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Ziraat Bank is the largest and oldest governmental bank in Turkey. The bank is considered one of the most widespread Turkish banks, as it has many branches and automatic teller machines in all Turkish cities.
Ziraat Bank provides customers with many services from a network of ATMs, internet branches, call centers, telephone, mobile banking services and other various channels and is considered a suitable option for those wishing to invest in agriculture in Turkey.
History of the Ziraat Bank
Ziraat Bank in the Ottoman Empire
During the first half of the nineteenth century in the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish Agricultural Bank was established in 1863 AD by Medhat Pasha, the governor of the Serbian city of Nice, which was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire at that time.
An organization was established under the name “Funds of the Homeland” and under the patronage of the farmers of the Ottoman Empire, and under the leadership of Medhat Pasha, the necessary resources were collected to establish the Ziraat Bank, which formed the basis of the bank to this day.
Ziraat Bank During the First World War
During the twentieth century and in the middle of the First World War, a special law was enacted by the Turkish Agricultural Bank dated 1916 AD, stipulating that the bank assist farmers, provide seeds and agricultural equipment, and deliver these supplies to farmers on a cash or credit basis.
Ziraat Bank made positive contributions to a large extent in overcoming, with minimal damage, the serious negative effects of the economic depression that swept the world in 1929 and the Second World War that followed.
During these troubled times in which bread was rationed, the state was implementing an austerity policy and encouraging everyone in this direction, and the bank provided many possibilities for deposits to encourage people to save money at that time.
Ziraat Bank Today
The Turkish Agricultural Bank is the largest bank with branches within Turkey, with more than 1734 branches, in addition to tens of thousands of ATMs distributed in all cities.
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there is a branch of the Jeddah Agricultural Bank, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in 2011.
Until March of 2020, the Turkish Agricultural Bank provided 481 billion liras in loans and has total assets estimated at 681 billion Turkish liras.
The amounts deposited in the Turkish Ziraat Bank amount to 490 billion Turkish liras, and the bank provides loan services for projects in general and agricultural projects in particular.
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Ziraat Bank Swift Code
To make international transfers to an account in Ziraat Bank, you can use the bank’s Swift code, which is: TCZBTR2A
You can also use the CHIPS UID for transfers from the United States of America, which is 409993.
Services Provided by the Turkish Ziraat Bank
- The bank offers a number of distinguished banking services, most notably:
- Paying bills
- Agricultural financing and consulting for agricultural investors
- Transfer money inside Turkey with a small fee
- Receiving Western Union transfers within Turkey
- Making Western Union transfers outside of Turkey
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Credit loans
- Insurance products
- Safe deposit boxes
- Taxes
- Mortgage
- Investing in gold
- Investing in mutual funds
Download the Ziraat Bank App
You can reach the Ziraat Bank by visiting the branch nearest to you. You can also visit the bank’s website by clicking here. You can also download the application, which supports English and Turkish, for the Android system and for the iOS system.
Ziraat Bank Online Banking
You can access the online banking for Ziraat Bank in English by clicking here.
