By Sudip Roy

LONDON, March 23 (IFR) - The Republic of Turkey has appointed banks to arrange a global investor call and investor meetings for a US dollar sukuk, according to a lead.

The sovereign has hired HSBC as structuring bank for the deal. Dubai Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered will jointly lead the trade with HSBC.

A global call will take place on March 27 while investor meetings will be held in the UAE on March 28.

A benchmark 144A/Reg S sukuk with a tenor from five to eight years will follow.

Turkey is rated Ba1 by Moody's (negative) and BB+ by Fitch (stable).



(Reporting by Sudip Roy, Editing by Helene Durand) ((sudip.roy@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 4617; Reuters Messaging: sudip.roy.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))