DIARY - Turkey - to Oct 31, 2008

(All times are provisional and in GMT. For local time add three
hours. This diary is updated every day, and new listings or
amendments are marked "*".)

KEY INDICATORS
DATE GMT/LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD PRIOR
8/9 0700/1000 Industrial production July +0.8%
9/9 approx 12/15 CPI forecast 2-week 11.04%
9/9 1430/1730 Cash balance Aug 2.355b
10/9 0700/1000 GDP 2nd quarter 6.6%
12/9 1400/1700 Current account July 5.591b
15/9 0700/1000 Jobless Aug 8.9%
16/9 0700/1000 Consumer confidence Aug 77.01
18/9 1600/1900 CBT borrowing rate Sept 16.75%
22/9 1430/1730 Govt debt stock Aug 348.2b
22/9 approx 12/15 CPI forecast 2-week N/A
23/9 0700/1000 Tourist arrivals Aug N/A
24/9 1400/1700 CPI forecast Sept N/A
26/9 1400/1700 Trade balance Aug N/A
1/10 0700/1000 Exports Sept $10.9b
3/10 1400/1700 CPI mm Sept -0.24%
3/10 1400/1700 CPI yy Sept +11.77%
3/10 1400/1700 PPI mm Sept -2.34%
3/10 1400/1700 PPI yy Sept +14.67%

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

*ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan holds talks with
his Georgian counterpart.

*ISTANBUL - Erdogan holds talks with U.S. Undersecretary of
State for Political Affairs William Burns.

*AVIGNON, France - Turkish Foreign Minister and Chief EU
negotiator Ali Babacan attends informal meeting of EU foreign
ministers.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

*YEREVAN, Armenia - Turkish President Abdullah Gul makes
historic trip to Armenia for talks with his Armenian counterpart
and will jointly watch Turkey-Armenia World Cup Group 5
qualifier. Foreign Minister Ali Babacan will also attend.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

ISTANBUL - Turkey to play Belgium in a World Cup Group 5
qualifier.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

ANKARA - Deadline for bids for Meram and Aras electricity
grid privatisation.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

ANKARA - Constitutional Court to hear oral defence from
pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party in a case aimed at closing
down the party for alleged separatist activity.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank interest rate-setting meeting.

*ISTANBUL - Turkey due to host fifth round of indirect peace
talks between Israel and Syria. Until Sept. 19.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

ANKARA - Deadline for bids in tender to build Turkey's first
nuclear power station.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

NATIONWIDE - National holiday to mark the Muslim religious
feast of Eid al-Fitr at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan
(market holiday from Monday afternoon until October 2).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

ANTALYA - Northern Arabian Plate Oil & Gas Summit, attended
by Iranian, Iraqi, Syrian energy officials among others. Until
Oct. 10.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11

ISTANBUL - Turkey to play Bosnia-Herzegovina in a World Cup
Group 5 qualifier.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

ISTANBUL - Hearing in trial of suspects accused of killing
Turkish Armenian editor Hrant Dink in January 2007 (0630).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

ESTONIA - Turkey to play Estonia in a World Cup Group 5
qualifier.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

SILIVRI - First hearing scheduled in trial of 86 defendants
accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The hearing
will be held at the Silivri prison.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

ISTANBUL - Central Bank to hold monthly interest
rate-setting meeting.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

ISTANBUL - The World Economic Forum to hold conference on
Europe and central Asia. Until Nov 1.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

ISTANBUL - Central Bank to release quarterly inflation
report.

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