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Bank Mellat
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Bank Mellat

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 15 sources 2 updates

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decision by banking regulator BDDK, the operating license of Iran-based Bank Mellat's Istanbul Türkiye Main Branch was revoked under Article 71 of the Banking Law; the decision was published in the Official Gazette.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.

Source spectrum State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign
TRT Haber (ekonomi)2 articles · 4th to publish the story19 Sept, 10:15 BDDK, bir bankanın İstanbul şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Anadolu Ajansı (ekonomi)7th to publish the story19 Sept, 10:03 BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın İstanbul şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Milliyet5th to publish the story19 Sept, 07:02 İran bankasının faaliyet izni kaldırıldı Gazete Oksijen10th to publish the story19 Sept, 12:34 BDDK, Bank Mellat’ın Türkiye’deki faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Bloomberg HTFirst to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 BDDK'dan bir banka için faaliyet izni kaldırma kararı +3 +4 Gazete Oksijen · 10th to publish the story Ekonomi Manşet · 12th to publish the story PSM · 2nd to publish the story Sigorta Gündem · 3rd to publish the story Oda TV11th to publish the story19 Sept, 16:51 Erbakan kitabın ortasından konuştu... Konu: 'Dış güçler' Tele2 Haber6th to publish the story19 Sept, 09:24 BDDK bir bankanın faaliyet iznini kaldırdı DW Türkçe (DE)8th to publish the story19 Sept, 11:24 BDDK İran bankasının faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Euronews Türkçe (FR)9th to publish the story19 Sept, 12:03 İran merkezli Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni iptal edildi RFI (FR)13th to publish the story20 Sept, 01:21 Under American pressure, Türkiye steps up measures targeting Iranian interests +2 Euronews Türkçe · 9th to publish the story RFI · 13th to publish the story
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Politics 3 sources

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 Manşet2nd to publish the story19 Sept, 18:18 Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi CumhuriyetFirst to publish the story19 Sept, 17:09 Fatih Erbakan'dan iktidara 'Bank Mellat' tepkisi: 'Dış güçler isteyince en önde konuşuyorsunuz' Yeniçağ3rd to publish the story19 Sept, 19:10 Fatih Erbakan’dan Bank Mellat kararına sert tepki: Kendi vatandaşınız feryat ettiğinde duymuyorsunuz
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Economy World press 36 sources 2 updates

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 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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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 Haber9th to publish the story19 Sept, 03:27 İran bankası Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni kaldırıldı Haber75th to publish the story19 Sept, 00:19 BDDK, İran bankasının faaliyet iznini iptal etti EkonomimFirst to publish the story19 Sept, 00:03 BDDK, Bank Mellat'ın Türkiye'deki faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Bloomberg HT4th to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 BDDK'dan bir banka için faaliyet izni kaldırma kararı +3 +4 Bloomberg HT · 4th to publish the story Sigorta Gündem · 8th to publish the story PSM · 7th to publish the story Ekonomi Manşet · 6th to publish the story Yeniçağ2nd to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 İranlı bankanın Türkiye'deki faaliyet izni iptal edildi Nefes3rd to publish the story19 Sept, 00:10 BDDK bir bankanın İstanbul merkez şubesinin faaliyet iznini kaldırdı Halk TV10th to publish the story19 Sept, 05:42 BDDK, bir bankanın faaliyet iznini kaldırdı +2 Nefes · 3rd to publish the story Halk TV · 10th to publish the story

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