Company Profile

TÜRKİYE GARANTİ BANKASI A.Ş. (GARANTİ BANK)

Garanti Bank is Turkey's second largest private bank by asset size with the highest capacity to generate recurrent banking revenues. Total assets* reaching in excess of $65 billion is the result of its customer centric approach and innovative culture. In 2008, Garanti delivered the highest ordinary banking income growth of 22% and increased its customer base by over one million, underscoring the resilience of its business model in a difficult year.

As a universal bank with leading presence in all business lines, Garanti serves to over 8 million customers in corporate, commercial, SME, and consumer segments offering fully integrated financial services through its 9 financial subsidiaries that include payment systems, pension, leasing, factoring, brokerage and asset management.

Committed to its customers, Garanti operates an expanding distribution network comprising 730 branches including five foreign branches and four international representative offices, close to 2,600 ATMs, an award winning call center and an internet & mobile bank utilizing its state-of-the-art technology. Garanti supports its extensive branch network with centralized operations, exceptional data warehousing and management reporting systems, and the efficient use of alternative delivery channels. 

Over its 62-year history, Garanti became acknowledged worldwide for its strength and tradition in providing high quality offerings. Through its dynamic business approach and its commitment to technological innovation, Garanti has developed groundbreaking practices for increased efficiencies and accomplished many firsts in the banking scene. Its wide product variety combined with custom-tailored solutions is a key competitive advantage in its success as Turkey's largest lender providing more than $44 billion in cash and non-cash loans.  Among Garanti's main distinguishing factors is its sound asset quality through advanced risk management systems, established risk culture, and strong collection capability. Prudent management and risk approach have earned the Bank strong brand recognition as the “Best Bank in Turkey”.

Jointly owned by Dogus Holding and GE Capital, Garanti is publicly traded in the ISE with a free float of 49%. Committed to corporate governance best practices, Garanti strives to contribute the maximum added value to all its stakeholders in a consistent way.

Believing that its corporate mission involves more than banking, Garanti is dedicated to sustainable banking practices and to a long-term strategy for creating value to the communities in which it operates. This commitment is reflected in its day-to-day operations and in the numerous projects in which it is involved, comprising culture, the arts, education, sports and the environment.

*consolidated assets as of the end of 2008.

Head Office:

Türkiye Garanti Bankasi A.Ş.
Levent Nispetiye Mahallesi
Aytar Cad. 2
Beşiktaş 34340 Istanbul, Turkey
Tel/Fax: (90 212) 318 1818
Web Site:
garanti.com.tr
garantibank.com