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- Albaraka Türk Katilim Bankasi A.S. Albaraka Türk Katilim Bankasi A.S. (ALBRK.IS) operates as Turkey's pioneering participation bank, providing Sharia-compliant interest-free banking services including retail banking with personal financing, housing, vehicle, education, and consumer loans; credit, debit, and business cards; current, participation, foreign currency, and gold accounts; corporate and SME banking encompassing cash management, foreign trade financing, project-based profit-loss sharing, and financial leasing; private pension plans; and insurance agency services for personal accident, health, vehicle, fire, earthquake, and travel policies from providers such as Isik Sigorta, Anadolu Sigorta, Allianz, and Zurich Sigorta. The bank, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Ümraniye, Istanbul, Turkey, maintains a domestic network of over 220 branches while supporting international trade with nearly 1,000 banks across 80 countries; it belongs to the Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C., with the parent holding approximately 45% ownership. Albaraka Türk primarily serves individual, SME, and corporate customers in Turkey, channeling funds into the real economy through sukuk-guaranteed and asset-backed financings. In 2024, the bank issued a USD 120 million subordinated loan to bolster capital and fund allocation capacity, elevated free provisions to TL 7.3 billion including an additional TL 2.1 billion, grew assets 34% to TL 311 billion and cash loans 36% to TL 148.5 billion, and published a Sustainability Finance Framework aligning project financing with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; it also launched products such as BES Secured Financing and enhanced digital offerings via Albaraka Mobil and internet banking with fee-free EFT, havale, and account operations.