{"title":"Türkiye (Turkey) Banknotes for Collectors for Sale","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo stories dominate Turkish banknotes: the man on every single note, and the inflation that made the currency nearly worthless before it was reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca id=\"browse-notes-btn\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 24px;background:#1a1a1a;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;border-radius:4px;letter-spacing:0.03em;\"\u003eBrowse the notes ↓\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e\n(function() {\n  var btn = document.getElementById('browse-notes-btn');\n  if (!btn) return;\n  var all = document.querySelectorAll('[id]');\n  for (var i = 0; i \u003c all.length; i++) {\n    if (all[i].id \u0026\u0026 all[i].id.indexOf('HeaderDrawer') === 0) {\n      btn.href = '#' + all[i].id;\n      return;\n    }\n  }\n})();\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Face on Every Note — By Law\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMustafa Kemal Atatürk\u003c\/a\u003e appears on \u003cstrong\u003eevery \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_lira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkish lira\u003c\/a\u003e banknote ever issued by the Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e — a legal requirement, not a tradition. After the Ottoman defeat in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/a\u003e, the victorious Allies planned to carve up Anatolia between British, French, and Italian spheres of influence under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_S%C3%A8vres\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTreaty of Sèvres\u003c\/a\u003e, while Greece moved to annex the Aegean coast. Atatürk refused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe General Who Rewrote the Peace\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe organized a nationalist resistance, fought the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_War_of_Independence\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkish War of Independence\u003c\/a\u003e (1919–1923), expelled the occupying forces, and negotiated the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Lausanne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTreaty of Lausanne\u003c\/a\u003e — one of the few post-WWI treaties that actually held. \u003cstrong\u003eTurkey is one of the only defeated WWI powers that successfully renegotiated its peace terms by force.\u003c\/strong\u003e He then oversaw the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Population_exchange_between_Greece_and_Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epopulation exchange with Greece\u003c\/a\u003e (1923) — one of the largest forced demographic transfers in modern history — moving roughly 1.5 million Greeks out of Anatolia and 500,000 Muslims out of Greece, ending centuries of intermingled communities in months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHe Abolished the Caliphate, Enfranchised Women, and Rewrote the Language — in One Decade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtatürk abolished the Sultanate and Caliphate, replaced Islamic law with a secular civil code, and gave women the vote before France or Italy did. But his most lasting intervention may have been linguistic. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Turkish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOttoman Turkish\u003c\/a\u003e was saturated with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePersian\u003c\/a\u003e vocabulary and written in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic_script\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic script\u003c\/a\u003e — a system so complex and elite-coded that ordinary Turks were effectively locked out of their own written language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Language Rebuilt From the Ground Up\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtatürk didn’t just swap scripts. He commissioned the purging of thousands of Arabic and Persian loanwords, replacing them with newly coined or revived \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkic_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkic\u003c\/a\u003e roots, and introduced the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_alphabet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLatin-based Turkish alphabet\u003c\/a\u003e in 1928 — personally touring the country to teach it on a blackboard. The old Ottoman script was banned in official use within months. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Literacy_in_Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLiteracy in Turkey\u003c\/a\u003e rose from roughly 10% at the Republic’s founding to over 40% by the 1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e — a transformation driven in large part by a phonetically transparent alphabet where every letter has exactly one sound, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elanguage\u003c\/a\u003e so grammatically regular that verbs like “to go” conjugate by the same predictable rules as every other verb, with no exceptions to memorize. A civilization’s written heritage became overnight illegible to its own people. Whether that was liberation or rupture is still debated. The face on your banknote made that call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Inflation That Ate Six Zeros\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of the late 20th century, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_lira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkish lira\u003c\/a\u003e was in freefall. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inflation_in_Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInflation\u003c\/a\u003e peaked at over \u003cstrong\u003e80% annually in the late 1990s\u003c\/strong\u003e — briefly touching \u003cstrong\u003eover 100% in 1994\u003c\/strong\u003e — and at its worst the exchange rate hit roughly \u003cstrong\u003e1,650,000 Turkish lira to 1 US dollar.\u003c\/strong\u003e A cup of coffee cost millions of lira.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMillion-Lira Notes That Now Sell for Dollars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanknotes were printed in denominations of 5,000,000, 10,000,000, and eventually \u003cstrong\u003e20,000,000 lira\u003c\/strong\u003e — notes that are now collectible curiosities worth a few dollars each. In \u003cstrong\u003e2005\u003c\/strong\u003e, Turkey redenominated: \u003cstrong\u003e1,000,000 old lira became 1 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_lira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enew Turkish lira\u003c\/a\u003e (Yeni Türk Lirası)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Six zeros, gone. The old notes were \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e and pulled from circulation. Today they’re collected worldwide as vivid evidence of what runaway inflation looks like in paper form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Banknote, Legal Tender From the Danube to the Persian Gulf\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_lira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOttoman banknote\u003c\/a\u003e — the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kaime\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKaime\u003c\/a\u003e — was issued in \u003cstrong\u003e1840\u003c\/strong\u003e. At that moment, the Ottoman Empire controlled in Europe: all of modern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKosovo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Macedonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorth Macedonia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBosnia and Herzegovina\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBulgaria\u003c\/a\u003e; most of modern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreece\u003c\/a\u003e (Thessaly, Epirus, and Macedonia — southern Greece had been independent since 1830); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Thrace\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEastern Thrace\u003c\/a\u003e (still Turkish today); and the autonomous principalities of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSerbia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallachia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWallachia\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldavia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoldavia\u003c\/a\u003e (today’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldova\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoldova\u003c\/a\u003e). In the Middle East, those same notes circulated in what are today \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSyria\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lebanon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLebanon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIraq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKuwait\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJordan\u003c\/a\u003e, Palestine and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIsrael\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaudi Arabia\u003c\/a\u003e. Collectors of any of those countries’ histories will find Ottoman paper money directly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection spans the full arc — from late Ottoman issues through the inflationary million-lira era to the modern lira series. Every note features Atatürk. Every note tells part of the same story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca id=\"browse-notes-btn-bottom\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 24px;background:#1a1a1a;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;border-radius:4px;letter-spacing:0.03em;\"\u003eBrowse the notes ↓\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e\n(function() {\n  var all = document.querySelectorAll('[id]');\n  var target = '';\n  for (var i = 0; i \u003c all.length; i++) {\n    if (all[i].id \u0026\u0026 all[i].id.indexOf('HeaderDrawer') === 0) {\n      target = '#' + all[i].id;\n      break;\n    }\n  }\n  if (target) {\n    var btns = [document.getElementById('browse-notes-btn'), document.getElementById('browse-notes-btn-bottom')];\n    btns.forEach(function(b) { if (b) b.href = target; });\n  }\n})();\n\u003c\/script\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"turkey-100-lira-2009-2022-series-g-unc-p-226e-combine-shipping-gb40s","title":"Turkey P226e 100 Lira (2022) series G UNC 86228","description":"\u003cp\u003eUNC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerial numbers will vary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499241636151,"sku":null,"price":6.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_168842b0-0e77-4e2d-b2f3-996e35246638.jpg?v=1766777169"},{"product_id":"turkey-turkiye-3-pc-uncirculated-set-5-10-20-liras","title":"Turkey Türkiye 3 Pc UNC Uncirculated Set 5 10 20 Liras","description":"","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499273978167,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_e528fa48-1ef0-4650-a050-fe1f675478d5.jpg?v=1766778272"},{"product_id":"turkey-250000-lira-nd-1998-2001-p-211-combine-shipping","title":"Turkey P211 250000 Lira ND (1998–2001) UNC","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Droid Serif, Helvetica Neue, Gill Sans, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOur Policies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ebanknote\u003c\/b\u003e you receive will be similar to the one pictured, in \u003cb\u003eUNC \u003c\/b\u003econdition (scroll to bottom for details).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe notes are uncirculated but show signs of yellowing in the upper right as they have been stored for decades. See photo for example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombined Shipping:\u003c\/b\u003e We combine shipping for multiple items. Add all items to your cart and pay in one transaction for the best shipping rate. If you make separate payments, we'll deduct $0.40 from your shipping refund for each additional transaction. Please request a shipping refund either through your order (e.g., \"request total from seller\" in cart) or by sending us a message afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping outside the United States?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your shipping address is outside the United States, please review these options:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo Tracking:\u003c\/b\u003e Standard international airmail. This is like a personal letter and doesn't provide tracking or customs details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracking:\u003c\/b\u003e Choose \"eBay International Shipping\" for tracking and a customs declaration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturns:\u003c\/b\u003e You can return items within 14 days of receiving them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e We guarantee all our banknotes are genuine, sourced from reliable suppliers and expertly verified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYour Satisfaction is Our Priority\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour satisfaction is incredibly important to us. If you ever have any issues with your order, \u003cb\u003eplease contact us directly first\u003c\/b\u003e. We promise to do our absolute best to make it right for you. Reaching out to us before opening an eBay claim helps us resolve your issue more effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGuide to Banknote Conditions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a detailed guide to the grades we use for our listings, but keep in mind grading is subjective. You may always return any note that you don't like within 14 days of receipt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNC (Uncirculated):\u003c\/b\u003e A perfect note with no circulation signs, no folds or creases, and full original crispness and sheen. May show a slight \"half moon\" mark from the security thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAU (About Uncirculated):\u003c\/b\u003e Nearly perfect, with a single light fold or handling mark that doesn’t break the paper. Crisp and colorful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXF (Extremely Fine):\u003c\/b\u003e A crisp, attractive note with minor handling. May have a few light folds or one firm crease. Still firm and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVF (Very Fine):\u003c\/b\u003e A circulated note with several folds but still decent. Paper is firmer than average, corners lightly worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF (Fine):\u003c\/b\u003e A well-used note with many folds or creases. Paper is soft, and some soiling may be visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVG (Very Good):\u003c\/b\u003e A limp, worn note with heavy creasing, edge wear, and possible small tears. Design may be faded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 1px; background-color: #ccc; padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTurkey 250,000 Lira ND (1998–2001) P-211\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover this \u003cb\u003e250,000 Turkish Lira banknote (Pick #211)\u003c\/b\u003e, issued non-dated but circulating between 1998 and 2001. This note provides a glimpse into Turkey's monetary history during a period of significant economic change and high denominations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMustafa Kemal Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front of the banknote proudly features the portrait of \u003cb\u003eMustafa Kemal Atatürk\u003c\/b\u003e (1881–1938). Revered as the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk is an iconic figure whose vision fundamentally transformed Turkey into a modern, secular nation-state. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Atatürk led the Turkish War of Independence and subsequently implemented a series of radical reforms across political, social, legal, cultural, and economic spheres, known as Kemalism. His image on banknotes symbolizes his enduring legacy and his central role in shaping contemporary Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe Red Tower in Alanya: A Historical Landmark\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse side of the note showcases the magnificent \u003cb\u003eRed Tower (Kızıl Kule) in Alanya\u003c\/b\u003e. This iconic octagonal brick tower is a major landmark of the city of Alanya, located on Turkey's southern coast. Built in the 13th century by the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubad I to protect the harbor and the Seljuk castle, it stands as a prime example of medieval Seljuk military architecture. Its distinctive red bricks give it its name. The tower's robust construction and strategic location highlight Alanya's historical importance as a naval base and trading port. Today, the Red Tower is a popular tourist attraction and houses an ethnographical museum on its ground floor, symbolizing the rich history and cultural heritage of Turkey's Mediterranean region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 250,000 Lira banknote is a fascinating piece for collectors interested in modern Turkish history, the era of high inflation, or the art and architecture depicted on world currencies. 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