Yapı Kredi Bankası

Yapi Kredi Bankasi, established in 1944, is one of the first nationwide private banks in Turkey.

Yapi Kredi Bankasi, established in 1944, is one of the first nationwide private banks in Turkey. It is engaged in credit cards, assets management, non-cash loans, leasing, factoring, private pension funds and non-life insurance. It is 80% owned by Koc Finansal Hizmetler (KFH), whose combined financial services network consists of over 13 million customers and 835 branches in Turkey. Yapi Kredi was acquired by Mehmet Emin Karamehmet's Çukurova Holding in 1984. In 2003, Çukurova Holding reached an agreement with the Turkish bank regulator to sell the majority of its shares in Yapi Kredi within two years. In 2005, the majority of shares in Yapi Kredi was acquired by the owners of Koçbank. Koç Finansal Hizmetler (KFH) was an equal partnership between Koç Holding and Italian banking giant, Unicredit. In 2006, Koçbank was merged into Yapı Kredi, leaving 80% of Yapi Kredi owned by KFS.