2009, new banknotes were introduced. More...
From January 1, 2005 until December 31, 2008, Turkey's currency was called the New Turkish Lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi, YTL or TRY). As of January 1, 2009, the "New" (Yeni) has been dropped. The currency is again simply the Turkish Lira.
Here's the current exchange rate for the Turkish Lira. It's best to wait until you get to Turkey to exchange money for Turkish Liras. Exchange rates outside of Turkey are usually not as good as those inside Turkey.
The Turkish Lira is divided into 100 kurus (Kurush; that's koo-ROOSH). Here's how the new 2009 notes/bills look.
Although you can sometimes use foreign currencies (euros are best, US dollars are good, UK pounds sterling are accepted in some places) for larger transactions, and using non-Turkish currency is legal, you will want to use TL most of the time.
The easiest way to get cash liras is to stick your home bank card or credit card into a Turkish ATM (bancomat/cashpoint, cash machine). Travelers' checks are a much less efficient way.
You can exchange foreign-currency cash at a Currency Exchange Office (Döviz Bürosu).
The best currencies to carry for changing to TL are, again, euros, US dollars, and UK pounds.
Many people in Turkey will not accept large bills/notes for small payments, so it's good to juggle your TL cash-on-hand so that you always have some smaller amounts. Get in the habit of paying with bills/notes that are about equal to twice the amount you're paying (so pay for a TL23 meal with a TL 50 note, which gives you TL27 in change). If you give notes that are three times or more than the price, you're liable to get a dirty look and a request for smaller notes.
Old pre-2005 Turkish Lira notes and coins have been withdrawn from circulation. TL1.00 is equal to (old, pre-2005) TL1,000,000. In other words, a million old liras equals one new lira, but you should not accept old pre-2005 liras! More...
A century ago, one Ottoman Turkish lira was worth US$5 (and that $5 was worth about $100 in today's dollars).


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