Banks in Istanbul
First banking activities in Turkey started in early 1800s in Istanbul with the so-called money-changers and the Galata bankers. At that time, all banking activities were carried out by these money-changers, and The Galata bankers consisted mostly of the ethnic-minorities in Istanbul.
Today, Istanbul has a constant growing economy and it's the financial capital of Turkey. Most of the business and export/import in the country evolves in Istanbul. Therefore many private and state banks have their presence with their head offices, hundreds of branches in different districts of the city, and thousands of ATM's. Below is a list of banking institutions in Istanbul.
PS: Banks are usually open between 09:00 - 17:00 during weekdays, closed on weekends and religious or national holidays. Some bank branches in big shopping malls have longer working hours and are open during weekends as well.
| Name | Phone (+90) | Fax (+90) | Web Address | ||||||
| Adabank | 212-272 64 20 | 212-272 64 38 | www.adabank.com.tr | ||||||
| Akbank | 212-270 00 44 | 212-269 77 87 | www.akbank.com | ||||||
| Alternatif Bank | 212-315 65 00 | 212-233 15 00 | www.abank.com.tr | ||||||
| Anadolubank | 212-368 70 00 | 212-296 57 15 | www.anadolubank.com.tr | ||||||
| MNG Bank | 212-368 34 34 | 212-368 35 35 | www.mngbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Oyak Bank | 212-335 10 00 | 212-286 61 00 | www.oyakbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Sekerbank | 212-319 70 00 | 212-245 68 37 | www.sekerbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Tekfenbank | 212-357 07 07 | 212-357 08 08 | www.tekfenbank.com | ||||||
| Tekstil Bank | 212-335 53 35 | 212-328 13 28 | www.tekstilbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Turkish Bank | 212-225 03 30 | 212-225 03 53 | www.turkishbank.com | ||||||
| Turk Ekonomi Bank | 212-251 21 21 | 212-249 65 68 | www.teb.com.tr | ||||||
| Garanti Bank | 212-318 18 18 | 212-318 18 88 | www.garanti.com.tr | ||||||
| Is Bank | 212-316 00 00 | 212-316 09 00 | www.isbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Yapi Kredi Bank | 212-339 70 00 | 212-339 60 00 | www.ykb.com.tr | ||||||
| Foreign Banks | |||||||||
| Arap Turk Bank | 212-225 05 00 | 212-225 05 26 | www.arabturkbank.com | ||||||
| Citibank | 216- 524 50 00 | 216- 524 50 50 | www.citibank.com.tr | ||||||
| Denizbank | 212-355 08 00 | 212-274 79 93 | www.denizbank.com | ||||||
| Deutsche Bank | 212-317 01 00 | 212-317 01 05 | www.deutschebank.com.tr | ||||||
| Finans Bank | 212-318 50 00 | 212-318 55 78 | www.finansbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Fortis Bank | 212-274 42 80 | 212-272 52 78 | www.fortis.com.tr | ||||||
| HSBC Bank | 212-366 30 00 | 212-366 33 83 | www.hsbc.com.tr | ||||||
| Millennium Bank | 212-315 35 35 | 212-233 19 68 | www.millenniumbank.com.tr | ||||||
| ABN AMRO Bank | 212-359 40 40 | 212-359 50 50 | www.wholesale.abnamro.com | ||||||
| Banca di Roma | 212-285 93 10 | 212-276 94 25 | www.bancaroma.it | ||||||
| Bank Mellat | 212-279 80 15 | 212-284 62 14 | www.mellatbank.com | ||||||
| Habib Bank Limited | 212-246 02 20 | 212-234 08 07 | www.habibbank.com.tr | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 212-326 83 00 | 212-326 83 84 | www.jpmorgan.com | ||||||
| Societe Generale | 212-319 34 00 | 212-282 18 44 | www.sgcib.com | ||||||
| WestLB AG | 212-339 25 00 | 212-352 22 58 | www.westlb.com | ||||||
| Development and Investment Banks | |||||||||
| BankPozitif Kalkinma Bank | 212-290 32 32 | 212-290 32 12 | www.bankpozitif.com.tr | ||||||
| Calik Yatirim Bank | 212-339 14 14 | 212-339 14 44 | www.calikbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Diler Yatirim Bank | 212-253 66 30 | 212-253 94 54 | www.dilerbank.com.tr | ||||||
| GSD Yatirim Bank | 216-489 97 50 | 216-489 97 81 | www.gsdbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Nurol Yatirim Bank | 212-286 81 00 | 212-286 80 01 | www.nurolbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Tat Yatirim Bank | 212- 319 95 00 | 212- 319 95 01 | www.tatbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Calyon Bank Turk | 212-339 37 00 | 212-282 63 01 | www.calyon.com.tr | ||||||
| Taib Yatirim Bank | 212-347 54 54 | 212-347 01 11 | www.yatirimbank.com.tr | ||||||
Source: Banks Association of Turkey (TBB)
Hope to see you soon in Istanbul.