Republic Of Turkey S-B Registration of securities for foreign governments

Exhibit 8

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

PRIME MINISTRY

THE UNDERSECRETARIAT OF TREASURY

CONSENT

November 16, 2016

I, Ömer Ethem BAYAR, Acting Director General of Foreign Economic Relations, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Prime Ministry, the Republic of Turkey, hereby consent to the reference to my name, in my official capacity as Acting Director General of Foreign Economic Relations under the caption “Official Statements” in the Prospectus of the Republic of Turkey included in the Registration Statement filed by the Republic of Turkey with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
By:	/s/ Ömer Ethem BAYAR
Ömer Ethem BAYAR
Acting Director General
Foreign Economic Relations,
Undersecretariat of Treasury,
Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey