Turkey lira banknotes
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
from 1927
Issuing entity
Republic of TurkeyBanknotes of the Republic of Turkey, issued in successive emission groups by the central bank.
Historical context
Turkish notes are collected by emission group, and later decades include high denominations produced during sustained inflation.
Design
- Obverse
- Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on most issues
- Reverse
- National and historical motifs
Identification
- Emission
- Notes are classified into numbered emission groups
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Emission group dates and denominations to be transcribed from central bank publications
- Revaluation of 2005 to be documented from official sources
- Pick numbers require transcription