Banks

Ilustrație: un mic birou din lemn într-o piață pavată, cu o mașină de scris veche din care iese o foaie de hârtie, un clopoțel din alamă, o ștampilă de cauciuc, un pahar de ceai și un teanc de formulare, în fața unei clădiri administrative din piatră, cu ferestre arcuite și o scară largă

Taxes in Turkey for Foreigners: Tax Number, Rent and Car

How a foreigner gets a tax number in Turkey, who pays income tax, the tax bands, rent income...

11 min read

Illustration: a limestone bank building on a sunny harbour street, with a cash machine and a night-deposit slot beside a heavy wooden door, green shutters, palm trees, fishing boats and a long mountain ridge behind

Banks in Northern Cyprus: Licences, Documents, Transfers

The central bank’s list of banks, window by window: who may bank you, what a bank asks a...

14 min read

Six banknote designs of the Saka-style series in a grid, in blue, orange, green, red, violet and sky blue, each with an animal and a band of Central Asian ornament

Banking in Kazakhstan: Banks, Accounts, Deposit Guarantee

Who supervises Kazakh banks, which banks hold a licence, how a foreigner gets an IIN and an account,...

16 min read

Illustration: a Turkish city street in warm afternoon light with five bank buildings side by side, each in a different style and each with a blank band where a name would be: an Ottoman stone building with arches, a limestone building with four columns, a concrete block with ribbon windows, a glass tower and a small modern glass branch; a plane tree, a tram stop, and a few small people seen from behind

Turkish Banks: The Regulator’s List, FAST Limit, Tax Number

The banking regulator’s list of 67 banks in Türkiye in four groups, the 300,000 TL FAST limit and...

9 min read

Illustration: a card in a payment terminal on a shop counter, beside a sign with twelve discs, five of them filled: a purchase paid in monthly instalments (taksit)

Credit Cards in Turkey: Limits, Taksit and Interest Rates

How a credit card works in Türkiye: who can get one, how the limit is set, taksit instalments,...

25 min read

Illustration: inside a bank branch in Türkiye, a customer seen from behind holds a passport at a video-banking machine whose screen shows a bank representative on a video call

Economy

Kuveyt Türk for Foreigners: SWIFT, IBAN, Documents and Gold

What to give a sender abroad, how to read a Kuveyt Türk IBAN, the papers for each ID...

16 min read

Illustration: a street corner on a Turkish seafront promenade, with a bank branch on the ground floor of an apartment building, a glass front, a plain stone-grey fascia without lettering and a wall cash machine beside the door; a tray of tea glasses and a sleeping cat on the pavement

Yapı Kredi for Foreigners: SWIFT Codes, Currency ATMs, Fees

Yapı Kredi’s two SWIFT codes by currency, its currency ATMs and the dated fee rows for transfers, cash...

17 min read

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VakıfBank in Turkey: opening an account and getting a card as a foreigner, SWIFT and fees

What to take to a branch with a passport, residence permit or Turkish ID, how to get a...

18 min read

Illustration: a provincial stone bank on an Anatolian town square in warm afternoon light, with round-arched windows, four plain square columns, a blank band above them and a wooden double door; a plane tree, a stone fountain, a horse cart loaded with sacks, a bicycle and a sleeping dog, and a few small people seen from behind

Ziraat Bank: History, Branches Abroad and App Payments

Ziraat Bankası’s 1863 village chests, its 21 places abroad, Ziraat Mobil’s payment list and Western Union, checked 21.10.2026.

12 min read

Illustration: a brass hourglass on a banker's counter in a bank hall with tall arched windows onto Istanbul; the sand lies in layers of yellow, green, red and blue, with a stack of coins and a ledger beside it

Economy

Loans in Turkey: Payments, Costs and Foreign-Customer Requirements

Understand loans in Turkey, compare total costs, check bank-specific foreign-customer requirements, and calculate an illustrative repayment schedule.

21 min read

Illustration: a hand holds a phone showing a coin and an arrow; coins and two banknotes fly in an arc over the Bosphorus toward Istanbul at dusk, with the Galata Tower, minarets and a ferry below

Economy

Sending Money to Turkey: What a Transfer Really Costs

What sending money to Turkey costs: the printed fee, the exchange-rate gap and how you pay, measured against...

7 min read

Illustration: a modern glass bank branch with a blank sign above the door, an ATM beside it, plane trees, a minibus, a scooter and tea glasses on a street table, in warm daylight, no people in focus

Albaraka Türk: Participation Banking, Owners and Fees

Albaraka Türk, a participation bank: its model in its own words, who owns it, and dated fee rows...

15 min read

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Taxes in Turkey for Foreigners: Tax Number, Rent and Car

Banks in Northern Cyprus: Licences, Documents, Transfers

Banking in Kazakhstan: Banks, Accounts, Deposit Guarantee

Turkish Banks: The Regulator’s List, FAST Limit, Tax Number

Credit Cards in Turkey: Limits, Taksit and Interest Rates

Kuveyt Türk for Foreigners: SWIFT, IBAN, Documents and Gold

Yapı Kredi for Foreigners: SWIFT Codes, Currency ATMs, Fees

VakıfBank in Turkey: opening an account and getting a card as a foreigner, SWIFT and fees

Ziraat Bank: History, Branches Abroad and App Payments

Loans in Turkey: Payments, Costs and Foreign-Customer Requirements

Sending Money to Turkey: What a Transfer Really Costs

Albaraka Türk: Participation Banking, Owners and Fees