Ottoman lira Ottoman lira The Ottoman lira was the currency of Ottoman Empire between 1844 and 29 October 1923 . It replaced the kuruş as the principal unit of currency, with the kuruş continuing to circulate as a subdivision of the lira, with 100 kuruş = 1 lira. The para also continued to be used, with 40 para = 1 kuruş. Until the 1930s, the Arabic script was used on Turkish coins and banknotes, with پاره for para, غروش for kuruş and ليرا for lira (تورك ليراسي for "Turkish lira"). In European languages, the kuruş was known as the piastre, whilst the
Uğur Arslan Kuru National youth teams as U19, U18, U17 and U16. Uğur Arslan Kuru Uğur Arslan Kuru (born February 16, 1989 in Düzce, Turkey) is a Turkish football player who plays for Giresunspor. He begin football in 2001 at Düzce G.Birliği. In 2002, he goes to Düzce Belediye Spor. He has been the defender for youth team of Fenerbahçe S.K. from 2003 to 2007. Before 2003, he was playing for Düzce Belediye Spor. In 2003, he came to Fenerbahçe PAF Team with an amateur contract and in 2008 to Fenerbahçe with a professional contract. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe S.K. and Turkey