ISTANBUL - The Turkish Treasury sold a net 612.3 million lira ($161 million) in a tap of its 10-year benchmark bond on Tuesday at an average compound yield of 12.19 percent, central bank data showed.

It also sold a net 485.9 million lira in a new issue of a 10-year CPI-indexed bond at an average compound yield of 2.92 percent. ($1 = 3.7950 liras)

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