SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2015
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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Names and address of persons authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
OFFICE OF THE COUNSELOR FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
2525 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20008 / U.S.A.
Phone: (202)-612 6790 Fax: (202)-238 0627
Copies to:
STEVEN G. TEPPER, ESQ.
Arnold & Porter LLP
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
| * | The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis. |
THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 (A) is to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (i) the recent developments in the Republic as of October 14, 2016, which is included as Exhibit D-1 hereto and which updates and amends the Current Description of the Republic previously filed as Exhibit D, (ii) the legal opinions included as Exhibits E and F hereof in accordance with the Registrant’s undertaking in the Registration Statement to furnish copies of such legal opinions as may be required (including the opinion of the Legal Advisor to the Registrant) in connection with any issue of securities under the Registration Statement and (iii) the underwriting agreement which is included as Exhibit G hereto and (B) is to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (i) a form of the amended and restated 4.875% Notes due October 9, 2026 and (ii) a form of the amended and restated 4.25% Notes due April 14, 2026.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Ankara, Turkey on the 20th day of October, 2016.
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| REPUBLIC OF TURKEY |
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| | By: | | /s/ Zeynep BOĞA |
| | | | Zeynep BOĞA Head of Department Undersecretariat of Treasury Prime Ministry |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| | A | | None |
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| | B | | None |
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| * | | C | | Copy of the 2016 Annual Budget of the Republic (in Turkish) |
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| * | | D | | Current Description of the Republic as of October 3, 2016 |
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| | D-1 | | Recent Developments in the Republic as of October 14, 2016 |
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| | E | | Opinion of the First Legal Advisor, Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey dated October 20, 2016 |
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| | F | | Opinion of Arnold & Porter LLP dated October 20, 2016 |
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| | G | | Underwriting Agreement dated October 14, 2016 |
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| | H | | Form of amended and restated 4.875% Notes due October 9, 2026 |
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| | I | | Form of amended and restated 4.25% Notes due April 14, 2026 |
