Koçbank
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Koçbank | |
Type | Bank |
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Founded | 1981 |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
Parent | Koç Holding |
Website | http://www.kocbank.com.tr |
Koçbank is a Turkish bank. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koç Holding.
Koçbank was established in 1986 when Koç Holding purchased 51% of American Express Bank's shares. Originally named Koç-American Bank, the company was renamed in 2003 after Koç Holding purchased the remainder of the bank. In 2002 50% of Koçbank was sold to UniCredit.
As of 2003 Koçbank had 143 branches, including branches in Azerbaijan, Holland and Bahrain.