E-8 Fifty New Turkish Lira


Emission Group E-8
Series I.
Printed at The Central Bank of The Republic of Turkey, Banknote Printing Works
Issue Date 01.01.2005
Signatures Süreyya Serdengeçti (Governor)
Sedef Ayalp (Vice Governor)
Size 81x152 mm
Front A Portrait of Atatürk
Back Cappadoccia
Dominant Color Orange

Cappadocia- Goreme National Park


Göreme National Park occupies an area of 40 km between Nevşehir Province and Avanos and Ürgüp Districts in Central Anatolia. Göreme valley is a plateau, located on a formerly active volcanic area and was included on UNESCO World Heritage List on 6 December 1985 following the “Cappadoccia Preservation Project” realized by the High Commission of Monuments on 10 July 1976. 

 

The region, which inhabited numerous civilizations from 4th until 13th century, has a rather harmonious rural appearance. Especially, the conical shaped rocks, known as “Fairy Chimneys”, and rock surfaces were carved and used for various purposes