Garanti Bank is Turkey's second largest private bank by asset size with the highest capacity to generate recurrent banking revenues. Total assets reaching in excess of $65 billion is the result of its customer centric approach and innovative culture. In 2008, Garanti delivered the highest ordinary banking income growth of 22% and increased its customer base by over one million, underscoring the resilience of its business model in a difficult year.

Garanti serves to over 8 million customers in corporate, commercial, SME, and consumer segments offering fully integrated financial services through its 9 financial subsidiaries that include payment systems, pension, leasing, factoring, brokerage and asset management.

Garanti operates an expanding distribution network comprising 730 branches including five foreign branches and four international representative offices, close to 2,600 ATMs, an award winning call center and an internet & mobile bank utilizing its state-of-the-art technology. Garanti supports its extensive branch network with centralized operations, exceptional data warehousing and management reporting systems, and the efficient use of alternative delivery channels.

Over its 62-year history, Garanti became acknowledged worldwide for its strength and tradition in providing high quality offerings. Its wide product variety combined with custom-tailored solutions is a key competitive advantage in its success as Turkey's largest lender providing more than $44 billion in cash and non-cash loans. Prudent management and risk approach have earned the Bank strong brand recognition as the "Best Bank in Turkey".

Jointly owned by Dogus Holding and GE Capital, Garanti is publicly traded in the ISE with a free float of 49%. Committed to corporate governance best practices, Garanti strives to contribute the maximum added value to all its stakeholders in a consistent way.