Finansbank is a Turkish private bank, founded on September 23, 1987 in İstanbul by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's leading bankers. It is the 11th biggest bank of Turkey. Its 46% of shares was acquired by the National Bank of Greece in April 2006. September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Hüsnü ÖzyeÄŸin (born 1944) is a Turkish businesman in the finance sector and self-made billionaire. ... This is a list of banks in Turkey as of December 9, 2005. ... The National Bank of Greece (NBG) is the largest and oldest commercial bank in Greece. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finansbank started its operation on October 26, 1987 with only one branch in İstanbul. Within the first year of its existence, it expanded to a total of four branches: two in İstanbul, one in Ankara and another one in İzmir. Today, it counts 222 branches throughout Turkey and has also international presence in Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Romania, Ireland and Bahrain. This multinational structure makes it the only Turkish bank with highest investment abroad and widest branch network. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ... Ä°zmir, the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after Ä°stanbul, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf of Ä°zmir. ...

Finansbank went public on February 3, 1990 being listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Since June 3, 1998, the bank’s global depositary receipts are listed on the London Stock Exchange. As of August 2005, a total of 41% Finansbank's shares are publicly held. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) ( Turkish: Ä°stanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, Ä°MKB) is the only corporation in Turkey for securities exchange established to provide trading in equities, bonds and bills, revenue-sharing certificates, private sector bonds, foreign securities and real estate certificates as well as international securities. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finansbank extended its strategy with a new range of instruments by founding two sister companies of Finans Leasing in 1990 and Fiba Factoring in 1991. It entered international markets by acquiring 90% of the shares of a private bank in Switzerland from UBS AG. This bank was renamed then Finansbank Suisse S.A. Further expansion continued with the acquisition of a 20% stake in Banque du Bosphore in Paris, France in 1991, and the establishment of Finansbank Holland N.V. in Amsterdam in 1994. The Turkish-Dutch bank has also branches in Germany and Belgium. This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UBS AG NYSE: UBS, (SWX: CH0012032030) TYO: 8657 is a financial services company, headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

In 1995, Finansbank entered the retail-banking market and until 2000, it extended its four branches to a network of more than 100 branches, including one in Bahrain. The bank experienced increased retail activities when the Fiba Group acquired the supermarket chain Gima in 1996, and purchased the Turkish franchise rights for Marks & Spencer in 1999. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Gmarket is a supermarket in Romania that was previously named Gima. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Markss) is a British retailer. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Finansbank moved out its investment banking operations to a newly established FinansInvest in 1997. The same year, the Russian subsidiary Finansbank (Moscow) Ltd was founded. In 1998, Finans Leasing Romania was established. In 1999, a 99.94% share of Türk Sakura Bank was acquired from the Japanese Sakura Bank Ltd, and it was renamed Fiba Bank (Fibank), which was merged 2003 into Finansbank. In 2000, a Romanian bank was purchased and renamed Finansbank (Romania) S.A. Finans Portfolio Management as well as Finans Real Estate Investment Trust began operations the same year.In 2001, Finansbank sold its shares in Commercial Union Insurance and Commercial Union Life to CGU International Insurance Plc and founded Finans Insurance. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Sakura Bank, Limited (Sakura Bank さくら銀行 Sakura Ginkō) was a Japanese bank. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Finansbank's telephone banking service, added to the range of services in 2000, was selected as the best call center in Europe at the European Call Center Awards in 2003. The same year, the operation center project to provide better cost management and improve the quality of the operational services, and in 2002, the corebanking project to update the existing IT system were completed. With these projects, Finansbank established itself as a leader in technology and service quality in the Turkish banking sector. In 2003, Finansbank ranked on the first place worldwide in the International Visa Challenge Program and became number one in the European Call Center Awards competition. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Look up It in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2005, the number of the holders of the Finansbank’s credit card "CardFinans" exceeded 2.2 million. By April that year, Fiba Group sold the Gima supermarket chain to Sabancı Holding and acquired the five-star hotel Swissotel in İstanbul from its Japanese owners. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sabancı Holding logo Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Åž., abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is the second largest industrial and financial conglomerate in Turkey after Koç Holding. ... Raffles International is a Singapore-based hotel chain in the Raffles Holdings group, which is in turn owned by Colony Capital, LLC. The group manages two brands of hotels under their arm, Raffles and Swissôtel, with 41 hotels and resorts in 35 destinations, including the historical Raffles Hotel as...

As of 2005, Finansbank has more than 6,100 employees.

With the acquisition of the 46% shares, worth of 2,774 USD, by the National Bank of Greece,the biggest commercial contract was signed in the history between Turkey and Greece.

References

• Finansbank official website