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Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
An unfamiliar photo of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk decorates one side of each banknote.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The five lira banknote features Seyit Çabuk, a corporal who is considered a war hero for carrying three shells to an artillery piece during the Allied attempt on the Dardanelles on 18 March, 1915, helping the Turkish army stop the invasion.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The 10 lira banknote features Attila İlhan, a renowned Turkish poet.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The 20 lira banknote features the Village Institutes, an enlightenment project devised by the Turkish government in the 1940s to reduce the gap that existed between urban and rural areas.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The 50 lira banknote features the Athena Temple at the ancient city of Assos in western Turkey.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The 100 lira banknote features Nasıruddin Tusi, a 13th century polymath whose nationality is a matter of debate between Iranians and Turks.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
The 200 lira banknote features Bahriye Üçok, a Turkish academic and left-wing politician.
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
Turkish lira gets a make-over with new design proposal
A Turkish designer, Orhan Okay, has re-designed the Turkish Lira with a “different touch.” In his bold proposal, Okay uses vivid colors, an unconventional typography and the golden ratio to place visual and other banknote elements. The most surprising element of the design, however, stems from Okay’s observation that banknotes change hands vertically in daily life. The characters selected to adorn the banknotes, too, have surprised some people, as seen in reactions of Turkish social media June 1. Here are the banknotes:
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