Turkey
units of mass legalized in 1881

kantar

(new) batman

10

ock

10

100

drachma

100

1,000

10,000

12.83 g

1.283 kg

12.83 kg

128.3 kg

Turkey adopted the metric system on 26 March 1931. In the mid-20th century Turkey reported to the United Nations that among units being used unofficially were okka at the rate of 44 to the kantar, the older rate, which implies the decimalization law of 1881 did not take hold.

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