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7 500 000 Lira Hacivat and Karagöz
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 7 500 000 Lira (7 500 000 TRL) |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ 2000 7.500.000 LİRA |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic high-relief composition depicting the two iconic characters of traditional Turkish shadow theatre: Hacivat, shown at left striding forward in elaborate traditional costume with a distinctive pointed hat, and Karagöz, rendered smaller in the centre in animated motion. To the right stands a detailed relief of a multi-storey Ottoman-style tower or pavilion. Two small bird or dragon devices flank the scene at either side of the field. The upper legend reads 'GELENEKSEL TÜRK TİYATROSU' (Traditional Turkish Theatre) and the lower legend identifies the subjects as 'HACİVAT VE KARAGÖZ'. |
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Hacivat and Karagöz are the central figures of Ottoman shadow puppet theatre, a tradition traced back at least to the 16th century in which the two characters — one refined and pretentious, the other coarse and vernacular — performed comic exchanges that frequently carried pointed social criticism. The form was practiced widely across the Ottoman world and remains one of Turkey's most recognized folk art traditions, recognized by UNESCO on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009.
This issue belongs to a late-1990s Turkish commemorative series struck while the lira was in freefall, requiring denominations in the millions for everyday transactions. The redenomination that dropped six zeros came in 2005.