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Company type | Incorporation |
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Industry | Financial services |
Predecessor | Türk Bankası Ltd. |
Founded | 1901 |
Headquarters | Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey |
Number of locations | 40 |
Area served | Turkey, United Kingdom, Cyprus |
Key people | Hakan Börteçene, Chairman |
Products | Banking Investment banking Investment management |
Number of employees | 500+ |
Parent | Turkish Bank Group |
Website | www.turkishbank.com/en |
Turkish Bank Group is a banking corporation established in 1901 as the Nicosia Savings Box in Cyprus to assist businesses by providing capital and financial support for local tradesmen.
By 1925 it had been turned into a savings bank, and by 1974 (as Türk Bankası Ltd./Turkish Bank Ltd.) established branches in London. As of 2013, the bank is operating with branches in Haringay, Dalston, Edmonton, Lewisham and Palmers Green, along with headquarters and main branch located on Borough High Street near London Bridge.
Then in 1982, it opened its first branches on mainland Turkey, and in 1993 it issued its first credit cards.
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