- CEO
- Mahmut Akten
- Full Time Employees
- 19,521
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Address
- Levent Nispetiye Mah.Aytar Cad. Istanbul Türkiye 34340
- IPO Date
- May 9, 2013
- Business
- Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. (Garanti BBVA) operates as Turkey's second-largest private bank, providing universal banking services including corporate, retail, commercial, SME, private, and investment banking segments; deposit products such as current, savings, time deposit, e-savings, YUVAM, NET, ELMA, overdraft, and gold accounts; lending solutions encompassing SME general purpose, auto, mortgage, commercial, foreign currency spot, installment, and project loans along with foreign trade financing; investment options like funds, stocks, derivatives, and the Garanti BBVA e-trader platform; credit and debit cards including Bonusflas, POS, and e-commerce products; insurance and pension offerings; payment systems; leasing, fleet management, and factoring; cash management; mobile and internet banking; and ATM services. The bank, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, serves over 27.7 million customers through 797 domestic branches, eight foreign branches (seven in Cyprus and one in Malta), one international representative office, and 5,820 ATMs, with primary operations in Turkey and subsidiaries extending to pension, life insurance, brokerage, and asset management. As a subsidiary of Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA), Garanti BBVA maintains a workforce of approximately 22,664 employees and focuses on omnichannel digital experiences powered by advanced technology. Recent developments include the 2024 launch of TAMİ, a subsidiary providing innovative payment and e-money solutions such as multi-bank POS systems and prepaid cards to enhance e-commerce and digital payments; a November 2025 financing agreement with Spain's ICO for up to $100 million to support Turkish companies with Spanish ties under the International Channel Facility; a mid-2025 €10 million sustainability-linked loan partnership with EFSE for SMEs in Romania; issuances of USD 2.45 billion in subordinated bonds over two years including a USD 500 million Tier-2 issuance; and renewal of a $435 million sustainability-linked syndicated loan in June 2024.