Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Turkish Lira (TRY)
- Symbol
- ₺ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- ₺123.456,78
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 47.054765849829 TRY (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 10%, 1% — reduced
Payment methods in Turkiye
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 troy
- 03 cash on delivery
- 04 papara
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, troy. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- tr-TR
- Official languages
- Turkish
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +90
- Mobile format
- +90 5XX XXX XX XX
- Digits
- 10
Turkiye: common questions
What currency does Turkiye use?
Turkiye uses the Turkish Lira (TRY), symbol ₺. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as ₺123.456,78.
How many decimal places does TRY have?
TRY has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Turkiye?
The standard VAT rate in Turkiye is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Turkiye?
The methods that matter in Turkiye, in rough order of use: card, troy, cash on delivery, papara.
What is the dialling code for Turkiye?
Turkiye's country calling code is +90. Mobile numbers are formatted +90 5XX XXX XX XX (10 digits after the country code).
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