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GENERAL INFORMATION
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
August 11, 1975
The agreement on the establishment of a joint bank between
Libya and Turkey was signed in Tripoli, Libya.
MILESTONES
April 1, 1977
Arab-Turkish Bank was founded within the framework of the
1975 agreement.
1980s
A&T Bank became one of the first banks in Turkey to perform
international money-market transactions and foreign-
exchange operations. It was also one of the few banks in the
country to finance export transactions to North Africa and
Middle East countries.
1997
Bank’s subsidiary A&T Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. was
established to carry out leasing operations.
2000 – 2005
The Turkish economy faced the most destructive twin
financial crises of its history at the beginning of the 2000s.
The number of banks in Turkey decreased from 79 to 48 in
this period. Thanks to its strong capital structure, effective
management and the full support of its main shareholder,
A&T Bank was not affected by this severe financial turmoil. In
addition, by using its ability to access external sources, and
injecting them into the financial system, the Bank continued
to fulfill its duty of supporting the economy, thereby
successfully emerging from this very difficult period, while
extending its sustainable growth trajectory.
Mimar Sinan Bridge, Turkey