The official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus is the Turkish Lira (TRY). This currency can be divided into 100 kurus. Among its unofficial users are the Syrian Salvation Government and the Syrian Interim Government. This currency’s code is TRY, however, before 2006, the code was TRL. The currency’s roots date back to the ancient Roman unit as of the other Europe and Middle East countries’ currencies. Back then, the lira was referred to as the Roman “libra” which spread across Europe and the Near East territories. The libra is anancient currency from which the pound sterling, the Lebanese pound, the Italian lira, the French livre, and the Turkish lira mark their beginning.