May 4, 2020
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of International Corporate Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Attention: Mr. Michael Coco, Chief
| Re: | Republic of Turkey Registration Statement under Schedule B FileNo. 333-236683 |
Ladies and Gentleman:
On behalf of the Republic of Turkey (the “Republic”), we hereby request that the Republic’s Registration Statement (FileNo. 333-236683) under Schedule B of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on April 10, 2020 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on April 29, 2020, be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact the undersigned, counsel to the Republic, at (212) 836-8861 or via email at Christopher.Peterson@arnoldporter.com, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any questions concerning this request.
Very truly yours,
|
/s/ Christopher P. Peterson |
Christopher P. Peterson |
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 250 West 55th Street| New York, NY 10019-9710|www.arnoldporter.com |