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A Turkish Airlines plane arrives at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

A Turkish Airlines plane arrives at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul May 29, 2012.

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ISTANBUL | Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:49am BST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines has decided to buy 15 Boeing B777-300ERs by 2017 with an option to buy five more, it said in a statement on Monday.

The flag-carrier said it decided to place orders for 3 planes in 2014, 7 in 2015, 5 in 2016 and another 5 in 2017 from Boeing (BA.N), the statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange said.

(Writing by Ece Toksabay)
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