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Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Paintings that before would barely fetch forty or fifty thousand lire were now selling for two hundred thousand in a snap.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Currency usage also varies across regions, with the Syrian pound prevalent in areas formerly controlled by Assad and the Turkish lira widely used in northern regions.
—Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Room, breakfast included, from 3,200 lira, or about $97.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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No, the reason that hamburgers cost a lot more now is because the dollar lost value during that time — somewhat like the Turkish lira has also lost value over the past 20 years, producing terrible chronic inflation in Turkey.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Paintings that before would barely fetch forty or fifty thousand lire were now selling for two hundred thousand in a snap.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Currency usage also varies across regions, with the Syrian pound prevalent in areas formerly controlled by Assad and the Turkish lira widely used in northern regions.
—Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Room, breakfast included, from 3,200 lira, or about $97.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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“Lira.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lira. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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