TURKEY

Stamps inscribed 'Emp. Otoman', 'Postes Ottomanes', 'Türk Postalari', 'Türkiye Cümhuriyeti' or 'Türkiye Cumhuriyeti' and/or name form in Arabic script.
If anyone would like to interpret and send pictogrammes of the Arabic name forms, please do!

1863 ->

From 1863: 1 Piaster = 40 Paras
From 1926: 1 Lira (TRL) = 100 Kurush, 1 Kurush = 40 Paras
From 2005: 1 New Lira (TRY) = 100 New Kurush [= 1 Million Old Lira]
From 2009: 1 Lira (TRY) = 100 Kurush (renaming only)
Checklists > Countries > Turkey Wild Cats

List status: Incomplete / under construction
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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1988 Seoul Olympics TR19880917 FDC 1300 First Day Cover
1300
Cartoon Tiger
Seoul Olympics Mascot (On cachet)
TR19880917 FDP First Day Postmark
-
Cartoon Tiger
Seoul Olympics Mascot
2002 World Environment Day - Predators TR20020620 ST 400000 1 Stamp
400000
Anatolian Leopard
MI 3309
TR20020620 ST 400000 2 Stamp
400000
Eurasian Lynx
MI 3310
TR20020620 ST 400000 3 Stamp
400000
Tiger
MI 3311
TR20020620 ST 400000 4 Stamp
400000
Caracal
MI 3312
TR20020620 MS 1200000 Miniature Sheet
1200000
Anatolian Leopard
Eurasian Lynx
Tiger
Caracal
(on stamps and marginal labels)
MI B48
TR20020620 FDC 1200000 First Day Cover
1200000
Anatolian Leopard (on stamps, marginal labels, cachet and postmark)
Eurasian Lynx
Tiger
Caracal
(on stamps and marginal labels)
TR20020620 FDP First Day Postmark
-
Leopard
"Dünya Çevre Günü"
Ankara 20 June 2002
TR20020620 LB 1 Marginal Label
-
Caracal (hind part, turned Right)
Upper Left Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 2 Marginal Label
-
Caracal (front part, turned Right)
Upper First Column Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 3 Marginal Label
-
Caracal (front part, turned Left)
Upper First Column Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 4 Marginal Label
-
Caracal (hind part, turned Left)
Upper Last Column Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 5 Marginal Label
-
Tiger
Left First Row Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 6 Marginal Label
-
Tiger
Right First Row Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 7 Marginal Label
-
Leopard
Left Second Row Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 8 Marginal Label
-
Leopard
Right Second Row Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 9 Marginal Label
-
Eurasian Lynx (hind part, turned Right)
Lower Left Corner Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 10 Marginal Label
-
Eurasian Lynx (head, turned Right)
Caracal (turned Right)
Tiger (hind part)
Lower First Column Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 11 Marginal Label
-
Tiger (front part)
Leopard
Eurasian Lynx (head, turned Left)
Lower Second Column Marginal Label
TR20020620 LB 12 Marginal Label
-
Eurasian Lynx (hind part, turned Right)
Lower Right Corner Marginal Label
2006 Turkish Comic Book Heroes TR20060420 ST 0_70 1 Stamp
0.70
Panther
MI 3505
2008 Turkey - Indonesia Joint Issue TR20081024 ST 0_65 5 Stamp
0.65
Flat-headed Cat
MI 3713
TR20081024 MS 7_25 Miniature Sheet
7.25
Flat-headed Cat
MS with
TR20081024 ST 0_65 5
and nine other stamps in set
This set also includes a Turkish Van
MI KB3704-3713

List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from T.S. Tan, Shaun Stevens and Patrick Roberts.
Latest update:
4 October 2014