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. In 1956, the bank relocated to Ankara and was renamed to Şekerbank. The initial public offering of the bank was carried out in 1997, and in 2004 the bank relocated its headquarters again, this time to

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. Şekerbank is a bank that provides consumer loans, vehicle loans, housing loans and commercial loans. Dr. Hasan Basri Göktan is the chairman of the board of Şekerbank.

Contributions

Şeker Investment, Şeker Factoring, Şeker Leasing, Şeker Finance and Şekerbank Cyprus Ltd. are among Şekerbank participations.

Activities

Şekerbank has 238 branches throughout Turkey, including 1 mobile branch, 7 regional offices (1 Istanbul, 6 Anatolian), and many of its branches spread across 67 provinces and 87 non-central districts have been serving in the same place and region for nearly half a century.

References

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