Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sekerbank established?

Sekerbank was established in 1953 as a "Sugar Beet Cooperative Bank"

What are the mission and vision of Sekerbank?

Our Vision;
Becoming ‘leader bank in financing the small enterprises’ among Turkey’s top ten private banks in terms of asset size.

Our Mission;
With the Community Banking understanding from village to city, we are a modern bank that

Considers the local features and needs,
Introduces the banking services to those who do not have any bank,
Grows by creating value together with its satisfied customers, employees and partners, and
Takes its strength from its deep rooted past.

What is the target of Sekerbank?

To become within the first 10 Banks in Turkey

How many branches does Sekerbank have?

The Bank has 250 branches and 1 overseas agency as of 30.09.2008

How many employees does Sekerbank have?

Sekerbank has 4064 employees as of 05.11.2008

What is the paid in capital of Sekerbank?

The paid in capital of the Bank is 400.000.000 YTL

What is the Ownership Structure of the Bank?

Sekerbank T.A.S. Pension Fund 33,98%, TuranAlem Securities* 33,98%, Sugar Beet Cooperatives 0,08%, Publicly Traded 31,96% *A fully owned subsidiary of BTA Bank

Where is Sekerbank’s common stock listed?

The stocks are listed and publicly traded on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE)

Are there diverse kinds of stocks of Sekerbank with different rights?

There are not any privileged stocks

What are the main subsidiaries of Sekerbank?

Sekerbank’s main subsidiaries are;

Seker Investment,
Seker Factoring,
Seker Leasing,
Sekerbank Off Shore LLC.,
Sekerbank (Cyprus) LLC.

How can we reach to annual Reports?

Please find more details by clicking Annual Reports

Who are the members of Board of Directors?

The members of Board of Directors; Dr. Hasan Basri GÖKTAN (Chairman & Executive Board Member), Yerkin TATISHEV (Vice Chairman), Meriç ULUSAHIN (CEO & Board Member), Emin ERDEM (Executive Board Member), Tatiana Alekseevna FILIPPOVA (Executive Board Member), Erdal BATMAZ (Executive Board Member), Khosrow Kashani ZAMANI (Independent Board Member), Erdal ARSLAN (Board Member), H. Can YESILADA (Board Member), Murat YULDASHEV (Board Member), Khalil KAMALOV (Board Member)

How can we reach to the Articles of Association?

Please find more details by clicking Articles of Association

When is the Sekerbank’s Annual General Assembly?

Sekerbank's Annual General Assembly is usually held towards to the end of March each year. Please check our "General Assembly" section at our web site if the date of the next Annual General Assembly has been formally announced.

How do you announce informations about Sekerbank to the public?

Pursuant to Sekerbank's disclosure policy; disclosures are announced through the "Disclosure of Material Events", "Annual Reports", "Financial Tables and Reports", "Web Site", "Investor Meetings", "Presentations", "Trade Registry Gazette", "Official Gazette", "Newspaper Advertisements and Announcements" and "Press Release".

What are the future expectations of the Bank?

Within the scope of the Business Plan; Sekerbank put into practice in 2006, The Bank aims at growing by increasing its volume in the fields of Construction & Contracting, Tourism, Agriculture and Food sectors and being the ‘Bank of Anatolia’ by taking advantage of its wide branch network throughout of Anatolia. Sekerbank wants to combine its product range with the brand reliability by using its strong status in the customer segment of SME and Micro Scale Creditors. The bank is targeting mortgages that shall reach high volumes in the consumer segment, as well due to increasing housing demand and decreasing interest rates.

Sekerbank aims to be among 10 leading banks in Turkey in the year of 2010. Within this context, The Bank aims at increasing of its asset size to 14 billion and credit volume to 10 billion New Turkish Liras respectively in 2010. We target to keep our profit capital at the level of %20 until 2010. Besides we shall increase the number of our branches to 320 according to business plan.