TRY to USD — 2008

0.647664USD

for 1 Turkish Lira on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.857243

24.45% over 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 TRY = 0.020302 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 TRY in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.857243 USD	2 January 2008
Closed	0.647664 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.868900 USD	15 January 2008
Lowest	0.576923 USD	23 October 2008
Average	0.775492 USD	256 trading days
Change	-24.45% USD	open to close

Month by month

TRY to USD, 2008▼ 24.45%

1 TRY in USD, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.857243	0.850540	0.868900	0.816379	-0.78%
February	0.857464	0.834131	0.859503	0.817196	-2.72%
March	0.818377	0.764789	0.826633	0.764789	-6.55%
April	0.760637	0.775836	0.781874	0.751711	+2.00%
May	0.791419	0.823404	0.823404	0.785508	+4.04%
June	0.815607	0.815815	0.822708	0.794611	+0.03%
July	0.806122	0.862963	0.862963	0.796240	+7.05%
August	0.862825	0.846110	0.867912	0.836705	-1.94%
September	0.844412	0.788652	0.844412	0.782201	-6.60%
October	0.785770	0.640862	0.785770	0.576923	-18.44%
November	0.650269	0.633279	0.663094	0.587337	-2.61%
December	0.624498	0.647664	0.666241	0.624498	+3.71%

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Common questions

How did TRY to USD change in 2008?

From 0.857243 USD per TRY on 2 January 2008 to 0.647664 on 31 December 2008: -24.45% over the year, with an average of 0.775492 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of TRY to USD in 2008?

High: 0.868900 on 15 January 2008. Low: 0.576923 on 23 October 2008.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 TRY = 0.020302 USD, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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