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Banknotes of Turkey 10 Türk Lirasi "Turkish Lira" note 1970 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Obverse: A portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the right.Reverse: The Maiden's Tower on Bosphorus in İstanbul
Quantity printed TL.2.162.840.000
Place where printed Banknote Printing Plant
Issue date 07.04.1975
Date of withdrawal 21.09.1981
End of legal circulation 21.09.1982
End of redemption period 21.09.1991
Date of loss of value 22.09.1991
Signatures Memduh GÜPGÜPOĞLU, Naci TİBET
Dimensions 65x140 mm
Dominant colour
Front colour Olive green
Back colour Olive green
Banknotes of Turkey - Paper Money from Turkey
The Banknotes of 6nd Emission Group - Türk Lirası
The Sixth Emission Group banknotes were issued in 7 different values and 18 series, consisting of the denominations 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Turkish Lira. They were put into circulation between the years 1966 - 1983. Of these banknotes, the first series of 20 Turkish Lira was printed in England and the others were printed in Turkey.
5 Turkish Lira 10 Turkish Lira 20 Turkish Lira 50 Turkish Lira 100 Turkish Lira 500 Turkish Lira 1000 Turkish Lira
The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known as Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine period, is a tower lying on a small islet located at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait 200 m (220 yd) from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.
After the naval victory at Cyzicus, the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades possibly built a custom station for ships coming from the Black Sea on a small rock in front of Chrysopolis (today's Üsküdar). In 1110 Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus built a wooden tower protected by a stone wall. From the tower an iron chain stretched across to another tower erected on the European shore, at the quarter of Mangana in Constantinople. The islet was then connected to the Asiatic shore through a defense wall, whose underwater remains are still visible. During the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, the tower held a Byzantine garrison commanded by the Venetian Gabriele Trevisano. Subsequently, the structure was used as a watchtower by the Ottoman Turks during the reign of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
The tower, often mistakenly named Leander's Tower in reference to the legend of Hero and Leander (which took place in the Dardanelles strait, also known as the Hellespont in antiquity), was destroyed during the earthquake of 1509, and burned in 1721. Since then it was used as a lighthouse, and the surrounding walls were repaired in 1731 and 1734, until in 1763 it was erected using stone. From 1829 the tower was used as a quarantine station, and in 1832 was restored by Sultan Mahmud II. Restored again by the harbour authority in 1945, the most recent restoration began in 1998 for the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, and steel supports were added around the ancient tower as a precaution after the 17 August 1999 earthquake.
The interior of the tower has been transformed into a popular café and restaurant, with an excellent view of the former Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman capital. Private boats make trips to the tower several times a day.