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Bank Mellat

One of Iran's largest private banks

Bank Mellat is a private Iranian bank. It was established in 1980 through the merger of several banks and is one of the largest banks in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A privatization process began in 2007 by decision of the Iranian government.

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Economy World press 36 sources

BDDK revokes operating license of Iran-based Bank Mellat

Under a decision dated September 18 published in the Official Gazette, the operating license of Bank Mellat's Istanbul Türkiye Central Branch was revoked under Article 71/1-b of the Banking Law; according to DW and Euronews, the justification cited a threat to depositors' rights and the trust and stability of the financial system.

Source spectrum State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign
TRT Haber · 2 articles · 12th to publish37 citations today Resmî Gazete: Resmî Gazete: Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurulunun 18/09/2026 Tarihli ve 11572 Sayılı Kararı1st to publish1 citation today Anadolu Ajansı: BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın İstanbul şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı24th to publish41 citations today Haber7: BDDK, İran bankasının faaliyet iznini iptal etti6th to publish6 citations today Milliyet: İran bankasının faaliyet izni kaldırıldı15th to publish22 citations today +3 Star · 25th to publishMilat · 22nd to publishTürkiye Gazetesi · 28th to publish Karar · 2 articles · 7th to publish42 citations today Ekonomim: BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet iznini kaldırdı2nd to publish30 citations today +8 Bloomberg HT · 5th to publishPSM · 9th to publishSigorta Gündem · 10th to publishEkonomi Manşet · 8th to publishDiken · 19th to publishBursa Hakimiyet · 23rd to publishSerbestiyet · 29th to publishGazete Oksijen · 34th to publish Yeniçağ: İranlı bankanın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni iptal edildi3rd to publish54 citations today Nefes: BDDK bir bankanın İstanbul merkez şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı4th to publish41 citations today +7 Halk TV · 13th to publishOda TV · 16th to publishEvrensel · 17th to publishBirGün · 14th to publishTele2 Haber · 21st to publishCumhuriyet · 27th to publishMuhalif · 33rd to publish Middle East Eye (GB) · 11th to publishTurkey revokes licence of Iran's Bank Mellat as US sanctions intensify1 citation today Kommersant (RU) · 20th to publishTürkiye revokes license of Iranian Bank Mellat1 citation today +5 Sputnik Türkiye · 26th to publishEuronews Türkçe · 32nd to publishDW Türkçe · 31st to publishAl Jazeera Arabic · 18th to publishAl Jazeera English · 30th to publish

BDDK Bank Mellat Official Gazette TMSF Iran

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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.

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Ekonomi Manşet: Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi2nd to publish31 citations today Cumhuriyet: Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi: 'Dış güçler isteyince en önde konuşuyorsunuz'1st to publish34 citations today Yeniçağ: Fatih Erbakan’dan Bank Mellat kararına sert tepki: Kendi vatandaşınız feryat ettiğinde duymuyorsunuz3rd to publish54 citations today
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Economy 10 sources

Banking regulator BDDK revokes Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch operating license

Under a decision dated September 18, the banking regulator BDDK revoked the operating license of the Istanbul Türkiye Central Branch of Iran-based Bank Mellat, under paragraph (b) of the first clause of Article 71 of the Banking Law. The decision was published in the Official Gazette.

Source spectrum State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign
TRT Haber: İran bankası Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni kaldırıldı9th to publish37 citations today Haber7: BDDK, İran bankasının faaliyet iznini iptal etti5th to publish6 citations today Ekonomim: BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet iznini kaldırdı1st to publish30 citations today Bloomberg HT: BDDK'dan bir banka için faaliyet izni kaldırma kararı4th to publish7 citations today +3 Sigorta Gündem · 8th to publishPSM · 7th to publishEkonomi Manşet · 6th to publish Yeniçağ: İranlı bankanın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni iptal edildi2nd to publish54 citations today Nefes: BDDK bir bankanın İstanbul merkez şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı3rd to publish41 citations today Halk TV: BDDK, bir bankanın faaliyet iznini kaldırdı10th to publish34 citations today

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