HSBC Bank A.Åž., the
Turkey subsidiary of the
HSBC Group, is a bank with its head office in
Istanbul.
History
HSBC Bank A.Åž. was established as Midland Bank A.Åž. in 1990. It was a
subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
of
Midland Bank and was the first British bank in Turkey to be established. Then it was renamed HSBC Bank A.Åž. in 1999. In October 2001, HSBC Bank A.Åž. acquired
Demirbank T.A.Åž., the fifth largest private bank in Turkey from the Turkish financial regulator after it was rescued during the financial crisis.
Demirbank
Demirbank T.A.Ş. is a bank purchased on October 30, 2001, by HSBC from the Turkish Banking Regulator for £248 million. The purchase did not include the non-Turkish subsidiaries of Demirbank, e.g. Demirbank Romania, Demirbank Azerbaijan or Demirba ...
's wholly owned stockbroking and fund management subsidiary, Demir Yatirim was also acquired and the merger of HSBC Bank A.Åž. and
Demirbank
Demirbank T.A.Ş. is a bank purchased on October 30, 2001, by HSBC from the Turkish Banking Regulator for £248 million. The purchase did not include the non-Turkish subsidiaries of Demirbank, e.g. Demirbank Romania, Demirbank Azerbaijan or Demirba ...
was successfully completed in December 2001. Other subsidiaries of HSBC Bank A.Ş. are HSBC Ödeme Sistemleri Bilgisayar Teknolojileri Basın Yayın ve Müşteri Hizmetleri A.Ş., HSBC İnternet ve Telekominikasyon Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Turkish banking

Under the
HSBC
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brand the bank maintains a network of around 77 branches nationwide (as of July 2020) and offers a comprehensive range of products and services to corporate, commercial and personal customers. HSBC Turkey is part of the European structure within the
HSBC Group and therefore reports to
HSBC Bank plc
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HSBC UK Bank plc is one of the four major clearing banks in the United Kingdom and is a wholly ...
.
Bombing
On 20 November 2003, HSBC's headquarters on the
Büyükdere Avenue
Büyükdere Avenue ( tr, Büyükdere Caddesi) is a major avenue which runs through the districts of Şişli (Esentepe quarter), Beşiktaş (Levent quarter) and Sarıyer (Maslak quarter) on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It begins at Şi ...
in
Levent neighborhood of
ÅžiÅŸli,
Istanbul were severely damaged in one of a series of
bombings in Istanbul in 2003. Three members of HSBC staff lost their lives and a total of 43 were injured in the blasts.
The bank was fully open for business on the following working day, with a temporary Headquarters being established in Esentepe,
Istanbul and over 3,000 corporate customers informed of the situation on the day of the blast.
Consumer finance
On 8 August 2002, HSBC Bank A.Åž. signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Benkar Tuketici Finansmani ve Kart Hizmetleri A.Åž. (Consumer finance and card services) and the Advantage brand from Boyner Holding A.Åž. The purchase of Benkar was completed on 19 September 2002.
Regional operations
HSBC Bank A.Åž. operated 4 branches in the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus until the end of 2017. As of 1 December 2017, Friday, HSBC Bank TRNC Operations were transferred to ALBANK.
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Companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange
Banks established in 1990
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