About Turkey Turkish Currency
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TURKISH CURRENCY In 2005, the New Turkish Lira (YTL) was introduced. Six zeros were deleted from the existing Turkish Lira, which had become impractical to use – prior to this there had been approximately 2,500,000 TL to £1. There are 100 Kurus¸ (Kr) to the Turkish Lira. Turkish Lira is available in the following denominations:
You can obtain currency before travelling to Turkey or on arrival. Exchange rates are usually better in Turkey. Travellers’cheques can be exchanged in banks only. Cash point machines (ATM) are available in most areas, which accept major UK credit and debit cards and give instructions in English. It may be a good idea to inform your bank in advance that you are travelling to Turkey as some will automatically put a stop on cards after the first usage in an attempt to combat fraud.
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Banknotes:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 &100 TL