Turkish Village
Paul Stirling


Copyright 1965, 1994 Paul Stirling. All rights reserved


A NOTE ON MONEY AND MEASUREMENTS



MONEY

From I950 to I952 the official rates of exchange were
T.L. (Turkish Liras) 7.8 to XI
T.L. 2.8 to U.S. $I.00

These rates are some what unreal. Black market rates were
much higher, and what counts is purchasing power in
relation to certain needs. But some indication of value is
desirable and I have given rough equivalents in round
numbers in sterling and dollars where I have had to refer to
Turkish currency.

MEASURES

For local land measures, see p. 52. Officially, I donum = I
decare. I have given rough equivalents in acres and in
hectares in most cases.
Transactions in grain are conducted both by weight and by
cubic measures of volume. This creates some problems; but
since none of the quantities are more than estimates, I have
accepted the village statements of equivalence to the metric
system. By chance, standard four-gallon petrol cans (five
American gallons) are used as measures of volume, so that
conversion is simple. I therefore give quantities in British
and metric measures, where appropriate.

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