From 1 Jan 2009 we will drop the "Yeni" and just have TL again.

We will have new banknotes.  Their design was announed today.

I wanted to put in a link but couldn´t see how to do it, sorry.  Pictures here:

http://www.haberturk.com/galeri.asp?src=12&id=100804

We will also have new coins.

Is there any particular reason for the change?

Do you know of any transition period? I always keep around 200ytl with me, for the next time I go there, so that I will immediately have some cash at hand in case something happens. I suppose there will be a transition period where you can use both or something right? Im not sure when Im going next, hopefully before new year but nothings sure yet

The banknotes look fine, I recall it was only Atatürk and some places in TR represented on it. Seems they have put other significant persons as well?

That´s a good question-when will the old notes cease to be legal tender? I think the old old ones(when they were in millions) were ok for about a year-is that right?

 Yes, it was a whole year last time.  I am not sure about it this time, though...  will check the central bank´s website and get back to you...!

 Quick run down of the people:

5 TL: ORD. PROF. DR. SAYILI: The first Turk to get a Scientific Doctorate

He lived 1913-1993, and was at Harvard.

10 TL: ORD. PROF. DR. ARF: One of the most important mathematicians

He lived 1910-1997, and is the originator of the Arf theory which is all about the Arf constant.

20 TL: MÝMAR KEMALEDDÝN: A leader of the National Architectural Trend

He lived 1870-1927, and started the first architects association in 1908.  One of his buildings was the Rectors building in Gazi Üniversitesi.


50 TL FATMA ALÝYE HANIM: Hurrah! A woman!  The first female Turkish philosopher

She lived 1862-1936, and was one of the firsr female literists and philosophers. Most of her writings were about the place of women in society, the family and marriage, education of women, and she was a defender of women´s rights.  With her sister she founded the Female Protection Society.

100 TL ITRÝ: The founder of Classical Turkish Music

HE lived 1640-1712, and his full name was Buhurizade Mustafa Efendi, and is viewed as the Father of Turkish music.

200 TL YUNUS EMRE: Poet

He lived 1238-1324, and was one of the leading spiritual poets of Turkey.

Criteria for choosing people:

Scientist or artist

Not subject of arguments

Symbolise universal values

Not used by any particular political view

Never appeared on bank notes before

(Edited translation of the press release)

 HEre is what they say:

5 - Halen kullandýðýmýz banknot ve madeni paralar ne zamana kadar geçerli olacak?
Halen kullandýðýmýz Yeni Türk Lirasý banknot ve madeni paralar 2009 yýlýnýn sonuna kadar geçerlidir. 2009 yýlý boyunca Yeni Türk Lirasý ve Türk Lirasý banknot ve madeni paralar birlikte tedavül edecektir.

The YTL notes and coins currently in use will be valid until the end of 2009.  Throughout 2009 both the YTL and TL notes and coins will be in circulation.

Thanks Marion-I have a few squirrelled away and don´t know when I´ll visit again.

Thanks

OOOH MAN!!!

MY dad got me somw turkish liras for my birthday

(itw as the ebst present EVER!)

and now i guess ill never be able to use them if thyre changing them!

Thats sooo unfair! I just got them

(my birthday was in september )

Now ill ahve to make my dad et some more lol

ill justw ait till banks here have it

 Calm down dear! Marion says you can spend them up until the end of 2009.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

(clapping lol)

inshallah ill bethere in the summer

But im not planning on spending them ANYWAY, theyre special

my friend shes soooo lucky!!

She went to Istanbul for bayram vacation, but shes only spending 5 days, WHATEVER GOOD ENOUGH!!!

Ill make do with anything!!!

I cantw ait till she comes back!!!

200 lira notes!   Round here they pull their faces in the shops if you give them a 50!  How are they ever going to have change for 200 ( and this is the supermarkets I´m talking about - not just the small shops!).

 Ever been to Istanbul? Try Baðdat Caddesi, show them 200 and they´ll ask you for more

I never had trouble with 50 though in supermarkets in izmir. Neither in small shops, but now that I come to think of it, that might be because of the ´goods´ I used to get there.

I get your point though.

I doubt she has...

We will not be able to say YE-TA-LE anymore?

 I have!  I have!  Twice!! - but I wasn´t grocery shopping there!!

That´s what I mean dear. Since you weren´t grocery shopping, it doesn´t count!

 Neither was I. That´s why I needed over 200 ytl

 If you have ever had to buy something really big, and they insist on cash, you would be pleased to have 200 TL note.  It makes the carrier bag of money half the size !!!!

I had to put 5000 pound deposit (in TL) on a house in cash, and I ran from my bank to my car, and then from my car to the sellers office as I was terrified of losing this great big bag of money.

We missed paying the National Insurance payment for our staff last December, as the bank had a problem with their system on the 31st.  Silly me I had left it to the last day.  If you make a late pament (i.e. a payment the next month) you cant do it by bank transfer.  You have to go to the National Insurance office with cash.  So I sent two members of staff with 3500 YTL. They linked arms and held the carrier bag tight between them.