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title: "Fatih Erbakan reacts to banking regulator BDDK's Bank Mellat decision"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-fatih-erbakan-reacts-revocation-bank-mellat/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T16:40:43.931Z
category: politics
sources: 3
agreement: single-source
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# Fatih Erbakan reacts to banking regulator BDDK's Bank Mellat decision

New Welfare Party Chairman Fatih Erbakan criticized the banking regulator BDDK's decision dated 18 September 2026 revoking the operating license of Iran-based Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch; he claimed the decision was taken at the US's request, arguing trade with Iran would become more difficult and fertilizer costs would increase.

## Who is in this story

- [Fatih Erbakan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/fatih-erbakan/) — People
- [New Welfare Party](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/yeniden-refah-partisi/) — Parties
- [Bank Mellat](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/bank-mellat/) — Companies
- [Iran](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/iran/) — Places

## News sources

- [Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi: 'Dış güçler isteyince en önde konuşuyorsunuz'](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/fatih-erbakan-dan-iktidara-bank-mellat-tepkisi-dis-gucler-isteyince-en-onde-konusuyorsunuz-2539080) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Fatih Erbakan’dan Bank Mellat kararına sert tepki: Kendi vatandaşınız feryat ettiğinde duymuyorsunuz](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/fatih-erbakandan-bank-mellat-kararina-sert-tepki-kendi-vatandasiniz-feryat-ettiginde-duymuyorsunuz-1073441h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi](https://www.ekonomimanset.com/fatih-erbakan-dan-iktidara-bank-mellat-tepkisi) — Ekonomi Manşet (independent) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-fatih-erbakan-bank-mellat-lisansinin-iptaline/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-fatih-erbakan-reacts-revocation-bank-mellat/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-fatikh-erbakan-raskritikoval-otzyv-litsenzii-bank/

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