Alternatif Bank, formerly known as ABank, is a Turkish

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

with headquarters in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

History

The bank was founded in 1991 by the

Doğan Holding Doğan Holding is amongst the biggest conglomerates in Turkey operating in the energy, media, industry, trade, insurance and tourism industries. Founded by Aydın Doğan who still is a major shareholder, the company is led by his daughter Begümh ...

and was enlisted in 1995. Having completed 24 years in banking industry, Alternatif Bank is an important subsidiary of The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C.), one of the leading banks in Qatar. Previously owned by one of the leading industrial conglomerates The Anadolu Group. With an asset size of 13.1 billion TRL (as of year-end 2015), Alternatif Bank operates via its 54 branches.

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