HSBC Bank (Turkey)

HSBC Bank A.Ş., the Turkey subsidiary of the HSBC Group, is a bank with its head office in Istanbul.

This article is about the bank in Turkey. For the global HSBC Group, see HSBC. For other individual entities of the group, see HSBC Bank.

HSBC Bank A.Ş.
TypeSubsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc
IndustryFinance and Insurance
banking
financial services
Founded1990
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Number of locations
77 branches in Turkey
Area served
Turkey
Key people
Brian Robertson, Chairman
Selim Kervancı, CEO
ProductsFinancial services,
credit cards,
mortgage loans
ServicesConsumer banking
Corporate banking
Investment banking
Private banking
Wealth management
Number of employees
approx. 2000 (2020)[1]
SubsidiariesHSBC Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
HSBC Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.
HSBC Ödeme Sistemleri Bilgisayar Teknolojileri Basın Yayın ve Müşteri Hizmetleri A.Ş.
HSBC İnternet ve Telekominikasyon Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Websitewww.hsbc.com.tr

History

HSBC Bank A.Ş. was established as Midland Bank A.Ş. in 1990. It was a subsidiary of Midland Bank and was the first British bank in Turkey to be established. Then it was renamed HSBC Bank A.Ş. in 1999. In October 2001, HSBC Bank A.Ş. acquired Demirbank T.A.Ş., the fifth-largest private bank in Turkey from the Turkish financial regulator after it was rescued,[2] during the financial crisis. Demirbank's wholly owned stockbroking and fund management subsidiary, Demir Yatirim was also acquired and the merger of HSBC Bank A.Ş. and Demirbank was successfully[3] 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
HSBC logo

Under the HSBC 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.

Bombing
Main article: 2003 Istanbul bombings

On 20 November 2003, HSBC's headquarters on the Büyükdere Avenue in Levent neighborhood of Şişli, 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.Ş. signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Benkar Tuketici Finansmani ve Kart Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Consumer finance and card services) and the Advantage brand from Boyner Holding A.Ş. The purchase of Benkar was completed on 19 September 2002.

Regional operations

HSBC Bank A.Ş. 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.[4]

References
  1. "About us". Reuters. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Ercan, M. "The collapse of Demirbank". Case Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "HSBC acquires Demirbank for $350 million". Hürriyet Daily News. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "HSBC Bank TRNC Operations were transferred to ALBANK". HSBC Turkey. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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