TURKEY TO IMPORT 100,000 TONNES OF CRYSTAL SUGAR Turkey has announced a tender to import 100,000 tonnes of white crystal sugar with an advertisement in local newspapers. Turkish Sugar Factories said in the advertisement there was a 50 pct option to increase or decrease the amount and bids should reach it before March 24. The semi-official Anatolian Agency recently quoted Turkish Minister of Industry and Trade Cahit Aral as saying Turkey will export 100,000 tonnes of sugar this year and import the same amount.