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5 New Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | New lira (2005-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at right centre, rendered in a three-quarter facing vignette against an ornate guilloche underprint in cream and pale ochre tones. At upper left, a stylised map of Turkey in reddish-brown is set above an intricate rosette pattern, with the large intaglio numeral '5' at lower left and upper right corners. The central legend 'BEŞ YENİ TÜRK LİRASI' appears in bold letterpress, flanked by decorative geometric borders, with the issuer's title across the top and two signature lines with titles at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Kemal Atatürk portrait and electrotype numeral '5' visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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The 2005 series marked a genuine rupture in Turkish monetary history. The New Lira — Yeni Türk Lirası — was introduced on 1 January 2005 after the old lira had accumulated six zeros through decades of chronic inflation, peaking at an annual rate above 70% in the early 2000s. One New Lira equaled one million old lira. The redenomination was less a technical exercise than a public acknowledgment that the old currency had become psychologically untenable.
The "New" designation was always intended as temporary — the word "Yeni" was officially dropped in 2009 when the transitional period ended.