September 18, 2026PoliticsMacro·Bearish·regulatory
Türkiye's BDDK revokes Bank Mellat Istanbul branch licence, citing financial stability risks
Türkiye's banking regulator BDDK revoked the operating licence of Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch, a fully Iranian state-owned bank operating in Türkiye since 1982, citing threats to financial system stability. The branch had already lost SWIFT access and been removed from other services.
Detected & updated continuously · Source: Nebula
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