That's about a full day's pay on minimum wage. On top of gas, drivers must pay for car insurance, which according to a 2011 report came out to a nationwide average of around $800 a year. Premiums have increased in many places since, with estimates of average rates as high $1,500 a year. That would be more than a month's salary for a minimum-wage earner.
The Turkish lira (Currency sign : âº / ; Turkish: Tuerk tÃ¼rk) lirasÄ± is the currency Of turkey and The Turkish republic Of Northern (cyprus recognised only By). Turkey The turkish lira is subdivided into 100. kuruÅhe Ottoman lira was introduced as the main unit of currency in 1844, with the former currency, kuruÅ, remaining as a 1/100 subdivision. The Ottoman lira remained in circulation until the end of 1927.
The unit of Turkish money is the Turkish Lira (TÃ¼rk LirasÄ±, TL or TRY). On 1 March 2012 a unique symbol () was introduced by the Turkish Central Bank to denote the Turkish Lira. Banknotes are in denominations of TL1 (rare), 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 liras. The lira is divided into 100 KuruÅ (koo-ROOSH), with coins in denominations of Kr 1 (rare), 5, 10, 25 and 50 (KuruÅ). More... Here's the current exchange rate for the Turkish Lira.