Turkey
The official currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira (TRY). The motifs used are:
| Denomination | Obverse | Reverse | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRY 5 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) |
Aydın Sayılı (1913–1993) |
Historian of science |
| TRY 10 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Cahit Arf (1910–1997) |
Mathematician |
| TRY 20 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Mimar Kemaleddin (1870–1927) |
Architect |
| TRY 50 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862–1936) |
Writer |
| TRY 100 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Buhurizade Itri (1640? - 1711) |
Composer |
Read more about this topic: List Of Motifs On Banknotes
Famous quotes containing the word turkey:
“You can make as good a design out of an American turkey as a Japanese out of his native stork.”
—For the State of Illinois, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“In the land of turkeys in turkey weather
At the base of the statue, we go round and round.
What a beautiful history, beautiful surprise!
Monsieur is on horseback. The horse is covered with mice.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it.... There are some things in every country that you must be born to endure; and another hundred years of general satisfaction with Americans and America could not reconcile this expatriate to cranberry sauce, peanut butter, and drum majorettes.”
—Alistair Cooke (b. 1908)