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ANKARA/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's debt crisis may lead to improved ties with its old rival Turkey as the prime ministers of the two countries meet to discuss issues from cuts in defence spending, to financial crisis management.

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ANKARA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The external debt repayment position of Turkish banks will be better in 2009 than last year, the chairman of the country's banking regulator BDDK said on Tuesday. However, Tevfik Bilgin also told a news conference he expected an increase in non-performing loans as well as a rise in credit card payment failures. Turkish banks have been largely spared the woes which have ...