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The '''Turkish lira sign''' (symbol: ₺; image: {{Turkish lira}}) is the [[currency symbol]] used for the [[Turkish lira]], the official currency of [[Turkey]] and [[Northern Cyprus]]. It serves as a visual identifier for the lira in written and printed documents, as well as in digital communications. The design was presented to the public on March 1, 2012. The international three-letter code (according to [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] [[ISO 4217|4217]]) is '''TRY'''.


== Adoption and introduction ==
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The '''Turkish lira sign''' (symbol: ₺; image: {{Turkish lira}}) is the [[currency symbol]] used for the [[Turkish lira]], the official currency of [[Turkey]] and [[Northern Cyprus]]. The design was presented to the public on March 1, 2012. The international three-letter code (according to [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] [[ISO 4217|4217]]) is '''TRY'''.
The Turkish lira sign was officially introduced by the [[Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey]] (CBRT) on March 1, 2012. The symbol was selected through a public competition organized by the CBRT to find a distinctive and culturally relevant symbol for the Turkish lira.


The competition attracted submissions from designers and members of the public, who were invited to propose symbols that captured the essence of Turkish identity and culture. The winning design was chosen by a panel of judges and subsequently approved for adoption as the official symbol of the Turkish lira.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey reveals new currency symbol - Central Banking |url=https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/financial-stability/fmi/2156809/turkey-reveals-new-currency-symbol |website=www.centralbanking.com |access-date=11 April 2024 |language=en |date=2 March 2012}}</ref>
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In May 2012, [[Unicode Technical Committee|Unicode]] decided the encoding of {{unichar|20BA|TURKISH LIRA SIGN|html=}} and it was included in Unicode 6.2 released in September 2012. It was the only character addition in version 6.2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.2.0/ | publisher=The Unicode Consortium|date=2012-09-26 | title=Unicode 6.2.0 }}</ref> On [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]]s, when using [[QWERTY#Turkish_(Q-keyboard)|Turkish-Q]] or [[Keyboard_layout#Turkish_(F-keyboard)|Turkish-F]] [[keyboard layout]]s, it can be typed with the combination {{keypress|[[AltGr key|AltGr]]|T}}.


The symbol is protected by the [[Turkish Patent and Trademark Office]]. The symbol can be used freely within the framework of ethical rules and provided that it does not harm the rights arising from trademark-patent and intellectual and artistic works law.
==Design==
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[[File:Turkish Lira Construction.svg|thumb|right|120px|Design<ref>[http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/84cc100b-fb10-47ce-9533-cf68ed336d77/TLSimge_teknik-download.jpg Design Limits of Turkish Lira Sign]</ref><ref>[http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/]</ref>]]
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In order to improve the recognizability of the Turkish currency and to show its strength in a broad manner, it was decided to create a new symbol. For this purpose, a design contest was organized on September 8, 2011, by the [[Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey|Central Bank of Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/duyuru/2012/DUY2012-18.htm |publisher=Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |title=TL Simgesine İlişkin Basın Duyurusu |date=2012-02-29 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213355/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/duyuru/2012/DUY2012-18.htm |archivedate=2012-03-02 |df= }}</ref>


== Design and symbolism ==
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The design created by Tülay Lale was endorsed after a country-wide competition. It was chosen as the winner from a shortlist of seven submissions to the board of the Central Bank, selected from a total of 8,362 entries. The symbol resembles the first letter of the Turkish monetary unit [[L]] in the form of a half [[anchor]] with double stroke. With reference to "safe haven" notion in finance, the anchor depicts strength and confidence, and the upward-inclined double bar the steadily rising value of the currency and the Turkish economy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/iletisimgm/Bulten25.php |newspaper=[[TCMB Bülten]], March 2012 (Vol. 25) |title=TL Simgesi Açıklandı |date=2012-03-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417164438/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/iletisimgm/Bulten25.php |archivedate=2012-04-17 |df= }}, page 6.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/duyuru/2012/Baskan_simge.php |publisher=Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |title=Başkan Başçı'nın TL Simge Yarışması Basın Toplantısında Yaptığı Konuşma |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303212406/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/duyuru/2012/Baskan_simge.php |archivedate=2012-03-03 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haber7.com/haber/20120301/Turk-Lirasinin-yeni-simgesi-aciklandi.php |newspaper=Haber 7 |title=Türk lirasının yeni simgesi açıklandı |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/brand-new-turkish-lira-sign-revealed---.aspx?pageID=238&nID=15000&NewsCatID=346 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Brand new Turkish Lira sign revealed |date=2012-03-01 |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref><ref name="h">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/20039341.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Dünyada TL kullanımı 3’e katlandı, ‘çıpa’lı simge ‘güvenli liman’ mesajı oldu |date=2012-03-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>
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[[File:Turkish Lira Construction.svg|thumb|right|120px|Design<ref>[http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/84cc100b-fb10-47ce-9533-cf68ed336d77/TLSimge_teknik-download.jpg Design Limits of Turkish Lira Sign]</ref><ref>http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>]]
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In order to improve the recognizability of the Turkish currency and to show its strength in a broad manner, it was decided to create a new symbol. For this purpose, a design contest was organized on September 8, 2011, by the [[Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey|Central Bank of Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/4db31f88-6b0d-43c5-badd-e15fe921ec46/DUY2012-18.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-4db31f88-6b0d-43c5-badd-e15fe921ec46-m3fC86F |publisher=Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |title=TL Simgesine İlişkin Basın Duyurusu |date=2012-02-29 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2024-03-04 }}</ref>

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The design created by Tülay Lale was endorsed after a country-wide competition. It was chosen as the winner from a shortlist of seven submissions to the board of the Central Bank, selected from a total of 8,362 entries. The symbol resembles the first letter of the Turkish monetary unit [[L]] in the form of a half [[anchor]] with double stroke. With reference to "safe haven" notion in finance, the anchor depicts strength and confidence, and the upward-inclined double bar the steadily rising value of the currency and the Turkish economy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/iletisimgm/Bulten25.php |newspaper=TCMB Bülteni, March 2012 (Vol. 25) |title=TL Simgesi Açıklandı |date=2012-03-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417164438/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/iletisimgm/Bulten25.php |archivedate=2012-04-17 }}, page 6.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/TR/TCMB+TR/Main+Menu/Duyurular/Baskanin+Konusmalari/2012/Sunum+42 |publisher=Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |title=Başkan Başçı'nın TL Simge Yarışması Basın Toplantısında Yaptığı Konuşma |language=Turkish |accessdate=2024-03-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haber7.com/haber/20120301/Turk-Lirasinin-yeni-simgesi-aciklandi.php |newspaper=Haber 7 |title=Türk lirasının yeni simgesi açıklandı |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/brand-new-turkish-lira-sign-revealed---.aspx?pageID=238&nID=15000&NewsCatID=346 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Brand new Turkish Lira sign revealed |date=2012-03-01 |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref><ref name="h">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/20039341.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Dünyada TL kullanımı 3'e katlandı, 'çıpa'lı simge 'güvenli liman' mesajı oldu |date=2012-03-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>


The Turkish lira sign was unveiled on March 1, 2012, in a presentation held in the Central Bank's main building by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Economy [[Ali Babacan]] and the governor of the Central Bank [[Erdem Başçı]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haberturk.com/general/haber/720811-new-sign-for-turkish-lira |newspaper=[[Habertürk]] |title=Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "Our people and institutions quickly adopted to the new lira" |date=2012-03-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>
The Turkish lira sign was unveiled on March 1, 2012, in a presentation held in the Central Bank's main building by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Economy [[Ali Babacan]] and the governor of the Central Bank [[Erdem Başçı]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haberturk.com/general/haber/720811-new-sign-for-turkish-lira |newspaper=[[Habertürk]] |title=Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "Our people and institutions quickly adopted to the new lira" |date=2012-03-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>


==Criticism==
== Coding ==
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In May 2012, [[Unicode Technical Committee|Unicode]] decided the encoding of {{unichar|20BA|TURKISH LIRA SIGN|html=}} and it was included in Unicode 6.2 released in September 2012. It was the only character addition in version 6.2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.2.0/ | publisher=The Unicode Consortium|date=2012-09-26 | title=Unicode 6.2.0 }}</ref> On [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]]s, when using [[QWERTY#Turkish_(Q-keyboard)|Turkish-Q]] or [[Keyboard_layout#Turkish_(F-keyboard)|Turkish-F]] [[keyboard layout]]s, it can be typed with the combination {{keypress|[[AltGr key|AltGr]]|T}}.
Faik Öztrak, vice chairman of the main opposition party [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|CHP]], alleged that the new sign resembles the initials 'TE' of the then-prime minister (now president) ('''T'''ayyip '''E'''rdoğan) in a reference to the [[tughra]] of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sultans.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/20035186.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=CHP'den, TL simgesi için ilginç iddia |date=2012-03-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>


== Usage and implementation ==
The new Turkish lira sign has been criticized for allegedly showing a similarity with an upside-down [[Armenian dram sign]].<ref name="h"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/20038979.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Paramızın artık haysiyeti var faizlerin daha da inmesi lazım |date=2012-03-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>
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[[File:Turkish pestil with walnuts.jpg|thumb|Turkish pestil with walnuts]]
Since its introduction, the Turkish lira sign has been widely adopted and incorporated into various aspects of daily life in Turkey. It is commonly used in written and printed materials, such as newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and financial documents, to denote prices, monetary values, and currency denominations.

The symbol is also utilized in digital communications, including websites, social media platforms, and electronic banking systems, to represent the Turkish lira in online transactions and financial transactions conducted via digital channels. Furthermore, the adoption of the Turkish lira sign underscores Turkey's commitment to modernization and globalization, as it aligns the country's currency symbol with international standards and practices. The symbol's introduction represents a milestone in Turkey's efforts to enhance the visibility and recognition of its currency on the global stage.

==See also==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
* [[Currency of Turkey]]
* [[Currency symbol]]


==References==
==References==
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== Sources ==
* {{cite conference |title=Anatomy of a new "letter": A story of a design competition for the currency sign of Turkish Lira |date=March 2013| first1 = Humanur | last1 = Bagli | first2 = Koray | last2 = Gelmez |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology]] |location=Guwahati, India |conference=Typography Day 2013 |url=https://www.dsource.in/sites/default/files/resource/typography-day-papers-2013/international-speakers/file/humanur-koray-typographyday2013.pdf}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Turkish Lira}}
{{Commons category|Turkish lira sign}}
* [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası], Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
* [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası], Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171126113659/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/TCMB+TR/TCMB+TR/Bottom+Menu/Diger+Faaliyetler/TL+Simgesi TL Simge] Turkish lira sign page of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey website
* [https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/EN/TCMB+EN/Main+Menu/About+the+Bank/Turkish+Lira+Sign TL sign] Turkish lira sign page of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey website


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The Turkish lira sign (symbol: ₺; image: ₺) is the currency symbol used for the Turkish lira, the official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. It serves as a visual identifier for the lira in written and printed documents, as well as in digital communications. The design was presented to the public on March 1, 2012. The international three-letter code (according to ISO 4217) is TRY.

Adoption and introduction

The Turkish lira sign was officially introduced by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) on March 1, 2012. The symbol was selected through a public competition organized by the CBRT to find a distinctive and culturally relevant symbol for the Turkish lira.

The competition attracted submissions from designers and members of the public, who were invited to propose symbols that captured the essence of Turkish identity and culture. The winning design was chosen by a panel of judges and subsequently approved for adoption as the official symbol of the Turkish lira.[1]

The symbol is protected by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. The symbol can be used freely within the framework of ethical rules and provided that it does not harm the rights arising from trademark-patent and intellectual and artistic works law.

Design and symbolism

Design[2][3]

In order to improve the recognizability of the Turkish currency and to show its strength in a broad manner, it was decided to create a new symbol. For this purpose, a design contest was organized on September 8, 2011, by the Central Bank of Turkey.[4]

The design created by Tülay Lale was endorsed after a country-wide competition. It was chosen as the winner from a shortlist of seven submissions to the board of the Central Bank, selected from a total of 8,362 entries. The symbol resembles the first letter of the Turkish monetary unit L in the form of a half anchor with double stroke. With reference to "safe haven" notion in finance, the anchor depicts strength and confidence, and the upward-inclined double bar the steadily rising value of the currency and the Turkish economy.[5][6][7][8][9]

The Turkish lira sign was unveiled on March 1, 2012, in a presentation held in the Central Bank's main building by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Economy Ali Babacan and the governor of the Central Bank Erdem Başçı.[10]

Coding

In May 2012, Unicode decided the encoding of U+20BA ₺ TURKISH LIRA SIGN and it was included in Unicode 6.2 released in September 2012. It was the only character addition in version 6.2.[11] On Microsoft Windows operating systems, when using Turkish-Q or Turkish-F keyboard layouts, it can be typed with the combination AltGr+T.

Usage and implementation

Turkish pestil with walnuts

Since its introduction, the Turkish lira sign has been widely adopted and incorporated into various aspects of daily life in Turkey. It is commonly used in written and printed materials, such as newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and financial documents, to denote prices, monetary values, and currency denominations.

The symbol is also utilized in digital communications, including websites, social media platforms, and electronic banking systems, to represent the Turkish lira in online transactions and financial transactions conducted via digital channels. Furthermore, the adoption of the Turkish lira sign underscores Turkey's commitment to modernization and globalization, as it aligns the country's currency symbol with international standards and practices. The symbol's introduction represents a milestone in Turkey's efforts to enhance the visibility and recognition of its currency on the global stage.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turkey reveals new currency symbol - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Design Limits of Turkish Lira Sign
  3. ^ http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ "TL Simgesine İlişkin Basın Duyurusu" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  5. ^ "TL Simgesi Açıklandı". TCMB Bülteni, March 2012 (Vol. 25) (in Turkish). 2012-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-01., page 6.
  6. ^ "Başkan Başçı'nın TL Simge Yarışması Basın Toplantısında Yaptığı Konuşma" (in Turkish). Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  7. ^ "Türk lirasının yeni simgesi açıklandı". Haber 7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  8. ^ "Brand new Turkish Lira sign revealed". Hürriyet Daily News. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  9. ^ "Dünyada TL kullanımı 3'e katlandı, 'çıpa'lı simge 'güvenli liman' mesajı oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  10. ^ "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "Our people and institutions quickly adopted to the new lira"". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  11. ^ "Unicode 6.2.0". The Unicode Consortium. 2012-09-26.

Sources

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