Turkish Lira (TL, TR), 2009 Series

On January 1, 2009, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey will introduce a new series of Turkish Lira banknotes which differ from, and will replace, the 2005 series called New Turkish Liras (Yeni Türk Lirasi).

There will be no change in the value of the Turkish lira. All values and conversions will remain the same. (Here are current Turkish lira exchange rates.)

The new “E9″ series of banknotes will be called simply Turkish Lira (Türk Lirasi) instead of New Turkish Lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi) as on the older 2005-series notes.

Here’s how the 2009-series Turkish Lira notes look:

(Of course the real notes will not have Örnektir Geçmez ["Specimen"] printed across them.)

The old 2005 New Turkish Lira notes will be withdrawn during 2009 as the new “E9″ series of TL bank notes is introduced. The goal is to withdraw most of the 2005-series notes during 2009.

The old YTL notes will be legal for payments during 2009.

Beginning on January 1, 2010 and until December 31, 2019, they will not be accepted for payment, but may be exchanged for 2009-series notes at any branch of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, or Türkiye Ziraat Bankasi.

As of January 1, 2020, the YTL notes will be worthless except as collector’s items.

Note that there are also even older pre-2005 Turkish Lira notes. These have been withdrawn from circulation and are no longer valid for payment. Be careful not to accept them!