** Shares in Arcelik ARCLK.IS fall 3.5%, among worst
performers on Turkey's BIST 100 index .XU100 , after the
Turkish domestic appliances maker posted much
weaker-than-expected Q1 profit
** Q1 net profit falls 69% year-on-year to 395.1 million
lira ($12.19 million), well below analysts' profit expectation
of 1.45 billion lira, cited by Ak Yatirim analysts
** Ak Yatirim says higher-than-expected taxes and financial
expenses might be the main reasons for the profit fall,
expecting a negative share reaction
($1 = 32.4132 liras)
(Reporting by Oben Mumcuoglu)