Türkiye · Financial institution
Denizbank A.S.
Legal name in the LEI recordDENİZBANK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
DenizBank A.Ş. is a Turkish joint-stock bank with its head office in Istanbul. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC of Dubai holds almost all of its share capital. The bank provides retail, SME, agricultural, commercial, corporate and private banking, with treasury and financial institutions services. Zorlu Holding bought it from the Turkish Privatisation Administration in 1997. It later passed to Dexia in October 2006, to Sberbank in September 2012 and to Emirates NBD in July 2019.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- DENITRISXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under DENITRIS directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 3 branch codes
- Other BIC with this LEI
- DENIBHBX
- BIC first registered
- 1997-09-06
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Ticker DENIZ
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as DenizBank
- Ownership
- According to its KAP (Public Disclosure Platform) filing, Emirates NBD Bank PJSC holds TRY 19,638,599,996 of the TRY 19,638,600,000 paid-in capital, shown as 100%.
- Direct parent
- Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, United Arab Emirates 100%
- Stock listing
- Borsa Istanbul DENIZ
- Head office
- Büyükdere Cad. No:141, Esentepe, Şişli, 34394 İstanbul, Türkiye
- Company register
- 368587, İstanbul Ticaret Sicil Memurluğu (registered 8 April 1997)
Business lines
The bank describes itself as the first private bank in Türkiye to enter agricultural banking, after it acquired Tarişbank in 2002. It heads a group that includes leasing, factoring, brokerage, asset management, e-money and banking subsidiaries in Austria and Northern Cyprus.
Online
- Websites & references
- denizbank.com ↗ did not load when checked
Wikidata Q1115064 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 17 pages consulted
- kap.org.tr/tr/sirket-bilgileri/genel/4028e4a240f2ef4c01412b0cbaf605a3
- denizbank.com/yatirimci-iliskileri/kurumsal-yonetim/yonetim-kurulu
- denizbank.com/yatirimci-iliskileri/kurumsal-yonetim/yonetim-kurulu/recep-bastug
- denizbank.com/yatirimci-iliskileri/kurumsal-yonetim/ust-yonetim/kurumsal-ust-kurul
- denizbank.com/medium/document-file-9911.vsf
- denizbank.com/medium/document-file-11441.vsf
- denizbank.com/hakkimizda/kisaca-denizbank
- denizbank.com/odemeler/transfer
- emiratesnbd.com/en/about-emirates-nbd/corporate-governance/board-of-directors
- bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/kap-haberleri/deniz-dnz-denizbank-as-sirket-genel-bilgi-formu_ID3267096/
- aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/denizbank-ust-yonetiminde-degisiklik/3416491
- forbes.com.tr/ekonomi/denizbank-ta-bayrak-degisimi-hakan-ates-yerine-recep-basbug-goreve-baslayacak
- bankadunyasi.com/bankalarin-aktif-buyuklugu-30-haziran-2026/
- gazeteoksijen.com/turkiye/yuksek-karli-gizli-fon-davasinda-karar-secil-erzana-102-yil-4-ay-hapis-258386
- medyascope.tv/2026/04/17/secil-erzanin-102-yillik-cezasi-istinafta-bozuldu/
- gazeteoksijen.com/turkiye/secil-erzan-davasinda-onemli-gelisme-denizbank-genel-muduru-ve-eski-yardimcisi-ha
- tr.investing.com/news/global-filings/denizbank-2035-milyar-tl-tutarl-tga-portfoyunu-satt-93CH-3971576
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Recep Baştuğ Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi ve Genel Müdür (Board Member and CEO)
- Chair
-
Hesham Abdulla Qassim Al Qassim
Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- Executive
- Bora Böcügöz Genel Müdür Yardımcısı, Hazine ve Finansal Kurumlar Grubu (EVP, Treasury and Financial Institutions)
- Executive
- Akın Ekici Genel Müdür Yardımcısı - Hukuk Baş Müşaviri (EVP, Legal, and Chief Legal Counsel)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Türkiye
- Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) Prudential supervisor
- Türkiye
- Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) Central bank
- Türkiye
- Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK) Securities
- Türkiye
- Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) AML supervisor
Recent events 3 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The bank said it had sold overdue loan portfolios with TRY 2.035 billion of principal to eight asset management companies in June and July 2026.
tr.investing.com ↗ -
Investigation
The Istanbul Regional Court of Appeal overturned the sentence of a former branch manager on procedural grounds and returned the case for retrial.
medyascope.tv ↗ -
Investigation
An Istanbul criminal court sentenced a former branch manager to 102 years 4 months for customer fraud and acquitted former CEO Hakan Ateş.
gazeteoksijen.com ↗ -
Leadership
The board elected Hesham Abdulla Qassim Al Qassim as chairman and Shayne Keith Nelson as vice chairman on 20 March 2025.
denizbank.com ↗ -
Leadership
Recep Baştuğ, formerly CEO of Garanti BBVA, succeeded Hakan Ateş as CEO on 1 January 2025.
aa.com.tr ↗ -
Investigation
Istanbul prosecutors indicted the then CEO and a former deputy CEO for aggravated fraud in the branch manager fund case. The court acquitted both in December 2025.
gazeteoksijen.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- DENITRISXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- DENIBank
- TRCountry · Türkiye
- ISLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 3RV7W250LTUQH12INJ88
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Türkiye · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1938
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- بنك المارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع) · United Arab Emirates54930029BCN8HF3B1286 ↗
The Emirates Nbd Bank (P.J.S.C) group has 15 institutions in the directory, in 12 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Denizbank (Wien) AG, Denizbank AG, Emirates Nbd Bank PJSC, Emirates Islamic Bank (Public Joint Stock Company), Emirates National Bank of Dubai SAE.
See the Emirates Nbd Bank (P.J.S.C) group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- BUYUKDERE CADDESI NO:141 ISTANBUL 34394 TURKIYE
- Operational address
- DENIZ TOWER, DENIZBANK A.S. BUYUKDERE CD. 141 ESENTEPE ISTANBUL 34394 ISTANBUL TURKIYE
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>DENITRISXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>3RV7W250LTUQH12INJ88</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>DENITRISXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>3RV7W250LTUQH12INJ88</LEI>
<Nm>DENIZBANK A.S.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>ISTANBUL</TwnNm>
<Ctry>TR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>BUYUKDERE CADDESI NO:141 ISTANBUL 34394 TURKIYE</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 3 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Istanbul, and no function or registration year splits them further.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENITRIS134 | VOSTRO DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | DENIZ TOWER BUYUKDERE CD. 141 ISTANBUL 34394 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2020-04-17 |
| DENITRIS340 | OZEL BANKACILIK MERKEZI | Istanbul | DENIZ TOWER BUYUKDERE CD. 141 ISTANBUL 34394 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2020-04-17 |
| DENITRIS915 | TREASURY OPERATIONS DIVISION | Istanbul | DENIZ TOWER BUYUKDERE CD. 141 ISTANBUL 34394 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2020-04-17 |
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Sources & method
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- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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