2,5 Lira The Year of the Family

The United Nations designated 1994 the International Year of the Family, but Turkey's decision to issue commemorative coinage around family-themed years has continued sporadically across subsequent decades as domestic policy emphasis on demographic growth intensified. The 2025 issue arrives amid active government campaigns encouraging higher birth rates, a policy priority that has shaped public spending and official symbolism throughout the 2010s and 2020s.