ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's 2041 dollar-denominated bond reissue has attracted bids of over $2 billion so far, bankers said on Tuesday.

The yield was seen at 165 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, but was likely to be revised downwards, the bankers said.

The Treasury said earlier on Tuesday it would tap its 2041 dollar-denominated eurobond for the pre-financing of its 2013 external borrowing program.

(Reporting by Nevzat Devranoglu, Writing by Seda Sezer; Editing by Nick Tattersall) Keywords: TURKEY EUROBOND/BIDS

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