The inscriptions in Turkish along the rim - 'The Republic of Turkey', in the center -head of Atatürk left.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – November 10, 1938) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Crescent and star, in the center: face value, below - the year of minting.

Coins were introduced in 2005 in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 new kuruş and 1 new lira. (1 new lira = 1,000,000 old lira.)