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September 18 published in the Official Gazette, the operating license of Bank Mellat's Istanbul Türkiye Central Branch was revoked under Article 71/1-b of the Banking Law; according to DW and Euronews, the justification cited a threat to depositors' rights and the trust and stability of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.
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TRT Haber2 articles · 12th to publish the story19 Sept, 10:15 BDDK, bir bankanın İstanbul şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Resmî GazeteFirst to publish the story19 Sept, 00:00 Resmî Gazete: Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurulunun 18/09/2026 Tarihli ve 11572 Sayılı Kararı 
Anadolu Ajansı24th to publish the story19 Sept, 10:03 BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın İstanbul şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı +2 TRT Haber · 12th to publish the story Anadolu Ajansı · 24th to publish the story 
Haber76th to publish the story19 Sept, 00:19 BDDK, İran bankasının faaliyet iznini iptal etti 
Milliyet15th to publish the story19 Sept, 07:02 İran bankasının faaliyet izni kaldırıldı +3 +4 Milliyet · 15th to publish the story Star · 25th to publish the story Milat · 22nd to publish the story Türkiye Gazetesi · 28th to publish the story 
Karar2 articles · 7th to publish the story19 Sept, 07:23 İran bankası Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni kaldırıldı 
Ekonomim2nd to publish the story19 Sept, 00:03 BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet iznini kaldırdı +8 +9 Ekonomim · 2nd to publish the story Bloomberg HT · 5th to publish the story PSM · 9th to publish the story Sigorta Gündem · 10th to publish the story Ekonomi Manşet · 8th to publish the story Diken · 19th to publish the story Bursa Hakimiyet · 23rd to publish the story Serbestiyet · 29th to publish the story Gazete Oksijen · 34th to publish the story 
Yeniçağ3rd to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 İranlı bankanın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni iptal edildi 
Nefes4th to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 BDDK bir bankanın İstanbul merkez şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı +7 +8 Nefes · 4th to publish the story Halk TV · 13th to publish the story Oda TV · 16th to publish the story Evrensel · 17th to publish the story BirGün · 14th to publish the story Tele2 Haber · 21st to publish the story Cumhuriyet · 27th to publish the story Muhalif · 33rd to publish the story 
Middle East Eye (GB)11th to publish the story19 Sept, 02:56 Turkey revokes licence of Iran's Bank Mellat as US sanctions intensify 
Kommersant (RU)20th to publish the story19 Sept, 08:59 Türkiye revokes license of Iranian Bank Mellat +5 +6 Kommersant · 20th to publish the story Sputnik Türkiye · 26th to publish the story Euronews Türkçe · 32nd to publish the story DW Türkçe · 31st to publish the story Al Jazeera Arabic · 18th to publish the story Al Jazeera English · 30th to publish the story -
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Story thread
- BDDK revokes operating license of Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch With an 18 September decision by banking regulator BDDK, the operating license of Iran-based Bank Mellat's Istanbul Türkiye Main Branch was revoked under Article 71 of the Banking Law; the decision was published in the Official Gazette. New Welfare Party leader Fatih Erbakan criticized it.
- 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.
