{"id":133328,"date":"2025-12-16T12:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133328"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:13:21","slug":"idlib-ends-reliance-on-turkish-lira-mandates-syrian-pound-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/","title":{"rendered":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct financial transactions exclusively in Syrian pounds, ending reliance on the Turkish lira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an official circular sent to government directorates, private companies, factories, bakeries, banks, exchange offices, and local administrative councils, all entities must fully comply with using the national currency in their financial dealings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directive applies to all fees, wages, compensations, fines, dues, and commercial transactions. Institutions were instructed to update their accounting systems and financial records to reflect transactions conducted solely in Syrian pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision also obliges fuel stations and bakeries to operate exclusively in the national currency, citing the need to facilitate daily transactions and ease pressure on citizens\u2019 living conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, exchange offices are required to clearly display the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against foreign currencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move represents a significant policy change in Idlib, where the Turkish lira has dominated most financial transactions in recent years amid currency instability and economic pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish lira began circulating widely in Idlib and parts of northwestern Syria in mid-2020, as the Syrian pound sharply depreciated amid years of conflict, sanctions, and economic collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Syrian National Army (SNA) factions \u2013 controlled the region at the time \u2013 promoted the use of the Turkish lira to stabilize prices, limit inflation, and protect purchasing power in areas outside Damascus\u2019 control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, salaries, goods, fuel, and services were priced mainly in Turkish lira, making it the dominant currency in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest decision signals an effort to reassert use of the Syrian pound amid changing economic and administrative conditions in the governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Malin Mohammed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Editing by Jwan Shekaki <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct financial transactions exclusively in Syrian pounds, ending reliance on the Turkish lira. According to an official circular sent to government directorates, private companies, factories, bakeries, banks, exchange offices, and local administrative councils, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":133329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"North press agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NPA.SYR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"semav1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NPA_English\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NPA_English\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"semav1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"semav1\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1cc380944b76ba86440ef8ad099f16a0\"},\"headline\":\"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":303,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"COMMUNITY\",\"SYRIA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/\",\"name\":\"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":430,\"caption\":\"The city center of Idlib, northwestern Syria. \u2013 North Press\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/133328\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"North press agency\",\"description\":\"North press agency\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"North press agency\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/npasyria.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/npasyria.jpg\",\"width\":682,\"height\":388,\"caption\":\"North press agency\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NPA.SYR\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NPA_English\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/northpressagency\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCyGMim0bdq_6W-ryV9WI29A\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1cc380944b76ba86440ef8ad099f16a0\",\"name\":\"semav1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"semav1\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npasyria.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/semav1\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use","description":"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use","og_description":"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct","og_url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/","og_site_name":"North press agency","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NPA.SYR\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":430,"url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"semav1","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@NPA_English","twitter_site":"@NPA_English","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"semav1","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/"},"author":{"name":"semav1","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1cc380944b76ba86440ef8ad099f16a0"},"headline":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use","datePublished":"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/"},"wordCount":303,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg","articleSection":["COMMUNITY","SYRIA"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/","url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/","name":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-16T12:13:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-16T12:13:21+00:00","description":"IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Syria\u2019s Idlib Governorate issued on Monday a decision requiring all public and private institutions to conduct","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u0635\u0648\u0631-\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648-6-750x430-1-1.jpg","width":750,"height":430,"caption":"The city center of Idlib, northwestern Syria. \u2013 North Press"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133328\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Idlib ends reliance on Turkish lira, mandates Syrian pound use"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/","name":"North press agency","description":"North press agency","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#organization","name":"North press agency","url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/npasyria.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/npasyria.jpg","width":682,"height":388,"caption":"North press agency"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NPA.SYR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/NPA_English","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northpressagency\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyGMim0bdq_6W-ryV9WI29A"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1cc380944b76ba86440ef8ad099f16a0","name":"semav1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4dd32221f0f6234b81e7d16b824fc92b9c1a8794a5fa04024fb4ddedd3a61599?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"semav1"},"url":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/author\/semav1\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133331,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133328\/revisions\/133331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}