Türkiye · Financial institution
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S
Legal name in the LEI recordTÜRKİYE HALK BANKASI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. (Halkbank) is a Turkish joint-stock bank with its head office in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The Türkiye Wealth Fund holds 91.49% of its shares. The remaining shares trade on Borsa Istanbul. The bank provides retail, SME, commercial and corporate banking, and it focuses on tradesmen, artisans and SMEs. It began operating in 1938. In March 2026 it settled a US criminal case under a deferred prosecution agreement, and the case was dismissed in June 2026.
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
- TRHBTR2AXXX 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 TRHBTR2A directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- 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
- 16 branch codes
- Other BIC with this LEI
- TRHBBHBM
- BIC first registered
- 1989-03-06
- Last updated
- 2023-11-26
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
State-owned
Ticker HALKB
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as Halkbank
- Ownership
- The Türkiye Wealth Fund holds 91.49% of the shares, and 8.51% is in free float on Borsa Istanbul.
- Direct parent
- Türkiye Varlık Fonu (Türkiye Wealth Fund), Türkiye 91.4934811%
- Ultimate owner
- Republic of Türkiye, Türkiye
- Stock listing
- Borsa Istanbul HALKB
- Head office
- Finanskent Mahallesi Finans Caddesi No:42/1, Ümraniye, 34760 Istanbul, Türkiye
- Company register
- Istanbul Trade Registry Office, registration no. 862070; MERSIS no. 0456000468500132
Business lines
The bank focuses on tradesmen, artisans and SMEs. In its first-quarter 2026 report it put its SME lending market share at 14.2%.
Online
- Websites & references
- halkbank.com.tr ↗
halkbankkobi.com.tr ↗ SME portal
halkbankbahrain.bh ↗ Bahrain branch website
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · NSosyal (Teknofest) ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- halkbank.com.tr/en
- halkbank.com.tr/tr/bankamiz/bizi-taniyin/yonetim-kurulu
- halkbank.com.tr/tr/bankamiz/bizi-taniyin/yonetim-kurulu/recep-suleyman-ozdil
- halkbank.com.tr/tr/bankamiz/bizi-taniyin/genel-mudur-yardimcilari-ve-grup-baskanlari
- halkbank.com.tr/en/investor-relations/corporate-information/executive-management
- halkbank.com.tr/en/about-halkbank/who-we-are/trade-registry-information
- halkbank.com.tr/en/international-banking/financial-institutions
- halkbank.com.tr/en/investor-relations/corporate-information/company-profile
- halkbank.com.tr/content/dam/corporate-website/tr/dokumanlar/yatirimci-iliskileri/ara-donem-faaliyet-rapor
- halkbank.com.tr/content/dam/corporate-website/tr/dokumanlar/bankamiz/bilgi-toplumu-hizmetleri/ara-donem-f
- halkbank.com.tr/tr/bankamiz/bizi-taniyin/haberler-ve-duyurular/haberler/2026/haziran/halkbank-abd-deki-ce
- aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/halkbankta-yonetim-kurulu-gorev-dagilimi-ve-komiteler-belli-oldu/3900176
- bloomberght.com/halkbank-tan-abd-deki-dava-surecine-iliskin-aciklama-3771384
- cnbce.com/borsa/halkbankin-net-kari-yuzde-40-artti-ilk-yarida-177-milyar-tlye-ulasti-h34597
- medyascope.tv/2026/06/17/halkbank-davasi-neden-acildi-9-yilda-neler-oldu/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halkbank
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Recep Süleyman Özdil
General Manager (Genel Müdür) and Board Member
- Chair
- Meltem Taylan Aydın Chair of the Board of Directors (Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı)
- Chief financial officer
-
Yusuf Duran Ocak
Deputy General Manager – Financial Management
- Executive
-
Şeref Aksaç
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Executive
-
Miraç Taş
Deputy General Manager – International Banking
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Türkiye
- Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) Prudential supervisorConduct
- Türkiye
- Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) Central bank
- Türkiye
- Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) AML supervisor
- Türkiye
- Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK) Securities
Recent events 5 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Enforcement
On 17 June 2026 the US District Court for the Southern District of New York approved dismissal of the 2019 criminal case against the bank.
halkbank.com.tr ↗ -
Leadership
The board appointed Recep Süleyman Özdil as General Manager, replacing Osman Arslan, and elected Meltem Taylan Aydın as chair.
aa.com.tr ↗ -
Enforcement
The US Attorney's Office for SDNY and the bank signed a deferred prosecution agreement with no admission of guilt and no fine.
bloomberght.com ↗ -
Enforcement
According to the bank, OFAC closed its administrative proceedings concerning the bank without further action.
bloomberght.com ↗ -
Enforcement
The US Supreme Court declined to hear the bank's second petition in the Iran sanctions prosecution, according to Reuters.
medyascope.tv ↗ -
Enforcement
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the bank's common-law immunity claim in the Iran sanctions prosecution.
en.wikipedia.org ↗
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
- TRHBTR2AXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- TRHBBank
- TRCountry · Türkiye
- 2ALocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 78900012HXPJ1YQGTH03
- 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
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
The Türki̇ye Halk Bankasi Anoni̇m Şi̇rketi̇ group has 4 institutions in the directory, in 4 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Halkbank A.D. Beograd, Halkbank A.D. Skopje.
See the Türki̇ye Halk Bankasi Anoni̇m Şi̇rketi̇ group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- FINANSKENT MAH. FINANS CD. 42/1 FLOOR 15 ISTANBUL 34760 TURKIYE
- Operational address
- FINANSKENT MAH. FINANS CD. 42/1 FLOOR 15 ISTANBUL 34760 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>TRHBTR2AXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>78900012HXPJ1YQGTH03</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>TRHBTR2AXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>78900012HXPJ1YQGTH03</LEI>
<Nm>TURKIYE HALK BANKASI A.S</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>ISTANBUL</TwnNm>
<Ctry>TR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>FINANSKENT MAH. FINANS CD. 42/1 FLOOR 15 ISTANBUL 34760 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 16 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 4 functions. Largest: Operations & messaging (8), Clearing & payments (2).
All 16 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2022 (10 BICs) and 2001 (2).
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRHBTR2A116 | ISTANBUL ANADOLU FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Istanbul | GULBAHAR KOZYATAGI NO 13-1 FLOOR 2 ISTANBUL ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A117 | IZMIR FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Izmir | SAIR ESREF AVENUE ISMET KAPTAN NO 3 FLOOR 3 IZMIR IZMIR TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A118 | ANKARA FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Ankara | HALKBANK HEAD OFFICE ADDITIONAL SERVICE FLOOR 1 SOGUTOZU C BLOCK ROOM 12 ANKARA ANKARA TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A610 | BURSA FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Bursa | 610 ORGANIZE SANAYI COMMER. BRANCH NO 5A/14 23 NISAN DIST. 75.YIL BOULEVARD NILUFER BURSA BURSA TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A611 | ATAKOY FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Istanbul | AVRUPA OFFICE NO 8/2/41-42 ATAKOY 7-8-9-10 COBANCESME DIST. E-5 YAN YOL STREET ISTANBUL ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A613 | ADANA FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Adana | ADANA COMMERCIAL BRANCH NO 61/ A KURTULUS DIST. ATATURK STREET SEYHAN ADANA ADANA TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A914 | INCOMING CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | WBC FLOOR 2 MOR SUMBUL 9 BARBAROS DIST. ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34746 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A958 | OUTGOING CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | WBC FLOOR 2 MOR SUMBUL 9 BARBAROS DIST. ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34746 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2A995 | GAYRETTEPE FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH | Istanbul | AKABE TICARET MERKEZI NO 1 FLOOR 9 LIKOR YANI FULYA ISTANBUL ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2AEXM | EXIM SERVICE | Istanbul | EMLAK KONUT MOR SUMBUL 7/2A BARBAROS DIST. ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34746 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2AFIS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | T.HALK BANKASI A.S. (HEAD OFFICE) BARBAROS MAH. SEBBOY SK. 4 B ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34749 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2AINV | HALK YATIRIM MENKUL DEGERLER A.S | Istanbul | HALK YATIRIM MENKUL DEGERLER A.S. NO:20 FLOOR 4 HALIDE EDIP ADIVAR MH. DARULACEZE CD. SISLI ISTANBUL 34382 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2ARCN | RECONCILIATION DIVISION | Istanbul | T.HALK BANKASI A.S. (HEAD OFFICE) BARBAROS MAH. SEBBOY SK. 4 B ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34749 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2ASWF | SWIFT DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | T. HALK BANKASI A.S. HEAD OFFICE K:19 BARBAROS MAH. SEBBOY SOK. 4 ISTANBUL 34749 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2ATKS | NATIONAL CHEQUE EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT | Istanbul | T. HALK BANKASI A.S. HEAD OFFICE BARBAROS MAH. SEBBOY SOK. 4 ISTANBUL 34749 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
| TRHBTR2ATRY | TREASURY OPERATIONS | Istanbul | T.HALK BANKASI A.S. (HEAD OFFICE) SEBBOY SK. 4 B BARBAROS MAH.ATASEHIR ISTANBUL 34749 ISTANBUL TURKIYE | — | 2023-11-26 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- 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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