Kuveyt Turk Bank

Kuveyt Turk is a Participation Bank established in 1989 to operate in accordance with terms set forth by the Council of Ministers' Decree dated Dec. 16, 1983 and no. 831/7506. Until they become subject to the Banking Law in 1999, activities of Special Finance Houses were conducted by Council of Ministers Decrees on the one hand and by Directives of the Central Bank and the Undersecretariat of Treasury on the other hand. Starting from December 1999, Kuveyt Türk has become subject to the Banking Law no. 4389 just as other Special Finance Houses. Shareholders of Kuveyt Türk are Kuveyt Finance House (62%), Kuveyt Social Security Institution (9%), Islamic Development Bank (9%), General Directorate of Associations Turkey (18%), and other shareholders (2%). The Kuveyt Finance House, which is the largest shareholder of Kuveyt Türk with its 62 % share, is a giant finance institution of Kuveyt with its outstanding asset volume and contemporary and pioneering banking services