Turkish pound

noun

1. the Turkish lira.

Example Sentences

Registration is requisite with deposit of three copies, in the case of reproduced works, with the Ministry of Public Instruction, at Constantinople, or in its provincial offices on written application and a fee of a quarter of a Turkish pound, for which a certificate is issued.

From Project Gutenberg

The funds of the Committee of Union and Progress had been sent to Switzerland, where a Turkish pound purchased thirteen francs of Swiss security, or half its face value.

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Others predicted that the new wheat price increase would have to be financed by printing 60 million to 70 million pounds of new currency, thus further reducing the value of the Turkish pound, which already could be bought for 8� U.S. in Istanbul's black market, although its official value was nearly 40�.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Moush, a part were killed in straw-barns, but the greater number by shooting or stabbing with knives, the Government hiring butchers, who received a Turkish pound each day as wages.

From Project Gutenberg

The Turkish pound and foreign gold coins are also in general circulation.

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