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Cash dispenser unit inside an ATM diagram

ATM

What Is a CD (Cash Dispenser)?

A cash dispenser is a device that lets customers withdraw money. Although the term is sometimes used as another name for an ATM, the dispenser is actually the unit inside the ATM that dispenses the money loaded into its cassettes.

Diagram illustrating how a recycle ATM reuses deposited banknotes for withdrawals

ATM

What is a Recycle ATM?

ATM devices were originally designed for customers to withdraw cash from their accounts. But since many transactions are now possible through ATMs (for example, deposits), many improvements have been made for more effective ATM use. One of the most important examples is Recycle ATMs.

Illustration of an ATM cash dispenser showing the retract and reject cash compartments

ATM

What Is Retract?

Retract is a term used in ATM systems. When cash already presented to the customer is not taken, it is diverted into a compartment called retract, as opposed to the reject compartment used for unusable banknotes.

Diagram explaining the ATM reject bin where unaccepted banknotes are deposited

ATM

What Is Reject (the Reject Bin)?

It's a term used in ATM systems within payment systems. In ATM transactions, cash in question is placed into a separate compartment for review, called the reject bin. Retract is the customer's holding bin; reject is the ATM's reject bin.

Diagram illustrating how a recycling ATM reuses deposited banknotes for withdrawals

ATM

What Is a Recycling ATM?

The word literally means recycled or circulating. In payment systems, it refers to physically dispensing money deposited at ATMs to customers who want to withdraw cash, adding deposits straight into the withdrawal pool.

Illustration of the internal cash tower unit inside an ATM

Payment Systems

What is a tower?

In payment systems, the tower is the section inside an ATM where cash is physically stored. It contains cassettes holding different banknote denominations, a mix cassette for mismatched notes, and various security mechanisms protecting the cash.

Diagram of a twin tower ATM with separate recycler and dispenser units

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What Is a Twin Tower ATM?

A twin tower ATM, also called a dual tower ATM, has both a recycler unit for depositing and withdrawing cash and a dispenser unit for withdrawals only, cutting cash replenishment needs at busy locations.

ATM cash withdrawal limits updated in 2025

ATM

ATM Cash Withdrawal Limits Updated

Due to inflation and other financial conditions, banks in Türkiye raised their ATM cash withdrawal limits as of 1 January 2025, from 10,000 TL to 15,000 TL and, at some banks, up to 20,000 TL.

A Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) used for depositing cash directly into a bank account

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What is a CDM (Cash Deposit Machine)?

CDM is short for Cash Deposit Machine. It refers to ATMs that allow you to deposit money directly into your account using a card. You can use CDM ATMs to carry out transactions on your account without visiting a branch.

ATM cash withdrawal with banknotes illustrating withdrawal limits

ATM

Can I Withdraw Unlimited Money from an ATM?

Like any physical device, ATMs have certain limits. Logically, it may seem like you could withdraw as much money as the ATM's cash cassettes can physically hold (10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, etc.), but that is not actually the case.