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Turkish lira

The lira (Turkish: T??rk liras??; sign: ???; ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as well as one of the two currencies used in Syrian Opposition under the country's interim government. One lira is divided into one hundred kuru??. History Ottoman lira (1844???1923) The lira, along with the related currencies of Europe and the Middle East, has its roots in the ancient Roman unit of weight known as the libra which referred to the Troy pound of silver. The Roman libra adoption of the currency spread it throughout Europe and the Near East, where it continued to be used into medieval times. The Turkish lira, the French livre (until 1794), the Italian lira (until 2002), Lebanese pound...

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