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2020 Annual Report

Being an institution of the Republic, İşbank has been working for 
its extensive stakeholder group besides the Turkish economy, and 
retaining its position as the pioneer of banking in Turkey ever since 
its incorporation. İşbank is geared up for its second century with its 
investments in technology and digital transformation, as well as its 
qualified and trained human capital.

Constantly strengthening its distribution channels in a bid to deliver the high 
added-value products and services produced with its innovative muscle and agile 
structure in the fastest and most efficient manner possible, the Bank also builds on 
its digital banking capabilities.

Having positioned sustainability as a prime focus of its strategy, İşbank addresses 
economic, environmental, social and governance matters with a holistic approach, 
and generates shared and sustainable value for all its stakeholders.

Contents

Introduction

2 

4 

6 

7 

Corporate Profile

İşbank in Figures

Our Vision, Values, Strategic Goals and Strategy

İşbank Since 1924

10 

Firsts and Innovations

12  Message from the Chairperson

16  Message from the CEO

Activities

20 

21 

22 

24 

26 

64 

74 

80 

86 

88 

The Global Economy

The Turkish Economy

2020 Developments in the Banking Sector

İşbank Banking

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

Digital Banking

Subsidiaries

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

Sustainability at İşbank

Annual Report Compliance Opinion

Corporate Governance

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

96 

98 

İşbank’s Dividend Distribution Policy

Summary Report of the Board of Directors

Agenda of the Annual Meeting

Dividend Distribution Proposal 

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Organization Chart

Annual Meeting Documents

100  Changes in the Organizational Structure

101  Managers of Internal Systems

101 

Information about the Meetings of the Board of Directors

102 

İşbank Committees

107  Human Resources Practices at İşbank

110 

Information on the Transactions Carried out with İşbank’s Risk Group 

111  Activities for which Support Services are Received in Accordance with the Regulation on Procurement of Support Services for Banks

112  Corporate Governance Principles Compliance Statement

112  Corporate Governance Compliance Report

117  Corporate Governance Information Form

124  Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework

Financial Information and Risk Management

130  Audit Committee’s Assessments on the Operation of Internal Control, Internal Audit and Risk Management Systems and Its 

Activities in the Reported Period

133  Explanations on Financial Position, Profitability and Solvency

134 

Information on Risk Management Policies Applied per Risk Types

137 

İşbank Credit Ratings

138   Unconsolidated Financial Statements As at and For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 With Independent Auditor’s Report Thereon

238   Consolidated Financial Statements As at and For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 With Independent Auditor’s Report Thereon

354   Financial Highlights and Key Ratios for the Five-Year Period

356   Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries

360  Changes in Share Percentages in Subsidiaries

362   Additional Information Regarding the Related Legislation

363  Amendments in the Articles of Incorporation in 2020

364 

Information to Shareholders

Corporate Profile

Playing a part in building the financial futures of its millions 
of customers through its service network covering all over 
Turkey and its digital service channels, İşbank carries on 
its activities focused on innovation in line with its goal of 
contributing to the welfare of its stakeholders.

Turkey’s Bank

A Bank of Firsts for 96 Years

As Turkey’s leading and largest private bank, 

İşbank celebrated its 96th year in 2020. Playing 

İşbank’s total assets reached TL 593.9 billion as 

a pioneering and guiding role in the Turkish 

at year-end 2020. İşbank is the leader among 

banking industry since the first day of its 

private banks also in terms of loans, deposits 

operations, İşbank carries out its activities in 

and shareholders’ equity, as well as asset size. 

line with its vision of developing innovative 

As of the end of 2020, İşbank meets the 

demands of its customers effectively and 

products, services and applications that are 

aligned with global banking trends. 

efficiently with high value-added products, 

The first ATM, the first internet branch and 

services and solutions offered through its 

the first mobile banking application can be 

23,518 employees, 1,205 domestic and 22 

cited among the many firsts İşbank introduced 

overseas branches, 6,521 domestic Bankamatik 

to Turkey with its focus on the future and 

ATMs, and mobile channels, of which the share 

innovation focusing on investments İşbank 

in total transactions increases day by day. 

makes a difference in the sector also in new 

generation digital banking application recently.

According to year‑end 
2020 data, İşbank 
is the leader among 
private banks in 
terms of total assets, 
loans, deposits and 
shareholders’ equity.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report96th year
Founded in 1924, 
İşbank celebrated its 
96th year in 2020.

Sustainability
İşbank positions 
sustainability as one of 
the main focus areas 
of its strategy.

Solid and Resilient Financial 
Structure 

Pioneer in Sustainability

Since the day it was founded, İşbank has been 

İşbank possesses a solid, resilient and agile 

carrying out countless activities targeted at 

financial structure. In its history that nearly 

all components of the sustainability concept. 

spans a century, the Bank has always stood 

Managing economic, environmental, social and 

by companies, investors, entrepreneurs and 

governance issues with a holistic approach, 

individuals, and contributed to the development 

İşbank boasts an effective sustainability 

and advancement of the Turkish economy with 

management system structure.

its banking products and services. 

Having undersigned numerous innovations 

As at year-end 2020, İşbank’s shareholders’ 

in the area of sustainability recently, İşbank 

equity amounted to TL 67.8 billion and its 

positions this topic as one of the main focus 

capital adequacy ratio was 18.7%, well above 

areas of its strategy. The Bank generates 

the regulatory limit. The Bank is determined to 

multi-dimensional value for all its stakeholders 

reinforce its support to its customers by taking 

under the sustainability framework with a 

the advantage of the opportunities created by 

long-term perspective.

its sustainable and strong financial structure.

Deep‑Rooted Banking Tradition 

Broad‑based Shareholding 
Structure 

İşbank owns a brand that stands for trust, 

A key characteristic of İşbank is its broad 

respectability and prestige in the eyes of its 

shareholder base made up of approximately 

stakeholders in national and international 

165,000 shareholders and institutional 

markets. 

investors. 

Having undertaken pioneering roles and critical 

As of 2020 year-end, 37.08% of the 

duties through every period of the Turkish 

Bank’s capital belongs to İşbank Members’ 

economy, İşbank creates permanent value for its 

Supplementary Pension Fund, the members 

stakeholders in the medium- and long-term, as 

of which are around 50,000 employees and 

it does in the short-term, with its deep-rooted 

retirees. 

and powerful business model.

Representing a well-established banking 

tradition, the Bank names its working concept 

as “İşbank Banking”, which is a solid and 

productive business model structured with 

a focus on “Shared and Sustainable Value 

Generation”. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank in Figures

Being one of the cornerstones of sustainable economic 
development in Turkey, İşbank has been supporting every 
sector from finance to agriculture and working to increase 
the welfare of the society since 1924. 

Shareholding Structure (*)

İşbank Members’ 
Supplementary Pension 
Fund 

Free Float

Atatürk Shares
(Republican People’s 
Party)

37.08%

34.83%

28.09%

(*) The shareholding structure is provided as of 31 December 2020. (31 December 2019: Pension Fund 39.10%, Atatürk Shares 28.09%, Free Float 
32.81%). 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTL 67.8 
billion
Leader among private 
banks in terms of 
shareholders’ equity 

Key Financial Items (TL Million) 

31.12.2020

31.12.2019 

Change (%) 

Total Assets 

593,902

468,059

Loans 

Deposits

345,150

270,360

368,876

295,922

Shareholders’ Equity

67,781

58,873

26.9

27.7

24.7

15.1

TL 345.2 
billion
Leader among private 
banks in terms of 
total loans 

TL 368.9 
billion 
Leader among private 
banks in terms of 
total deposits

Key Financial Ratios (%)

Interest Earning Assets (1) / Total Assets 

Loans / Total Assets 

Loans / Deposits

NPL Ratio

NPL Coverage Ratio 

Demand Deposits / Total Deposits 

Shareholders’ Equity / Total Liabilities 

Capital Adequacy Ratio 

Return on Average Equity(2) 

(1) Interest earning assets include TL and FC required reserves at Central Bank. 
(2) Average figures are calculated based on quarterly balances. 

31.12.2020

 31.12.2019 

89.4

58.1

93.6

5.6

63.7

41.7

11.4

18.7

10.9

89.0

57.8

91.4

6.5

54.7

28.4

12.6

17.9

11.4

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Management 
Our Vision, Values, Strategic Goals and Strategy

Our Vision

Our Strategic Goals

Our Values

Becoming the bank of the 
future, creating sustainable 
value with an inclusive and 
participatory approach

•	Commitment	to	our	

country

•	Strong	and	sustainable	
financial performance

•	Effective	risk	
management

•	Flawless	customer	

experience 

•	Value	creating	technology	
and innovation leadership

•	Happy	and	productive	

human resources

•	Ethical	and	responsible	

banking, that is 
compassionate towards 
people, society and 
environment

Innovation, solidarity, 
common sense, reliability, 
sincerity, transparency 
guided by the principles 
of “Intelligence, diligence, 
integrity; technical and 
methodical work” in 
reference to İşbank’s 
founding philosophy.

Our Strategy

Managing our balance 
sheet to ensure sustainable 
and value added growth 
while using our internal 
and external resources 
in accordance with the 
priorities of the country’s 
economy and preparing 
our enterprise for the 
future by continuously 
improving our business 
model in synergy with our 
group companies and all 
our business partners in 
the period of technological 
transformation.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportİşbank Since 1924

İşbank continued 
to support the real 
sector and Turkey’s 
economy steadily also 
in 2020.

In keeping with its founding 
mission, İşbank has aimed to 
accept even the smallest amount 
of savings and to put it toward 
economic development.

Beginning to expand into a 
country-wide branch network upon 
its foundation, İşbank was also 
the first Turkish bank to establish 
branches abroad, with the first 
international branches opening in 
1932 in Hamburg, Germany and 
Alexandria, Egypt.

In 1950s, İşbank focused on 
developing its equity participations 
portfolio.

As İşbank’s equity participations 
became drivers of Turkish industry, 
the Bank supplied resources in the 
form of capital and financing to a 
number of industries with a focus 
on manufacturing. In 1960s and 
1970s, İşbank accelerated the pace 
of the branch network expansion 
at the national level. In 1980s, the 
Bank focused on increasing the 
number of its overseas branches.

At İşbank, the 1980s were 
characterized by the growing 
importance of multichannel banking 
and the Bank started offering an 
even broader range of products and 
services to customers.

In 1982, İşbank introduced the first 
ATMs to the Turkish market. Its ATM, 
named “Bankamatik”, became the 
generic name for automatic teller 
machines in Turkey.

İşbank further solidified its 
position as the sector’s pioneer in 
alternative distribution channels 
when it launched the country’s first 
telephone banking service, “Mavi 
Hat (Blueline)” in 1991, and Turkey’s 
first online branch in 1997.

In subsequent years, İşbank 
continued to move forward by 
improving service quality and by 
developing products tailored to 
customer expectations. In parallel 
with these innovations, the Bank 
also focused on R&D efforts 
and made maximum use of new 
technology.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementWith TekCep service, 
Turkey’s first open 
banking application, 
İşbank provided the 
opportunity to track 
account movements 
in different banks 
through İşCep.

Initiating the customer-centered 
Digital Transformation Program 
with the vision of becoming 
“Turkey’s Best Digital Bank”, İşbank 
founded MaxiTech in Silicon Valley 
in 2016 which will provide support 
to digital transformation.

“Workup by İşbank” 
entrepreneurship program was 
initiated under Kolektif House in 
order to support high potential 
and technology focused startups. 
Besides, Innovation Committee 
was established at İşbank in order 
to provide extending innovation 
culture and carrying on with 
innovation process continually.

İşbank Since 1924

Maintaining strong and stable 
growth, İşbank relocated the Bank’s 
headquarters from Ankara to 
İstanbul in 2000.

In 2006, İşbank initiated the 
Customer- Centric Transformation 
(MOD) program, aimed at 
restructuring the Bank with a 
customer-focused approach. 
Under this program, many projects 
and initiatives that resulted in 
truly revolutionary changes were 
successfully completed.

In line with rapid advances in 
technology, İşbank continued 
to improve the innovative 
multi-channel banking network, 
allowing customers to utilize 
the most suitable channel to 
perform any banking transaction 
conveniently, quickly and reliably, 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportİşbank has proven 
once again its success 
in providing long‑
term funds from 
international markets 
at favorable terms.

Apart from this, the Bank offered 
many innovative products to its 
customers from all segments, took 
the digitalization journey to new 
levels and materialized further its 
support for entrepreneurship.

While 2020 was an extraordinary 
period in pandemic conditions, 
İşbank demonstrated its support 
to households and companies 
through special product and service 
applications.

The Bank also proved once again 
its success in providing long-term 
funds from international markets 
under favorable conditions and 
further increased its support to the 
Turkish economy in this difficult 
year.

In 2018, İşbank kept consolidating 
its leadership in digital banking. 
While the personal assistant 
application Maxi that quickly 
achieved a record number of 
customer contacts was integrated 
to the service platform. 

Cooperation activities are 
intensified with ventures contacted 
in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. 
İşbank moved one step further in 
the innovation universe with the 
opening of the Shanghai Innovation 
Center.

İşbank, continued to support the 
real sector and Turkey’s economy 
steadily. The Bank continued 
its efforts to improve its value 
proposition to its customers with 
its product and service range. 
With TekCep service, Turkey’s first 
open banking app which allows 
to track account movements at 
different banks via İşCep was put 
into use for legal entity customers. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementFirsts and Innovations

İşbank;

•	 Developed	and	introduced	the	

“Money Box” account to Turkey to 
foster a culture of savings.

•	 Introduced	the	first	use	of	cheques	
as a convenient means of carrying 
out regular payments.

•	 Launched	electronic	banking	in	

Turkey, with the introduction of the 
country’s first ATMs: Bankamatik.

•	 Became	the	first	Turkish	bank	to	

open branches in Europe and TRNC

•	 Rolled	out	the	first	investment	
account service in the Turkish 
financial services industry.

•	 Launched	Turkey’s	first	mutual	fund.

•	 Became	Turkey’s	first	bank	to	
introduce trading services of 
investment securities.

•	 Initiated	the	first	interactive	
telephone banking service.

•	 Opened	the	first	online	branch.

•	 Developed	and	rolled	out	the	
first application-based native 
mobile banking service (İşCep) for 
customers.

•	 Offered	the	first	term	deposit	

product for customers in Turkey, 
“Floating Account” whose yields are 
indexed to the TRLIBOR market.

•	 Turkey’s	first	social	responsibility-
focused mutual fund, “TEMA 
Environmental Variable Fund,” 
investing in environmentally friendly 
companies.

•	 Developed	“Üstü	Kalsın	(Keep	the	
Change)” an innovative application 
that helps customers to grow their 
savings by rounding up outstanding 
credit card debt balances to a 
specified limit, and uses the 
difference to purchase mutual fund 
shares.

•	 Developed	the	“Kur	Korumalı	

•	 Launched	the	“Environmentally	
Friendly Housing Loan” product 
to support the development 
of environmentally friendly 
technologies in the housing sector.

•	 Introduced	Mobile	Signature,	

enabling customers to pay off loans 
without having to visit a branch and 
to withdraw cash, without using a 
debit or credit card.

•	 The	integrated	“Mobil	Borsa”	

feature within İşCep gives access to 
real-time stock exchange data and 
allows stock exchange transactions 
in that without a dedicated 
application.

•	 Developed	and	introduced	“Mobile	
Key (Cep Anahtar),” a mobile phone 
application that strengthens the 
transaction security of the online 
branch and mobile banking channels, 
and also enables cash withdrawals 
from Bankamatik (ATMs) without the 
need for a card.

(Opsiyonlu) Döviz Kredisi (Exchange 
Rate Protected Foreign Currency 
Loan with Option),” a foreign 
currency loan with a guaranteed 
exchange rate option that protects 
the borrower against excessive 
increases in the exchange rate; 
“Sabit Faizli Rotatif (BCH) Kredi 
(Fixed Rate Revolving Loan),” a 
fixed-interest-rate revolving line of 
credit for those who do not want to 
be affected by fluctuating interest 
rates; and Chinese Yuan credit and 
loans for customers who conduct 
business with China.

•	 Introduced	the	“Temassız	Kartla	

Para Çekme (Money Withdrawal by 
Contactless Card),” a contactless 
card application that enables users 
to withdraw cash with a single key 
press.

•	 Designed	and	opened	a	specialized	
branch with a completely different 
and unique structure to deliver 
services exclusively to companies 
backed by foreign capital, which is 
an unprecedented service offering in 
Turkey.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report•	 Became	the	first	privately-owned	
bank in Turkey to introduce the 2B 
Loan.

•	 Launched	the	“Şipşak”	product	that	

allows customers to carry out instant 
shopping by scanning a QR code in 
print media, such as newspapers, 
magazines, banners or catalogues.

•	 Launched	the	“Anında	Alışveriş	

Kredisi (Instant Shopping Loan)” 
product that allows customers to 
use consumer loan instantly during 
the payment process without 
leaving the web site in which they 
shop by the use of API (Application 
Programming Interface) technology.

•	 Introduced	the	“İşCepMatik”,	which	
is a new generation ATM device 
designed for its customers, allowing 
them to withdraw cash through 
Bluetooth or QR code technologies 
without having to carry an ATM card 
or entering a passcode.

•	 Became	the	first	bank	working	
online in Turkey that has been 
integrated into the invoice registry 
center with the “Supplier Financing” 
application that allows customers 
to use invoice amounts before their 
terms by discounting.

•	 Launched	“Exporter	Card”	product	
which is specifically designed 
for SMEs who make their export 
transactions via the Bank.

•	 Launched	“Sosyal	Hesap”	(Social	

•	 “TekCep”	service,	Turkey’s	first	

open banking app which allows to 
track their account movements at 
different banks via İşCep was put 
into use for legal entity customers.

•	 Daily	Deposit	Account,	which	can	be	
used on non-branch channels and 
earns interest for one-day terms was 
added the product range.

•	 Within	the	scope	of	its	work	on	

alternative and innovative foreign 
trade solutions, it successfully 
carried out two pilot transactions; 
became the first Turkish bank to 
guarantee payment with blockchain 
technology in foreign trade.

•	 In	order	to	eliminate	the	security	

concerns of all e-commerce 
customers; Dynamic Security Code 
application was implemented for the 
first time in Turkey.

•	 Digital	Vault,	the	first	step	of	the	
“Digital Identity” defined as the 
main product in the medium-term 
under the innovation strategy, was 
launched for İşbank customers and 
non-customer users.

Account) whereby İşCep users can 
ask for a money transfer for meals, 
presents, entertainment, school 
fees and similar purposes into a 
designated account from their 
families and friends, or whereby 
they can quickly respond to such 
requests.

•	 Became	the	first	bank	in	Turkish	
capital markets that issued a 
domestic subordinated bond 
denominated in TL.

•	 Allowed	to	make	stock	exchange	

transactions and futures 
transactions in Europe’s, America’s 
and Asia’s leading 26 stock markets 
such as NASDAQ, NYSE, XETRA, LSE, 
ICE, SEHK with İşCep International 
Markets service.

•	 Introduced	Digital	Moneybox	to	its	
customers which is a first in Turkey 
in the way of transformation of 
the Internet of Things (IoT) and a 
FinTech initiative into a banking 
product.

•	 Set	up	the	Agile	Atelier,	one	of	the	
few implementations in the global 
banking sector.

•	 Launched	Maxi,	the	personal	

assistant application based on AI, on 
its mobile banking service (İşCep).

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementMessage from the Chairperson

As we leave our 96th 
year behind, being 
a role model and a 
pioneering company, 
we continue to carry 
out our activities 
within the frame of 
our future‑oriented 
working concept.

Füsun Tümsavaş
Chairperson

İşbank 
Banking
İşbank’s value 
creation model

Esteemed shareholders,

In 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic dominated 
economic and social life all over the world. 

rate environment were downplayed to some 
extent, policies prioritizing the prevention 
of employment loss and bankruptcies were 
implemented.

Due to the pandemic, international trade, 
tourism and particularly capital flows to 
emerging countries presented a negative 
picture for the most part of the year. On the 
other hand, the US presidential elections and 
the post-Brexit trade deal negotiations took up 
an important place in the global political agenda.

In an effort to minimize the economic and 
financial impacts of the pandemic, major central 
banks and governments have introduced 
a set of measures to support the economy 
since March 2020. As risk factors such as high 
indebtedness and long-lived low-interest 

While the said measures limited the projected 
contraction of global economic activity to some 
extent, they provided a strong support to the 
financial markets particularly in developed 
countries.

As the pandemic is anticipated to have 
permanent effects upon global supply chains 
and ways of doing business in the services 
sector in general, the vaccination process that 
was initiated in numerous countries in the final 
weeks of 2020 is regarded as the key element 
shaping the expectations regarding the coming 
period.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportAmid these tough conditions, Turkey once 
again proved its resilience against external 
shocks. Having contracted rapidly in the 
second quarter due to the restrictive 
measures introduced within the scope 
of the fight against Covid-19, economic 
activity registered a fast recovery in 
the third quarter, backed by the credit 
expansion, and recorded a 1.8 percent 
growth for the whole year.

The banking sector achieved a fast growth 
in credits in 2020, driven by the policies 
adopted as part of the combat against the 
global crisis. The Turkish banking sector 
sustained its support to the economy 
amid the challenging global contraction 
conditions, while maintaining its solid 
structure.

İşbank is in its 96th year

As we leave our 96th year behind, being a 
role model and a pioneering company, we 
continue to carry out our activities within 
the frame of our future-oriented working 
concept.

İşbank steadfastly adheres to its mission 
summed up in its slogan “Turkey’s Bank” in 
line with its vision of creating permanent 
value for all of its stakeholders, especially 
for the national economy as well as its 
shareholders. Our Bank continues to 
generate sustainable value for all of our 
stakeholders in line with our strong and 
productive business model that we call 
“İşbank Banking”.

Geared up for the future with its strategy 
formulated with a long-term perspective, 
its physical and digital service network, 
technological infrastructure and human 
capital, İşbank stands by the individuals, 
SMEs, corporate companies, farmers 
and exporters in good days and difficult 
ones alike. Our Bank plays an important 
part in building a sustainable future by 
contributing to the lifecycles of millions 
of individuals with its high added-value 
products and services.

To this end, İşbank also continues 
ceaselessly to further leverage its services. 
We carry on with our digital transformation 
in order to further upgrade our customers’ 
experience at all touchpoints, which will 
allow us to present personalized and 
life-easing solutions any time they need.

As we move forward as an actor ready 
to undertake new and key roles in 
Turkey’s economic future, our collective 
shareholding structure constitutes one 
of our key strengths. Our approximately 
165,000 shareholders including İşbank 
Members’ Supplementary Pension 
Fund, which is our majority shareholder 
representing nearly 50,000 employees and 
retirees of the Bank, and our institutional 
investors, position İşbank in a special 
and solid place within the Turkish capital 
markets.

Sustainability and İşbank

Sustainability requires incorporation 
of economic, environmental, social 
and governance aspects within the 
business model with a holistic approach. 
Ever since its incorporation, İşbank has 
been the flagbearer of all components 
of sustainability, and has increased its 
focus on the topic in keeping with the 
global approaches that evolved in time. 
Sustainability is currently positioned as 
one of the key focal points of our Bank’s 
strategy.

Based on this working concept, we continue 
to create value with our qualified human 
resource that represents our most valuable 
capital, the capabilities bestowed upon us 
by our financial power, our brand equity 
identified with trust and prestige, and 
our extensive physical service network, 
combined with our digital service channels 
and the products and services we develop 
by internalizing sustainability.

İşbank is a transparent and accountable 
institution, a reliable business partner, a 
fair employer, a company that is sensitive 
to the environment and society; in other 
words, İşbank is a bank that is conscious of 
its responsibilities to all its stakeholders. A 
signatory of the UN Global Compact, İşbank 
also supports Sustainable Development 
Goals. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementBeing a signatory 
of the Women’s 
Empowerment 
Principles (WEPs), 
we will continue 
to conduct our 
activities targeted 
at strengthening the 
women’s place in the 
society across our 
entire value chain.

Message from the Chairperson

Being an organization possessing an exemplary 
Corporate Governance structure, we effectively 
utilize governance committees reporting 
to the Board of Directors. Since 2015, our 
sustainability-related activities were being 
conducted under the supervision of our 
Corporate Governance Committee. However, 
we set up a dedicated Sustainability Committee 
in 2020 in recognition of the intensive 
interdisciplinary communication and interaction 
required by this area. The Sustainability 
Committee is structured to enable effective 
oversight by the Board of Directors, as well as 
to allow all related activities to be tackled by 
all executive functions. We believe that the 
Committee will undertake a critical role in our 
activities owing to this characteristic.

Our Bank has also been an establishment 
gaining the foreground with its egalitarian 
approach to women. There are countless 
examples of our stance in this respect from 
the loans we have extended for increasing 
women employment and supporting women 
entrepreneurs to the egalitarian approach 
ahead of its time that we have been exhibiting 
towards our women employees ever since the 
day we have been incorporated. The ratio of our 
women employees as of 2020 year-end is 55 
percent, whereas the ratio of women managers 
is 45 percent. Being a signatory of the Women’s 
Empowerment Principles (WEPs), we will 
continue to conduct our activities targeted at 
strengthening the women’s place in the society 
across our entire value chain.

Putting much emphasis on stakeholder 
communication and interaction and taking 
place in a number of domestic and international 
sustainability initiatives, İşbank relentlessly 
works towards satisfying the requirements 
arising from these commitments as well as 
expanding its sphere of influence in relation to 
sustainability. Possessing the infrastructure 
and resources necessary to support the 

transformation of its customers, suppliers, 
employees -in short all its stakeholders- in this 
respect, İşbank is already set for the future.

İşbank fulfills its social responsibilities 
regardless of the conditions.

Carrying on with its activities aimed at 
supporting social life through its social 
responsibility projects in the areas of education, 
culture, art and the environment, İşbank shares 
the value it generates in the economic cycle 
with our country’s people in the widest scale 
possible. 

Our priority in our social responsibility projects 
that we design with a long-term approach is the 
future generations, in other words, our children.

Under the “One Million Books, One Million 
Children” campaign that is one of the most 
concrete and farthest-reaching examples of our 
initiatives in this area that left behind 13 years, 
we have given 14 million hard-copy books to 
primary school students to date. In delivering 
these books, we cross Turkey’s borders and 
take them to our children in the T.R.N.C., Iraq, 
UK, Kosovo, Germany, Russia and Georgia where 
we have an organization, have them printed 
in the Braille alphabet and send them to the 
schools providing education to visually impaired 
children, and we give them away to our children 
in Regional Boarding Secondary Schools, to 
children boarding in the housing of the General 
Directorate of Children’s Services, and those 
in the Youth Closed Prisons and Juvenile 
Reformatories. In the 2019-2020 academic year 
that marked the 13th year of the campaign, we 
carried our project to the digital platform with 
four books due to the coronavirus measures.

Based on the thought that the chess sport is 
also an educational tool that has significant 
contributions to mental development of children 
and youth and protects them from harmful 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportHaving started 
operations right after 
the establishment of 
the Turkish Republic, 
our Bank successfully 
managed crises 
and turbulences 
in its history, and 
generated permanent 
value for Turkey.

habits, we have become the main sponsor of 
the Turkish Chess Federation in 2005. Within 
the scope of this ongoing sponsorship, we have 
opened more than 27,500 chess classes to date 
across Turkey.

Having started operations right after the 
establishment of the Turkish Republic, our Bank 
successfully managed crises and turbulences in 
its history, and generated permanent value for 
Turkey.

As İşbank, we are running the Project “81 
Students from 81 Cities” in collaboration with 
Darüşşafaka, which is one of the longest-lived 
and most comprehensive projects in the area of 
education ever undertaken in Turkey. Including 
the graduates, the number of our students who 
received education in this framework exceeded 
750. Under the project, we continue to support 
our students, whose educational expenses at 
Darüşşafaka Educational Institutions are fully 
covered by İşbank, also through their university 
lives.

For a bright future, İşbank will continue to 
extend multi-faceted social contribution and 
support to its stakeholders, and particularly to 
our children.

The future must be better than today for 
the humankind. 

The pandemic served as sort of a warning 
regarding the future of the humankind. It 
is a joint responsibility for economic actors 
and authorities to understand this warning 
accurately and to fulfill its requirements quickly. 
Numerous topics from the resolution of the 
great injustice in the distribution of income to 
efficient use of scarce resources, as well as the 
combat against the climate crisis, are pending 
for solutions on the agenda of the humankind.

İşbank employees hold a hopeful and 
determined outlook for the future as they stand 
united around their shared corporate ideals. 
Believing that the future must be better than 
today for the humankind, we continue to put 
our heart and soul in our efforts for topics that 
call for our contribution.

Being Turkey’s largest private bank and an 
esteemed constituent of the global league, 
İşbank will continue to be by the side of its other 
stakeholders as well as its customers, and to 
deliver the best to them, as it has done for the 
past 96 years.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would 
like to take this opportunity to thank all our 
stakeholders, and first and foremost the İşbank 
employees who have played a part in driving our 
Bank to its current position.

Yours sincerely,

Füsun Tümsavaş

Chairperson

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementMessage from the CEO

2020: A year dominated by the pandemic

Having started 2020 with the anticipation that 
the recovery in economic activity would gain 
momentum, the Turkish economy was put to an 
unprecedented test with the Covid-19 outbreak 
that became a global pandemic in March.

While economic indicators hit the bottom in 
April 2020, a recovery trend followed with the 
effect of the easing of restrictive measures 
implemented against the pandemic and the 
steps taken by policymakers to support the 
economy.

Although the risks stemming from the 
pandemic readopted an upturn in the last 
quarter of the year in our country as was the 
case in all over the world, the economic activity 

was impacted at a lower extent as compared 
to the second quarter of the year, and Turkey 
emerged as one of the very few countries that 
displayed positive growth in such a tough year.

During this period, developments regarding the 
course of the pandemic have driven the global 
risk perception; hence, despite the loosened 
liquidity conditions, capital flows remained 
selective, taking country-specific factors into 
consideration.

When considered in conjunction with other 
risks, the likely persistence of the economic 
damage caused by the pandemic indicates that 
pursuance of foreseeable economy policies 
will make a greater difference than ever before 
for a high-potential emerging country, such as 
Turkey.

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İşbank continued 
to put its resources 
to use towards the 
country’s interests 
and to support its 
stakeholders during 
2020.

Adnan Bali
Chief Executive Officer 

During the pandemic, 
we kept offering 
uninterrupted service 
to our broad and 
extensive customer 
base.

İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn the meanwhile, the banking sector once 
again proved that it possesses the strength 
and the capability to manage risks on the 
back of its solid financial structure and 
disciplined management approach, and 
sustained its support to the real sector, 
while adhering to its uninterrupted service 
concept.

The period ahead embodies significant 
opportunities for Turkey to positively 
decouple from its peers and to create a new 
story of growth. Provided that the risks are 
carefully managed, the Turkish economy is 
equipped to navigate through the ongoing 
recovery process with the dynamic and 
flexible structure of its real sector and the 
solid banking sector.

We acted with the motto “people come 
first”

During the pandemic, we kept offering 
uninterrupted service to our broad and 
extensive customer base, and performed 
successfully in this process. Key drivers 
behind the success we achieved were the 
importance we attach to digitalization, 
our sustainability approach, our human 
resource, our far-reaching physical and 
digital service network, and our robust 
subsidiaries operating in different areas 
of financial services, as well as our solid 
financial structure.

Upon emergence of Covid-19 cases in 
Turkey, we immediately introduced a series 
of preventive actions first of all, for the 
health of our employees and our customers.

During 2020, we have fulfilled our 
responsibility to our country and our 
customers over a broad range from 
individuals to SMEs, from commercial 
establishments to our country’s large-scale 
investments, employing a more focused 
approach than ever before. Having reached 
its targets to a large extent in 2020, 
our Bank’s total assets grew by 26.9% 
year-over-year to TL 593.9 billion, while the 
Bank’s total cash and non-cash lending in 
the same timeframe rose to TL 345.2 billion 
and TL 119.6 billion, respectively, for a total 
contribution of TL 464.8 billion channeled 
to the economy in the form of loans. In 
2020, the ratio of İşbank’s non-performing 
loans to total loans was registered as 5.6%.

We supported the SMEs that make up 
our traditional customer base through 
multi-faceted credit and service packages 
also in 2020. Cash loans İşbank made 
available to the SMEs added up to 
TL 69.4 billion as at year-end 2020.

Our individual customers made up of 
millions of households represent another 
important stakeholder group of our Bank. 
İşbank’s consumer loans book expanded 
by 39.2% in the twelve months to 
end-2020 and amounted to TL 68.2 billion. 
Being the preferred choice of savers in 
2020 dominated by tough conditions, 
we grew our total deposits by 24.7% to 
TL 368.9 billion.

With a shareholders’ equity that reached 
TL 67.8 billion in the same timeframe, our 
Bank further consolidated its leadership 
among private banks in this area.

Amid the tough market conditions 
presented by 2020, İşbank also granted 
deferment on loans in the total amount 
of TL 42 billion of its corporate and 
individual customers. In summary, İşbank 
continued, as always, to put its resources 
to use towards the country’s interests and 
to support its stakeholders during the 
pandemic-burdened 2020.

Uninterrupted support to the economy

In this period, we were compelled to 
deal with challenges that we had never 
experienced before. Especially the world 
trade almost came to a standstill for a large 
number of goods and services in spring. The 
declined demand from the European Union 
countries that make one of our major export 
destinations and the issues confronted 
by the logistics industry led to plunges in 
production and exportation.

In this period when, in our opinion, Turkey 
acquired a much more important position 
for the supply of various goods and services 
because of its location, as İşbank, we 
never hesitated to assume responsibility. 
Upon the emergence of the pandemic, we 
launched our economic relief packages 
concurrently with the public banks. With 
the  “Solidarity and Support Packages” that 
we subsequently announced, we extended 
support particularly to our tradesmen, small 
enterprises and SMEs through this rough 
patch.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Management9.2 million
Number of total 
digital customers

The share of 
non‑branch channels 
in total transactions 
at İşbank reached 
96% in 2020.

Message from the CEO

Under the protocol signed with the Turkish 
Exporters Assembly (TİM) by end-June, we 
have presented a cash loan package worth 
USD 500 million in total, which was available 
in Turkish lira and foreign currency to all the 
sectors without any exceptions. Within the 
scope of the protocol, we also offered special 
interest rates to women entrepreneurs.

The new phase of digitalization

The pandemic has been a test experienced 
under extraordinary circumstances for all the 
economic actors. In 2020, business models, 
corporate cultures and working schemes we 
had become accustomed to embarked upon 
a radical change process. I consider that a 
breaking point, the start of a transformation. 
People of all ages experienced first-hand the 
power and importance of digitalization during 
the pandemic that squeezed a change that 
would normally take a few years to take place 
within just several months.

During the pandemic, İşbank found the 
opportunity to test its service delivery capability 
in the area of digital banking. The number of 
our active mobile banking customers went up 
from 7.8 million at year-end 2019 9 million at 
year-end 2020. In the same timeframe, the 
number of total digital customers arrived at 
9.2 million, and the numbers of customers 
using Bankamatik ATMs and the Internet Branch 
reached 9.5 million and 3 million, respectively. 
The share of comparable transactions 
executed on non-branch channels in total 
transactions reached 96% in 2020. Maxi, our 
assistant application developed using Artificial 
Intelligence and natural language processing 
technologies, carried out nearly 60 million 
dialogues with more than 7.2 million customers 
as at year-end 2020.

In 2020, İşbank took one more step and signed 
its name under the establishment of Turkey’s 
largest artificial intelligence center. Set up in 
cooperation with Koç University, the center 

operates out of the university campus and also 
İş Towers. I believe that this project that will 
form a good example of the university-private 
sector cooperation will contribute to promote 
Turkey to the global league in this area.

Another collaboration we have made in 2020 
for our country’s future was the Research 
Center for Infectious Diseases established 
at Koç University. The Center is intended to 
conduct advanced research on infectious 
diseases, to work on suggested solutions in 
the development of disease diagnostics and 
treatments and protection methods, and to 
enrich researcher and educator human capital in 
terms of quantity and qualifications. 

Yet another first: the first financing 
transaction using the Blockchain 
technology

In 2020, we realized the first pilot financing 
transaction based on blockchain technology. 
This is the first step of a reliable and easier 
period in foreign trade finance, which is based 
on data matching. We are committed to rank 
among the world’s fast advancing emerging 
technology formations and to develop products 
targeted at the financing of international 
trade and supply chains over the blockchain 
technology.

Our support to the startup universe 
continue with increasing diversity

The founding mission of İşbank envisaged 
extension of support to entrepreneurship - a 
commitment that our Bank never compromised 
over the course of a century.

In 2020, we continued to stand by 
entrepreneurs and startups with our 
multi-faceted support. We carried on with the 
Workup Entrepreneurship Program, transferring 
it to the online platform in the wake of the 
pandemic. While 18 startups from various cities 
in Turkey were admitted to the 7th term of the 

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportprogram commenced in August, the number 
of the program graduates reached 60 at the 
end of the year.

Maxis Innovative Venture Capital Fund 
invested in two ventures in 2020, one 
of which is a Workup graduate. Including 
these two investments, which are 
engaged in the fields of cyber security 
and marketing technologies, the number 
of ventures the fund invested in reached 
four. We will continue to extend support 
to entrepreneurship which we deem vital 
for the growth of our economy with added 
value.

Sustainability…

2020 has been a year of great momentum 
added to our sustainability-related 
initiatives.

Carrying out its activities with the utmost 
environmental sensitivity since its 
incorporation, our Bank set its medium- and 
long-term emissions reduction targets in 
2020, and unveiled its roadmap to become 
carbon-neutral. Having forthwith started 
its projects in line with these targets, 
our Bank decided to supply the entirety 
of the electricity it will procure in 2021 
as an eligible consumer from electricity 
generated from renewable sources.

In 2020, our Bank joined the United 
Nations Environment Programme – Finance 
Initiative (UNEP-FI), which seeks to 
improve and expand the links between the 
sustainability and financial performances 
of companies in the finance sector, and we 
have signed the Principles for Responsible 
Banking, which is a set of principles specific 
to the banking industry.

Also in 2020, we have upgraded our Carbon 
Disclosure Project (CDP) Climate Reporting 
rating to “A-“ in only our second reporting, 
and qualified for the leadership category. 
This result attested to our Bank’s efficient 
utilization of natural resources and natural 
capital, and its effective management of 
climate-related risks and opportunities. 
On another note, our Bank was granted 
“Platinum Prize” in five different categories 
at the Spotlight and Inspire 2020 award 
programs organized by the League of 
American Communications Professionals 
(LACP) with its 2019 Integrated Report.

We were happy to have achieved such good 
progress in the area of sustainability in the 
challenging year of 2020. İşbank will keep 
taking solid steps in this direction also in the 
following years and continue to generate 
shared value for all its stakeholders.

One of the banks boasting the highest 
global brand strength

Our high brand strength and reputation 
continued to shape our competitive stance 
and our core operations in global markets in 
2020.

İşbank secured two syndicated loans with 
a total amount of USD 1.6 billion in 2020 
under two different deals. With these loans, 
support was extended to financing the 
foreign trade transactions of companies 
engaged in the real sector, and contribution 
was lent to the performance of the national 
economy.

Our Bank also carried out subordinated 
issues worth USD 750 million on 
international markets in January 2020. The 
said deal has been the first subordinated 
market issue held abroad by a Turkish bank 
since February 2018. The investors’ demand 
for the issue exceeded USD 3.5 billion.

Distinguished stakeholders,

The pandemic served as a reminder of the 
delicate balance upon which our civilization 
on earth is established. Our hope is that the 
humankind will learn from its experience 
in this process, look ahead, and strive 
wholeheartedly to build a sustainable 
future.

I would like to take this opportunity to 
extend my gratitude, first and foremost, 
to our employees who have produced the 
2020 performance, and to our business 
partners and other stakeholders. I also 
would like to thank, on behalf of İşbank 
Family, the healthcare workers for their 
superhuman efforts and committed work 
throughout 2020.

İşbank is more than a bank with its identity 
as a century-old establishment that 
welcomes you with a deep-rooted and 
strong sense of trust that assures ease 
of mind. I believe from the bottom of my 
heart that this relationship will continue for 
generations to come.

Yours sincerely,

Adnan Bali
Chief Executive Officer 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementHaving taken the 
whole world in its grip 
in 2020, the Covid‑19 
pandemic brought 
along a global 
economic crisis.

Supportive policies 
were pursued during 
the pandemic.

The Global Economy

The pandemic has driven the course of the 
global economy in 2020. 

Having taken the whole world in its grip in 
2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought along 
a global economic crisis. Measures restricting 
social life introduced all over the world in an 
effort to prevent the spread of the pandemic 
brought the global economic activity almost to a 
complete halt particularly in the second quarter 
of the year, causing historic-high contractions 
in the world’s major economies. Despite the 
stronger-than-expected recovery of economic 
activity in the third quarter, the number of 
cases that took an upturn once again in the last 
quarter put pressure on recovery. In addition, 
the absence of a solid recovery in the services 
industry due largely to the lockdowns and 
travel restrictions led to significant decoupling 
in the course of manufacturing and services 
activity across the world. It is estimated that all 
major economies excluding China contracted 
significantly at the end of 2020.

In 2020, geopolitical events, as well as the 
uncertainties related to protectionist trade 
policies, have had an impact on global economic 
activity. The US presidential election that took 
place in the second half of the year and the 
developments concerning the deal that will 
regulate the post-Brexit trade relationships 
between the EU and the UK were watched 
closely.

Expansionary monetary and fiscal policies 
were implemented.

The destruction that the pandemic caused 
to global economic activity compelled the 
implementation of supportive monetary 
and fiscal policies. As numerous countries 
announced relief packages at unprecedented 
scale, central banks of developed countries 
injected significant amounts of liquidity to 
the markets through low interest rate policies 
coupled with substantial bond purchases. The 

said central banks announced that they will 
maintain supportive policies and might adopt 
new measures if needed until the economic 
outlook and the labor market that experienced 
major employment losses recover markedly.

Commodity prices have also been 
influenced by the pandemic.

The fact that economic activity came to a halt 
all over the world because of the pandemic, 
particularly in the second quarter of the year, 
negatively affected energy and commodity 
prices. During this period, oil prices were close 
to the lowest levels of the past two decades, 
and producer countries attempted to curb the 
decline in prices through supply cuts. As the 
economic activity began recovering globally in 
the third quarter of the year, oil prices increased 
rapidly, but failed to reach the pre-pandemic 
levels. The investors’ shift towards safe-haven 
investment instruments during this period, 
on the other hand, fueled the demand for 
gold. Due also to the expansionary monetary 
policy implementations of the central banks 
of developed countries, gold price per ounce 
exceeded USD 2,000 in August. In the following 
period, gold prices decreased somewhat as the 
positive news flow regarding vaccination and 
medication efforts eased the concerns over the 
pandemic.

Expectations for 2021

In 2021, global economy is projected to recover 
quickly due to the low base effect of 2020. The 
scale and success of vaccination campaigns 
will likely be influential upon the course of 
the said recovery. Although the policies of the 
central banks of developed countries which will 
possibly remain supportive of economic activity 
in 2021 provide a favorable outlook for the 
financing conditions of emerging economies, 
country-specific risks will determine the 
direction of capital flows.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportThe Turkish Economy

Macroeconomic developments in 2020

The Turkish economy exhibited a strong 
recovery in the second half of the year.

After contracting by 10.3% on annual 
basis in the second quarter of 2020 due 
to the initial impacts of the Covid-19 
outbreak and the restrictive measures 
adopted, the Turkish economy displayed 
a recovery trend in the second half of the 
year owing to the actions taken to support 
the economy, combined with the eased 
restrictive measures. As a result, Turkey 
positively decoupled from many countries 
in the whole year of 2020 and captured 
a growth rate of 1.8%. While the support 
channeled to the economy added up to 
more than TL 500 billion through a series of 
measures including credit guarantees, tax 
deferrals and direct transfers implemented 
within the scope of the combat against 
the pandemic, approximately 80% of this 
amount has been in the form of credit 
support.

Against an export volume that was 
repressed by the pandemic, the imports 
volume that rose with the additional 
impact of increased gold imports led to a 
high 69.1% expansion in the foreign trade 

deficit in 2020. The two main sources of 
foreign currency for Turkey, export and 
tourism revenues that remained low due to 
the pandemic caused the current account 
balance to deteriorate. On the other hand, 
oil prices that were lower as compared 
to the pre-pandemic period limited the 
deterioration of the current account 
balance. Having closed 2019 with a surplus 
of USD 6.8 billion, the current account 
balance posted a deficit of USD 36.7 billion 
in 2020.

Budget deficit continued to widen.

The measures introduced by the public 
authorities in an effort to deal with the 
negative effects of the pandemic on the 
economy negatively affected the budget 
outlook in Turkey in 2020, as was the 
case in many other countries. The rise in 
public expenditures that outpaced that in 
revenues caused the central government’s 
budget deficit to widen by 38.5% 
year-over-year in 2020, bringing it up to 
TL 172.7 billion.

Inflation followed an upward trend in 
the second half of the year.

The domestic demand that increased with 
the effect of supportive measures taken 

to alleviate the impacts of the pandemic, 
high volatility in financial markets, and the 
impact of exchange rate pass-through, 
which was stronger as compared to 
previous periods, put an upward pressure 
on inflation particularly in the second half 
of the year. While annual CPI was registered 
as 14.60% in 2020, the annual rise in D-PPI 
that reflects the cost inflation was 25.15%.

The CBRT implemented tightening in its 
monetary policy in the second half of 
the year.

Having exhibited an expansionary 
monetary policy stance starting from 
the second half of 2019 with the aim of 
supporting economic activity, the CBRT 
discontinued the rate cut process in June 
2020. Given the high volatility in financial 
markets and the higher-than-projected 
level of the inflation, the CBRT began 
implementing a tight monetary policy by 
increasing the weighted average funding 
cost from July onwards. Through gradual 
increases applied from September, the 
policy rate was raised to 17% at the end 
of the year, and the monetary policy was 
simplified in November, as the 1-week repo 
rate became the main funding tool.

GDP ‑ Sectoral Growth Rates (%)(*)

CPI and FC Basket (**)
(Monthly Annual Changes, %)

 Agriculture

 Industry

 Services

 Construction

 GDP

 FC Basket

 CPI

 PPI

6

3

0

-3

-6

-9

2019

2020

45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15

9
1

J

9
1
F

9
1
M

9
1
A

9
1
M

9
1

J

9
1

J

9
1
A

9
1
S

9
1
O

9
1
N

9
1
D

0
2

J

0
2
F

0
2
M

0
2
A

0
2
M

0
2

J

0
2

J

0
2
A

0
2
S

0
2
O

0
2
N

0
2
D

(*) Based on chain linked volume index
(**) Currency Basket (0.5 * € + 0.5 * $) is calculated using the monthly average of the CBRT exchange rates. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Management 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020 Developments in the Banking Sector

TL credit volume grew rapidly.

FC deposit volume continued to expand.

The fact that the measures taken to ease 
the pressure the pandemic created upon 
the economy was substantially in the form 
of credit support and that the interest rates 
remained relatively low for the most part of the 
year caused a marked increase in the demand 
especially for Turkish lira loans. Excluding 
participation banks, TL lending of the banking 
sector expanded by 41.2% in 2020. On the 
other hand, FC credit volume in USD terms that 
displayed a weak performance parallel to the 
weak investment appetite and the depreciation 
of the Turkish lira, as well as the tendency 
to deleverage, fell by 3.8% in this period. 
Therefore, the rise in total lending volume in 
2020 was at 33.1%.

Higher volatility in domestic financial markets 
in recent years increased the dollarization 
tendency. This tendency persisted in 2020 with 
the impact of the expansionary monetary and 
fiscal policies implemented within the country, 
combined with the uncertainties created by the 
pandemic. In this context, FC deposit volume in 
USD terms grew by 14.4% in 2020, while the 
expansion in TL deposit volume in the same 
period was 23.6%. Thus, the increase in total 
deposit volume was registered as 33.3% for the 
whole year, which was driven also by the rise in 
exchange rates. 

Higher volatility in 
domestic financial 
markets in recent 
years increased 
the dollarization 
tendency.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn 2021, the banking 
sector will continue 
to provide support to 
the economic activity. 

The sector has preserved its strong outlook.

Expectations for 2021

Capital adequacy ratio of the banking sector 
went up from 18.42% at the end of 2019 
to 18.81% at the end of 2020. The NPL 
ratio, which was 5.37% at year-end 2019, 
was registered as 4.10% at year-end 2020 
with the support of the rapid rise in credit 
volume. The overall sector’s net profit grew by 
20.7% as compared to 2019 and went up to 
TL 56.3 billion. 

In 2021, economic activity might possibly 
continue to recover in Turkey, and the inflation 
might follow a downward trend in the second 
half of the year due to the mild recovery in 
domestic demand, the weakening effect of 
exchange rate pass-through, coupled with 
the tight monetary policy implementations. 
As this situation provides the CBRT, which 
is anticipated to preserve its tight monetary 
stance in the first half of 2021, with room for 
maneuver for rate cuts in the second half of the 
year, it is also expected to reflect positively on 
the banking sector’s figures.

Deposits and Loans in 2020 (*)
(Change Compared to Year-end, %)

 Loans

 TL Deposits

 FC Deposits (US dollar)

40

30

20

10

0

-10

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

(*)Source: BRSA Monthly Bulletin (excluding participation banks)

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank Banking

Financial
Capital

Human
Capital

Natural
Capital

Intellectual
Capital

Social and Relationship
Capital

Manufactured
Capital

Capitals

Global Trends

External Factors

Stakeholder Priorities

İșbank’s Vision and Strategy

Flawless customer
experience

Permanent undertaking 
to Turkey

Solid financial
performance

Effective risk
management

İșbank Banking
Producing sharable and sustainable value

Technology and
innovation leadership

Happy and productive
employees

Responsible
finance

Ethical and
transparent banking

Operation Fields:

Retail Banking

Private Banking

Corporate Banking

Commercial Banking

Outputs

Return on average 
tangible equity
11.8%

Total loans (cash & 
non-cash)
TL 464.8 billion

Capital adequacy 
ratio
18.7%

Women employee ratio
55%

Women ratio in 
management
45%

Turnover ratio
1.6%

Unionization rate
98%

Share of renewable 
energy projects 
in total energy 
generation projects 
portfolio
69.5%

Share of renewable 
energy projects in 
total financing
7.5%

Number of digital 
banking customers
9.2 million

Number of 
customers:
20 million

Share of non-branch 
channels
96%

Customer 
satisfaction score
86.2%

Total number of
branches
1,227

Number of
Bankamatik ATMs
6,521

Created Value

For investors and shareholders

For customers

For employees

For society

- Solid financial performance
- Reliable investment with ethical, transparent 
and responsible banking approach

- Financial support with responsible products and 
services
- Access to financial services for al segments of 
society with inclusive products
-Lifelong support with personalized products and 
services

- Reputable and reliable employment
- Equal opportunities in HR management
- Decent, modern, healthy work environment both 
physically and psychologically
- Professional and personal development 
opportunity

- Contribution to social welfare with taxes paid
- Contribution to the country’s economy with 
finance provided
- Products, services and activities that contribute 
to combating climate change
- Support for education and culture with long-
term social investments
- Support for increasing financial literacy

Sustainable Impact

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportLooking out for social benefit, as well as the 
needs and expectations of all its stakeholders, 
İşbank relates the outputs from its value 
creation process with the United Nations 
Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) that 
it has contributed to, and manifests its support 
to global goals with its notion of creating shared 
and sustainable value.

Since 2018, İşbank has been publishing 
integrated reports aligned with the IIRC 
(International Integrated Reporting Council) 
reporting framework and the GRI (Global 
Reporting Initiative) standards. 2019 
Integrated Report that presents a holistic 
assessment of the value created by the Bank 
and forward-looking targets in view of the 
non-financial capital elements, as well as the 
Bank’s financial capital can be found on the 
website.

Having undertaken 
pioneering roles and 
critical duties through 
every stage of the 
Turkish economy, 
İşbank produces 
permanent value for 
its stakeholders with 
its deep‑rooted and 
powerful business 
model allowing it to 
address its activities 
with a long‑term 
perspective.

İŞBANK BANKING – A POWERFUL BUSINESS 
MODEL GENERATING SHARED AND 
SUSTAINABLE VALUE 

İşbank aims to generate shared and sustainable 
value for all its stakeholders with its business 
model called “İşbank Banking”, which it has 
been constantly evolving in the light of its 
corporate values nurtured and passed on from 
one generation to the other ever since its 
incorporation.

Having positioned sustainability that underlies 
its business model as one of the main focal 
points of its corporate strategy with a holistic 
approach, the Bank carries out all of its 
activities to this end with the involvement of 
all employees and under the ownership of its 
senior management.

İşbank generates versatile value by adopting an 
integrated approach to the management of its;

-  financial capital based on its robust financial 

structure,

-  human capital molded by its competent and 

experienced employees,

-  natural capital covering its resource 

management concept, environment-friendly 
products and services,

-  social and relationship capital allowing it 
to create added value for the society and its 
stakeholders,

-  manufactured capital made up of its 

physical infrastructure that enriches its 
service quality,

-  intellectual capital enabling it to develop 

innovative products and services, nurtured by 
its digital transformation capabilities, as well 
as its know-how generated by its deep-rooted 
history.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank and its Activities in 2020

As at year-end 2020, İşbank increased its total 
assets by 26.9% compared to the end of the 
previous year to TL 593.9 billion, and retained 
its title as “Turkey’s largest private bank”.

İşbank also maintained its leadership among 
private banks in terms of total loans, total 
deposits and shareholders’ equity as well as 
total assets. 

Total loans, which grew by 27.7% over the 
previous year, reached TL 345.2 billion as at the 
end of the year, and the share of loans in total 
assets stood at 58.1%. Non-performing loan 
ratio was 5.6% at year-end 2020. 

Total deposits of the Bank grew by 24.7% 
compared to the previous year-end and 
reached TL 368.9 billion. Ranking first among 
private banks in terms of total deposits and 
FC deposits, İşbank continued to be the leader 
among private banks also in demand deposits 
and TL savings deposits. 

Being the Bank’s main source of funding, 
deposits’ share in total liabilities reached 
62.1% as at 2020 year-end. In 2020, 
İşbank also continued to utilize non-deposit 
funding opportunities both in domestic and 
international markets, aiming to extend the 
maturity of its liabilities and diversify its 

İşbank maintained 
its leadership among 
private banks in terms 
of total assets, total 
loans, total deposits 
and shareholders’ 
equity. 

Total Assets (TL Million)

Total Loans (TL Million)

593,902 

468,059

26.9%

Increase

345,150 

270,360

27.7%

Increase

2019

2020

2019

2020

Total Deposits (TL Million)

Shareholders’ Equity (TL Million)

368,876 

295,922

24.7% 

Increase

67,781 

58,873

15.1% 

Increase

2019

2020

2019

2020

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report18.7%
İşbank’s capital 
adequacy ratio stood 
at 18.7%.

funding base with a cost sensitive approach. 
As at year-end 2020, the non-deposit funds, 
which comprise of repo transactions, funds 
borrowed, securities issued in domestic and 
international markets and subordinated debts, 
accounted for 19.6% of total liabilities. 

İşbank’s shareholders’ equity grew by 15.1% 
in 2020 and rose to TL 67.8 billion. The capital 
adequacy ratio of the Bank was 18.7% at the 
end of the year, above the regulatory limit. 

Having the most extensive distribution network 
among private banks with its 1,227 branches 
and 6,521 Bankamatik ATMs as at year-end 

2020, İşbank kept positioning its physical 
and digital channels so as to complement 
one another. Having continued to deliver 
multidimensional banking services through 
its diversified digital service platforms during 
2020, when digital transformation gained 
momentum amid the Covid-19 pandemic 
conditions, the number of İşbank’s digital 
customers rose to 9.2 million by the end of the 
year, while the share of non-branch channels 
reached 96% in total transactions. The number 
of customers using İşCep, Turkey’s first mobile 
banking application, reached 8.9 million at the 
end of 2020. 

TL 593.9 
billion
İşbank’s total 
assets reached 
TL 593.9 billion.

Asset Composition (%) 

2020

2019

Cash and Banks

Securities 

Loans

Subsidiaries and Participations

Other

Total

14.2

18.4

58.1

4.4

4.9

100

14.1

18.0

57.8

4.5

5.6

100

Liability Composition (%) 

2020

2019

Deposits

Funds Borrowed and Money Market Funds (1) 

Other Liabilities 

Shareholders’ Equity

Total 

(1) Includes securities issued and subordinated debts in TL and FC 

62.1

19.6

6.9

11.4

100

63.2

18.4

5.8

12.6

100

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementDuring 2020 that 
was outweighed by 
the negative effects 
of the pandemic, 
İşbank increased the 
support it extends to 
its customers in the 
corporate banking 
segment.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

CORPORATE BANKING

İşbank deems it strategically important 
to develop permanent and multi-faceted 
relationships with corporate banking customers. 
The Bank is focused on sustaining its support to 
the real sector uninterruptedly.

Main business partner and supporter of 
businesses

İşbank has structured its corporate banking 
strategy upon establishing long-term 
cooperation with its customers and further 
deepening its existing relationships. Assuming 
the role of principal business partner of 
businesses in this field, the Bank delivers 
products and services blending customer 
needs and tendencies with emerging trends, 
and works to maximize its service quality and 
customer satisfaction. Sustaining its support 
to the real sector uninterruptedly amid any 
conjuncture, İşbank emphatically helps its 
customers build on their competitive strengths 
and capitalize on growth opportunities.

Taking place among Turkey’s leader banks in 
the corporate banking segment, İşbank targets 
to deliver perfect customer experience by 
developing custom-tailored proactive solutions 
backed by innovative technology. Under the 
corporate banking roof, the Bank offers fast and 
exclusive service to domestic and multinational 
companies with its expert team working out of 
10 dedicated corporate branches, four of which 
are located in İstanbul, and at its Multinationals 
Branch operating in İstanbul. 

During 2020, İşbank has stood by its customers 
with the services it offers for financial progress, 
as well as its robust liquidity structure and 
capital. The Bank extended support and 
financial solutions to its customers with its 
broad product range specifically developed for 

businesses and sectors in order to minimize the 
negative impacts of the global pandemic, and 
reinforced its pioneering position in the market 
by contributing added value to the national 
economy.

The Bank continued to offer digital solutions 
peculiar to customer needs for all banking 
transactions of its corporate customers. 
In 2020, as a result of the Bank’s digital 
transformation climate, the Bank attached 
even greater importance to processes that 
will respond to customers’ accelerated and 
differentiated digital demands due to global 
pandemic in relation to banking and financial 
transactions. In line with its vision of being the 
businesses’ first choice in integrated digital 
solution partner within their financial and 
commercial ecosystems, the Bank has defined 
its key priorities in the corporate banking 
business line for 2020 as follows:

-  devise its business model so as to steer 
the payment and collection transactions 
of corporate companies rapidly, securely, 
productively and easily through innovative 
and fast digital platforms backed by the 
state-of-the-art IT infrastructure,

-  define customer needs, concentrate on 

products that will channel all cash cycles of 
businesses to the Bank, and develop services 
and solutions differentiated according 
to sectors in keeping with the approach 
centered on corporate companies and the 
impact they create upon other segment 
customers that they interact with,

-  determine the critical points in all processes 
involved in the operations of corporate 
companies, and maximize the benefit 
provided through banking services and 
solutions in these areas.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report2020 has been a 
year of decelerated 
growth in general 
with respect to 
project finance as 
compared to earlier 
years.

Leader in project finance business line 

A year of slowdown in greenfield 
investments 

Project loan transactions lost momentum 
due to economic uncertainties in domestic 
and international markets, fluctuations in 
exchange rates, increased funding/capital 
costs and decreased domestic demand, coupled 
with the negative developments in sectors 
such as energy and construction contracting, 
which contributed significantly to the Bank’s 
project finance volume in previous years. As 
the impacts of the pandemic began to be felt, 
greenfield investment appetite also declined 
and planned investments were postponed. 
In brief, 2020 has been a year of decelerated 
growth in general with respect to project 
finance as compared to earlier years.

Loan disbursements continued in parallel with 
the course of major construction projects such 
as Çanakkale Bridge and Highway, Ankara-Niğde 
Highway, Northern Marmara Highway, Ankara 
Etlik Health Campus, Galataport and energy 
projects the financial closing of which had taken 
place in previous years.

Besides its leadership in project finance, 
İşbank preserved its position as the pioneering 
bank in the creation of sustainable economic 
development with its determinant role assumed 
for the formulation and realization of project 
finance structures and its experience in this 
field.

The Bank signs its name under numerous 
important projects that contribute to the 
performance of the national economy through 
the financing solutions based on its experiences 
and rational analyses and the resources it 
makes available to the real sector.

In keeping with the responsibility emanating 
from its pioneering and leader role, when 
evaluating investments, İşbank produces 
financing solutions for the realization of 
projects that create added value for the national 
economy, satisfy investors’ expectations and 
will contribute benefits to the country in the 
long term. Custom-designed financing packages 
at international standards are created by 
giving the foreground to quality and customer 
satisfaction by an expert and experienced team 
possessing the necessary sectoral and technical 
competencies. 

The Bank allocates significant amount of 
resources for the financing of acquisition 
projects that also incorporate privatizations, 
with a special focus on investments in energy, 
infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing 
and construction that serve as the engine of 
the national economy.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementIn 2020, management 
of customers’ 
risk exposure 
was facilitated 
by developing 
customer‑focused 
risk management 
solutions.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

İşbank’s plans for project finance in 2021 are as 
follows:

Sustainable cooperation with international 
institutions in the financing of investments 

•	 Assessing	the	financing	needs	of	
new highway projects based on 
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, the 
tender proceedings of which have been 
finalized,

•	 Reviewing	potential	financing	demands	for	
new renewable energy investments within 
the scope of the new Renewable Energy 
Resources Support Mechanism (YEKDEM) 
that is expected to come into effect in the 
second half of the year, 

•	 Following	up	the	tender	processes	for	mini	
YEKA Solar Power Plant (SPP) with a total 
installed capacity of 1,000 MW, which will 
be organized in the first quarter of the year 
under the Renewable Energy Resources 
Area (YEKA) model according to the 
announcement made, 

•	 Considering	financing	greenfield	investment	
needs emerging in electricity distribution 
regions upon announcement of the tariffs 
for the fourth five-year period,

•	 Continuing	to	work	on	marketing	the	“Solar	

Loan by İşbank”, which was created to 
finance unlicensed rooftop SPPs with a 
maximum installed capacity of 5 MW to be 
set up for self-consumption by industrial 
facilities and which was introduced in 2019. 

Under the securitization deals in 2016, 
İşbank obtained new funds in the amount 
of USD 111.2 million from the European 
Investment Bank (EIB) and USD 55 million 
from the European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development (EBRD). The Bank kept 
channeling these new funds for the financing 
of its customers’ investments; including 
the new disbursements in the amount of 
USD 61.9 million in 2020, total financing 
made available to customers added up to 
USD 142.6 million.

The Bank allocated the fund secured under the 
MidSEFF Program to its customers for financing 
mid-sized investments in renewable energy and 
industrial energy efficiency. 

Contribution to customer satisfaction continues 
at an increasing rate through customized risk 
management products offered.

İşbank offers custom-designed risk 
management tools in line with the needs of its 
corporate banking customers seeking hedging 
against market risks. 

In 2020, the Bank ensured management 
of its customers’ specific risk exposures by 
developing customer-focused risk management 
solutions by bundling derivatives with other 
banking products, as well as compiling different 
derivative instruments.

In 2021, İşbank will increase its support to its 
customers with derivative products and specific 
risk management solutions that are configured 
according to needs and expectations. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportFAST
FAST instant payment 
infrastructure has 
been set up and Easy 
Address, an important 
layer service, was 
made available to all 
customers through 
digital channels.

Innovative cash management products and 
money transfer initiatives

Strong business partner in foreign trade

İşbank keeps leading digital transformation with 
innovative cash management products. 

İşbank continues to produce custom-tailored 
solutions also in foreign trade through 
technological infrastructure developments.

İşbank continued to act as its customers’ 
business partner of foreign trade also in 2020, 
and redesigned its work processes in the form 
of centralized, uninterrupted processes in order 
to increase transacting speed and operational 
efficiency, and to offer faster and higher quality 
service to its customers by making use of expert 
teams. In this respect, the Bank also finalized 
and introduced technological infrastructure 
developments. Robotic processes also began 
to be employed in efforts carried out in this 
vein, and robotic automation is intended to be 
expanded in 2021.

During 2020, work continued regarding 
alternative and innovative foreign trade 
solutions, and in this context, two pilots 
were successfully realized on the Marco 
Polo platform, and İşbank has been the first 
Turkish bank to offer payment guarantee with 
blockchain technology in foreign trade.

In 2021, İşbank will continue to improve 
its technological infrastructure with an 
export-oriented approach, diversify the 
products and solutions offered through digital 
channels, and produce special solutions 
for foreign trade customers drawing on 
its extensive correspondent network and 
experienced human resource.

In 2020, cash management products gained a 
high level of importance owing to customers’ 
digitalization needs. Customized solutions were 
produced for online payment and collection 
systems, electronic signature, accounting 
integration and bulk payment systems, thus 
contributing to customers’ digitalization and 
internal processes.

During the reporting period, İşbank joined 
major innovative efforts in relation to money 
transfers. The Bank became a SWIFT gpi(*) 
bank; hence, international transfers can now 
be followed up end-to-end transparently and 
became faster. Named Instant and Continuous 
Transfer of Funds System (FAST) and launched 
by the CBRT, an instant payment infrastructure 
has been set up, and Easy Address, which is 
an important layer service of FAST, has been 
offered to customers through digital channels. 
The Bank integrated into the Secure Payment 
System of the Turkish Union of Public Notaries 
allowing simultaneous exchange of the vehicle’s 
ownership and the sales price, thus allowing 
customers to perform second-hand vehicle 
purchase and sales transactions quickly, easily 
and securely.

TekCep, the Bank’s innovative product in open 
banking area, was enriched with additional 
features, which include TekPOS that allows 
customers’ POS transactions with different 
banks to be followed up on a single screen, and 
TekEkstre, an account statement generating a 
single report on all account information held at 
all banks.

(*)The new application of SWIFT, gpi (global payment innovation) allows tracking the status of foreign currency transfers between 
gpi-member banks, following up fees and charges collected by correspondent banks, and faster execution of transactions.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementIn keeping with 
the vision of being 
the “integrated 
solution partner of 
businesses”, SME 
Banking Marketing 
Department started 
operations employing 
agile working 
principle in 2020.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

COMMERCIAL BANKING

Support extended through strong 
value‑added and innovative solutions

In keeping with its founding mission, İşbank has 
always stood by the industrialists, merchants, 
SMEs and artisans ever since 1924. In 2020, 
the Bank delivered its products and services 
to its customers with commercial banking 
solutions, and resolutely increased its support 
to the sustainable development of the Turkish 
economy. 

In line with the vision of being “companies’ 
integrated solution partner”, SME Banking 
Marketing Department started its activities 
employing agile working principle in 2020. In 
this context, efforts will be spent to further 
increase the Bank’s influence in the areas of 
SME, business segment and tradesmen banking 
segments.

Intense customer contact all over Turkey. 

Active in almost every point that constitutes 
the commercial cycle, İşbank offers products 
and services with high value propositions to its 
customers all over Turkey with its far-reaching 
branch network. 

İşbank delivers its commercial banking activities 
out of its 46 dedicated commercial branches 
in 21 cities with an intense industrial and 
commercial life and two free zone branches, 
in addition to its mixed branches. This specific 
organization of the Bank plays a central 
role in satisfying commercial customers’ 
needs in a more efficient and productive 
manner. Due to the negative impacts of the 
pandemic conditions in 2020, regional sales 

teams effectively followed up branch teams 
through online meetings that provided the 
best alternative to physical branch visits. 
On the other hand, during this period when 
branches offered service with limited number 
of employees, field teams and Agriculture 
Direct Sales teams realized nearly 127,000 and 
60,000 customer visits, respectively, which 
numbers include other means of contact such 
as video calls besides physical visits. As a 
requirement of ensuring customer satisfaction 
and uninterrupted service concept, teleworking 
Bank employees’ contribution to branch 
activities became all the more important in 
2020.

In this framework, commercial sales teams and 
particularly teleworking employees established 
sales-oriented contacts through phone 
calls or alternative methods with customers 
presenting a high sales potential, which were 
identified by technological methods such as 
artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning 
which are in the focal point of the Bank’s field 
of activity. Work was carried out intensely 
especially for delivering digital products to 
the Bank’s extensive customer base and for 
finalizing Commercial Banking customers’ 
needs in the shortest time possible. All these 
steps contributed to alleviating the workload 
on employees working in İşbank branches, and 
to enhancing the satisfaction of customers 
receiving high quality service without any, or 
with minimum, physical contact.

The Bank’s reach in the field of agriculture 
continued to be expanded at the same speed in 
2020, and the number of agricultural customers 
exceeded the 300,000 mark.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTL 60.7 
billion
Installment 
commercial loans 
portfolio reached 
TL 60.7 billion 
in volume as at 
year‑end 2020.

The most preferred private bank in 
installment commercial loans in 2020. 

İşbank plays a pioneering role in financing not 
only large-scale commercial companies but also 
tradesmen and SMEs. 

Preserving its ongoing leadership among 
private banks in 2020 with a market share of 
10.6% in installment commercial loans, which 
is the primary loan type preferred by the above 
mentioned segments for their financing, 
İşbank’s installment commercial loans portfolio 
reached a volume of TL 60.7 billion as at 
year-end 2020. 

During the pandemic, in order to overcome the 
difficulties of commercial life in cooperation, the 
customers were offered the “Economic Support 
Package Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic” in 
order to reach the financing they will need in 
their rent and salary payments.

Upon the transition to normalization during the 
summertime, “Solidarity and Support Packages” 
continued, which were aimed at contributing 
to the continuity of commercial life. Those 
campaigns for digitalization investments, 
Intracity Passenger Transport, pharmacists, and 
custom-tailored loan campaigns were targeted 
at easing the pressures the pandemic put on 
economic activity.

As at 2020 year-end, 38,123 customers 
held	a	total	of	41,136	İŞİM	(My	Business)	
cards. Instant Commercial Credit Card service 
launched in May 2020 has been instrumental in 
making tradesmen and real person tradesmen 
customers cardholders via the mobile apps 
İşCep and Maximum İşyerim without leaving 
their workplaces.

With the purpose of producing the payment 
solutions that best respond to the needs of 
diverse customer segments, the Bank continued 
to develop regional business partnerships. In 
this scope, the new commercial card, Maximiles 
TİM Exporter Card, which was co-developed 
with the Turkish Exporters Assembly and 
tailored according to exporter customers’ needs, 
was launched in June 2020. The number of 
cards in use reached 4,221 at year-end 2020. As 
an outcome of the investments in technologies 
adding speed to card payments, commercial 
credit cards began to be delivered incorporating 
commercial virtual card feature.

Acting as commercial customers’ business 
partner also through collaborations

İşbank further expands the scope of its 
support to actors in commercial life through 
collaborations with various institutions and 
organizations in line with economic and 
conjunctural developments. 

Taking place among the concrete examples of 
this support are the Treasury-Backed Portfolio 
Guarantee System (PGS) and Portfolio Limit 
System (PLS) realized with the Credit Guarantee 
Fund (CGF) in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 
Within the scope of this collaboration that 
lends major contribution to the efficiency 
of CGF backed by the Turkish Treasury, 
İşbank extended loans worth approximately 
TL 43 billion. 

Under a protocol signed by and between 
İşbank and the Central Bank of the Republic 
of Turkey (CBRT) for fulfilling the financing 
needs of exporters and businesses engaged 
in FC-earning services and activities, the 
fund secured from the CBRT continued to be 
extended to firms as discounted FC loans in 
2020. During the pandemic, the CBRT also 
enabled the disbursement of these loans in 
Turkish lira.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank and KOSGEB 
cooperation 
continued in 2020 
within the scope 
of various support 
protocols.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

As part of the activities targeted at specific 
professional groups, İşbank continued to 
collaborate with the Turkish Pharmacists Union 
(TEB) in 2020. 

Disbursements were carried on in 2020 
within the scope of the SME Finance Support 
Program Protocol, signed in October 2019 by 
and between CGF, KOSGEB (Small and Medium 
Enterprise Development Organization) and 10 
banks including İşbank, and “Samsun Province 
Terme	and	Salıpazarı	Districts	Urgent	Support	
Loan Protocol” signed in November 2019 by and 
between CGF, KOSGEB and 9 banks including 
İşbank.

In February, 10 banks including İşbank, CGF 
and	KOSGEB	signed	the	“Elazığ	and	Malatya	
Provinces Urgent Support Loan Protocol”; in 
September, 11 banks including İşbank, CGF and 
KOSGEB signed the “Rize Province Çayeli District 
and Giresun Province Urgent Support Loan 
Protocol”. In August, 9 banks including İşbank, 
CGF and KOSGEB signed the “İstanbul Province 
Esenyurt District Urgent Support Loan Protocol” 
and finally in December, 7 banks including 
İşbank, CGF and KOSGEB signed the “İzmir 
Province Urgent Support Loan Protocol”.

The loans made available by İşbank under these 
protocols amounted to TL 245.6 million as at 
year-end 2020. Loan allocations within the 
frame of these collaborations are going on.

Continuous access to foreign funding 
facilities 

In order to contribute to the flourishing of 
commercial life, İşbank continued to tap foreign 
funding facilities for various fields including 
energy, agriculture, women entrepreneurship 
and mitigation of economic hardships resulting 
from the pandemic, and kept channeling these 
special purpose facilities to customers in 2020. 

İşbank continued to on-lend to sub-users the 
USD 55 million-fund secured under TurSEFF 
III from the European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development (EBRD) for financing the 
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
investments of SMEs. During 2020, loans in the 
amount of approximately USD 16.6 million have 
been allocated out of this fund. 

Under the loan agreement signed in 2020 
by and between İşbank and the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
(EBRD), İşbank was provided with a funding 
of USD 54 million to be on-lent at affordable 
rates to alleviate the economic difficulties faced 
by companies, especially SMEs, due to the 
pandemic. Work is in progress for the placement 
of this facility.

Within the scope of the loan agreement 
signed by and between İşbank and PROPARCO 
(Societe de Promotion et de Participation pour 
la Cooperation Economique S.A.), an affiliate 
of the French Development Agency (AFD), a 
facility in the amount of EUR 25 million has 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportA fund in the amount 
of USD 54 million was 
obtained from the 
EBRD to be on‑lent 
to the SMEs to be 
used for eliminating 
the impacts of the 
pandemic.

been obtained. Work is ongoing for on-lending 
this facility to the SMEs engaged in agriculture 
and agribusiness sectors for financing their 
operating capital requirements and their 
investments in energy and/or resource 
efficiency in agriculture.

On the other hand, a loan agreement for 
“Inclusive Access to Finance Project” was 
executed by and between the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
(IBRD)	and	Türkiye	Sınai	Kalkınma	Bankası	A.Ş.	
(TSKB) under the guarantee of the Republic 
of Turkey Ministry of Treasury and Finance to 
finance companies’ investments and operating 
capital requirements in Turkey. Channeled to 
development banks, a USD 40 million-fund has 
been allocated to İşbank from out of the said 
IBRD fund under the “Intermediary Institution 
Loan Agreement” signed between TSKB and 
İşbank. The first tranche of the fund in the 
amount of USD 20 million has been received 
in İşbank’s accounts in December 2018, 
whereas the second tranche in the amount of 
USD 20 million was received in March 2020. 

It is envisaged to on-lend the fund for 
longer-term financing of resident: 

-  Women-inclusive Small and Medium 

Enterprises (SMEs), and 

-  SMEs in less developed sub-regions influxed 
by the Syrians under temporary protection. 

Accordingly, the disbursement of the first 
tranche in the amount of USD 20 million has 
been finalized in the first quarter of 2020, and 
work is ongoing for the allocation of the second 
tranche. 

Foreign trade solutions devised with strong 
capabilities

Comprised of multilingual İşbank executives 
who have good command of the exchange 
regulations and are experienced in foreign 
trade, Foreign Trade Specialists pay visits to 
customers at their workplaces or hold online 
contacts with them, during which they instantly 
respond to all kinds of queries about foreign 
trade transactions. 

İşbank supports the export-driven growth of 
companies exporting goods and/or services and 
helps them access the low-cost financing in an 
effort to back the national economy.

In June 2020, İşbank signed a cooperation 
protocol with the Turkish Exporters Association 
(TİM), the most important umbrella organization 
that steers Turkey’s foreign trade and 
represents exporters, under which a very 
advantageous support package will be offered 
to exporters. With the aim of reaching the 
highest number of exporters possible, loans in 
a maximum amount of USD/EUR 150,000 or 
TL 1,000,000 are being disbursed to any given 
company under the package.

In addition, “Solidarity and Support Package 
for Exporters”” was designed for fulfilling the 
exporter customers’ needs and expectations 
that were reshaped due to the pandemic. 
Hence, loans in terms of US dollar, Euro or 
Turkish lira are made available at affordable 
rates.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank and its Activities in 2020

“Women Entrepreneurs Export Support Loan” 
and “Young Entrepreneur Export Support 
Loan” protocols addressing women and young 
entrepreneurs were signed with Turk Eximbank 
for helping women and young entrepreneurs 
gain increased prominence in exports, and 
loan disbursements began thereunder. İşbank 
is the first bank to sign “Young Entrepreneurs 
Export Support Loan”. While 25 bps interest rate 
discount is applied to FC loans, TL 100 million 
and USD 200 million have been allocated in total 
funds under each protocol.

After the issuance of letter of guarantee with 
secure electronic signature by banks legally, 
the Electronic Letter of Guarantee Platform 
has been set up before Credit Registry Agency 
(KKB), which enables electronic handling of 
associated procedures. İşbank finalized its 
integration with the said platform in September 
2019, and acquired the capability to perform 
letter of guarantee procedures electronically. 
From the same date, İşbank began issuing 
electronic letters of guarantee and letters of 
intent addressed to the Directorate General of 
Customs and Turk Eximbank. 

In 2020, İşbank continued to cooperate with the 
leading e-commerce companies, and enabled 
its customers to register with e-commerce 
websites at discounted prices. 

Wherever there is renewable energy, İşbank 
is there

İşbank continues to finance renewable energy 
and energy efficiency projects. 

During 2020, İşbank kept extending “Solar 
Loan at İş” for rooftop solar power plant (SPP) 
for self-consumption investments, which have 
grace periods up to 1 year, maturities up to 10 
years, available in TL, USD or Euro terms, and 
can be repaid in a flexible schedule or in equal 
monthly installments. 

Being one of the pioneering banks in the 
financing of SPP projects, İşbank offers 
Unlicensed Electricity Generation Loan, 
Solar Loan at İş and Energy Efficiency 
Loan products designed to support these 
environment-friendly investments. 

Committed contribution to participation of 
women labor in economy 

İşbank has spelled out its vision for women 
entrepreneurs, the rising asset of the economy, 
as “being not just their financial solution 
partner for their businesses, but being their 
companion in every part of their lives”. Along 
this line, İşbank supports women entrepreneurs 
grow and further thrive their businesses 
through education projects and seminars that 
will broaden their visions, in addition to offering 
the financial solutions that they need. 

In 2020, “Women 
Entrepreneurs Export 
Support Loan” and 
“Young Entrepreneur 
Export Support Loan” 
protocols addressing 
women and young 
entrepreneurs were 
signed with Turk 
Eximbank.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportArya 
Cooperation 
Within the scope 
of the cooperation 
with Arya, besides 
financially 
supporting women 
entrepreneurs, 
various activities 
are carried out for 
contributing to 
their development 
by way of training 
programs like Arya 
İş Workshops, and 
assisting with 
the promotion of 
their products and 
services.

In 2020, the cooperation between İşbank and 
Arya, Turkey’s first female oriented investment 
platform, continued, which was initiated in 2018 
for financially supporting women entrepreneurs 
and for contributing to their development 
through bringing them together with the 
investors network, besides giving them access 
to bank loan products.

“Arya Cooperation” events, offering 
free-of-charge attendance to women 
entrepreneurs were organized three times in 
2020, addressing women leading technology 
startups, women seeking to grow and transform 
their businesses, and women industrialists. The 
workshops addressed various topics such as 
financial literacy, balance sheet management, 
sales, brand and digital marketing, e-commerce, 
innovation, data management and human 
resources, and practical information for solution 
of most common problems of entrepreneurs 
and case studies were tackled.

Sponsored by İşbank, Arya Retreat Pitching 
Challenge (ARPC) and Arya Retreat event were 
held digitally in 2020. 

Under the ARPC, women entrepreneurs who 
have realized their ventures and needing 
investment support to grow their businesses 
are brought together with investors following a 

6-week event of training programs, feedbacks 
and mentorship. Attended by successful people 
in business, experienced and novel investors, 
the Arya Retreat provides the setting for ARPC 
finalist women entrepreneurs for presenting 
their projects and finding investors for their 
ventures.

In 2020, it was targeted to give the women 
entrepreneurs that participated in events 
co-organized by İşbank and Arya reach to a 
broader customer group. The Bank organized 
campaigns introducing the products and 
services of women entrepreneurs to its 
customers, and enabled them to take place 
in platforms such as İşbank Maximum Mobile 
Gördüm	Aldım	(Splurchase)	application	and	İŞİM	
application.

The Bank facilitated the participation of 
successful and powerful women leaders in 
business in the Arya Challenge Club, organized 
by Arya Women Investment Platform and 
intended to create women investors out 
of women leaders. The platform brings 
together women leaders in CEO, owner, 
second generation executive, entrepreneur 
and executive positions with the target of 
benefiting from their experiences and building a 
broad network. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementIn 2020, the 
number of İşbank’s 
Commercial Business 
Unit digital customers 
reached 798 
thousand.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

The greatest supporter of the startup 
ecosystem

İşbank carried on with its efforts to propagate 
the Technology Startup Package, which 
is designed to help technology startups 
sustain their development and give them 
free-of-charge or discounted access to basic 
banking services.

In addition to its objectives of cooperating with 
startups and dealing with them as a customer, 
campaigns intended to let startups reach İşbank 
customers were carried on throughout 2020.

The Bank digitally got together with the 
entrepreneurs who participated in the Startup 
at İş with Anka competition, a collaborative 
organization by the Young Entrepreneurship 
and Governance Association (GGYD) and Ankara 
University Technology Park. During the event, 
entrepreneurs told about their startup journeys, 
and were given an introduction to life-easing 
products and services that they might need. 
In addition, following the event, startups with 
validated business models, are headed towards 
scaling up, and embodying global growth 
potential were connected with investment 
platforms, and firstly with Maxis.

Moving forward with powerful banking 
products 

Improvements and developments continued 
at full speed at branches and in digital service 
channels in order to let commercial customers 
perform their banking transactions quickly and 
practically through digital transformation. 

As at year-end 2020, the number of the 
Commercial Business Unit digital customers 
using any digital channel grew by 95,000 as 
compared to 2019 year-end, and the number of 
digital customers went up to 798,000.

The number of İşCep Commercial users, which 
was 359,000 at the end of 2019, exceeded 
389,000 as at 2020-year-end. Approximately 
72% of 1.1 million active customers have used 
at least one digital channel within the last 12 
months. 

The functions of “TekCep” application, which 
was put into life in 2019 in partnership with 
Softtech	Yazılım	Teknolojileri	Araştırma	
Geliştirme	ve	Pazarlama	Ticaret	A.Ş.,	a	
subsidiary of İşbank, was enriched with TekPOS 
added in August. With the TekPOS service, 
İşbank, the sector’s pioneer in open banking, 
enabled its corporate customers to follow 
up the POS transactions of different banks 
and total balances to be viewed on a single 
screen on İşCep Commercial and Commercial 
Internet Branch. Through integration of account 
movements and POS movements, TekCep 
supports commercial customers handle their 
cash management processes spending less 
effort and achieving greater efficiency.

Through its improvements that give the 
forefront to customer experience, İşbank 
targets to ensure that customers are able to 
receive the services they require in the easiest 
way from wherever they may be, and to reduce 
the time they allocate to banking transactions 
so as to concentrate on their own business. 

The Instant Commercial Loan product, which 
has been enabling end-to-end finalization of 
the commercial loan process through digital 
channels since 2018 and remaining as the only 
one of its kind in the banking business in this 
sense, is being enriched with new additions. 
The new features added to the product in 2020 
consist of interest rate differentiation according 
to the term entered and the option to take out 
a loan with a grace period of up to 3 months, 
which were designed in line with the target of 
enhancing customer experience and aligned 
with the needs arising during the pandemic.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportFocus was placed on 
affordable fulfillment 
of producers’ 
financing needs 
under the Hand 
in Hand with our 
Farmers Support 
Package.

The loans disbursed through the Instant 
Commercial Loan application added up to 
TL 504.6 million in 2020. On another note, 
Commercial Credit Card Application capability 
was launched, which allows applications to 
be made via İşCep, upon which the card is 
produced and sent to the customers’ addresses 
via messenger service. Under this new 
feature, 9,361 cards with a total credit line of 
TL 298.3 million were produced during 2020.

2020 has also seen new capabilities added 
to POS, which is a critical product for 
establishments. Instant POS Application 
made available on İşCep offers an end-to-end 
digital process for allocation of POS devices 
to customers. Under this function, member 
merchant initiation is performed automatically 
on the system and a demand for POS 
installation is automatically forwarded to 
the service provider. My Commercial Credit 
Ready and My Commercial Credit Card Ready 
applications were launched, which start at the 
branch and are finalized with digital customer 
approval based on cross-channel transaction 
perspective. These two applications allowed 
remote applications for, and allocation of, loans 
and credit cards without a branch visit from 
customers. Under this feature, installment 
commercial loans worth TL 144.4 million were 
extended and 716 credit cards with a total credit 
line of TL 15.7 million were produced in 2020.

To contribute to sustainable agriculture 

İşbank’s interest in the agricultural sector 
increased strongly in 2020. 

Analyzing the needs on a global and national 
scale, taking into consideration also the large 
ecosystem surrounding the agricultural sector, 
İşbank has included contributing to sustainable 
agriculture within its priority targets.

Within this framework, the Bank set up a new 
organization under the name Agricultural 
Banking Marketing Department in October 
2020.

In line with this restructuring, the Bank added 
momentum to its efforts for developing 
collaborations with the sector stakeholders 
with the objective of delivering the products 
and services customized according to 
agriculture based on responsible banking 
concept, with an approach that will create 
added value primarily for producers and then for 
the agricultural ecosystem.

Throughout the reporting period, İşbank 
continued to offer products and services aligned 
with the needs and demands of customers 
engaged along the agricultural value change 
amid the pandemic conditions.

During 2020, focus was placed on fulfillment 
of the producers’ need for financing at 
affordable terms under the “Hand in Hand 
with our Farmers Support Package” in order to 
help restrain the negative implications of the 
pandemic that adversely impacted economic 
conditions upon agricultural and food security 
in 2020. The said support was put to the use 
of producers with the help of branches and 
agricultural field teams that carried on with 
their activities during the pandemic. In addition, 
the Bank exhibited its sensitivity by urging 
producers to be wary of their health through 
an informative video produced about the 
Measures for Producers Against the Coronavirus 
Pandemic, followed up by emailing, SMS and 
banners based thereupon.

At İşbank, the loan applications of customers 
engaged in the agricultural industry are 
processed using standardized allocation 
processes entailing effective risk management 
components. The Bank employs Credit Bureau 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementİmeceMobile, an 
application running 
on smart phones 
launched in October 
2019, reached a 
broad audience 
during 2020.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

of Turkey (KKB) Agricultural Loans Assessment 
System (TARDES) in its agricultural loan risk 
assessment processes. The Bank also continued 
to make use of the Agricultural Loan Evaluation 
System of KKB during 2020. 

Securing funds and undertaking collaborations 
aimed at energy efficiency, İşbank acts with 
a social responsibility notion that also aims 
at flourishing the country’s agriculture, and 
authors initiatives that support women and 
young farmers, encourage organic agriculture 
and digitalization, and display sensitivity to 
combating draught and water management.

In 2020, Hero Product Cotton Workshop 
was	organized	in	Şanlıurfa.	In	addition,	the	
Bank participated in, and sponsored, online 
conferences and summits.

Digital Transformation in Agriculture 

Adopting a sustainability-focused and inclusive 
perspective for the agricultural sector, İşbank 
continued to give increasing importance to 
improving the digital and financial literacy 
of sector participants and to technological 
transformation in agriculture in 2020.

Efforts are ongoing to proliferate the Digital 
Agriculture Solution that uses agricultural 
forecasting and early warning systems that 
rely on advanced technology in agricultural 
activities and operations, which was launched 
in partnership with Vodafone Business in 2019. 
Through early warnings enabled by digital 
agriculture stations introduced on olive fields 
in Bursa, the initial costs of which were borne 
by İşbank, more than TL 15 million was saved, 
whereas the saving secured in strawberry 
cultivation closed in on TL 5 million thanks to 
stations set up in Silifke, Mersin. 

Launched in October 2019, İmeceMobile, 
an application that runs on smart phones, 
reached a large audience during 2020. The 
application gave producers easy access to 
various information from their homes or fields 
during the pandemic. Using the app, producers 
can access information that is important for 
their productions ranging from weather and 
agricultural warnings to market hall/exchange 
prices free-of-charge. Moreover, users can 
also ask questions to experts and receive 
information from them, view İmece Card 
campaigns and information, and apply for loans 
and products. 

With the number of current users that topped 
100 thousand, İmeceMobile app’s “fertilization 
suggestions” development was completed in 
2020, and was launched for use by producers in 
2021. 

İşbank extended support and lent contribution 
to the Digital Agriculture Platform (DİTAP) 
launched by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry.

The second edition of the Agribusiness 
Entrepreneurship Competition was held online, 
which is designed to uncover and support 
ventures having innovative projects in the 
agricultural sector; the entrants that ranked in 
the first and second spots qualified to take part 
in İşbank Workup program. 

Growing support through uninterrupted 
cooperation and organization approach

İşbank aims to help render the operations and 
developments of its customers sustainable 
by contributing to the digitalization processes 
of its commercial customers through the 
cooperations it establishes and campaigns it 
organizes.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportUnder the campaign 
organized with İş Net, 
İşbank customers 
were able to use 
e‑document services 
free‑of‑charge for a 
period of one year.

In 2020, İşbank continued to sponsor the Digital 
Transformation Center (DDM), which started 
operations	in	2019	under	TÜRKONFED	(Turkish	
Enterprise and Business Federation). All of its 
processes migrated to the digital environment 
following the pandemic, DDM has provided free 
access to more than 350 companies to their 
digital scorecards and more than 100 firms 
free-of-charge mentoring about digitalization.

From among the businesses seeking to design 
and introduce digital transformation projects 
under DDM, which will carry on with its 
activities in 2021, eligible ones will also be able 
to receive project management support, which 
will be partly covered by İşbank.

Initiated in 2018 as a collaborative initiative 
of	İşbank	and	TÜRKONFED	with	the	aim	of	
supporting the digitalization process of the 
SMEs that make the backbone of the Turkish 
economy, Digital Anatolia meetings continued 
on online platforms in 2020 due to the 
pandemic. Participated by senior executives 
and experts in various fields, the online events 
focused on digitalization and its contribution 
to work processes. During 2020, ten meetings 
were streamed live and free-of-charge.

Under the campaign organized with 
İşNet, İşbank customers that started 
using e-documents during 2020 as per 
regulatory arrangements or those wishing 
to take advantage of the benefits of using 
e-documents were given the chance to utilize 
e-document services free-of-charge for a period 
of one year.

On another note, more than 2,500 customers 
benefited from the campaign organized with 
TÜRKTRUST	company	for	e-signature,	which	
acquires constantly increasing usage and 
importance in work processes. İşbank customers 
were able to acquire e-signature at a 50% 
discounted price under the campaign.

İŞ’TE KOBİ

The	revamped	İŞ’TE	KOBİ	website,	designed	
for SMEs, has given businesses access 
to educational content digitally on main 
business functions including marketing, 
entrepreneurship, technology while 
contributing directly to their digitalization 
through offering a combination of the 
applications and solutions that will support 
their business processes.

The user profile of the website was supported 
and expanded with contents tailored for visitors 
from tradesmen, startup, farmer and women 
entrepreneur personas. By incorporating the 
applications and solutions from the startup 
ecosystem,	İŞ’TE	KOBİ	aims	to	contribute	to	
businesses in gaining competitive advantage as 
well as to the startup ecosystem.

İŞ’TE	KOBİ	has	won	34	awards	in	various	
national and international organizations to date 
and the website’s registered users exceeded 87 
thousand as at year-end 2020.

Through	İŞ’TE	KOBİ	website,	businesses	are	
able to reach current developments closely 
concerning them, blog posts, educational 
contents	and	the	Bank’s	campaigns.	İŞ’TE	KOBİ	
also serves as a hub to apply for commercial 
products and services, to ask questions to 
experts in various topics such as marketing, 
agriculture and livestock breeding, taxation 
and accounting, startup law etc., and to receive 
free-of-charge advisory.

Over 6 thousand businesses take place under 
the SME Market section where they can 
promote their products and services and pin 
their contact information on Yandex Maps.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementAmid the pandemic 
conditions that 
brought life to a 
standstill in the first 
quarter of 2020, 
İşbank’s priority has 
been to mobilize all 
the means available 
to it for the benefit of 
its customers.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

RETAIL BANKING

All customers, existing and potential, make the 
focal point of İşbank’s retail banking activities. 

•	

İşCep and Maximum Mobile banking 
applications through which the Bank offers 
service around the clock, independent of 
time and place

Customers’ most preferred financial 
solution partner 

•	 Mobile payment, contactless payment, 

instant card provision services

İşbank shapes its retail banking activities 
around the goal of “being the financial solution 
partner that customers prefer the most in every 
phase of their lives”. 

Amid the pandemic conditions that brought 
life to a standstill in the first quarter of 2020, 
İşbank’s priority has been to mobilize all the 
means available to it for the benefit of its 
customers.

In the presence of the social distancing rule 
that is among the most basic requirements 
for protection against the disease, digital 
experiences gained the foreground as the ideal 
solution. 

Throughout this period when it has 
become critical to observe social distancing 
requirements, avoiding contact and staying 
at home for prolonged periods of time, İşbank 
stood by its customers and supported them 
through the following capabilities enabled by 
its ongoing investments in mobile technologies, 
payment systems, AI and robotic technologies 
within the scope of its digital transformation 
activities: 

•	 Contactless cash withdrawal and depositing 

technology using QR-code

•	 Service by Maxi, the AI-based personal 
assistant possessing natural language 
processing (NLP) capability

•	 Card campaigns to support the budget given 
the increased frequency of shopping during 
the pandemic

•	 Free-of-charge money transfers

•	 Loan debt deferment campaigns

•	 Loan campaigns entailing instalment 

deferrals for new cash needs

Communication concept entailing 
individual‑oriented, empathetic and 
contextual marketing 

Throughout these extraordinary times, İşbank 
pursued a focused approach to correctly 
understand its customers including their 
circumstances, worries and expectations, 
and embraced empathy in managing all the 
processes from value proposal design to 
communication. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report74%
In 2020, more 
than 74% of total 
transactions at İşbank 
went through İşCep 
and Maximum Mobile.

In 2020, İşbank targeted to preserve and 
further strengthen its perception as a brand 
that understands and stands by its customers 
through hard times. Along this line, the 
Bank created its proposals related to retail 
banking activities with a contextual marketing 
approach along the entire customer journey 
that leads to product and service purchase 
and entails post-experience sharing. The Bank 
maintained its transparent and candid tone of 
communication.

Through the communication activities 
conducted with 34 social network accounts 
under its various brands on various social 
media platforms during 2020, İşbank reached 
approximately 2.7 million in the number of 
followers.

İşbank intensely carried on with its marketing 
initiatives on digital media, which allows 
communicating with the targeted individuals at 
the right time, at the right place and with the 
right content.

In 2020, the Bank used conventional media, 
as well as digital media, and cooperation 
was maintained with numerous eminent 
conferences that went online, digital content 
providers and broadcasting platforms, thus 
providing continuance of communication 
activities in a multi-faceted fashion.

İşbank continued to invest in digital marketing 
technologies enabling personalized 
communication, and further built on its 
marketing capabilities through location- and 
time-based personalized offers through all 
channels, and mainly from İşCep and Maximum 
Mobile as a result of its investments in AI 
technologies.

İşbank acts with the consciousness of being 
an organization that creates value and makes 
life easier for its customers by combining 
technology with its own field of business. 
Innovative products and services developed 
within the scope of digital transformation, 
technology infrastructure investments, and 
initiatives targeted at startup ecosystem make 
an important part of the Bank’s forward-looking 
activities.

Mobile channels as the main touch point

In 2020, more than 74% of total transactions 
at İşbank went through İşCep and Maximum 
Mobile. A great majority of retail banking 
services carried out for new customer 
acquisition or existing customer activation 
features the integrated capabilities of İşCep and 
Maximum Mobile that make everyday life easier. 

Service through all stages of life

İşbank targets to cater to customers’ varying 
needs and expectations at different life stages 
including childhood, youth, working life and 
retirement via high value-added banking service 
packages it develops. 

Various activation efforts are carried out to 
deepen relationships with new customers 
at touch points which grow in number owing 
to digitalization, and recovery campaigns are 
organized for customers with lifetime high 
value, who have reduced their relations with 
the Bank.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank and its Activities in 2020

The balance in 
term deposit 
accounts opened 
through digital 
channels reached 
TL 38.5 billion at 
year‑end 2020, up by 
40.2%.

Growth in retail loans and savings deposits 

At 2020 year-end, İşbank’s consumer loans 
book expanded by 39.2% to TL 68.2 billion, and 
the Bank rose to leadership position among 
private banks in consumer loans. 

The Bank’s retail loans book, which is comprised 
of credit cards and consumer loans, enlarged 
by 35.1% year-over-year and reached 
TL 86.2 billion in 2020. At the end of 2020, 
İşbank’s general purpose loans increased by 
48.1% to TL 44.1 billion, housing loans by 
21.2% to TL 21.1 billion, and auto loans by 
132.5% to TL 1.2 billion. 

Support was extended in the form of support 
packages introduced by İşbank and, following 
suit in the sector, deferments granted on 
loan debts with the purpose of helping ease 
temporary liquidity squeezes and mitigating 
the negative effects of decelerated economic 
activity in line with customer demands.

While İşbank’s total deposits increased by 
24.7% year-over-year at the end of 2020 
to TL 368.9 billion, savings deposits also 
went up by 33.3% in the same timeframe 
and reached TL 260.9 billion. Moreover, the 
Bank is the leader among private banks in TL 
savings deposits, FX deposit accounts, overall 
FX deposits and total deposits as at 2020 
year-end.

In 2020, İşbank secured successful results in 
new customer acquisition and in increasing its 
existing customers’ savings held in the Bank as 
a result of its efforts spent towards being the 
most preferred bank by savers. Along this line, 
89.3% of the expansion in total deposits as at 
the end of the year stemmed from the increase 
in savings deposits. 

İşbank kept widening its deposit products range 
in the reporting period. Accumulating Young 
Account was added to the product portfolio, 
whereas the number of term deposit products 
went up to 20 and savings products to 44.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportArtificial 
Intelligence
By the end of 2020, 
almost all of the 
applications for 
consumer loans were 
being priced by the 
AI‑based model.

21.5% rise in retail credit cards balance 

At the end of 2020, retail credit cards balance 
of İşbank reached TL 18 billion, up 21.5%. The 
Maximum program satisfied the needs of retail 
credit card customers by offering innovative 
solutions that make life easier in the digital 
world. 

Maximum Youth Program

The Bank had first reached university students 
aged 18 and above under the brand “İş’te 
Üniversiteli”	in	2007;	in	February	2020,	
“Maximum Youth” program was introduced, 
which expanded the scope of the target 
audience to include the working youth, in 
addition to those pursuing studies.

Its launch having taken place in July, Maximum 
Youth Program was presented as a brand new 
service and product package, designed to cater 
to the needs of all youngsters in the 18-25 age 
interval. Holding a Maximum Youth credit card or 
Maximum Youth debit card suffices for inclusion 
in the Maximum Youth Program.

Maximum Youth program incorporates versatile 
services and privileges that touch numerous 
different moments in the youth’s lives and 
dreams, from financial services to campaigns 
that will facilitate purchases, entertainment 
to personal development, personal finances to 
saving up easily.

Maximum Youth cards custom-designed 
in vertical format for the youth offer 
advantageous loyalty points (MaxiPuan) 
earning, and free-of-charge use and discounts 
at businesses enabled by various collaborations. 
At year-end 2020, the Maximum Youth credit 
card holders numbered 117 thousand, whereas 
the number of customers included in the 
program was 210 thousand. 54% of the new 
Maximum Youth card customers acquired during 
2020 comprised of youngsters who are fresh 
customers of the Bank.

Involving the youth in the designs, Maximum 
Youth Advisory Board was put into life 
in December, representing an additional 
initiative to the product and campaign 
communications aimed at broadening the 
Bank’s young customers portfolio and at 
forming a solid basis for brand loyalty among 
the young generation. Selected from amongst 
Entrepreneurship Foundation (GİRVAK) Fellows, 
İşbank MasterClass Digital Development 
Program students, youngsters representing 
the Future Hub Development Program, and 
young employees of İşbank, the members of 
the Maximum Youth Advisory Board carry out 
activities to act as the voice of the youth in 
the 18-25 age interval. Bringing the youth to 
product management, Maximum Youth program 
has joined among the retail banking activities as 
an example of contributive banking.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementThrough the “I 
Want to Become a 
Customer” service, 
82 thousand new 
retail customers were 
acquired by year‑end 
2020.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

Developments in the World of Retail Credit 
Cards

New products and services at İşbank’s 
digital touch points 

On the occasion of its 10th year, Maximum TEMA 
Card visuals were renewed and the product 
was relaunched for the nature-lover customers. 
Furthermore, within the scope of the 10th year 
of collaboration with the TEMA Foundation, 
the product named NatureFriendly MaxiPara 
Card was added to the TEMA Card family with 
the aim of expanding the customer segment 
seeking to support the TEMA Foundation 
with their spending. Available only as a digital 
card, NatureFriendly MaxiPara Card started to 
accept applications via Maximum Mobile by 
end-December.

At the end of December, Maximum Paw Card 
was introduced as the “animal lover credit card 
that supports your and your little mate’s needs” 
for all pet owners and those who connect with 
stray lives that they feed.

Maximum Göztepe Card was added among 
the set of the Bank’s sports logo cards and 
introduced for İzmir’s sports fans.

“Gaming” campaigns were devised, whereby 
customers can design their own campaigns and 
select the different sectors from which they can 
do their purchases. The first such campaign was 
announced to the customers in December. 

During the pandemic, the Bank organized 
various campaigns targeted at customer 
needs, including installment cash advance, 
sector-based installments and extra 
installments, and Maximiles holders were given 
the possibility to redeem their accumulated 
MaxiMiles in specific business places on the 
Gördüm	Aldım	(Splurchase)	section	on	Maximum	
Mobile, during these days when travels are 
restricted.

With the “I Want to Become a Customer” service 
available on İşCep, anyone wishing to become 
a customer of İşbank can complete his or her 
application process by way of video chat within 
minutes, and become an İşbank customer easily 
and quickly upon verification of identity by the 
messenger service sent to the address. 

As at year-end 2020, 82 thousand new retail 
customers were acquired through the “I Want to 
Become a Customer” service.

Development work was initiated in accordance 
with the Draft Communiqué for Remote Identity 
Verification Methods to be Used by Banks 
published by the BRSA at the end of September. 
Work on end-to-end digitalization of the 
process has reached its final stage.

Digital retail loan and savings deposits 
implementations 

The share loans extended within the scope 
of Instant Loan, Credit Ready, API Loans and 
Instant Shopping Loan on digital applications for 
consumer loans got in total new consumer loans 
allocated reached 84% in terms of quantity and 
71% in terms of amount in 2020. 

Within the scope of the digital consumer loan 
with a grace period of up to 90 days, which 
was introduced in April 2020, 525 thousand 
disbursements amounting to TL 7.5 billion were 
made in 2020 through İşbank’s digital channels, 
30% of which entailed grace periods of and 
above 45 days in 2020.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportİşbank has been 
contributing to the 
protection of the 
environment for 10 
years through its 
cards bearing the 
TEMA Foundation’s 
logo.

Disbursements made under the Installment 
Overdraft Account product launched in June 
2020, which allows utilization of the overdraft 
limit in installments, amounted to TL 285 million 
in total, and the overdraft balance reached 
TL 1,733 million. Installment Overdraft Account 
got 8.1% share of total overdraft account 
balance.

The preferred bank in salary payments 

In 2020, İşbank carried on with developments 
to realize the cash flows of actively working 
and retired personal customers via the Bank by 
intermediating their salary payments, and at the 
same time, to diversify the financial services 
offered to private sector companies. 

In March 2020, customers using İşCep Instant 
Loan began to be offered Instant Overdraft 
Account proposal at the end of the transaction, 
which served to allocation of overdraft account 
limits for TL 16.9 million as at year-end 2020.

Under the Pay via İşbank implementation 
launched in 2019, purchase payments worth 
TL 70 million were made from contracted 
e-commerce websites and more than 150 
thousand money transfers were made during 
2020.

While important steps were taken towards 
the goal of acquiring new salary customers, 
contribution was lent to ensuring customer 
loyalty without making a differentiation 
between personal or commercial customers, 
and to deepening existing relationships. 
Digital channel improvements putting retired 
customers in the center allowed this customer 
group to transfer their salaries in a faster and 
problem-free manner to İşbank. 

Solid position in retail cash management 

Digital Channels played a big part in the 
increased deposits volume in 2020. The 
balance in term deposit accounts opened 
through digital channels went up from 
TL 27.5 billion to TL 38.5 billion in the twelve 
months to end-2020, up by 40.2%. 15.1% of 
the expansion in İşbank’s total deposits was 
attributable to the rise in term deposits on 
Digital Channels. As at year-end 2020, the share 
of İşbank’s savings deposits to total deposits 
excluding banking deposits was 71.5%, 4.3 
points higher than what it was at the end of 
2019. 

As part of its phase two efforts for developing 
Personal Finances Management application, 
İşbank introduced several functions designed 
to give customers greater control over their 
financial transactions, as well as to improve 
customer experiences. Using these functions, 
customers can track the total amount spent 
within a given month and the details of 
expenses; create spending controls divided 
according to categories, cards or total spending 
criteria, identify offers and suggestions aligned 
with the spending history so as to steer the 
customer to make smart choices. 

İşbank facilitates bill payments through İşCep 
application, its Internet Branch, Bankamatik 
ATMs, and Maximum Mobile from their accounts 
or via credit cards instantly, or on the basis of 
automated payment order. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementAnadolu Sigorta 
bancassurance 
channel ranked first 
among private banks 
in the sector as at 
year‑end.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

The API developed for bill payments allows 
contracted payment companies, electronic 
money institutions and banks to access İşbank’s 
bill payment infrastructure to make payments 
to over 400 billing institutions and to offer the 
related payment service to their own customers.

With its Unlimited Automatic Service (SOS) and 
Maximum Account features, İşbank affords its 
customers the chance to automatically buy 
mutual funds using amounts above a specified 
threshold kept available in their accounts for 
daily transactions and to fulfill their automated 
payment orders on the due date using the funds 
available in the account and mutual funds. 

The Leading Bank in OGS and HGS

At the end of 2020, İşbank preserved its 
leadership in the transaction volume of OGS 
(Automatic Pass-Through) devices and HGS 
(Rapid Pass-Through) labels that facilitate 
bridge and highway crossings. 

İşbank began collecting pass-through fees of 
the Ankara-Niğde Highway that was opened for 
service in 2020 via HGS and OGS systems. 

Private Pension and Insurance

Within the frame of the ongoing solid 
collaboration with Anadolu Sigorta and Anadolu 
Hayat Emeklilik, İşbank offers a broad range of 
products in non-life insurance, life insurance 
and private pension on the back of an efficient 
service understanding. 

Along this line, it was made possible in February 
2020 to switch from Individual İşCep Insurance 
menu to Sigortam Cepte, which is the mobile 
application of Anadolu Sigorta, without entering 
a password.

This allows online purchasing of various 
products that are not sold on İşCep, such as 
Housing Insurance and Complementary Health 
Insurance through İşbank’s brokerage, and 
making premium payments and submit claims 
notifications electronically. In addition, My Flight 
is Assured, Compulsory Motor TPL and Motor 
Own Damage policies were made available 
for purchase in June, October and December, 
respectively, on the Insurance menu that went 
live on Maximum Mobile application.

Total premium production on non-life insurance 
through digital applications amounted to 
TL 8.9 million at 2020 year-end.

In non‑life insurance products

Under the collaboration between İşbank and 
Anadolu Sigorta, Anadolu Sigorta premium 
production via the bank channel went up by 
16.9% year-over-year to TL 1,016.6 million 
by the end of 2020, and Anadolu Sigorta 
bank channel got 10.2% share in the sector. 
Anadolu Sigorta bancassurance channel ranked 
first among private banks in the sector as at 
year-end. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report41 awards
In 2020, İşbank was 
recognized with a 
total of 41 national 
and international 
awards in the retail 
banking segment. 

In life insurance segment

As at year-end 2020, the bank channel of 
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik wrote premiums in 
the amount of TL 1,069.1 million on Term Life 
Insurance. In the same timeframe, the bank 
channel had 9.8% market share in Term Life 
Insurance production. 

Developments in PPS

In the wake of the pandemic, matches, 
tournaments, festivals and final events that 
were previously held physically within the scope 
of gaming and e-sports that have become an 
indispensable part of the digital world were 
also moved to the digital environment. Through 
event sponsorships conducted under Maximum 
Gaming Card, products and services offered on 
the digital medium were promoted to gaming 
fans.

Under the prepaid Maximum Gaming Card that 
was launched in November 2019, the version 
bearing the 1907 Fenerbahçe e-sports logo 
designed specifically for Fenerbahçe Sports 
Club fans was introduced in September 2020.

Achievements crowned with awards 

In 2020, İşbank was recognized with a total 
of 41 national and international awards in the 
retail banking segment. 

In 2020, the number of participants linked to 
private pension accounts, which were opened 
through branches and outbound calls of the 
Bank that serves as the agency of Anadolu 
Hayat Emeklilik, was approximately 140 
thousand. A subsidiary of the Bank, Anadolu 
Hayat Emeklilik commanded 15.8% market 
share with 1.1 million participants as at year-end 
2020. 

İşbank and e‑sports 

İşbank invests in e-sports that represents 
the most effective medium for increasing its 
contact and for communicating with the young 
generation undergoing the greatest degree of 
change in their attitudes and behaviors due to 
the digitalizing world. 

As part of the e-sports communication activities 
carried out since 2017 under the Maximum 
Gaming brand, the Bank has been steadfastly 
carrying on with its sponsorship of the e-sports 
teams of Turkey’s deep-rooted national sports 
clubs, content production and campaign 
management on social network platforms, and 
support to e-sports events. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementThe numbers of credit 
cards and debit cards 
issued by İşbank 
reached 8.8 million 
and 11.2 million 
respectively, as at 
2020 year‑end.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Within the frame of its approach to create 
sustainable value based on an inclusive and 
participative concept, İşbank continues to 
introduce many novelties to the payment 
systems market in keeping with its target of 
delivering its customers a healthy, secure and 
seamless payment system experience.

İşbank, a leading player in the payment systems 
market, reached the following numbers as at 
year-end 2020: 

•	 8.8	million	credit	cards,	11.2	million	debit	

cards, 

•	 TL	137.6	billion	credit	card	retail	volume	
corresponding to 14.4% market share, 

•	 TL	179.4	billion	acquiring	volume	

corresponding to 15.3% market share. 

Growth in digital ecosystems

Maximum Mobile and Maximum İşyerim digital 
ecosystems kept expanding with new products 
and services. 

Total number of customers that activated the 
Maximum Mobile application was up by 29% 
year-over-year to 3.1 million at year-end 2020, 
whereas the number of monthly active users 
increased by 34% to 1.3 million. Total volume of 
monetary transactions performed through the 
app doubled over the previous year and reached 
TL 3.3 billion. Mobile contactless payment 
transactions volume via the app, on the other 
hand, augmented by 290% as compared to the 
previous year.

As for the Maximum İşyerim app, the number of 
commercial customers who realized activation 
was up by 88.8% year-over-year to 78 
thousand at end-2020, whereas the number 
of member merchants making use of the app 
has reached 193 thousand. Total volume of 
monetary transactions performed on the app 
amounted to TL 130 million.

Furthermore, My Flight is Assured, Foreign 
Travel, Green Card Insurance, Motor Own 
Damage and Motor TPL insurance products 
of Anadolu Sigorta began to be offered 
to customers via Maximum Mobile, and 
participative campaigns began to be organized 
that customers can take part in via Maximum 
İşyerim.

E‑commerce and new digital contactless 
payment options for member merchants

In response to pandemic conditions, member 
merchants were supported with e-commerce 
and new digital contactless payment products 
and services.

Gördüm	Aldım	marketplace	platform	went	live	
on Maximum Mobile and Maximum İşyerim 
applications, where member merchants can 
display their products, and İşbank intermediates 
the payments for these products that app users 
add to their carts. 

Under a new capability, member merchants can 
now accept payments by WeChat Pay via mobile 
phones through İşbank’s physical POS devices 
and Maximum İşyerim application.

Linkle Tahsilat (Pay by Link) function of the 
Maximum İşyerim app, which enables remote 
payments without the involvement of a POS 
device, now allows member merchants to 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn view of the 
pandemic conditions, 
self‑service and 
contactless payment 
convenience and 
comfort were brought 
to everyday lives of 
retail and commercial 
customers through 
innovative digital 
products and 
services.

perform installment transactions besides cash 
transactions. The app was also enriched with 
several other capabilities including DCC support 
and Bahşiş POS (Tip POS).

Amid the pandemic conditions where it 
has become extremely common to deliver 
individuals’ and families’ needs to the homes by 
courier services, Tip POS function that had been 
supported on physical POS devices was also 
made available for use by business places using 
Virtual POS, and thus, it was made possible 
for card holders to make their payments for 
e-commerce purchases by adding the tip to the 
purchase price.

İş’te Tahsilat menus were added to the web 
channel of the Maximum İşyerim app, which 
allows member merchants making bulk or 
periodic collections to store the card data on the 
Maximum İşyerim Web application and to define 
payment order for stored cards, and to issue 
one-time or recurrent payment orders.

UnionPay mobile application was added among 
the applications accepting payments with QR 
technology via Maximum İşyerim app.

In an effort to minimize the physical contact 
in customers’ shopping experiences, 
developments were completed for enabling 
installments via QR POS, which is supported by 
Maximum İşyerim app.

DCC POS capabilities, that was available for 
Turkish currency in POS transactions performed 
using foreign cards, are now supported for 
foreign currencies as well.

Self‑service and contactless payment 
convenience in everyday life 

In view of the pandemic conditions, self-service 
and contactless payment convenience and 
comfort was brought to everyday lives of retail 
and commercial customers through innovative 
digital products and services.

As part of the initiatives to let retail and 
commercial customers digitally access payment 
systems using self-service and contactless 
functions, the following capabilities were 
introduced:

real person tradesmen customers can digitally 
finalize their member merchant application 
processes end-to-end on İşCep and 
Maximum İşyerim channels,

•	 real	person	tradesmen	customers	can	

attain an end-to-end digital and contactless 
experience by applying for Maximum 
Business Card and İşim Card via Maximum 
İşyerim and İşCep apps; with the delivery of 
the cards to customers’ addresses following 
the application, 

•	 “Digital	Bankamatik	ATM	Card”	can	be	created	
instantly on Maximum Mobile app to use in 
e-commerce transactions, without waiting 
for the delivery of the plastic card,

•	 Applications	for	debit	cards	can	be	forwarded	

also via İşCep app,

•	 Commercial	virtual	cards	can	be	created	on	

Maximum İşyerim channel,

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank customers are 
offered the ability 
to send money to 
foreign cards from 
their credit, debit and 
prepaid cards.

To deliver the products to a broader 
customer segment

Efforts continued for embedding digital 
contactless payment services within everyday 
lives of a broad customer segment.

Under the steps taken to let payment systems 
products accompany customers’ shopping 
journeys in their everyday lives and to expand 
them across broad customer segments;

•	 Transportation	cards	covering	a	total	of	36	

cities and 19 districts, and particularly 4 cities 
incorporated in Asis intra-city transportation 
infrastructure, can be topped up from İşbank 
cards through Maximum Mobile app, 

•	 Payment	can	be	made	using	İstanbulKart	at	
İşbank POS devices, Maximum Mobile and 
Maximum İşyerim applications, and

•	 Following	Petrol	Ofisi,	Opet	and	Aytemiz	fuel	
oil companies were included in the scope of 
Maximum Mobile ”Araçta Öde (Pay Inside the 
Car)” service.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

•	 Credit	and	debit	card	holders	can	report	
their charge back request to the Bank 
quickly via Maximum Mobile without filling 
in and signing a hard copy form, follow up 
the process, and even obtain a result the 
same day through end-to-end automated 
processes in certain types of charge back 
requests.

The	scope	of	İşlem	Anında	Limit	(Limit	Increase	
during Transaction) implementation was 
expanded; accordingly credit card limit can be 
increased:

-  At the GO (Secure Payment) step used as 

identity authentication tool in e-commerce 
transactions,

-  Within the app during the shopping made in 

Maximum Mobile application, and 

-  Via the POS device during shopping involving 

physical POS devices.

Hence, increased credit card limit need of 
customers began to be satisfied with a single 
button.

As the rise in international money transfers 
persists, MasterCard Moneysend capability 
that can be defined as instant card-to-card 
international money transfer was included 
among the overseas money transfer service 
channels that previously included SWIFT and 
Western Union. Under this feature, customers 
are offered the ability to send money to foreign 
cards from their credit, debit and prepaid cards.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report22.6%
Attaining a market 
share of 22.6% as 
at year‑end 2020, 
İşbank sustained its 
leadership in the field 
of e‑commerce. 

Being the first bank to provide alternative 
payment methods to member merchants 
in Turkey in e-commerce, İşbank continued 
to support the country’s businesses with 
e-exports by accepting nearly 40 alternative 
payment methods recognized in nearly 50 
countries. 

In a bid to eliminate all e-commerce customers’ 
security concerns, Dynamic Security Code 
implementation was introduced as the first 
of its kind in Turkey to ensure the security 
of e-commerce transactions, which allows 
performance of transactions using a unique 
security code generated on Maximum Mobile 
and Maximum İşyerim applications for each 
e-commerce transaction, instead of using the 
CVV printed on the back of the cards.

Pioneering and leading bank in e‑commerce 
and online shopping 

İşbank’s pioneering and leading position in 
e-commerce and online shopping continued 
and was even further strengthened with new 
products and services.

Attaching special importance to e-commerce, 
İşbank attained a market share of 22.6% 
at year-end 2020 and thus sustained its 
leadership in this area. 

A Share Purchase Agreement was signed with 
the	shareholders	in	Moka	Ödeme	Kuruluşu	A.Ş.	
with the aim of expanding İşbank’s coverage in 
the payment services universe that sits at the 
center of e-commerce and platform economy. 
In December, the CBRT’s approval process 
for share transfer was finalized. With this 
investment, it is targeted to add to the Bank’s 
competitive strength in digital payment systems 
thanks to the agility that will be contributed 
by fintechs to the institutional way of doing 
business.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementTotal assets of private 
banking customers 
managed by İş 
Asset Management, 
including 12 private 
family funds, 
increased by 55% 
year‑over‑year and 
reached TL 2.2 billion. 

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

PRIVATE BANKING

A business model generating optimal 
returns for customers amid fluctuating 
market conditions 

In 2020 that was dominated by transformed 
economic and social conditions resulting from 
the pandemic that grasped the whole world, 
İşbank Private Banking kept delivering the 
return opportunities arising in the market 
through products and services ensuring optimal 
risk/return balance. Through the most intensive 
days of the pandemic, one-to-one personalized 
service offering to private banking customers 
continued uninterruptedly.

As of year-end 2020, management service 
was offered for total assets worth more than 
TL 32 billion of approximately 11 thousand 
customers through a diverse investment 
products portfolio responding to customers’ 
evolving return needs with the contribution of 
İşbank’s strategic partnerships with its financial 
subsidiaries. 

Private banking and wealth management 
activities were carried on in 17 branches in 
total, including 14 dedicated private banking 
branches in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Adana and 
Antalya, and 3 “corner” branches in Bursa, 
Mersin and Cyprus. Under the pandemic related 
circumstances that sustained their impact 
throughout the entire year, İşbank Private 
Banking continued its activities without 
any compromise in its high quality service 
concept that focuses on customers’ needs and 
expectations.

Competent and holistic wealth 
management service enabled by strategic 
cooperation with subsidiaries

Return opportunities that arose amid the 
year-long fluctuations in market dynamics 
due to the pandemic were identified in 
cooperation	with	İş	Portföy	Yönetimi	A.Ş.	(İş	
Asset Management) and were presented to 
private banking customers through diversified 
investment instruments aligned with customer 
risk/return expectations within the frame of the 
business model based on strategic partnership.

Under the framework of “intergenerational 
banking”, the amount of total assets 
under management rose 55% annually to 
TL 2.2 billion, inclusive of 12 private family 
funds set up at İş Asset Management for clients 
requiring professional service for transferring 
their assets to future generations. 

Demands of customers wishing to invest in 
domestic stock market and all kinds of overseas 
securities markets at optimal terms continued 
to	be	fulfilled	with	the	expertise	of	İş	Yatırım	
Menkul	Değerler	A.Ş.	(İş	Investment).

Under the strategic cooperation maintained 
with	Anadolu	Hayat	Emeklilik	A.Ş.,	private	
banking customers receive one-to-one private 
customer management service from the 
experts of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik. 

Custom-tailored pension fund investment 
planning service is rendered via İş Asset 
Management to customers with pension 
savings above a certain level. At the end of 
2020, total amount of savings of private 
banking customers invested in Anadolu Hayat 
Emeklilik products was up by 78% as compared 
to end 2019, and reached TL 695 million.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTL 13 billion
In 2020, the volume 
of transactions 
carried out with 
classic and structured 
derivative products 
by private banking 
customers exceeded 
TL 13 billion.

Alternative investment products and 
services focused on diverse risk profiles and 
return opportunities

Throughout 2020, customers were offered 
structured derivatives, as well as classic 
derivative products such as dual currency 
deposits (DCD), options and forwards. In 2020, 
the volume of transactions carried out in 
these products by private banking customers 
exceeded TL 13 billion.

In the same period, total demand amount of 
private banking customers in İş Investment 
mediated corporate bond offerings issued 
by İşbank and private companies reached 
TL 3.3 billion. 

As customers aiming to invest in foreign 
currency owing to market uncertainties in 
2020 showed increased tendency towards 
government debt securities issued in FC, which 
offered more attractive returns as compared to 
FC deposits, the balance of FC debt securities 
has grown by 330% over the previous year and 
reached TL 3.85 billion.

Privia branded products and services 

In 2020, İşbank continued to create value 
for its customers with credit card, retail loan 
and mutual fund products, with processes 
customized according to the needs of private 
banking customers and which entail exclusive 
advantages. 

Inspired by the new life order imposed by the 
pandemic, ads were redesigned with visuals 
with a focus on the concept of digital that 
emphasized change as well as İşbank’s leading, 
deep-seated and reliable stance in the sector.

In 2021 

In 2021, İşbank Private Banking will continue 
to focus on catering to ever evolving customer 
risk/return expectations amid variable market 
conditions with a proactive service approach 
in strategic collaboration with all financial 
subsidiaries.

In line with the goal of being its customers’ 
primary choice in banking at all times, the 
Bank will keep adding value to the lives of 
customers at all contact points with the Bank 
on the back of its advanced digital technology 
infrastructure, and the best-in-class and 
competitive product and service designs.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementIn 2020, İşbank 
increased its 
debt securities 
issuance volume to 
TL 16.9 billion.

Having carried out domestic bills/bonds 
issuances in the nominal amount of 
TL 8.9 billion through sales to qualified 
investors and TL 8 billion through public 
offerings in 2020, İşbank preserved its effectual 
position among private deposit banks with over 
9% market share in outstanding domestic TL 
securities according to year-end data. 

High market share in gold transactions 

İşbank customers’ holdings in gold deposit 
accounts reached 82.9 tons at the end of 2020, 
and the Bank’s market share in gold deposit 
accounts among deposit banks was registered 
as 16.5%. 

In 2020, the Bank continued to hold “Gold Days” 
at branches, thereby recovering the so- called 
“under-the-mattress” physical gold for the 
registered economy. 

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

CAPITAL MARKETS

Efficiency and pioneership in money and 
capital market transactions 

İşbank retained its leading position in the sector 
with an intermediation volume of TL 1.6 trillion 
in Borsa İstanbul and OTC debt securities 
markets as of year-end 2020. 

As part of actions for sustainability under the 
main topic of environment, İşbank supported 
the Nature Education Programs of the TEMA 
Foundation with the revenues derived on 
Turkey’s first environmental fund, İş Asset 
Management TEMA Variable Fund.

Under the program, the educational programs 
implemented in 81 cities of Turkey reached 
more than 167 thousand children at preschool 
and primary school age in the 2019-2020 
academic year.

Increase in corporate bond issuances 

In 2020, debt securities issuances were 
preferred as an alternative funding source as 
a result of the pursuit to diversify the balance 
sheet funding structure in the banking sector. In 
the reporting period, İşbank increased its debt 
securities issuance volume to TL 16.9 billion.

Also in 2020, İşbank carried out debt securities 
issuances of various types and maturities with 
the objectives of: 

•	 securing	long-term	funds,	

•		 diversifying	the	existing	funding	structure,	

•		 eliminating	the	maturity	mismatches	

between asset and liability items on the 
balance sheet, and 

•		 offsetting	short	term	interest	rate	risk.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report12.9%
İşbank has 
distribution share 
of 12.9% in the 
investment funds 
sector as of end of 
2020.

İşbank plays an active role in custody with 33% 
market share and TL 71 billion assets under 
custody for services provided to discretionary 
and collective portfolios. With 31 real estate 
investment funds and venture capital 
investment funds covered among the mutual 
funds provided with asset custody service, 
İşbank has assumed a pioneering role in the 
sector with respect to custody of alternative 
mutual funds. 

In 2021…

In 2021, İşbank will keep improving its market 
shares in money and capital market products 
and gold transactions on the back of: 

-  new products and services designed within 
the frame of customer preferences and 
market conditions, 

-  competitive pricing policy, and 

- 

its service channels aligned with customer 
needs ensuring uninterrupted and 
high-quality service delivery. 

One of the pioneering institutions in the 
equity market 

Generating 9.6% of the trading volume on 
Borsa İstanbul Equity Market together with its 
subsidiary İş Investment as of end-2020, İşbank 
is one of the leading institutions in the market. 

İşCep International Markets service, which 
enables customers to carry out equity 
and futures transactions on more than 20 
exchanges across three continents, continued 
to provide access to international organized 
markets via the bank distribution channel. The 
number of investors who opened international 
markets account topped 40 thousand during 
the reporting period.

Fund consultancy service via Robofon 
Advisor to those wishing to save up 

İşbank sustained its position as the leading 
fund distributor by intermediating 12.9% of the 
mutual funds distribution in the sector as of 
year-end 2020. 

The Money Box Hybrid Fund, the first mutual 
fund designed for children, continues to be 
the leader across its category in terms of the 
number of investors.

Launched by mid-2019 and accessible through 
İşCep and Internet Branch, the Robofon 
Advisor advises funds from among İş Asset 
Management Robofon Family aligned with the 
risk preferences to those wishing to save up, 
helping them with their investment decisions. 
The fund advisory service continued to be 
provided successfully in 2020, and the number 
of customers who responded to the investor 
profile questionnaire and received fund 
suggestions exceeded 150 thousand in total.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank’s assets 
increased by 26.9% 
in 2020. The key 
determinant of this 
growth was the 
expansion in loan 
volume.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

TREASURY MANAGEMENT 

Targets were achieved in 2020 despite the 
tough economic conditions stemming from the 
pandemic. 

The reporting period in which central banks 
and financial authorities of developed and 
developing countries took series of measures in 
order to maintain financial stability against the 
pandemic that affected the whole world. The 
financial markets have been the scene to major 
fluctuations. 

Having mobilized all the means available to it to 
keep supporting the real sector and households 
in spite of the globally tough economic 
conditions, İşbank quickly and successfully 
adapted to changing conditions focusing 
on products and services that would back 
asset quality, cost control and capital through 
profitability, and achieved its sustainable 
profitable growth target without any problems.

During 2020 which was an intensive year 
in terms of the regulatory changes and 
frameworks governing the banking sector, 
İşbank’s balance sheet was managed so as to 
quickly adapt to changing dynamics.

Success through dynamic and proactive 
management 

Regarded as a period of economic recovery, 
2020 had started off with the prediction that 
the capital strength and liquidity would remain 
critical for the banking sector and moderate 
growth would be recorded in assets. Due to 
the fragility and volatility in global markets 

stemming from the pandemic, İşbank focused 
on a dynamic balance sheet management that 
prioritized strong liquidity and sustainable 
growth. The Bank’s TL and FC liquidity was 
shaped with a holistic approach, with the main 
target of increasing cost, maturity and funding 
diversity, and creating a sustainable funding 
composition. Short and long-term liquidity 
requirements were evaluated under different 
assumptions and stress conditions, while the 
use of alternative instruments elaborated 
optimally, also considering the Bank’s 
profitability.

Always standing by its customers, İşbank 
uninterruptedly sustained its support to the 
economy amid the extraordinary conditions of 
2020 as well. In this context, the expansion in 
the loan volume has been the key determinant 
of the 26.9% asset growth, and the share 
of loans in total assets was increased in this 
period. The loan growth was all across the board 
in the retail and commercial segments and wide 
spread through the year. In the reporting period, 
interest-earning assets constituted 89% of 
total assets.

Deposits continued to serve as the main source 
of funding on İşbank’s balance sheet. Customers 
who want to invest their savings in FC deposits 
and precious metal deposit accounts due to 
the rising dollarization tendency also preferred 
İşbank in the this period, as always. The balance 
sheet strategy, which was handled with the 
power and responsibility given by this trust, 
was managed flexibly and so as to adjust to 
changing conditions.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report41.7%
The share of demand 
deposits in total 
deposits substantially 
increased.

The expansion in money supply throughout 
the year, and the need to remain liquid during 
the pandemic together with the low interest 
rate environment brought along the rise in 
demand deposits, whose share in total deposits 
increased markedly to 41.7%. Hence, the 
course of high share of demand deposits in total 
deposits throughout the year has been another 
element that positively affected the costs.

In 2020, loan growth surpassed deposit growth 
by 3 points. As a result, loans-to-deposit ratio 
increased slightly, but was managed below 
100% across the year. In line with well-balanced 
and sustainable growth strategies, the share 
of loans, securities portfolio and deposits in 
total balance sheet was recorded as 58.1%, 
18.4% and 62.1% respectively. Sustaining 
its pioneering role in the capital markets and 
money markets, İşbank made maximum use 
of medium-long term non-deposit funding 
facilities thanks to its high credibility in 
international markets. At the end of 2020, 
funds borrowed and total securities issued, 
including subordinated debt issuances, made up 
15.7% of liabilities.

Effective risk management and solid 
balance sheet structure

The primary objective of İşbank is to 
concentrate on asset quality, cost control, and 
effective capital utilization, so as to establish 
an optimum risk vs. return balance, and further 
strengthen its balance sheet structure on the 
back of sustainable profitable growth strategy. 
Within the scope of Treasury operations, 
liquidity, interest rate and exchange rate risks 
were managed in line with the Asset/Liability 
Management Risk Policy principles also in 2020, 
in parallel to the Bank’s risk appetite. 

Policies specific to the period, such as maturity 
gap management, protection of strong liquidity 
and establishment of sustainable net interest 
margin were followed up in line with current 
needs, taking into consideration the scenarios 
entailing various effects of the differentiation in 
the market conjuncture upon the balance sheet.

Total and FC liquidity coverage ratios were well 
above the regulatory limits in 2020. İşbank’s FC 
liquidity buffer is at a level to cover three times 
the Bank’s FC liabilities with a maturity of up to 
1 year.

Potential risks that may arise from the interest 
rate structure and İşbank’s FC position, 
which is managed as an important element 
of the liquidity composition, were followed 
up ad-hoc and on scenario basis, alongside 
other interrelated positions. Effective risk 
management was exercised by utilizing 
derivative products, along with money and 
capital markets products depending on the 
market conditions. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank raised a 
total funding of 
USD 1.6 billion from 
global financial 
markets in 2020.

The term of the existing framework agreement 
concerning obtaining funds from Taiwan 
Eximbank to finance customers’ imports from 
Taiwan was extended for a period of 1 year. 

A loan in the amount of EUR 46 million with 
a 6-year term was obtained from HSBC Bank 
Middle East Limited under the coverage of 
SACE, Export Credit Insurance Agency of Italy, 
with the aim of funding Italy-related import 
transactions realized through İşbank. 

Awards in Transfer Transactions 

In 2020, İşbank was rewarded by its Belgium 
correspondent KBC Bank NV for its smooth 
cooperation and solid relationships in EUR 
account services and payments, and by 
Standard Chartered Bank for high Straight 
Through Processing (STP) rates of transfers in 
terms of Euro and USD.

Confidence reaffirmed through syndicated 
loans

Enjoying a successful track record and a solid 
experience in the international syndicated 
loans market, İşbank successfully rolled over 
its matured syndicated loans and obtained an 
approximate total funding of USD 1.6 billion 
from global financial markets despite the 
challenging market conditions of 2020 shaped 
by the pandemic that dominated the whole 
world. 

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

İşbank’s distinction in foreign trade and 
payment services 

Despite all the negative conditions that 
prevailed in global and domestic markets in 
2020, through an effective correspondent 
network of more than one thousand banks 
based in 121 countries, İşbank; 

-  offered a rich selection of foreign trade, 

payment and letters of guarantee products 
and services to its customers, and 

- 

intermediated foreign trade transactions 
performed between Turkey and more than 
200 different countries, and preserved its 
pioneering position in this field. 

Financing facilities for imports and 
investments 

İşbank continued to obtain medium and 
long-term financing either from Export 
Insurance and Credit Agencies (ECAs) or from 
correspondent banks under ECA coverage to 
satisfy its customers’ financing needs for their 
imports of investment goods and for their 
energy projects. 

Global Bank Loan and Renewable Energy 
Bank Loan agreements executed between 
Japanese Export Credit Agency, Japan Bank for 
International Cooperation (JBIC) and İşbank, 
enabling financing of investment goods 
and energy projects from Japan, were each 
extended for another year. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn 2020, İşbank 
established its 
Sustainability Bond 
Framework to enable 
sustainability‑
themed issuances.

46 financial institutions from the US, Canada, 
Europe, Middle East and Asia participated in the 
syndications completed in May and November. 
The high number of participating banks and the 
absolute high amounts of the facilities once 
again confirmed the confidence held both in 
İşbank and in our country’s banking sector. 

İşbank uses the funds raised through 
syndicated loans to support the financing 
of foreign trade transactions of real sector 
companies and reinforces its contribution to the 
development of the national economy. 

Tier II capital subordinated eurobond 
issuance in global financial markets

Within the scope of its Global Medium Term 
Note Program, on 22 January 2020, İşbank 
issued Tier II capital subordinated eurobonds 
in the amount of USD 750 million which has a 
maturity of 10 years, with a call option in the 5th 
year.

The bond was sold to real and legal persons 
residing outside Turkey. Under the Program, 
another issuance was carried out for the 
amount of USD 15 million in the form of private 
placement, which had a 3-month term. 

İşbank Sustainability Bond Framework

In January 2020, İşbank Sustainability Bond 
Framework was established to enable issuing 
Eurobonds, which have an important share in 
non-deposit funding sources, also in the form of 
green, social or sustainability bonds.

In addition to projects with positive 
environmental impact in the areas of renewable 
energy, energy efficiency, recycling, organic 
agriculture, clean transportation, green 
buildings and circular economy, the funds to 
be generated from the bond issuances under 
the Framework will be allocated to finance 
loans with positive social impact such as the 
financing of SMEs and women entrepreneurs in 
underdeveloped regions.

A second party opinion was obtained for the 
Framework, which was prepared in accordance 
with the Green Bond Principles, Social Bond 
Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines 
released by the International Capital Market 
Association (ICMA). 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementUnder the agreement signed with the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
(EBRD) on 7 September 2020, İşbank obtained a 
367-day loan with an amount of USD 54 million. 
The loan is being used for financing of the 
funding needs of SMEs affected by the 
pandemic.

Under the agreement signed with the Industrial 
and Commercial Bank of China Group on 26 
November 2020, İşbank obtained a loan 
in the amount of USD 250 million with an 
approximately three year maturity. The said loan 
is being used for general corporate purposes 
and financing of foreign trade transactions.

İşbank kept on 
diversifying its 
funding structure 
in 2020 through 
funds obtained 
from international 
markets.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

Other funds obtained from international 
markets on the basis of bilateral 
agreements

Under the “Inclusive Access to Finance Project 
Loan”	its	subsidiary	Türkiye	Sınai	Kalkınma	
Bankası	(TSKB)	obtained	from	the	International	
Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
(IBRD) affiliated to the World Bank under the 
guarantee of the Undersecretariat of Treasury, 
İşbank signed a loan agreement on 3 December 
2018 that gives the Bank access to a fund of up 
to USD 40 million with a 6 year maturity from 
TSKB. On 11 March 2020, İşbank disbursed the 
second tranche of the fund in the amount of 
USD 20 million to be used for supporting SMEs 
that promote women’s participation in labor 
force and women friendly working environment, 
and SMEs operating in less developed 
sub-regions under temporary protection. 

Under the agreement signed on 30 June 2020 
with PROPARCO, the French Development 
Agency’s representative in the private sector, 
İşbank obtained a loan with an amount of 
EUR 25 million and 10-year maturity. The 
loan will be used for medium- and long-term 
financing of agriculture in general as well as 
energy and resource efficiency initiatives of 
SMEs engaged in agricultural and agribusiness 
sectors.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportUSD 7 
billion
As of the end of 
2020, total assets 
of İşbank’s overseas 
organization 
amounted to 
USD 7 billion.

Cross‑Border Banking Operations 

2020 highlights... 

İşbank pursues its banking operations via İşbank 
Germany in Germany, İşbank Russia in Russia 
and İşbank Georgia in Georgia. 

An extensive group with presence in 11 
countries 

İşbank has presence in 11 different foreign 
countries. 10 of the total of 36 branches belong 
to Frankfurt-based (Germany) İşbank AG, 
whereas Moscow-based (Russia) JSC İşbank 
and Tbilisi-based (Georgia) JSC İşbank Georgia 
have 2 branches each. In addition, there is 
1 representative office in Kazan, which is 
affiliated to JSC İşbank.

In addition to the aforementioned, İşbank has 
2 branches in Iraq, 2 in Kosovo, 2 in the UK, 1 
in Bahrain and 15 in the Turkish Republic of 
Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The Bank has two 
representative offices, one in Shanghai (China) 
and the other one in Cairo (Egypt). 

As of the end of 2020, total assets of 
İşbank’s overseas organization amounted to 
USD 7 billion. The share of overseas subsidiaries 
in this total is 36%, while that of overseas 
branches is 64%. 

İşbank comes to the forefront in Iraq with 
its international banking services offered 
particularly via its Erbil branch. Besides 
intermediating a substantial portion of the 
trade between the two countries, the Bank 
also contributes to the business that generates 
added value for the region. Mobile banking 
service was launched in Iraq in 2020; cash loans 
volume and customer deposits volume were 
increased by 33% and 70%, respectively.

In 2020, İşbank reaped the results of its efforts 
aimed at expanding its customer deposit base 
and increasing the number of customers in 
Kosovo. Personal internet banking branch also 
went live during the reporting period.

The positive relationships developed with the 
Gulf countries via Bahrain Branch contributed to 
İşbank’s effort to increase the diversity of funds. 

Despite the negative effects of the 
pandemic environment, services continued 
uninterruptedly in the UK in 2020, and 
significant rises were achieved particularly 
in POS transactions volume. The level of 
relationships with businesses residing in 
London was further increased. Technological 
developments were carried on, and the data 
center of branches was migrated to the cloud 
platform. All preparations are completed for 
compliance with “open banking” requirements 
in the UK.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementDigital Banking

Amid the pandemic 
conditions of 2020, 
İşbank offered much 
needed uninterrupted 
and unlimited 
remote‑access 
banking to its 
millions of customers 
thanks to the strong 
digital banking 
competencies it 
possesses. 

9.2 million

Number of total digital 
customers reached 9.2 million 
as at year‑end 2020.

1.9 million

Number of Maximum Mobile 
users exceeded 1.9 million.

96%

The share of non‑branch 
channels in total transactions 
reached 96% at İşbank.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Report17.5 million

The number of users served by 
Bankamatik ATMs, including 
other banks’ customers, reached 
17.5 million.

İşbank creates a 
perfect and secure 
customer experience 
at all touchpoints 
employing digital 
technologies and 
analytical methods 
with an innovative 
approach.

36%

Bankamatik ATMs got 36% 
share in total monetary 
transactions.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementNumerous activities 
were executed in 
2020 that increased 
İşCep’s ease of 
use and improved 
customer experience.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

DIGITAL BANKING

•	 developing	solutions	and	value	propositions	

Digitalization and advancements in technology 
significantly reshaped customer expectations 
and the way they interact with institutions. The 
ability of companies to deliver an easy and fast 
personal experience independent from time 
and place has become one of the necessities of 
the digital age. 

İşbank carries out initiatives that build on its 
digital competencies in parallel with its identity 
as the solution partner that accompanies its 
customers through all stages of their lives 
and makes life easier for them with the user 
experience it offers. 

The key components of İşbank’s digital banking 
operations are: 

- 

increasing contextual interaction with 
customers, and 

-  delivering personalized and innovative 

services. 

Carrying on with its activities within this 
framework, the Bank focused on: 

•	 using	digital	technologies	and	analytics	with	
an innovative approach to create a flawless 
and secure customer experience at all touch 
points, 

•	 co-developing	services	with	non-Bank	
stakeholders to ensure an end-to-end 
seamless experience within its vision to offer 
banking service anywhere, and deploying 
services outside İşbank’s channels,

•	 supporting	the	entrepreneurship	ecosystem	
through Workup Entrepreneurship Program 
and collaborating with startups that will 
create value to the Bank, group companies 
and customers,

that will assist the consumers and 
organizations in making healthy financial 
decisions, 

•	 becoming	companies’	integrated	business	
partner in commercial banking and the 
gateway for all personal customers to the 
digital world in retail banking, 

•	 achieving	a	broad-based	customer	portfolio	
with the inclusion of unbanked customers 
and commercial establishments with limited 
access to financial services, while also 
expanding the customer portfolio. 

In order to make the most of the 
opportunities brought by digitalization, 
transformation initiatives were carried out as a 
multi-dimensional program covering all areas of 
activity and business models were constantly 
renewed by adapting digital technologies to the 
Bank processes. In this context, the benefits of 
digitalization were captured for the customers 
in user-oriented, personalized, effective, 
innovative and reliable services on both digital 
and physical channels. 

Leading position in digital banking 

The number of İşbank’s active mobile 
banking customers went up from 7.8 million 
at 31st December 2019 to 9 million at 
31st December 2020. In the same timeframe, 
the number of the Bank’s total digital 
customers reached 9.2 million, whereas the 
number of customers using Bankamatik 
ATMs and Internet Branch reached 9.5 million 
and 3 million, respectively. Beside İşbank 
customers, Bankamatik ATMs were also used 
by a total of 8 million other bank customers, 
1.2 million of them non-residents and 6.8 million 
residents. As a result, the share of comparable 
transactions performed through non-branch 
channels in total transactions reached 96% at 
İşbank. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTotal number of 
transactions that can 
be executed through 
İşCep increased from 
316 to 392.

The mobile banking app with Turkey’s most 
comprehensive transaction set: İşCep 

•	

I	Want	to	Become	a	Customer	and	credit	card	
application processes for retail customers 
were renewed.

In 2020, İşCep, the mobile banking platform 
offering the widest set of transactions in 
the sector, has been working in line with the 
strategies to improve the customer experience 
by increasing the ease of use of the platform 
and to increase revenues with sales made 
through digital channels. Total variety of 
transactions that can be made through İşCep 
increased from 316 to 392 on İşCep and from 
480 to 509 on the Internet branch.

Additional developments regarding İşCep 
included the following;

•	

•	

İşCep’s	design	has	been	renewed	and	
new features have been added enabling 
personalization according to user 
preferences.

İşCep	Market	went	live,	which	is	the	
platform banking model allowing apps 
of subsidiaries and also of 3rd parties to 
offer their products and services to İşCep 
customers, expanding İşCep’s product and 
service range with a low development cost 
and giving end-users reach to an innovative 
and richer set of transactions. Through 
İşCep Market, customers can access 22 
different applications under the headings of 
Insurance, Investment, Payment Systems, 
Life, Culture & Art, Official Transactions and 
Commerce. 

•	 Short	videos	began	to	be	posted	about	the	
Bank’s products, services and innovations 
in the Stories section available on the 
no-password area. 

•	 My	Documents	menu	has	been	added,	where	
users can reach information such as account 
statements, receipts etc. that entail sensitive 
or confidential data.

•	 TekEkstre	and	TekPOS	functions	were	

incorporated in TekCep, Turkey’s first and 
only open banking app, for commercial 
customers. 

Servicing 17.5 million Bankamatik ATM 
users 

At the end of 2020, İşbank preserved its 
position as the private bank with the broadest 
ATM network in Turkey with 6,521 domestic 
Bankamatik ATMs, 4,598 of which are 
disabled-friendly. 

Bankamatik ATMs, which offer service 24/7 
in 12 different languages to 17.5 million 
users (9.5 million of them İşbank customers 
and 8 million customers of other domestic 
and foreign banks), have 36% share of total 
monetary transactions. 

With the developments made in 2020, total 
number of functions offered on Bankamatik 
ATMs reached 153.

New Generation Technologies 

İşbank’s personal banking assistant developed 
employing artificial intelligence and natural 
language processing technologies and enabling 
customers to execute transactions by talking 
or texting at digital touch points, Maxi had 
nearly 60 million dialogues with more than 
7.2 million customers as at 2020 year-end. 
Natural language processing capabilities and 
transaction diversity of Maxi were further 
improved, and the total number of functions 
increased to 420. 

Nine APIs were added to the API Portal giving 
access to the APIs produced with Open Banking 
approach, thus bringing the number of APIs 
to 41. Through the existing APIs, 32 different 
integrations have been implemented.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Management261 
different 
ideas
181 İşbank 
employees submitted 
261 different 
ideas to the İşbank 
Intrapreneurship 
Program.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

In line with its initiatives related to blockchain, 
İşbank joined R3, the world’s leading blockchain 
consortium, becoming the first Turkish 
bank to do so. Within the scope of R3 Corda 
platform membership, the Bank was involved 
in the Marco Polo project, under which the 
pilot stage was completed for the activities 
aimed at improving “payment guarantee 
provision” processes from alternative payment 
methods in foreign trade. As a result of the 
initiative conducted with the involvement of 
Commerzbank,	Şişecam	and	Kuraray,	İşbank	has	
been the first Turkish bank providing payment 
guarantee in foreign trade deploying blockchain 
technology.

Innovation and entrepreneurship at İşbank 

Initiatives were carried out to support 
the startup ecosystem and expand 
entrepreneurship in Turkey and within the 
Bank. Concrete collaborations continued with 
startups, and campaigns, proof of concept 
and purchasing of products and services were 
carried out with 22 startups in 2020 Workup 
Entrepreneurship Program was moved to the 
online platform in March with the emergence 
of the pandemic and the number of graduates 
reached 60 with the Demo Day held in July. 18 
startups from different cities of Turkey were 
accepted to the 7th cohort of the program 
initiated in August. Moreover, Workup has 
become one of the important reference points 
for entrepreneurship in Turkey owing to online 
events organized for the startup ecosystem in 
this period.

Maxis Innovative Venture Capital Fund, of 
which İşbank is the main investor, invested 
TL 1.1 million in PCI Checklist, a Workup graduate 
cyber security startup, and TL 3.8 million in 
Denebunu, a marketing technologies platform, 
in 2020. With these two investments, the 
number of startups in which the fund invested 
went up to 4 and total investment amount 
reached USD 2.8 million.

With the Workup Entrepreneurship Program, 
Maxis Innovative Venture Capital Fund, and 
Softtech Ventures established this year, a 
powerful ecosystem was created under İşbank 
and its subsidiaries, for helping thrive and 
supporting startups having the potential to 
scale up globally, with a special emphasis on the 
Bank’s strategic focal points.

İşbank Intrapreneurship Program was initiated 
in order to strengthen the entrepreneurial 
competencies of Bank Employees’ and gain new 
generation skills that will allow contributing to 
innovation as well as to encourage the creating 
of innovative business ideas. 181 employees 
applied 261 different ideas to the Program. 
Training and mentorship activities for the 
teams that will actualize the selected six ideas 
commenced in December.

New Technologies are followed up via the 
Bank’s innovation centers in the US, China and 
Turkey; proof of concept studies continued 
aimed at usage of these Technologies 
with an innovative approach and creating 
digitally-driven new products.

Digital Vault, the first step of the “Digital 
Identity” defined as the main product in the 
medium-term under the innovation strategy, 
was launched for İşbank customers and 
non-customer users. Users can store all their 
files and passwords in the digital environment, 
backup their contacts, save notes and log in to 
other applications with their saved passwords 
in the Digital Vault, accessible for all users at 
dijitalkasa.com.tr or can be downloaded as a 
mobile app in application stores. 

Key customer experience initiatives

The customer experience vision of İşbank is 
to create a world in which customer journeys 
are simplified, all transactions are rendered 
user-friendly, and personalized experiences 
are offered; the Bank aims to always guide 
and interact with its customers when they 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn 2020, the Bank 
acquired the 
capability to digitally 
measure customer 
experience across all 
branches and digital 
channels.

need help with their banking operations. 
Based on this vision, the Bank has continued 
to work towards enriching all touch points 
with user-oriented, personalized, effective, 
innovative, reliable and visual/intuitional 
designs, and delivering a perfect customer 
experience. 

solutions were generated for smooth 
completion of transactions in situations posing 
difficulties. 200 thousand product applications 
and 487 thousand account openings were 
realized, whereas the guidance provided for 
uninterrupted experience of customers’ digital 
journeys exceeded 1 million.

With 50%, service quality has the biggest 
impact on Net Promoter Score, a metric used 
worldwide for measuring customer experience. 
In order to measure service quality, instant and 
continual customer experience measurement 
performed at all branches were carried on in 
2020, and customer experience indicators were 
monitored for branches, besides sales targets.

During the pandemic, level of customer 
satisfaction at branches were monitored 
on a daily basis, and special care was taken 
to usher customers into branches on a 
first-come-first-served basis instead of getting 
a queue number from the Queuematic; to 
maintain social distancing; and to practice 
Covid measures painstakingly in line with the 
feedbacks and legislative regulation.

In 2020, the Bank also acquired the capability 
to digitally measure customer experience 
across branches and all digital channels. The 
feedbacks received from these measurements 
were extensively used by İşbank to offer 
better services to customers. New generation 
analytical capabilities were acquired to improve 
the experience on digital channels that have 
become customers’ primary touch point and to 
create real-time contextual scenarios and offer 
guidance to customers on all digital channels 
primarily on İşCep, İşbank’s mobile app.

In this framework, real-time analyses based on 
customers’ behavioral data were conducted, 
over 100 contextual scenarios were created 
and interacted with more than 20 million 
customers. While correct proposals and 
guidance were offered to customers at the 
time of need through these interactions, 

According to the 2020 study conducted by 
Nielsen, an independent research company, 
İşbank succeeded in being the bank with the 
highest net promoter score as compared to its 
peers.

Digital assets

Efforts to enrich the sales tunnels by following 
the digital footprints of the users on İşbank’s 
websites continued in 2020. Accordingly, 
application forms that are compatible with 
visitors’ browsers and devices were developed. 
In addition to personalization of web pages 
according to A/B tests, surveys and user flows, 
POS and credit card product finders were 
launched. Contextual marketing activities are 
carried out on websites based on 200 active 
scenarios. 

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) activities 
were conducted to increase the visibility of 
İşbank’s websites in relevant Google searches 
without incurring any cost. Key word visibility in 
Google search results was increased from 170 
thousand to 210 thousand. “Audio Blog” section 
was launched on İşbank’s blog, which enabled 
users to listen to the contents.

The Bank’s website isbank.com.tr that was 
relaunched with its revamped format with 
the purpose of gaining new customers in the 
digital world and deepening relationships 
with the existing visitors, won Golden Sardis 
in the “Best Website” category at the Sardis 
Awards. In addition, maximumgenc.com.tr was 
introduced with the aim of rapidly fulfilling 
the communication needs and to respond to 
competition.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementDuring 2020, Instant 
loan process was 
developed, which 
made possible 
for commercial 
customers of SME 
segment to use 
credit quickly via 
underwriting decision 
engine.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

INNOVATIVE IMPLEMENTATIONS AND 
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Innovative implementations in credit 
products

For standardized and error‑free processes

İşbank automates its operational processes 
using the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 
technology. RPA is a software that mimics 
human activities and is used in the performance 
of repetitive, high-volume tasks. Transactions 
are standardized and error-free results are 
obtained at points using RPA technology that 
generates increased productivity and enhanced 
quality in all processes. 

During 2020, the number of robots increased 
to 54 with 27 additional robots purchased. In 
total, 244 robotic processes were designed, and 
robots began working on them. 

Process development for full-time utilization of 
robot capacities are going on rapidly. Tasks are 
being assigned to robots in areas with routine 
and high-volume tasks such as operations, 
lending, HR, sales, capital markets, pricing, and 
support services, thereby freeing up employees 
to carry out tasks with higher added value. 

Robotic process development capability was 
deployed across the Bank’s business units 
through online training programs carried out in 
2020. The number of departments that were 
given robotic process development training 
went up to 34, and the project has been 
instrumental in letting employees benefit from 
automation opportunities in their daily tasks as 
well. 

İşbank is determined to make use of RPA at 
an increasing extent, which it regards as an 
opportunity for the digital transformation of 
the Head Office, and to increasing its customer 
service quality and speed.

In 2017, İşbank launched the Instant Commercial 
Loan Application that allows automated credit 
allocation to real person tradesmen at branches. 
This was followed by the Instant Loan process 
that went live in 2018 for the same customer 
segment, and introduced the commercial 
loan allocation and disbursement function 
through the Instant Banking channels. In 2020, 
automated lending process was introduced 
for legal person customers in the business 
segment. Within this scope, the lending 
process that took one hour on average from the 
moment of application to disbursement was 
shortened to 10-15 minutes end-to-end. On 
another note, loans in the nature of Overdraft 
Accounts began to be made available to 
commercial loan customers through Commercial 
Instant Banking channels.

Kripton Allocation Process

In 2020, İşbank began implementing the Kripton 
Allocation process in all allocations. Under 
this implementation, information received at 
the time of application is transferred to the 
allocation application by the system, thus 
precluding repetitive data entry in different 
applications. Fields that need to be manually 
filled in by users during proposal steps were 
decreased, and the process design that 
automatically extracts the data from other 
applications and external systems began to be 
used across the entire allocation line.

Kripton Disbursement Process

Kripton Disbursement process was deployed 
for loans in the nature of Overdraft Accounts, 
after the TL Installment Commercial Loans, and 
the process is designed as a flow consisting 
of several steps, which are pricing, entry of 
repayment schedule for commercial loans 
payable in installments, listing of agreements 
associated with the loan, viewing collaterals, 
approval, file opening and disbursement. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportİş Bank underwent 
restructuring in 
order to ensure 
maximum efficiency 
in the execution of 
credit allocation, 
monitoring and 
tracking organization 
processes.

With the disbursement process, the system 
automatically includes loan expenses and 
fees in the process, makes collection a step 
of the process, collectively lists agreements 
and documents necessary to be obtained for 
the loan, and creates agreements using the 
customer data and process information. 

Increased efficiency in commercial loans 
tracking

In order to introduce a more effective tracking 
system for commercial loans, AI-based Early 
Warning and Collection Models were developed, 
whereby the system suggests tracking 
actions aligned with the customers’ risks and 
behaviors. Actions suggested by the system 
are automatically assigned to related units, and 
processes designed for each action are run over 
the system.

İşbank underwent restructuring in order to 
ensure maximum efficiency in the execution 
of credit allocation, monitoring and tracking 
organization processes.

Digitalization in financial analysis

Under the Financial Analysis Digitalization 
Project, interim balance sheets were created 
based on trial balances, and basic corrections 
were automated. The project will presumably 
cut the time spent for financial analysis from 2 
to 4 hours on average down to half an hour. The 
project is currently in pilot phase.

E‑mortgage integration

Actions for integration with the e-mortgage 
system launched by the Directorate General 
of Title Deed and Cadaster were completed 
and the application was made available for use 
by İşbank branches for mortgages taken as 
collateral for personal housing loans.

As a result of the initiative, the Bank employees 
no longer need to go to title deed directorates, 
and the mortgagor completes the procedures at 
the title deed directorate.

Branch analytics

With the aim of providing fast and easy access 
to all sorts of data needed in the management 
of İşbank’s sales activities and of replacing 
emailing for this purpose by a more efficient 
model to be introduced, İşbank branches were 
offered the following applications: 

•	

Instant	Sales	Panel	which	enables	viewing	
personal and commercial sales transactions 
in real time and on the basis of employee 
number 

•	 Branch	Performance	Panel	which	enables	

tracking branch performance on the basis of 
key metrics.

Gains from paperless banking

The number of digital approvals given at the 
Bank during 2020 reached 17.3 million, and 
71% of the agreements were executed digitally, 
without printing a hard copy and executing a 
wet signature thereon.

41.5 million sheets of paper (approximately 
603 trees) were saved with the inclusion of 
the Banking Services Agreement (BSA) within 
the scope of digital approval by early 2020. The 
ratio of digital approval is anticipated to increase 
further in the post-pandemic period.

Novelties in payment systems

The Bank integrated into the Secure Payment 
System established by the Turkish Union of 
Public Notaries, enabling İşbank customers to 
securely realize the money transfer involved 
in second-hand vehicle sales through Personal 
and Commercial Internet Banking branches. 
The service will also be available on the İşCep 
channel as well. 

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“Instant and 
Continuous Transfer 
of Funds” system 
allows 24/7 money 
transfer between 
banks.

İşbank and its Activities in 2020

With the related initiatives commenced by the 
CBRT, Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds 
(FAST) system that will enable interbank money 
transfers 24/7 was opened for pilot use in 
December 2020. Within the frame of the limit 
set by the CBRT, transactions for TL 1,000 and 
less can be transferred between banks 24/7 
through İşCep and Internet Banking Branch 
channels.

Easy Address were made available for use on 
İşCep and Internet Banking Branch channels; 
the function lets customers match their IBAN 
with an easy-to-remember address (phone 
number, email address, T.R. ID no., Foreigner ID 
no.) and use it in money transfers instead of 
their account numbers.

The “sweep” function added to Money Transfer/
EFT screens performs Money Transfer/EFT 
transactions automatically from customer 
accounts at set times. Automated sweep orders 
can be defined by branches on the system.

In order to preclude erroneous recipient IBAN 
data in EFT transactions performed via the 
Bank’s digital channels, recipient IBAN began 
to be verified. At the EFT approval stage, the 
title and the initial letters of the names and 
surnames of the IBAN owner as stated by the 
customers are shown, while the rest of the title 
and name are masked. In case of an erroneous 
IBAN, an error message is sent to the customer, 
but it is left to the customer’s discretion 
whether or not to proceed with the transaction.

Novelties in treasury processes 

The infrastructure improvement efforts have 
reached the final stage, which will enable 
publication of the Bank’s gold rates to branches 
and to customers via non-branch channels 
24/7 without involving a manual intervention in 
accordance with İşbank’s strategies and market 
dynamics. The project is slated for introduction 
in January 2021.

AI initiatives for foreign currency pricing served 
to differentiate pricings in relation to FC buying/
selling and account opening transactions retail 
customers execute via İşCep and Internet 
Banking by the AI on the basis of customers and 
their price sensitivity.

Developments were completed that offer 
customers receiving order transmission 
intermediation service from the Bank the 
possibility to purchase equity on account in 
return for taking the equity in their investment 
accounts as collateral; the said capability was 
made available for use on digital channels.

For the collection of the Exchange Transaction 
Tax (ETT) levied on customers’ gold and 
FC buying transactions, applications and 
screens performing gold and FC transactions 
were integrated in a single module, and the 
exemptions of ETT rate began to be managed 
parametrically, and accounting and tax base 
report began to be generated automatically.

Platform	İŞ’TE	FX,	which	will	allow	customers	to	
perform FC buying/selling with same day, tom 
next, spot value and FC based swap, forward 
on their own account and name via İşbank 
branches, was made available for use by Head 
Office units covering all products, and for use by 
branches for same day value FC buying/selling 
transactions.

Artificial Intelligence 

During 2020, developments were completed 
for retail next-product-to-buy (Retail NPTB), 
retail deposit and loan pricing, retail revenue 
estimation and limit assignment, and BT 
anomaly detections. Work is in progress in 
relation to developments for SME customer 
pricing, consumer loan allocation, foreign 
currency pricing, ATM cash optimization, 
personal credit card allocation and enterprise 
allocation.

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activities proceeded 
from the pilot phase 
to scale‑up phase.

Developments for enhancing service quality 
at branches

•	

Increase	in	the	employee	engagement	rate	
emerged.

In accordance with the Protection and Control 
Measures in Bank Branches guide prepared 
by the T.R. Ministry of Health in connection 
with the pandemic, İşbank limited the 
number of customers that can be served 
simultaneously in branches. The limitation 
forced customers to wait in line outside service 
buildings. Accordingly, in an effort to prevent 
accumulations outside service buildings, 
development work was initiated to let the 
customer line-up system run in integration 
with İşCep application, and is in the phase of 
deployment across branches.

As a result of the initiative, customers will be 
able to view the density in a given branch using 
the application, and get a queue number and 
track it on İşCep.

Agile Management

During 2020, İşbank’s initiatives for Agile 
Transformation of Headquarter departments, 
which the Bank refers to as the “organizational 
equivalent of digitalization”, proceeded from the 
pilot phase to scale-up phase.

The following outcomes were observed in the 
pilot run that was conducted since June 2018: 

•	 The	execution	speed	increased	for	tasks	

carried out by Agile Teams (Time to market 
ratio of specific comparable tasks went down 
from 16 weeks to 4 weeks),

•	 Successful	results	were	achieved	in	the	

domains which were focused by the Agile 
Teams. (Compared to the past performance, 
min %20 increase in the financial results was 
observed in selected areas), 

Within the scope of agile practices at İşbank, 
Chapter and Center of Expertise structures are 
also being established to ensure competence 
development, continuity, business integrity and 
coherence, as well as Agile Teams and tribes.

Activities in relation to this model wherein 
agile structures will run in harmony with 
corporate structures are being carried out under 
the “Corporate Agility” model and strategy, 
without being restricted to increasing the 
number of and scaling up Agile Teams. In this 
framework, an Agile Management Department 
was established in order to implement the 
transformation roadmap effectively. As the end 
of 2020, more than 50 Agile Teams composed 
of approximately 400 individuals were working 
in Agile Tribes such as Retail Banking Marketing, 
SME Banking Marketing, Agricultural Banking 
Marketing, Corporate and Commercial Banking 
Marketing, Artificial Intelligence and Robotic 
Process Automation.

Over the course of the next two years, it is 
planned to reach a size of 1,500 individuals 
in total, whereby at least 20% of the Head 
Office teams and related technology teams 
will be working together in Agile teams, giving 
priority to units producing products and services 
targeted at dynamic, variable business areas 
subject to intensive technological integration 
and digitalization. Bank prioritizes business 
functions which serve in the most dynamic, 
volatile and complex markets; for the reason 
that these functions get the most benefit of 
agile model.

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2020, İşbank’s 
participations 
portfolio had a 
total worth of 
TL 26.3 billion.

Subsidiaries

Since its foundation in 1924 to date, İşbank 
has participated in nearly 300 companies. 
Having simplified its equity stake portfolio in 
time, the Bank had direct participations in 26 
companies as at year-end 2020. In the same 
period, İşbank had direct or indirect control over 
106 companies. As at year-end 2020, İşbank’s 
participations portfolio had a total worth of 
TL	26.3	billion,	with	the	shares	of	Türkiye	Sınai	
Kalkınma	Bankası	A.Ş.,	Anadolu	Hayat	Emeklilik	
A.Ş.,	İş	Finansal	Kiralama	A.Ş.,	İş	Gayrimenkul	
Yatırım	Ortaklığı	A.Ş.,	İş	Yatırım	Menkul	Değerler	
A.Ş.	and	Türkiye	Şişe	ve	Cam	Fabrikaları	A.Ş.	that	
make up 73.7% of the portfolio being traded on 
Borsa İstanbul. 

Furthermore, Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta 
Şirketi,	İş	Girişim	Sermayesi	Yatırım	Ortaklığı	A.Ş.,	
TSKB	Gayrimenkul	Yatırım	Ortaklığı	A.Ş.	and	İş	
Yatırım	Ortaklığı	A.Ş.	are	the	other	publicly-held	
Group companies controlled by İşbank through 
indirect shareholding.

The ratio of the participations portfolio in 
İşbank’s total assets stood at 4.4% as at 
year-end 2020. 

The building blocks of İşbank’s equity stake 
strategy are efficiency and profitability. 

In line with its investment strategy, İşbank’s 
priority is to make sure that its subsidiaries rank 
among the pioneering and leading enterprises 
of their respective sectors and that they create 
value. 

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FINANCE

İşbank has financial services subsidiaries that 
are active in business lines such as banking, 
insurance, private pension, capital market 
brokerage, portfolio management, venture 
capital, factoring, reinsurance, financial leasing, 
asset management, securities investment trust, 
investment banking and real estate investment 
trust.

Financial services subsidiaries enrich the 
range of products and services offered by 
İşbank to retail and corporate customers in 
different business lines while also creating 
complementary and cross product delivery and 
sales opportunities.

TSKB

Turkey’s first privately‑owned development 
and investment bank

TSKB, as a leader among the privately-owned 
development and investment banks, has 
undertaken a significant role in Turkey’s 
economic development since its foundation in 
1950. 

Having recently celebrated its 70th year of 
service in 2020, TSKB continues to contribute 
sustainable value for stakeholders and the 
national economy with the value it generates in 
economic, environmental and social aspects. 

Offering its customers a wide range of 
innovative services with its in-depth knowledge 
in corporate banking, investment banking and 
advisory services, TSKB has adopted it as its 
mission to contribute continued and increasing 
support to the inclusive and sustainable 
development of the country.

Within the frame of the loan agreements 
executed with development finance 
institutions, TSKB provides loans in the 

İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTSKB
TSKB takes place 
among Turkey’s 
pioneering 
organizations in the 
area of sustainability.

areas of environment, energy and resource 
efficiency, as well as social loans related to 
women employment, supporting employment 
in underdeveloped areas, occupational safety 
and health and allocates funds to investments 
in diverse sectors in the form of SME loans and 
facilities. 

Also taking into consideration the 
environmental and social impacts of the loans 
it extends, TSKB remains as one of the leading 
institutions in the field of sustainability in 
Turkey. TSKB has been the first entity in the 
Turkish financial sector to release an Integrated 
Report in 2017. Having authored a first in 
Turkey and CEEMEA with the Green/Sustainable 
Bond issue it has carried out in 2016, the 
Bank issued the world’s first subordinated 
sustainable bond in March 2017. Having joined 
UNEP-FI Principles for Responsible Banking as 
a founding signatory in 2019, TSKB became the 
tenth member of the Steering Committee of 
IDFC, of which it has been a member since 2011 
with the leading international development 
banks, the same year. 

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) 
matters continue to take a growing place 
within the Bank’s activities. In October 2020, 
TSKB established the “TSKB Green Swan 
Platform” aimed at taking joint action to tackle 
the climate emergency that the Bank regards 
as the major obstacle to sustainable and 
inclusive development. Accordingly, the Bank 
continues to work towards raising awareness 
of climate-related risks and to enrich its 
collaborations in this respect. Ranked number 
1 in Turkey and among the best banks in the 
world with its ESG rating, TSKB has been the 
first Turkish bank to sign a loan agreement 
linked to ESG rating in December 2020. In 
the reporting period, TSKB also launched the 
Sustainable Development Goals Loan Model 
that it has co-developed with its subsidiary, 
Escarus. On the investment banking front, the 

Bank intermediated the issuance of the first 
sustainable lease certificate. Ms. Ece Börü, the 
first women CEO of TSKB who at the same time 
serves as the head of the Bank’s Sustainability 
Committee, was included in the honors list of 
the “Asia Top Sustainability Superwomen 2020” 
by CSR Works International and named among 
the 13 women leaders creating value, and has 
been the only woman leader representing 
Turkey in the honors list.

Having authored the year’s first issuance 
with a Eurobond issue of USD 400 million in 
January, TSKB signed a USD 200 million funding 
agreement with the Asian Infrastructure 
Investment Bank under the guarantee of 
the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of The 
Republic of Turkey, to support companies 
negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Again in 2020, the Bank secured a syndicated 
loan in the amount of USD 150 million from 
international markets.

Taking place among the pioneering 
organizations in corporate governance, the 
Bank preserved its place among the highest 
scorers in corporate governance ratings in 2020. 
The Bank’s corporate governance rating of 9.56 
on a scale of 10 was affirmed in October 2020.

On a consolidated basis, TSKB had TL 6.1 billion 
in shareholders’ equity and TL 52.4 billion in 
total assets as of year-end 2020. In its review, 
Fitch Ratings affirmed TSKB’s long-term 
local currency IDR rating as “BB-”, and foreign 
currency IDR as “B+”, and the outlook for the 
Bank’s long-term local currency rating was 
revised from stable to negative. Finally, TSKB 
was assigned a national long term rating of 
AA (tur), Viability Rating of (b+) and a “stable” 
outlook. On 16 September 2020, Moody’s 
confirmed TSKB’s long-term issuer rating as 
“B3”, its baseline credit assessment as ‘caa1’, 
with a ‘negative’ outlook assigned. 

www.tskb.com.tr

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İşbank Germany

İşbank Georgia

A leading financial institution backed by 
Turkish capital in Europe 

İşbank’s organization in Georgia 

Founded in 1992, İşbank Germany developed 
and thrived within the financial system in 
Europe over the course of the 28 years since 
then, and helped customers in Turkey to access 
the financial system in Europe. 

The presence of İşbank in Georgia, Turkey’s 
border neighbor which is the gateway to 
Caucasus, started with the branch opened 
in Batumi in 2012. Tbilisi branch became 
operational in 2014 and the two branches were 
transformed into a subsidiary bank in 2015. 

Since 1992, İşbank 
Germany has been 
helping customers 
in Turkey access the 
financial system in 
Europe.

Offering mostly corporate banking services 
and having 63 employees, İşbank Georgia 
had total assets worth USD 100.1 million 
and its shareholders’ equity amounted to 
USD 25.5 million as at year-end 2020. 

www.isbank.ge

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

The first listed private pension and life 
insurance company 

Turkey’s first life insurer, Anadolu Hayat 
Emeklilik	A.Ş.	(Anadolu	Hayat	Emeklilik)	is	
also the first listed company operating in the 
country’s private pension and life insurance 
sector. 

As of year-end 2020, the Company had total 
assets worth TL 36 billion and shareholders’ 
equity of TL 1.6 billion on a consolidated basis. 
As of the same date, total customer assets 
managed by the Company in private pension 
and life insurance combined is TL 33.6 billion. 

www.anadoluhayat.com.tr

Having successfully adapted to the changing 
dynamics throughout its operations for more 
than a quarter of a century, İşbank Germany 
operates in Germany with nine branches and 
in the Netherlands with one branch. As of 
year-end 2020, the Bank had EUR 1.8 billion 
in total assets, and EUR 218.6 million in total 
shareholders’ equity. While its activities are 
mostly concentrated in corporate banking, 
İşbank Germany, with its 164 employees, 
offers the full range of banking products to its 
customers. 

www.isbank.de

İşbank Russia 

Serving customers at three locations in 
Russia 

İşbank has been cultivating its presence and 
efficiency in Russia, one of Turkey’s important 
trade partners, since 2011. 

Having 103 employees on its payroll, İşbank 
Russia has two branches in total, located 
in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, and a 
representative office in Kazan. Concentrated 
mostly on corporate banking services, 
İşbank Russia’s total assets were worth 
USD 157.5 million and its shareholders’ equity 
was registered as USD 57.4 million as of 
year-end 2020. 

www.isbank.com.ru

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Reasürans
The Company has 
been playing a part in 
driving the progress 
of the Turkish 
insurance business 
since 1929.

Anadolu Sigorta

The pioneer of the Turkish insurance sector 

Operating in non-life insurance business 
and being one of Turkey’s leading insurance 
companies, Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta 
Şirketi	(Anadolu	Sigorta)	generated	a	premium	
production of TL 8 billion as at year-end 2020. 

As of year-end 2020, the Company had 
TL 11.7 billion in total assets and TL 2.4 billion 
in shareholders’ equity on a consolidated basis. 
The Company was assigned a score of 9.55 in 
the Corporate Governance Rating Report issued 
in November 2020. 

www.anadolusigorta.com.tr

Millî Reasürans

Uninterrupted reinsurance services since 
1929 

Established in 1929 and having undertaken 
an important role in the formation and 
development of the Turkish insurance business, 
Millî	Reasürans	T.A.Ş.	(Millî	Reasürans)	has	total	
assets worth TL 15.8 billion and shareholders’ 
equity worth TL 3.6 billion on a consolidated 
basis as at year-end 2020.

Millî Reasürans has a branch operating in 
Singapore in line with the Company’s strategy 
to export its know-how and reinsurance 
experience acquired in the national market to 
global markets. As of year-end 2020, premiums 
written abroad accounted for 27% of the 
Company’s total written premiums. 

The financial strength rating of Millî Reasürans 
was revised as ‘B’ in June 2020 by A.M. Best, the 
world’s most prestigious rating institution in the 
insurance sector. The Company’s national credit 
rating was affirmed as ‘tr A+’ in June 2020 by 
Standard & Poor’s. 

www.millire.com

İş Leasing

Turkey’s pioneering financial leasing 
company 

Having been one of the pioneers of the leasing 
sector in Turkey since its foundation in 1988, 
İş	Finansal	Kiralama	A.Ş.	(İş	Leasing)	pursues	
operations with the mission of prioritizing the 
SMEs in its funding activities, developing and 
maintaining a broad-based and high-quality 
portfolio, and satisfying customer demands 
with effective, fast and high-quality solutions. 

As at year-end 2020, İş Leasing had 
TL 12.8 billion in total assets and TL 1.7 billion 
in shareholders’ equity on a consolidated basis, 
while its leasing receivables amounted to 
TL 7.2 billion. 

With a statement made on 1 September 
2020, the international credit rating agency 
Fitch Ratings assigned İş Leasing a long-term 
foreign currency rating of ’B+’, a long-term local 
currency rating of ‘B+‘ and a long-term national 
credit rating of ‘A+ (tur)’. The outlook of the 
Company’s long-term local currency rating was 
revised from stable to negative in parallel with 
the national credit rating outlook.

www.isleasing.com.tr

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İŞ GYO
İş GYO possesses 
a diversified and 
well‑balanced 
portfolio.

İş Faktoring

İş Yatırım

An innovative approach to the accounts 
receivable funding sector 

A leading and pioneering investment house 
in the capital markets 

Being one of the pioneering companies in 
the sector since its incorporation in 1993 
with its robust financial structure and 
customer-oriented approach to business, İş 
Faktoring	A.Ş.	(İş	Faktoring)	has	been	offering	
rapid and competitive services in the areas of 
finance, guarantee and collection. 

As at year-end 2020, İş Faktoring has 
TL 4.6 billion in total assets and TL 477 million 
in shareholders’ equity. 

İş Leasing holds 78.23% share in the capital of 
İş Faktoring. 

İş	Yatırım	Menkul	Değerler	A.Ş.	(İş	Yatırım)	
offers brokerage services in domestic and 
international capital markets, investment 
advisory, and corporate finance services. Listed 
on the Stars Market, the Company is the only 
brokerage house in Turkey traded on BIST 100. 

Assigned long-term and short-term national 
credit ratings of ‘AAA’ and ‘A1+’ respectively 
by SAHA Kurumsal Yönetim ve Kredi 
Derecelendirme	A.Ş.	with	a	stable	outlook,	
İş	Yatırım	had	TL	8.8	billion	in	total	assets	
and TL 2.2 billion in shareholders’ equity on a 
consolidated basis as of 2020 year-end. 

www.isfaktoring.com.tr

www.isyatirim.com.tr

GLASS

Şişecam

The founder and the unchanging leader of 
the Turkish glass industry 

Founded	in	1935,	Türkiye	Şişe	ve	Cam	Fabrikaları	
A.Ş.	(Şişecam)	is	the	holding	company	of	
Şişecam	Group	comprising	of	companies	
operating in flat glass, glassware, glass 
packaging and chemicals, mainly soda ash and 
chromium chemicals. 

The	Şişecam	Group	carries	out	production	
in facilities and plants located in Turkey as 
well as in Egypt, Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, 
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy, Ukraine, Romania, 
Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and India. In 
addition, the investment for the facility in the 
US is in progress. 

İş GYO

One of Turkey’s largest real estate 
investment trusts 

Being one of the sector’s leading actors with 
its solid portfolio and financial structure, 
İş	Gayrimenkul	Yatırım	Ortaklığı	A.Ş.	(İş	
GYO) pursues its activities with a focus on 
maintaining and developing a diversified and 
well-balanced portfolio. 

As of year-end 2020, the Company’s total 
assets amounted to TL 5.2 billion and its 
shareholders’ equity totaled TL 4.1 billion. 

Based on the review conducted by Saha 
Kurumsal Yönetim ve Kredi Derecelendirme 
Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	in	August	2020,	the	Company	
was assessed within the investment category 
and the Company’s Long-Term National (TR) 
and Short-Term National (TR) ratings were 
affirmed as AA and A1+, respectively, with a 
stable outlook assigned to both. 

www.isgyo.com.tr

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exported to more 
than 150 countries as 
at year‑end 2020.

Having produced 46% of total glass output 
outside Turkey (as measured on a tonnage 
basis) and generated 60% of total sales 
revenues from facilities based abroad and 
exports	from	Turkey,	Şişecam	Group’s	exports	
to more than 150 countries amounted to 
USD 685 million as of year-end 2020. 

productivity, efficiency, leanness and agility. 
Along this line, the merger of Anadolu Cam 
Sanayii	A.Ş.,	Denizli	Cam	Sanayii	ve	Ticaret	A.Ş.,	
Paşabahçe	Cam	Sanayii	ve	Ticaret	A.Ş.,	Soda	
Sanayii	A.Ş.	and	Trakya	Cam	Sanayii	A.Ş.	under	
Türkiye	Şişe	ve	Cam	Fabrikaları	A.Ş.	through	
acquisition of all their assets and liabilities was 
completed on 30 September 2020.

Positioned as one of the world’s and Europe’s 
leading	companies	in	the	industry,	the	Şişecam	
Group ranked second to fifth in the world and 
first to fifth in Europe, in terms of its production 
capacity in glass manufacturing as at the end of 
2020. 

www.sisecam.com.tr

SOFTWARE

Softtech

Experienced solution partner in information 
technologies

Established in İstanbul in 2006, Softtech is 
among Turkey’s largest software companies 
with approximately 1,500 employees and 
total assets close to TL 250 million. Besides its 
experience in the banking and finance sector, 
Softtech develops customer-oriented solutions 
in the domestic and international markets with 
products in diverse fields, and takes initiatives 
aimed at creating new opportunities and 
collaborations with a focus on technology. The 
Company has offices in Ankara and Cyprus and 
has subsidiaries in İstanbul, San Francisco, 
Shanghai and Frankfurt at the heart of the 
startup ecosystem to monitor, develop and 
invest in innovation on-site.

www.softtech.com.tr

Ranking fourth in Europe in terms of soda 
production capacity, the Group is the world 
leader in the production of basic chromium 
sulphate and ranks second in the world in the 
production of sodium bichromate. 

As	at	year-end	2020,	Şişecam	had	
TL 44.2 billion in total consolidated assets and 
TL 22.5 billion in shareholders’ equity. 

In its review in August 2020, Fitch assigned 
Şişecam	a	long-term	foreign	currency	credit	
rating of ‘BB-’ with a ‘negative’ outlook. Moody’s, 
on the other hand, assigned the Company a 
long-term foreign currency rating of ‘B2’ with 
a ‘negative’ outlook in September 2020. The 
Company’s Corporate Governance Rating was 
determined as 9.54 in December 2020. 

In	line	with	the	Şişecam	Group’s	long-term	
strategies and competitive goals in global 
markets,	it	is	targeted	to	merge	Şişecam’s	
operations under a single roof so as to 
capitalize on potential joining of forces and to 
contribute positively to the Company’s market 
capitalization, with the aim of increasing 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank contributes to 
social development 
by investing in 
educational, 
environmental and 
culture & art projects.

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

The importance İşbank attaches to social 
responsibility dates back to its founding years. 
Established one year after the proclamation of 
the Turkish Republic with the aim of achieving 
economic independence, İşbank goes beyond 
its core business of banking and contributes 
to social progress, in keeping with the mission 
spelled out by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Within the frame of the responsibility it 
has assumed towards the society, the 
Bank conducts long-term, widespread and 
sustainable projects in various areas, including 
sponsorship of different educational projects 
such as supporting educational institutions 
such as Darüşşafaka, developing environmental 
awareness, and contributions to culture and art. 

İşbank contributes to social development by 
investing in educational, environmental and 
culture & arts projects.

EDUCATION  

Chess  

Main sponsor of the Turkish Chess 
Federation 

With the goal of making chess a widely played 
and easily accessible mass sports in the country, 
İşbank entered into cooperation with the 
Turkish Chess Federation in December 2005. 
The Bank has been the sponsor of the chess 
discipline for 15 years. 

The main motives behind the sponsorship 
decision included propagating chess particularly 
among children, compensating the lacking 
aspects of chess education, turning it into 
a popular and sought after sport across the 
country, and reaching a higher number of 
gifted children in this respect so as to increase 
the level and frequency of international 
achievements. Since the beginning of İşbank’s 
sponsorship of the Turkish Chess Federation: 

- 

licensed players increased from 30,000 to 
963,022

-  chess trainers increased from 7,000 to 

86,959

-  chess tournaments increased from 400 to 

11,400

-  chess clubs increased from 600 to 2,212

-  title-holder chess players increased from 39 

to 199

-  referees increased from 1,738 to 11,196

-  and the total number of medals claimed in 

tournaments reached 490. 

The titles won to date are presented below: 

-  25 world championships, 30 second place 
and 39 third place titles in worldwide 
organizations, 

-  68 European championships, 67 second 

place and 58 third place titles in Europe-wide 
organizations. 

Main sponsor of the Northern Cyprus Chess 
Federation 

In parallel with its sponsorship of the Turkish 
Chess Federation, İşbank became the sponsor 
of the Northern Cyprus Chess Federation in 
2013 with the same objectives. Upon initiation 
of the sponsorship, chess has become a club 
activity once a week at primary schools in the 
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Chess 
classes were opened in all of the schools in the 
country. 

İşbank chess classes in primary and 
secondary schools 

In keeping with the objective of making chess 
an easily accessible sport, chess classes are 
being opened at primary and secondary schools 

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were given away to 
children on the digital 
environment within 
the scope of the 
One Million Books, 
One Million Children 
campaign.

to encourage children to play chess, to attract 
the attention of teachers and parents to this 
area and to supply lacking materials at schools 
with limited means. 

Darüşşafaka offers high quality boarding 
education in contemporary conditions with full 
scholarship from fifth grade through to the end 
of high school. 

The total number of chess classes opened at 
schools reached 26,566. 

Turkey Junior, Youth and Veterans Chess 
Championships 

At the Turkey Junior (aged 7-12), Youth (aged 
13-18) and Veterans (aged 55-65 and above) 
Chess Championships held concurrently in 
Antalya between 18–25 January 2020, 2,474 
players from 81 cities in Turkey and from the 
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus competed. 
During the championships, stress management 
seminars were organized for parents, and an 
experience area was designed for the players to 
give them a pleasant time

Since March 2020 physical tournaments in the 
rest of the year were cancelled within the frame 
of the preventive measures implemented due to 
the coronavirus pandemic that also dominated 
Turkey. 

In a bid to contribute to the development of 
children who stayed at home, continued with 
their education through remote access and 
were confined to a limited social life, İşbank 
organized two online chess tournaments. 1,805 
registrations were made for the first “İşbank 
Online Chess Tournament” organized for players 
in the 9-20 age group on the occasion of April 
23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, 
whereas 2,115 players applied for the second 
tournament.

81 Students from 81 Cities 

Founded with the mission of “equal 
opportunities in education”, Darüşşafaka 
provides education to students who have lost 
one or both parents and are in financial need. 

Launched by İşbank in collaboration with 
Darüşşafaka in 2008-2009 academic year, “81 
Students from 81 Cities” initiative is one of the 
most comprehensive and longest-lived projects 
in the area of education in Turkey. Under the 
project, İşbank covers educational expenses of 
all students included in the program. At the end 
of 2019-2020 academic year, the fourth term of 
students graduated, bringing the total number 
of graduated students to 231 under the Project.

Within the scope of the project 81 Students 
from 81 Cities, İşbank keeps extending support 
to students who are admitted to a higher 
education program upon graduation from 
Darüşşafaka. Furthermore, every year İşbank 
covers the educational costs of a certain 
number of Darüşşafaka graduates who attend 
the Koç University under the university’s 
“Anadolu Scholarship Holders” program. 
Including the graduates, the number of 
supported students reached approximately 750. 

One Million Books, One Million Children 

One of the biggest book campaigns ever 
undertaken in Turkey, “One Million Books, One 
Million Children” was launched by İşbank at the 
end of the 2007-2008 academic year.

With this campaign, the Bank aims to: 

•	 help	build	on	children’s	cognitive	and	cultural	

intellectual skills, 

•	 support	the	formation	of	a	generation	that	

reads and questions, 

•	 contribute	to	establishing	a	cordial	

communication between the Bank and 
children at an early age. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementIn cooperation with 
the Koç University, 
İşbank led the 
establishment of the 
Artificial Intelligence 
Center, and 
contributed to the 
Research Center for 
Infectious Diseases.

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

Held for the 13th time at the end of the 
2019-2020 academic year, the campaign 
was moved to the digital platform within the 
scope of the measures adopted in response to 
coronavirus. This year, a total of 4 books were 
offered to children:

•	

Journey	to	the	Center	of	the	Earth

•	 Dr.	Ox’s	Experiment

•	 Treasure	Island

•	 Turkish	Scientists’	North	Pole	Expedition

In addition, a certain number of books were 
printed in the Braille alphabet and delivered to 
the libraries of schools providing education to 
the visually impaired. The books given away 
under the campaign and a selection of other 
children’s books were sent for the children 
in Regional Boarding Secondary Schools, to 
children boarding in the housing of the General 
Directorate of Children’s Services, and those 
in the Youth Closed Prisons and Juvenile 
Reformatories.

Kumbara Magazine (Kumbara Dergisi) 

Kumbara and Mini Kumbara Magazines prepared 
with two different contents for age groups 
3-6 and 7-14 are being published digitally 
since 2016. Launched with the objective 
of presenting high quality, educational and 
entertaining contents to children, the Kumbara 
Magazine portal has become an important 
medium for reaching children who stayed 
at home due to the coronavirus pandemic in 
2020. In Kumbara Magazine which Is the main 
portal of the One Million Books, One Million 
Children campaign and the chess tournaments, 
featured entertaining contents developed 
in collaboration with İş Sanat, “A Kumbara 
Adventure” game designed to teach financial 
literacy to children, and many others including 
“Science Heroes Series”, “Fun Experiments” and 
“Arduino”.

Book donations to schools and libraries 

As an extension of the Bank’s social 
responsibility initiatives seeking to contribute 
to education, books published by Türkiye İş 
Bankası	Kültür	Yayınları	publishing	house	are	
being sent to schools and public libraries all 
over the country. In 2020, books delivered 
to approximately one thousand schools and 
libraries numbered nearly 22 thousand. 

Golden Youth Award 

Since 1971, students who excel in the university 
admission exams are awarded every year under 
the “Golden Youth” award program. The number 
of the award recipients topped 3,700. 

Artificial Intelligence Center

İşbank and Koç University jointly established 
the Artificial Intelligence Center with the motive 
to contribute to Turkey’s scientific and academic 
activities and to undertake advanced studies in 
relation to artificial intelligence, a topic of the 
utmost importance worldwide.

At the Artificial Intelligence Center which 
has been established under the roof of Koç 
University faculty of Engineering; Koç University 
faculty members carry out activities that train 
and educate experts for the industry and the 
academy, and also seek to produce solutions for 
the problems of the business world.

Research Center for Infectious Diseases 

At a time when the world and Turkey were held 
in the firm grip of the coronavirus pandemic, 
İşbank and Koç University authored a crucial 
collaboration, and led the establishment of the 
Research Center for Infectious Diseases, which 
will work towards contributing to the country’s 
scientific and academic activities in relation to 
public health. 

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İş Bankası Kültür 
Yayınları brought 
more than 15 million 
books to the readers.

Set up at Koç University with the sponsorship 
of İşbank, the Research Center for Infectious 
Diseases is intended to conduct advanced 
research on infectious diseases, develop 
suggested solutions for the diagnosis, 
treatment and protection methods for diseases, 
and enrich the researcher and educator human 
capital in terms of quantity and qualifications. 
Working in coordination with the School of 
Medicine, and the Colleges of Engineering, 
Sciences, Administrative Sciences & Economics, 
and Social Sciences and Humanities under 
the Koç University, the Center carries out its 
activities out of the Koç University Hospital 
located	in	Topkapı.

ENVIRONMENT 

81 Forests in 81 Cities 

The “81 Forests in 81 Cities” project was 
initiated in 2008 in collaboration with the TEMA 
Foundation and the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry. 

Aiming to protect the environment and to 
increase environmental awareness of the 
society, particularly of children, the project 
has been instrumental in planting 2,205,000 
saplings over a total area of 1,500 hectares 
in all cities in Turkey and 35,200 saplings 
were planted to 22 hectares in the TRNC. The 
project covers the upkeeping of the saplings 
for a five-year period following the planting. 
Including the complementary plantings, the 
total number of saplings planted exceeded 
3 million. 

The success rate in forested areas was 84% as 
at year-end 2020. 

Aimed at raising awareness of ecological 
literacy among children, the program was 
implemented with the participation of over 167 
thousand preschool and primary school children 
across 81 cities in the 2019-2020 academic 
year. Face-to-face education was suspended 
in March within the scope of the measures 
adopted against the coronavirus, and digital 
education contents were published on EBA TV 
within the scope of distance education and on 
social network platforms. 

CULTURE AND ART

Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

Established in 1956 by Hasan Âli Yücel, the 
former	Minister	of	Education,	Türkiye	İş	Bankası	
Kültür	Yayınları	has	since	been	one	of	the	
indispensable publishing houses for all the 
readers with its publications that are both rich 
in content and superior in print quality. 

Carrying on with its publication activities 
with the principles of high quality publishing, 
contribution to the advancement of the Turkish 
language, and instilling the habit of reading 
from	young	ages,	Türkiye	İş	Bankası	Kültür	
Yayınları	has	brought	more	than	15	million	books	
to the readers in 2020. 

Art and Museum Activities 

İşbank has been carrying out its culture and art 
operations under the umbrella of İş Sanat since 
2017. İş Sanat is one of the country’s leading art 
institutions with the performance and music 
events it organizes, its activities in plastic arts, 
and its contribution to the protection of cultural 
heritage. 

Nature Education Programs

Music Events 

The revenues generated on İş Asset 
Management TEMA Environmental Variable 
Fund were utilized towards supporting the 
Nature Education Program being conducted by 
the TEMA Foundation.

Having celebrated its 20th year, İş Sanat had 
planned 50 events for 2020, but had to cancel 
all the events scheduled after 13 March due to 
the coronavirus pandemic. Until then, 32 events 
had taken place, reaching a hall occupancy rate 
of 98%. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementThe total number 
of visitors since the 
initial opening of 
the İşbank Museum 
exceeded 1.8 million.

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

From 19 March, original content began to 
be produced for the social media under the 
heading “İş Sanat at Home”. 416 contents 
streamed over the course of 74 days on İş 
Sanat’s Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and 
YouTube accounts were viewed by more than 
17 million times, received more than 380 
thousand likes and 6 thousand comments, and 
shared by more than 8 thousand times.

Taking into consideration the importance of 
solidarity in fighting against the hardships 
brought along by the period, İş Sanat developed 
a program populated by Turkish artists for its 
21st season. Covering numerous events ranging 
from classical music concerts to domestic 
projects, story and poetry recitations to tale 
theater, from closet drama to virtual exhibitions, 
the new season opened with the İstanbul 
Ensemble concert held on 5 November 2020. 
The recordings of the concert that was held at 
the İş Towers Concert Hall without an audience 
within the scope of the pandemic measures 
can be viewed free of charge on İş Sanat’s social 
network accounts until the end of the season.

Galleries

Kibele Art Gallery and Ankara Art Gallery

Kibele Art Gallery and Ankara Art Gallery 
showcase exhibitions by masterful artists in 
plastic arts. 

In 2019-2020 season, Kibele Art Gallery hosted 
“Kibele’s Memory”, and exhibitions of Tomur 
Atagök and Nevhiz Tanyeli, whereas Beril 
Anılanmert	exhibition	planned	for	this	season	
was postponed due to the pandemic. Closed to 
visits on 15 March 2020, the Gallery was visited 
by a total of 9,880 people until then.

Ankara Art Gallery showcased the thematic 
exhibition	titled	“A	Journey	to	Nâzım”	and	an	
exhibition	of	Yalçın	Gökçebağ	in	the	2019–2020	
season. Closed to visits on 15 March 2020, the 
Gallery was visited by a total of 17,826 people 
until then.

No exhibitions are scheduled to take place in 
the 2020-2021 seasons at the galleries.

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Artworks 
Conservation and Restoration Laboratory 

Artworks Conservation and Restoration 
Laboratory was co-established with Mimar 
Sinan Fine Arts University with the aim 
of supporting academic research on the 
restoration and conservation of artworks and 
contributing to training qualified workforce 
in this area. Conservation and restoration of 
artworks included in İşbank Art Collection are 
carried out at this laboratory. 

As part of this cooperation, Artworks 
Conservation and Restoration BA program was 
established at the University in the 2013-2014 
academic year, where education is ongoing.

Activities in Museology and History 

İşbank Museum (Yenicami, İstanbul) 

Having opened its doors in November 2007, 
İşbank Museum offers a narrative of the 
Bank’s deep-rooted institutional history and 
Turkey’s economic development with banking 
equipment, documents, communication 
devices, photographs, pictures, advertisements, 
promotional materials and films. 

Various workshops targeted at children are 
conducted at the Museum, including Budgeting 
and Saving, Money of the World, Museum 
Memory, and My Pocket Money in my Pocket. 
Additionally, Financial Literacy Training courses 
are provided for adults. 

In 2020, over 5,000 students attended the 
workshops held at the Museum until 12 March, 
which was the date of the last workshop. 

Inaugurated in March 2019 and met with great 
interest, the exhibition titled “Independence” 
in tribute to the centennial of the inception 
of the War of Independence continued to 
be showcased in 2020. The exhibition puts 
on display approximately 1,000 documents, 
photographs, films and objects. The total 
number of visitors since the initial opening of 
the İşbank Museum exceeded 1.8 million. 

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Patara was 
proclaimed the 
tourism theme of 
the year 2020 by the 
Ministry of Culture 
and Tourism.

İşbank Economic Independence Museum 
(Ulus, Ankara) 

With the aim of sharing its collections that are 
of great importance for the national economic 
history, İşbank converted the historic building 
located in Ulus, Ankara, which also served for 
many years as the third Head Office building of 
the Bank, into a museum.

The historic Ulus building that is among the 
landmarks of the capital city opened its doors 
to visitors as İşbank Economic Independence 
Museum in 2019, housing the documents 
and memories of the country’s economic 
independence and development process.

The Museum hosts a permanent exhibition on 
the 1st and 2nd floors, houses İş Sanat Ankara 
Gallery on the 3rd floor, temporary exhibition 
halls on the 4th floor, and activity hall on the 5th 
floor. The temporary exhibition halls showcase 
the “Independence” Exhibition, one leg of which 
is on display in İstanbul.

In addition to offering special guided exhibition 
tours organized for student groups, the 
Museum welcomed more than 2,000 students 
in workshops during 2020. Total number of 
visitors of İşbank Economic Independence 
Museum exceeded 80 thousand people. 

Closed to visits on 16 March 2020 due to 
the coronavirus pandemic, İşbank Economic 
Independence Museum reopened on 16 
June 2020 with the measures adopted. 
Museums were closed to visits once again 
on 20 November 2020 due to the pandemic 
conditions that were aggravated in fall.

Preparations for the Art Museum

conserving Turkey’s rich archeological assets 
and making them a part of the world heritage. In 
this context, contribution to excavations of the 
“House of Muses”, one of the excavation sites in 
the ancient city of Zeugma in Nizip, Gaziantep, 
commenced in 2012, and the work was 
completed in October 2019. The book entitled 
“Zeugma Between Two Worlds: The Houses and 
Tombs of Zeugma from Life to Eternity” by Prof. 
Kutalmış	Görkay,	the	director	of	excavations	at	
the ancient city of Zeugma, was published in 
Turkish and English languages in 2020.

Since 2016, İşbank, together with its 
subsidiaries	Şişecam	and	TSKB,	has	been	
lending support to the excavations in the 
ancient city of Patara in Kaş, Antalya. Patara 
was proclaimed the tourism theme of the year 
2020 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 
A promotional film was produced by İşbank in 
collaboration with the Ministry. In addition, the 
documentary titled “The Treasure Concealed 
in the Sand: Patara” was prepared within the 
scope of the sponsorship.

In addition, support is being extended to 
excavations of the Dionysus Temple in the 
ancient city of Teos in Seferihisar İzmir since 
2018, and of the column-lined street in the 
ancient	city	of	Nysa	in	Sultanhisar,	Aydın	
since 2019. During the ongoing digs of the 
column-lined street in Nysa, a monumental 
fountain was unearthed in 2020.

It is considered that the archeological assets 
that were and will be uncovered with the 
sponsorships of excavations will shed light not 
only on the history of civilization in Anatolia, but 
will also contribute greatly to the world cultural 
heritage. 

The restoration of the historic building of 
Beyoğlu Branch allocated to house İşbank’s art 
collection commenced on 6 July 2020.

Contributions to Archeology 

İşbank extends support to archeological 
excavations with the purpose of unearthing and 

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts 
International İstanbul Music Festival 

İşbank sponsored the “Bilkent Symphony 
Orchestra & Gökhan Aybulus” concert held 
online within the scope of the 48th İstanbul 
Music Festival organized by the Istanbul 
Foundation for Culture and Arts. 

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementSustainability at İşbank

Ever since its incorporation, İşbank has 
always been the key supporter of the 
country’s economic and social development.

Executing all its operations with an 
integrated and long-term perspective, 
İşbank has positioned sustainability as a 
focal point of its corporate strategy. With 
its business model focused on generating 
shared value, the Bank expands its sphere 
of multi-dimensional positive influence.

for Investor Relations and Sustainability 
function assumed the Sustainability Leader 
role in order to strengthen the ownership of 
ESG topics at a senior level and to support 
their constant development.

The following policies that define İşbank’s 
sustainability approach can be accessed on 
the website. 

•	Sustainability

İşbank contributes to community welfare, 
transitioning to a low-carbon economy, 
development of responsible finance 
practices, and development of Turkey 
as well, besides the contribution it lends 
through the value it creates on the financial 
axis. 

•	Environmental	and	social	impacts

•	Human	rights	and	human	resources	

•	Anti-bribery	and	anti-corruption	

•	Gifts	and	hospitality.	

Sustainability management at İşbank 

Responsible banking

Sustainability Management System of 
İşbank is an integrated management system 
that addresses the whole set of activities 
within the framework of their impacts 
in relation to sustainability. The system 
enables integrated management of a wide 
variety of topics ranging from lending 
operations to employee development 
initiatives, from purchasing decisions to the 
Bank’s environmental footprint.

İşbank’s Sustainability Policy and other 
complementary policies underpin 
the operation of the Sustainability 
Management System. 

Handled by the Corporate Governance 
Committee until 2020, sustainability 
activities were assumed by the dedicated 
Sustainability Committee which was set up 
in 2020. Thanks to its composition covering 
the members of the Board of Directors and 
the Executive Committee, the Sustainability 
Committee enables inclusive representation 
of business units and holistic oversight of 
sustainability-related matters. Ms. Gamze 
Yalçın,	Deputy	Chief	Executive	responsible	

İşbank’s responsible banking approach 
covers development of products, services 
and solutions in many different areas 
ranging from the financing of renewable 
energy projects that support transition to 
low carbon economy to the empowering 
of SMEs and women entrepreneurs that 
are the backbone of the economy, and to 
management of environmental and social 
impacts resulting from the investments 
financed. 

As İşbank generates sustainable value for 
all its stakeholders within the framework 
responsible banking notion, it also 
contributes directly or indirectly to the 
resolution of global issues that make the 
subject matter of the UN Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDGs). 

Combating climate change

Tackling financial, social and environmental 
risks with an integrated risk management 
approach within the scope of its efforts to 
combat climate emergency, İşbank classifies 
climate-related risks under the strategic 

risks category. Having declared its medium- 
and long-term emissions reduction targets 
under the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 
Climate Change 2020 Reporting, İşbank 
submitted its commitment to the Science 
Based Target Initiative for science based 
validation of its targets.

İşbank’s activities related to the combat 
against climate change are carried out 
in two main paths. As a prerequisite 
of its responsible banking notion, the 
Bank supports green economy with its 
responsible products and services, and 
works to mitigate the environmental 
impacts stemming from its operations. 

Analyzing and managing environmental 
and social impacts, alongside economic 
feasibility, represent an important aspect 
of loan assessment processes. At İşbank, 
potential environmental and social risks 
of all greenfield investment projects 
and the investors requesting loans with 
a total investment amount of more 
than USD 10 million are subjected to an 
assessment using the Environmental and 
Social Risk Evaluation Tool (ERET). 

In keeping with its responsible banking 
notion, İşbank does not consider loan 
demands for activities listed in İşbank 
Exclusion List attached to its Environmental 
and Social Impacts Policy. 

İşbank Exclusion List can be found in 
attachment to the Environmental Social 
Impacts Policy available on the website. 

Financing renewable energy 

Through renewable energy investments, 
İşbank supports not only the combat 
against negative impacts associated with 
climate change, but also social development 
by way of creating new employment areas. 
Renewable energy finance is of the utmost 
importance in the transition to a low-carbon 
economy.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportProviding financing to renewable energy 
projects along this line, İşbank contributes 
to the mitigation of the risks and impacts 
stemming from climate change and to 
accelerating the green transition.

After 2015, the Bank allocated greenfield 
project financing for electricity generation 
investments completely to renewable 
energy projects. As at year-end 2020, 
renewable energy finance accounted for 
69% of total energy generation projects 
portfolio, whereas it made up 7.5% of 
the total financing by the Bank. Carrying 
on with its financing support in this area, 
İşbank works committedly to decrease 
its share of financing provided to energy 
generation from coal and gas-based 
thermal power plants.

Happy and productive İşbank employees

İşbank’s workforce made up of qualified and 
happy employees are among the Bank’s key 
competitive advantages. In keeping with 
its vision of “being an employer of choice”, 
İşbank provides a dignified, fair, egalitarian 
and safe working environment that is 
conducive to personal and professional 
development.

The Bank conducts training programs 
aimed at increasing employees’ awareness 
of sustainability, as well as continuously 
providing them with information about 
the sub-components of the sustainability 
concept at the necessary level. Business 
ethics, combating bribery and corruption, 
and human rights are incorporated in the 
Bank’s different training modules, and 
offered to employees from the inception of 
employment. Environmental management 
system training is provided to related 
personnel within the scope of ISO 14001 
certification process.

Managing direct environmental impact 

İşbank monitors the environmental impact 
stemming from its operations and carries 
out projects directed towards improving 
its performance in this respect. In this 
context, environmental data such as waste 
generation, water and energy consumption 
and carbon emissions at the Bank’s Head 
Office buildings and branches are followed 
up, and work is carried out to minimize 
the adverse environmental impacts of the 
Bank’s operations.

Long‑lasting and inclusive social 
investment programs 

İşbank has a pioneering and guiding role 
in social progress and development. In 
keeping with its founding mission, the 
Bank implements comprehensive and 
long-lasting social investment programs. 

With the purpose of bringing the positive 
impact it creates to the broadest segment 
of the society possible, İşbank focuses on 
education, environment, culture and the 
arts. Information about the Bank’s corporate 
social responsibility projects can be found 
on page 80 of this Report. 

National and international 
collaborations 

İşbank continues to collaborate with 
national and international organizations 
and institutions so as to augment the value 
created for all its stakeholders.

Aiming to accelerate its sustainability-
related efforts through its collaborations, 
İşbank is an active signatory of the UN 
Global Compact since 2012. In 2020, on 
the other hand, the Bank added new 
dimensions to its cooperation with 
international initiatives by affiliating to the 
United Nations Environment Programme – 
Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and becoming a 

signatory of the Principles for Responsible 
Banking (PRB) and Women’s Empowerment 
Principles (WEPs). 

The Bank will continue to implement the 
principles of the initiatives it is affiliated 
to along the value chain and to reproduce 
its transformative power as a financial 
institution in this respect, by taking its 
impact across broader segments of the 
society.

İşbank is a constituent of Borsa İstanbul 
(BIST) Sustainability Index since 2015, and 
of the FTSE4Good Emerging Markets Index 
since 2016.

In 2020, the Bank received a rating from 
Sustainalytics, an ESG (Environmental, 
Social, Governance) rating agency. This 
rating clearly indicates  the concrete 
contribution the Bank-wide initiatives make 
in different aspects of sustainability.

Integrated reporting

Attaching great importance to transparency 
and stakeholder communication, İşbank 
has been publishing sustainability reports 
besides annual reports since 2012. Further 
enriching its reporting practice, the Bank 
began preparing integrated reports in 2019.

Prepared in accordance with the 
International Integrated Reporting Council 
(IIRC) reporting framework and the Global 
Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, 
the Bank’s integrated reports address 
non-financial capital, as well as financial 
capital, and present information about the 
Bank’s activities and performance with a 
holistic perspective in revealing the value 
created on the basis of six capitals.

İşbank’s Integrated Reports can be found on 
the Bank’s website.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

To the Shareholders of Türkiye İş Bankası Anonim Şirketi

1) Qualified Opinion

We	have	audited	the	annual	report	of	Türkiye	İş	Bankası	A.Ş.	(“the	Bank”)	and	its	subsidiaries	(“the	Group”)	for	the	period	of	January	1,	2020	
– December 31, 2020.

In our opinion, except for the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the consolidated and unconsolidated 
financial information provided in the annual report of the Board of Directors and the discussions made by the Board of Directors on the 
situation of the Group are presented fairly and consistent, in all material respects, with the audited full set consolidated and unconsolidated 
financial statements and the information we obtained during the audit.

2) Basis for Qualified Opinion

As described in the Basis For Qualified Opinion section of Independent Auditor’s Report on the complete set of audited unconsolidated 
and consolidated financial statements of the Bank and the Group for the period between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 dated 
February 8, 2021, the unconsolidated and consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2020 include a free provision at an amount 
of TL 2,875,000 thousands of which TL 1,125,000 thousands was provided in prior years and TL 1,750,000 thousands provided in the 
current period by the Bank and the Group management for the possible effects of the negative circumstances which may arise from the 
possible changes in the economy and market conditions which does not meet the recognition criteria of “Turkish Accounting Standard” 
(TAS) 37 “Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets”. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with “Regulation on independent audit of the Banks” published in the Official Gazette no.29314 
dated 2 April 2015 published by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA Independent Audit Regulation) and Independent 
Auditing Standards (InAS) which are part of the Turkish Auditing Standards as issued by the Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing 
Standards Authority of Turkey (POA). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities 
for the Audit of the Annual Report section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Code of Ethics for 
Independent Auditors (Code of Ethics) as issued by the POA, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the 
Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

3) Our Auditor’s Opinion on the Full Set Consolidated and Unconsolidated Financial Statements

We have expressed qualified opinions in our auditor’s reports dated February 8, 2021 on the full set consolidated and unconsolidated 
financial statements of the Group for the period of 1/1/2020-31/12/2020.

4) The Responsibility of the Board of Directors on the Annual Report

In accordance with Articles 514 and 516 of the Turkish Commercial Code 6102 (“TCC”) and communique on ‘Principles and procedures set out 
by the regulations on preparation and issuance of annual reports of Banks’, the management of the Group is responsible for the following 
items:

a)  Preparation of the annual report within the first three months following the balance sheet date and submission of the annual report to 

the general assembly.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportb)  Preparation and fair presentation of the annual report; reflecting the operations of the Group for the year, along with its financial 

position in a correct, complete, straightforward, true and honest manner. In this report, the financial position is assessed according to 
the consolidated and unconsolidated financial statements. The development of the Group and the potential risks to be encountered are 
also noted in the report. The evaluation of the board of directors is also included in this report.

c)   The annual report also includes the matters below:

-  

-  

Subsequent events occurred after the end of the fiscal year which have significance,

The research and development activities of the Group,

Financial benefits such as salaries and bonuses paid to the board members and to those charged governance, allowances, travel, 

-  
accommodation and representation expenses, financial aids and aids in kind, insurances and similar deposits.         

- Other matters prescribed in the communique on ‘Principles and procedures set out by the regulations on preparation and issuance of 
annual reports of Banks’ published in official gazette no.26333 dated November 1, 2006.

When preparing the annual report, the board of directors takes into account the secondary legislative arrangements published by the 
Ministry of Trade and related institutions.

5) Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Annual Report

Our aim is to express an opinion, based on the independent audit we have performed on the annual report in accordance with provisions of 
the Turkish Commercial Code and the Communique on ‘Principles and procedures set out by the regulations on preparation and issuance of 
annual reports of Banks’ published in official gazette no.26333 dated November 1, 2006 , “Regulation on Accounting Applications for Banks 
and Safeguarding of Documents” published in the Official Gazette no.26333 dated 1 November 2006 and other regulations on accounting 
records of Banks published by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), circulars, interpretations published by BRSA and “BRSA 
Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation” which includes the provisions of Turkish Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS) for the 
matters which are not regulated by these regulations, on whether the consolidated and unconsolidated financial information provided in 
this annual report and the discussions of the Board of Directors are presented fairly and consistent with the Group’s audited consolidated 
and unconsolidated financial statements and to prepare a report including our opinion.

The independent audit we have performed is conducted in accordance with InAS and BRSA Independent Audit Regulation.  These standards 
require compliance with ethical provisions and the independent audit to be planned and performed to obtain reasonable assurance on 
whether the consolidated and unconsolidated financial information provided in the annual report and the discussions of the Board of 
Directors are free from material misstatement and consistent with the consolidated and unconsolidated financial statements.

The name of the engagement partner who supervised and concluded this audit is Fatma Ebru Yücel.

March 9, 2021
İstanbul, Türkiye

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk Managementİşbank’s Dividend Distribution Policy

İşbank’s principles of dividend distribution are set by article 58 of the Articles of Incorporation. According to this article, after deducting all general expenses 
from the income arising from the operations of the Bank within a year, including premiums and bonuses and similar payments to the personnel of the Bank, 
and funds for all kinds of depreciations, as well as necessary provisions, the net profit obtained shall partly be set aside as contingency reserves and partly 
distributed in the order, manner and at the rates indicated below:

a)   1- 5% to statutory reserve fund,

2- 5% as provision for probable future losses,

3- 10% as first contingency reserve

If the cause for setting aside of a provision and fund for a probable future loss and/or risk doesn’t exist anymore, the remaining fund will be added to first 
contingency reserve (a/3) after distribution of net profit referred to in paragraph (a).

b) From the balance of the net profit after the reserve fund referred to in paragraph (a) above have been set aside, an amount equal to 6% of the paid up 
capital represented by Group A, B and C share certificates, shall be distributed to shareholders as the “first dividend”.

Should the profit realized in any year be insufficient to provide for the first dividend of 6% referred to above, the balance shall be made up and distributed 
out of the contingency reserve fund. Provided, however, that any amount thus taken out of the reserve fund shall constitute a charge to be made up out of 
the profits to be realized in the subsequent years.

c) After the reserved fund and the first dividend referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above have been provided for, the balance of the net profit shall be set 
aside and distributed as follows:

•	 10% for founder shares (limited to the portion of TL 250 thousand – two hundred and fifty thousand –of paid capital)

•	 20% to the employees of the Bank, and

•	 10% as second contingency reserve.

d) After the amounts set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) have been set aside and distributed, the balance shall be distributed to the shareholders as 
“second dividend” in the manner stated below and taking into consideration paragraph (e).

1-The net total of the dividends to be distributed to the holders of Group (A) shares as first and second dividends under paragraphs (b) and (d) may be not 
exceed 60% of the capital paid up by them, the net total of the dividends to be distributed to holders of Group (B) shares may not exceed 30% of the capital 
paid up by them, and the net total of the dividends to be distributed to holders of Group (C) shares may not exceed 25% of the capital paid up by them.

2-After the amounts set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) have been set aside and distributed, should the balance be insufficient to distribute the second 
dividend in the manner specified by the paragraph (1) above, twice the amount of the paid up capital represented by Group (A) shares the actual amount of 
the capital represented by Group (B) shares, and the 5/6 (five sixth) amount of the capital represented by Group (C) shares shall be taken as the basis, and, 
total dividends to be paid to the three Groups of shares shall be calculated separately in the distribution of the second dividend.

e) The amount that needs to be added to the statutory reserve under paragraph 2/c of Article 519 of the Turkish Commercial Code, shall be set aside.

f) The General Assembly shall, upon proposal of the Board of Directors, decide whether the balance remaining after the distribution and allocation of the 
net profit as specified above shall be transferred to the extraordinary reserve funds, or carried over to the following year, or up to 80% of such amount be 
distributed to the shareholders by dividing of the same by the number of shares and the remaining balance be transferred to the extraordinary reserve funds 
or carried over to the following year.

In the calculation of the dividends to be paid to all three Groups of shares; group A shares will be considered as 40 times the share quantity, due to the 
reason that 20 Group (A) shares each with a nominal value of TL 500 (this amount is related to the period prior to the Law regarding the Monetary Unit of 
the Turkish Republic (No:5083) on which the rate of change has not been applied) have been changed with 1 Group (A) share with a nominal value of 1 Kurus, 
Group B shares will be considered as 1.5 times of the share quantity, and Group C shares will be considered as the same quantity.

The dividends are distributed within the scope of the related legislation in a manner and at a time determined by General Assembly.

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Summary Report of the Board of Directors

Esteemed Shareholders,

Welcome to our Bank’s 97th Annual General Meeting.

As we present the Board of Directors’ Report, the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement covering the results of our activities in 2020 fiscal year for your 
review and approval, we respectfully greet all of you here today. 

Having taken the whole world in its grip in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought along a global economic crisis, resulting in a significantly differentiated 
course of the economic activity in the manufacturing and services industries worldwide. Geopolitical events, as well as the uncertainties related to 
protectionist trade policies, have been influential upon global economic activity.

Although the restrictive measures implemented in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted the recovery trend observed in the Turkish economy at 
the start of 2020 following the rebalancing period in 2019, the Turkish economy recuperated rapidly upon the easing of the restrictive measures and effects 
of the steps taken to support the economy, and ended 2020 with 1.8% growth.

Due to the fact that the measures taken in response to the pandemic were substantially in the form of credit support and that the interest rates remained 
relatively low for the most part of the year, TL lending of the banking sector, excluding participation banks, expanded by 41.2% in 2020. FC credit volume in 
USD terms that displayed a weak performance parallel to the weak investment appetite and the depreciation of the Turkish lira, as well as the tendency to 
decrease FC debt, fell by 3.8% in this period. Within this framework, the rise in total lending volume in 2020 was measured at 33.1%.

On the other hand, while FC deposit volume registered 42.8% growth year-over-year by the end of 2020, the expansion in TL deposit volume in the same 
period was 23.6%. Thus, the increase in total deposit volume was registered as 33.3% for the whole year.

When compared to the end of the previous year, as of 31 December 2020;

•	Our	loans	grew	by	27.7%	to	TL	345.2	billion,

•	Our	deposits	expanded	by	24.7%	to	TL	368.9	billion,

•	Our	total	assets	increased	by	26.9%	to	TL	593.9	billion,	

•	Our	shareholders’	equity	rose	by	15.1%	to	TL	67.8	billion,	

•	while	our	net	profit	for	2020	amounted	to	TL	6.8	billion.

During 2020, the Bank’s balance sheet was dynamically managed with a focus on asset quality and profitability. Our non-performing loans ratio was 
registered as 5.6% at year-end 2020. While the volume of deposits continued to increase, the Bank also kept utilizing non-deposit funding sources in 
domestic and international markets, with a cost sensitive approach in order to diversify the funding base. 

Standing at 18.7% as of 2020 year-end, our capital adequacy ratio continued to be well-above the regulatory requirement. At the end of 2020, our Bank 
posted a return on assets of 1.3% and a return on equity of 10.9%. 

Esteemed Shareholders, 

We hereby submit our Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Income Statement pertaining to our 2020 activities for your review and approval. We would like 
to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Turkish public for their steadfast trust in our Bank, to the institutions of the Turkish State for their 
support, to our employees for their dedicated efforts, and we extend our respects to you, our valued shareholders, for having honored this General Meeting 
with your attendance. 

TÜRKİYE	İŞ	BANKASI	A.Ş.	BOARD	OF	DIRECTORS

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementAgenda of the Annual Meeting

1 -   Opening Ceremony, establishment of the Council of Chairmanship

2 -   Discussion of 2020 Annual Report of the Board of Directors, Financial Statements, the Independent Auditors’ Reports and ratification of the Annual 

Report of the Board of Directors and Financial Statements

3 - 

 Discharge of the Board of Directors from their responsibilities for the transactions and accounts of the year 2020

4 -   Determination of the dividend distribution and the method and date of allotment of dividends

5 -   Election of the Board of Directors

6 -   Determination of the allowance for the members of the Board of Directors

7 -   Selection of the Independent Audit Company

8 -   Permitting the Members of the Board of Directors as per articles 395 and 396 of the Turkish Commercial Code

9 -   Amendment of the Internal Directive on the Principles and Procedures of Operation of the General Assembly

10 -   Amendment of the articles 25, 28 and 62 of the Articles of Incorporation

11 -   Presenting information to the shareholders on the subjects held in Capital Markets Board Corporate Governance Communique principle no. 1.3.6

12 -  Presenting information to the shareholders about the donations

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportDividend Distribution Proposal 

As a result of our activities in 2020, our Bank booked a net profit for the period of TL 6,810,916,962.14. On the other hand, due to the disposal of some of the 
Bank’s real estates that were being followed up employing the revaluation model under the Turkish Accounting Standard (TAS) no. 16 “Tangible Fixed Assets”, 
prior years’ profit was registered in the amount of TL 6,262,305.70. Accordingly, the Bank’s total accounting profit was realized as TL 6,817,179,267.84.

The portion of TL 17,066,578.00 of the accounting profit consists of earnings on real estate disposal, which is decided to be maintained under a specific 
fund account under liabilities to benefit from the exemption provisions set out in Article 5 of the Corporate Tax Law no. 5520 and to be used for capital 
increases when needed.

On the other hand, the Bank has prior years’ profit in the total amount of TL 6,270,908,336.65 which results from the application of the TFRS 9 – Financial 
Instruments reporting standard and stems from the equity method specified in the TAS 27 – Separate Financial Statements accounting standard that 
regulates the accounting policy for our subsidiaries and affiliates. 

Accordingly, it is proposed as follows:

-   the accounting profit making the basis of the distribution be determined as TL 6,817,179,267.84, which is the net profit for the period plus the amounts 
associated with the real estates disposed of during the fiscal that were being followed up under the “prior years’ profit” as per the relevant accounting 
standard,

-   out of the accounting profit, the portion in the amount of TL 17,066,578.00 arising from the earnings on disposal of real estates be transferred to 

relevant reserves for being maintained in a specific fund account and for conversion into the capital when needed; and the portion of TL 135,000,000.00 
be set aside as venture capital fund to be allocated to venture capital investment trusts and funds,

-   based on the distributable amount so formed, 10% thereof that needs to be set aside as first extraordinary reserves be increased within the frame of the 

provisions of the Banking Law and the Turkish Commercial Code and a total of TL 2,885,008,383.88 be set aside as first extraordinary reserves,

-   The distributable amount of TL 6,665,112,689.84, which includes the first extraordinary reserves mentioned above, be distributed as follows pursuant to 

the provisions of applicable legislation and Article 58 of the Articles of Association of İşbank.

PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
PRIOR YEARS’ PROFIT
NET ACCOUNTING PROFIT
UNDISTRIBUTED PROFIT
DISTRIBUTABLE PROFIT

I. FIRST DISTRIBUTION
(Articles of Association Art. 58/a-b)
- 5% Legal Reserves
- First Extraordinary Reserves
- First Dividends
To Group A Shares
To Group B Shares
To Group C Shares

II. SECOND DISTRIBUTION
(Articles of Association Art. 58/c-d-e)
- To Founder Shares
- 20% to the Bank Employees
- 10% Legal Reserves
- 10% Second Extraordinary Reserves 
- Second Dividends
To Group A Shares
To Group B Shares
To Group C Shares

TL

6,810,916,962.14
6,262,305.70
6,817,179,267.84
-152,066,578.00
6,665,112,689.84

333,255,634.49
5,390,238,128.89

60.00
1,740.00
269,998,200.00

3,731.22
134,323,785.29
59,041,548.53
67,161,892.65

219.25
3,179.08
411,084,570.44

5,993,493,763.38
671,618,926.46

671,618,926.46

Provided that the proposal above is accepted by the General Assembly, dividend payout to the Bank’s shareholders will commence on 02 April 2021, and 
gross profit shares shown in the table below will be distributed to each share group with a nominal value of TL 1 and to each founder share: 

Type of Share
To Group A shares with a nominal value of TL 1 
To Group B shares with a nominal value of TL 1
To Group C shares with a nominal value of TL 1
To each Founder Share

Gross TL
0.2792500
0.1696234
0.1513527
1.5179902

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Mr. Yusuf Ziya Toprak, who was elected as a member 
of İşbank’s Board of Directors on 31 March 2020 and as 
the Vice Chairperson of the Board on 1 April 2020, also 
serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, T.R.N.C. 
Internal Systems Committee and Operational Risk 
Committee, a member of the Risk Committee, and an 
alternate member of the Credit Committee.

3‑ Adnan Bali 
Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 

Adnan Bali was born in İslahiye in 1962 and graduated 
from Middle East Technical University, Faculty of 
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of 
Economics.

He joined İşbank as Assistant Inspector on the Board 
of Inspectors in 1986. He became Assistant Manager 
in the Treasury Department in 1994 and served as a 
Unit Manager in the same department in 1997. He was 
appointed Head of the Treasury Department in 1998. 
Mr.	Bali	served	as	the	Manager	of	the	Şişli	Branch	in	
2002 and the Manager of Galata Branch in 2004; he was 
appointed Deputy Chief Executive on 30 May 2006.

He was appointed as the 16th Chief Executive Officer of 
İşbank on 1 April 2011. He has also been serving as the 
Chairperson of the Credit Committee and Sustainability 
Committee, and member of the Risk Committee.

Mr.	Adnan	Bali	is	the	Chairman	of	Şişecam	Group	and	
İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund. He 
is member of the Board of Directors of Vehbi Koç 
Foundation and The Banks Association of Turkey; 
member of Institute of International Finance (IIF) and 
Institut International d’Etudes Bancaires (IIEB). Mr. Bali is 
also member of the High Advisory Board of Darüşşafaka 
Society.

1‑ Füsun Tümsavaş
Chairperson

Füsun Tümsavaş was born in Ankara in 1957 and 
graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political 
Science, Department of Economics and Finance. She 
started her professional career at the Ankara Branch 
of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in 
1979. In 1981, she started to work at İşbank’s I. Loans 
Department as an Officer and subsequently became 
Assistant Section Head and Assistant Credit Specialist in 
the same department. Ms. Tümsavaş was appointed as 
Assistant Manager in 1994 and Unit Manager in 1999 in 
the aforementioned department. She became the Head 
of Commercial Loans Department in 2004.

In addition to her duties at the Bank, Ms. Tümsavaş 
also serves as the Chairperson of Anadolu Anonim Türk 
Sigorta and the Vice Chairperson of the Board of İşbank 
Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund.

Ms. Tümsavaş was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors 
on 28 March 2008, 31 March 2011, 28 March 2014, 31 
March 2017 and 31 March 2020. Ms. Tümsavaş also 
serves as the Chairperson of the Risk Committee and 
Remuneration Committee and as a member of Corporate 
Governance Committee and Credit Committee.

2‑Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Vice Chairperson

Mr. Yusuf Ziya Toprak was born in Trabzon in 1943, and 
graduated from Istanbul Economics and Commercial 
Sciences Academy, Department of Finance. Mr. Toprak 
started to work as an Assistant Inspector on the Board 
of Inspectors at İşbank in 1967. In the following years, 
he served as Assistant Manager and Group Manager in 
Automation and Organization Departments, as Manager 
in Securities Department, and General Manager at 
Yatırım	Finansman	Securities.	He	was	appointed	as	
Deputy Chief Executive at İşbank in 1999.

Mr. Toprak, who has retired in 2004, continued serving 
as the Vice Chairperson and a Member of the Board of 
Directors	at	Şişecam	until	2010.	

4‑ Feray Demir 
Member of the Board

Ms.	Feray	Demir	was	born	in	Ağrı	in	1968	and	graduated	
from Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics and 
Administrative Sciences, Business Administration 
Department. She started her professional career as an 
Officer at Sefaköy/Istanbul Branch in 1988. She was 
appointed as Assistant Section Head in 1990, Section 
Head in 1995, Sub-Manager in 1996 and as Assistant 
Manager in 1999 at the same branch. She then served at 
the same position in Commercial Loans Department and 
Corporate Marketing Department. She was appointed 
as	Branch	Manager	to	Çarşı-Güneşli/Istanbul	Branch	in	
2005, and then served as Head of Commercial Banking 
Sales Department from 2007 to 2011. She served as 
Branch Manager of Istanbul Corporate Branch from 2011 
to 2016.

In addition to her duties at the Bank, Ms. Demir also 
serves as member of the Board of İşbank Members’ 
Supplementary Pension Fund. 

Ms. Demir, who was elected to İşbank’s Board of 
Directors on 25 March 2016, 31 March 2017 and 31 
March 2020, also serves as a member of the Corporate 
Social Responsibility Committee, Credit Committee, 
Remuneration Committee and Sustainability Committee.

5‑ Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu 
Member of the Board

Mr. Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu was born in Ankara in 1960 
and graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty 
of Social and Administrative Sciences, Department 
of English Linguistics. Mr. Çiftçioğlu began his career 
at İşbank as an Officer in Yenişehir/Ankara Branch in 
1985, and was appointed as an Assistant Section Head, 
Section Head, Sub-Manager and Assistant Manager in 
the same branch.

In 2007, he was appointed as Assistant Manager at 
the Başkent/Ankara Corporate Branch and Regional 
Manager of SME Loans Underwriting Division of Adana 
Region in the same year and subsequently served 
as Ankara Center I. Region Manager in 2008. He was 
appointed as Ege/Izmir Corporate Branch Manager in 
2011 and Başkent/Ankara Corporate Branch in 2016.

Mr. Çiftçioğlu, who was elected to İşbank’s Board of 
Directors on 31 March 2017 and 31 March 2020, also 
serves as the chairperson of the Corporate Governance 
Committee and a member of TRNC Internal Systems 
Committee, Audit Committee and Sustainability 
Committee.

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6‑ Fazlı Bulut
Member of the Board

Mr.	Fazlı	Bulut	was	born	in	Pertek	in	1964	and	graduated	
from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, 
Department of Economics. He completed his master’s 
degree in Economic Development in New Hampshire 
College in the USA.

Mr. Bulut served as Account Expert and Senior Account 
Expert at the Ministry of Finance in the Board of 
Account Experts from 1985 to 1997. He taught General 
Accounting at College of Tourism and College of 
Computer Technology, at Bilkent University, from 1996 
to 1998. Mr. Bulut served as Vice General Manager and 
Member of the Board in Social Insurance Institution 
from 1997 to 1999. He served as Vice General Manager, 
General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors 
in	Tepe	Home	Mobilya	ve	Dekorasyon	Ürünleri	San.	Tic.	
A.Ş.,	a	subsidiary	of	Bilkent	Holding,	from	1999	to	2011.	
He subsequently served as a consultant for Bilkent 
Holding on tax and retailing from 2011 to 2012 and as 
the	General	Manager	of	B.	Braun	Kalyon	Medikal	ve	Dış	
Ticaret	A.Ş.	from	2013	to	2015	and	as	the	Coordinator	
of Financial Affairs in Terra İnşaat Grubu from 2016 to 
2017. Mr. Bulut also has books published on various 
subjects.

Mr. Bulut, who was elected to İşbank Board of Directors 
on 29 March 2019 and 31 March 2020, also serves 
as a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility 
Committee and as an alternate member of Credit 
Committee.

7‑ Durmuş Öztek
Member of the Board

Mr.	Durmuş	Öztek	was	born	in	Sivas,	Şarkışla	in	1953	and	
graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political 
Sciences, Department of Economics and Finance. 
He completed his master’s degree in Economics at 
Vanderbilt University in the USA.

Mr. Öztek served as a Finance Auditor between 
1975-1986 in the Ministry of Finance. In the following 
years, he served as Department Head, Deputy 
General Manager and General Manager in the General 
Directorate of Budget and Financial Control; Chief 
Auditor and Member of Financial Advisory Committee 
in the Ministry of Finance; Auditor in Turk Telekom, 
Member of the General Committee in Council of Higher 
Education, Financial Counselor in Turkish Embassy 
in Brussels. He served as a Ministry Counselor in the 
Ministry of Finance between 2006-2011. 

Mr. Öztek, who was elected to İşbank Board of Directors 
on 31 March 2020, serves as a member of the Corporate 
Social Responsibility Committee.

Mr. Selçuk, who also serves as a Certified Public 
Accountant since 2003, is an Independent Auditor 
at	BDD	Bağımsız	Denetim	ve	Danışmanlık	A.Ş.,	and	a	
partner	at	Girişim	YMM	Limited	Şti.

8‑ Recep Hakan Özyıldız
Member of the Board

Mr.	Recep	Hakan	Özyıldız	was	born	in	Bursa	in	1956	and	
graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political 
Sciences, Department of Economics and Finance. 
He completed his master’s degree in Economics at 
Northeastern University in the USA.

Mr.	Özyıldız	started	to	work	at	the	Ministry	of	Treasury	
and Finance as an Assistant Treasury Specialist in 1978. 
In the following years, he served as Branch Manager 
at the Undersecretary of Treasury and Foreign Trade 
and the General Directorate of Banking and Foreign 
Exchange; Department Head, Deputy General Manager 
and General Manager at the General Directorate of 
Public Finance under Ministry of Treasury and Finance,; 
Auditor at İşbank, General Manager of the State 
Economic Enterprises in the Treasury, Senior Advisor of 
Economics in Turkish Embassy in London and Assistant 
Undersecretary in the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

Mr	Özyıldız,	who	is	also	a	columnist	and	commentator,	
continues to serve as a part-time academic tutor in 
Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences.

Mr.	Özyıldız	was	elected	to	İşbank	Board	of	Directors	on	
31 March 2020.

9‑ Mustafa Rıdvan Selçuk
Member of the Board

Mr.	Mustafa	Rıdvan	Selçuk	was	born	in	Malatya	in	
1955, and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty 
of Political Sciences, Department of Economics and 
Finance. He received his master’s degree on Economics 
from Vanderbilt University in the USA.

Mr. Selçuk started his career in the Ministry of Finance 
in 1978 as an Assistant Account Expert. In the following 
years, he served as Account Expert, Senior Account 
Expert, Department Head in the General Directorate of 
Revenues, General Manager and Chairman of Bağkur 
in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Labor 
and Social Security Advisor in Turkish Embassy in 
Copenhagen and as Ministry Advisor in the Ministry of 
Finance.

Mr. Selçuk was elected to İşbank Board of Directors on 31 
March 2020.

10‑ Ahmet Gökhan Sungur
Member of the Board

Mr. Ahmet Gökhan Sungur was born in Yozgat in 1953. 
He graduated from Middle East Technical University, 
Department of Chemical Engineering and received his 
master’s degree from the same department.

Mr. Sungur, who started his career in 1975 at General 
Institute of Mineral Research and Exploration 
Department of Technology as Chief Specialist Chemical 
Engineer, worked in Hisarbank and Güntekin İnşaat 
A.Ş.	as	a	System	Analyst	between	1981-1982.	Later,	
between 1982-1999, he served as Manager of Software 
Development at İşbank and Chief Executive Officer at İş 
Net	A.Ş.	between	1999-2003.

Mr. Sungur was elected as an Independent Member of 
İşbank Board of Directors on 31 March 2020.

11‑ Sadrettin Yurtsever
Member of the Board

Mr. Sadrettin Yurtsever was born in Darabi in 1964 and 
graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Education, 
Department of English Language Education. 

Mr. Yurtsever, who started his career at İşbank as a 
candidate officer in İzmir Branch in 1993, served in the 
same branch as Section Head and Sub-Manager. He 
served as Assistant Manager in SME Loans Underwriting 
Division of Denizli Region in 2006, İzmir Central II. Region 
Sales Division Assistant Regional Manager in 2007, 
Regional Manager in the same division in 2011, Branch 
Manager of Bornova/İzmir Commercial Branch in 2013 
and Mediterranean/Antalya Corporate Branch in 2018.

Mr. Yurtsever, who was elected to İşbank Board of 
Directors on 31 March 2020, serves as a member of the 
Corporate Governance Committee and the Corporate 
Social Responsibility Committee.

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1‑Adnan Bali
Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 

2‑Hakan Aran
Deputy Chief Executive

5‑Murat Bilgiç 
Deputy Chief Executive

Adnan Bali was born in İslahiye in 1962 and graduated 
from Middle East Technical University, Faculty of 
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of 
Economics. He joined İşbank as Assistant Inspector on 
the Board of Inspectors in 1986. He became Assistant 
Manager in the Treasury Department in 1994 and served 
as a Unit Manager in the same department in 1997. He 
was appointed Head of the Treasury Department in 
1998.	Mr.	Bali	served	as	the	Manager	of	the	Şişli	Branch	
in 2002 and the Manager of Galata Branch in 2004; he 
was appointed Deputy Chief Executive on 30 May 2006.

He was appointed as the 16th Chief Executive Officer of 
İşbank on 1 April 2011. He has also been serving as the 
Chairman of the Credit Committee and Sustainability 
Committee, and member of the Risk Committee.

Mr.	Adnan	Bali	is	the	Chairman	of	Şişecam	Group	and	
İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund. He 
is member of the Board of Directors of Vehbi Koç 
Foundation and The Banks Association of Turkey; 
member of Institute of International Finance (IIF) and 
Institut International d’Etudes Bancaires (IIEB). Mr. Bali is 
also member of the High Advisory Board of Darüşşafaka 
Society.

Born in Antakya in 1968. Mr. Hakan Aran graduated 
from the Computer Engineering Department of the 
Middle East Technical University and completed his 
master’s degree in Management at Başkent University, 
the Faculty of Social Sciences. He began his career at 
İşbank’s IT System Operations Department in 1990 as a 
Software Specialist. He served various positions at Data 
Process and Software Development Directorate. Mr. Aran 
was appointed Deputy Chief Executive on 17 July 2008.

3‑Yalçın Sezen
Deputy Chief Executive

Born	in	İzmir	in	1965.	Mr.	Yalçın	Sezen	graduated	
from the Political Sciences and Public Administration 
Department of the Middle East Technical University, 
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. In 
1987, Mr. Sezen joined İşbank as an Assistant Inspector 
on the Board of Inspectors. He served at different units 
of İşbank and was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive 
on 13 April 2011.

4‑Senar Akkuş
Deputy Chief Executive

Born	in	Diyarbakır	in	1969.	Ms.	Senar	Akkuş	graduated	
from the Economics Department of the Middle East 
Technical University, Faculty of Economics and 
Administrative Sciences. In 1991, Ms. Akkuş joined 
İşbank as an Assistant Specialist at the Treasury 
Department. She served at different units of İşbank and 
was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive on 13 April 
2011.

Born in Ankara in 1968. Mr. Murat Bilgiç graduated 
from the International Relations Department of the 
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economics 
and Administrative Sciences. He also holds a Master’s 
degree in Money-Banking-Finance from the University 
of Birmingham. He attended the Advanced Management 
Program in Harvard Business School. He joined İşbank 
in 1990 as an Assistant Inspector on the Board of 
Inspectors. He served at different units of İşbank and 
was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive on 25 March 
2016.

6‑N. Burak Seyrek
Deputy Chief Executive

Born in Ankara in 1970. Mr. N. Burak Seyrek graduated 
from the International Relations Department of Ankara 
University, Faculty of Political Sciences. He joined İşbank 
in 1990 as Assistant Specialist at Training Department. 
He served at different units and branches of İşbank and 
also served Chief Executive Officer at İşbank AG, which 
is a subsidiary of İşbank located in Germany. Mr. Seyrek 
was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of İşbank on 
25 March 2016.

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7‑Şahismail Şimşek
Deputy Chief Executive

9‑Gamze Yalçın
Deputy Chief Executive

11‑Ozan Gürsoy
Deputy Chief Executive

Born	in	Erzurum	in	1968.	Mr.	Şahismail	Şimşek	graduated	
from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, 
Department of Finance. He joined İşbank as an Officer at 
Yenişehir/Ankara in 1992, and served at different units 
and	branches	of	İşbank.	Mr.	Şimşek	was	appointed	as	
Deputy Chief Executive on 28 November 2017.

8‑Ebru Özşuca
Deputy Chief Executive

Born in Ankara in 1971. Ms. Ebru Özşuca graduated from 
the Economics Department of the Middle East Technical 
University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative 
Sciences in 1992. She also holds a master’s degree from 
Economics Department of Graduate School of Social 
Sciences at Middle East Technical University and in 
International Banking and Finance from the University 
of Southampton in the UK. She attended Advanced 
Management Program in Harvard Business School in 
2015. She joined İşbank as an Assistant Specialist at 
the Treasury Department in 1993. Ms. Özşuca served at 
different units of İşbank and was appointed as Deputy 
Chief Executive on 28 November 2017.

Born	in	Ankara	in	1971.	Ms.	Gamze	Yalçın	graduated	from	
the Economics Department of the Middle East Technical 
University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative 
Sciences. She also holds a master’s degree in 
International Banking and Finance from the University of 
Birmingham in UK. She attended Advanced Management 
Program in Harvard Business School in 2017. She joined 
Organization Directorate at İşbank as an Assistant 
Specialist in 1993 and she served at different units 
of	İşbank.	Ms.	Yalçın	was	appointed	as	Deputy	Chief	
Executive	on	28	November	2017.	Ms.	Yalçın	also	serves	
as İşbank Sustainability Leader.

Born in Adana in 1974. Mr. Ozan Gürsoy graduated 
from the Public Administration Department of Middle 
East Technical University, Faculty of Economic and 
Administrative Sciences. He also holds a master’s 
degree in International Banking and Finance from the 
University of Birmingham in UK. He joined İşbank as an 
Assistant Inspector on the Board of Inspectors in 1996. 
Throughout his career, Mr. Gürsoy served in various units 
of İşbank and Gebze Corporate Branch of the Bank and 
was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of İşbank on 
26.08.2019.

10‑H. Cahit Çınar
Deputy Chief Executive

Born	in	Ankara	in	1967.	Mr.	Cahit	Çınar	graduated	from	
International Relations Department of Ankara University, 
Faculty of Political Science. He attended Munich 
Ludwig-Maximillians University between 1989-1990. 
He began his career at İşbank as an Assistant Specialist 
at Economic Research Division in 1991 and joined the 
Board of Inspectors as an Assistant Inspector in 1992. 
He served at different units of İşbank and Güneşli 
Corporate Branch and served as a Chief Executive Officer 
at İşbank AG, which is a subsidiary of İşbank located 
in	Germany.	Mr.	Çınar	was	appointed	as	Deputy	Chief	
Executive of İşbank on 5 October 2018.

12‑Sezgin Yılmaz
Deputy Chief Executive

Born	in	Kırcaali	in	1975.	Mr.	Sezgin	Yılmaz	graduated	
from Uludağ University, Faculty of Economics and 
Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. Mr. 
Yılmaz	started	his	career	as	an	Officer	at	Bursa	Branch	
in	1997.	Mr.	Yılmaz	served	in	various	units	and	branches	
of İşbank and was elected to İşbank Board of Directors 
on	29	March	2019.	Mr.	Yılmaz	appointed	as	Deputy	Chief	
Executive of İşbank on 26.08.2019.

13‑Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak
Deputy Chief Executive

Born in Bingöl in 1975. Mr. Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak 
graduated from the Business and Administration 
Department of Middle East Technical University, Faculty 
of Economics and Administrative Sciences. In 1997, he 
began his career at İşbank as an Assistant Inspector 
on the Board of Inspectors and served in various units 
and as Branch Manager in Tarsus Branch. Mr. Kaygalak 
appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of İşbank on 
26.08.2019.

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DIRECTORS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Adnan Bali

DEPUTY CEO
Hakan Aran

DEPUTY CEO
Yalçın Sezen 

DEPUTY CEO
Senar Akkuş

DEPUTY CEO
Murat Bilgiç

INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGIES 
DIVISION

RETAIL BANKING 
MARKETING 
DIVISION

FINANCIAL 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

RETAIL LOANS 
UNDERWRITING 
DIVISION

DIGITAL BANKING 
OPERATIONS 
DIVISION

RETAIL BANKING 
SALES DIVISION

SUBSIDIARIES 
DIVISION

PROJECT
FINANCE
DIVISION

STRATEGY & 
CORPORATE 
PERFORMANCE 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

MANAGERIAL 
REPORTING 
& INTERNAL 
ACCOUNTING 
DIVISION

COMMERCIAL 
LOANS 
UNDERWRITING 
DIVISION

CORPORATE
LOANS 
UNDERWRITING 
DIVISION

DATA 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

RETAIL BANKING 
PRODUCT 
DIVISION

CONSUMER 
LOANS DIVISION

DIGITAL BANKING 
DIVISION

Organization Chart(*)

BOARD OF 
INSPECTORS

HEAD OFFICE 
COUNSELLORSHIP

CORPORATE 
COMMUNICATIONS 
COORDINATION AND 
GENERAL SECRETARY

INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
COORDINATORSHIP

CORPORATE 
COMMUNICATIONS 
DIVISION

INTERNAL
CONTROL 
DIVISION

RISK 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

SECRETARIAT TO 
THE BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS

CORPORATE 
COMPLIANCE 
DIVISION

(*) Last revised on January 20, 2021

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Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

DEPUTY CEO
N. Burak Seyrek

DEPUTY CEO
Şahismail Şimşek

DEPUTY CEO
Ebru Özşuca

DEPUTY CEO
Gamze Yalçın

DEPUTY CEO
H. Cahit Çınar

DEPUTY CEO 
Ozan Gürsoy

DEPUTY CEO
Sezgin Yılmaz 

DEPUTY CEO
Serkan Uğraş 
Kaygalak

HR MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

SME BANKING 
SALES DIVISION

TREASURY 
DIVISION

FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
DIVISION

LEGAL 
COUNSELLORSHIP

CORPORATE AND 
COMMERCIAL 
BANKING 
MARKETING 
DIVISION

SUPPORT 
SERVICES 
DIVISION

RETAIL LOAN & 
CARD OPERATIONS 
DIVISION

TALENT 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

AGRICULTURAL 
BANKING 
MARKETING 
DIVISION

ECONOMIC 
RESEARCH
DIVISION

INVESTOR 
RELATIONS AND 
SUSTAINABILITY 
DIVISION

LEGAL AFFAIRS 
AND FOLLOW‑UP 
DIVISION

FREE ZONE 
BRANCHES

CONSTRUCTION 
& REAL ESTATE 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

PAYMENT 
SYSTEMS 
ECOSYSTEM 
DIVISION

ENTERPRISE 
ARCHITECTURE 
DIVISION

COMMERCIAL 
BANKING 
PRODUCT 
DIVISION

AGILE 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

SME BANKING 
MARKETING 
DIVISION

RETAIL LOANS 
RECOVERY 
DIVISION

COMMERCIAL 
BANKING SALES 
DIVISION

BANKING 
OPERATIONS 
& PAYMENT 
OPERATIONS 
DIVISION

PRIVATE BANKING 
MARKETING AND 
SALES DIVISION

COMMERCIAL & 
CORPORATE LOANS 
RECOVERY 
DIVISION

BRANCHES ABROAD
AND FOREIGN 
REPRESENTATIVES
(OFFICES)

FOREIGN TRADE 
& COMMERCIAL 
LOAN OPERATIONS 
DIVISION

CAPITAL MARKETS 
DIVISION

CREDITS 
PORTFOLIO 
MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION

CREDIT 
MONITORING 
DIVISION

INTERNAL 
OPERATIONS 
DIVISION

PAYMENT SYSTEMS 
PRODUCT DIVISION

PROCUREMENT 
DIVISION

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Information andRisk ManagementChanges in the Organizational Structure

During 2020;

· 

Information Systems security function was positioned under the Information Security Coordinatorship that directly reports to the CEO;

·  As part of the reorganized loan functions, Credit Monitoring Division and Project Finance Division were set up; Consumer Loans Underwriting Division and 
SME Loans Underwriting Division were merged under the name Retail Loans Underwriting Division, and the functions of the Financial Analysis and Credit 
Information Division were transferred to underwriting divisions;

·  Branch Network Development Division’s functions were transferred to the Enterprise Architecture Division;

·  Agile Management Division was set up as part of the efforts to transition to the agile working model;

·  Agricultural Banking Marketing Division was set up, which is concentrated on agricultural banking;

· 

Investor Relations Division was renamed as Investor Relations and Sustainability Division given the constantly growing importance of the strategic 
management of sustainability-related activities;

·  The names of the Commercial Banking Marketing Division and Corporate Banking Marketing and Sales Division were updated as SME Banking Marketing 

Division, and Corporate and Commercial Banking Marketing Division; 

· 

International Financial Institutions Division was renamed as Financial Institutions Division since the division’s fields of activity also covered domestic 
banks.

·  Payment Systems Ecosystem Division was set up for the performance of payment systems strategy management, monitoring, e-commerce and 
ecosystem activities, and in this context, the name of the Card Payment Systems Division was updated as Payment Systems Product Division.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportManagers of Internal Systems

Names and surnames, terms of office, areas of responsibility, academic backgrounds and professional experiences of managers of Internal Systems, which 
consists of Board of Inspectors, Risk Management Division, Corporate Compliance Division and Internal Control Division, are presented below. 

Chairman of the Board of Inspectors: Muzaffer Okay

Term of Office
3 year 8 months

Professional Experience
29 years

Head of Risk Management: Hürdoğan Irmak

Term of Office
3 year 18 days

Professional Experience
20 years

Departments Worked Previously
Board of Inspectors, Nonperforming Loans Division, 
Commercial and Corporate Loans Monitoring & Recovery 
Division, Corporate Compliance Division

Academic Background
B.A. Degree from a Domestic 
University

Departments Worked Previously
Corporate Loans Underwriting Division, Board of Inspectors, 
Risk Management Division

Academic Background
B.S. Degree from a Domestic 
University 

Head of Corporate Compliance Division (Compliance Officer): Süleyman H. Özcan

Term of Office
6 months

Professional Experience
27 years

Departments Worked Previously
Board of Inspectors, Accounting Division, Change 
Management Board, Strategy and Corporate Performance 
Management Division, Investor Relations Division

Academic Background
B.A. Degree from a Domestic 
University

Head of Internal Control: Hamit Umut Togay

Term of Office
6 year 10 months

Professional Experience
23 years

Departments Worked Previously
Board of Inspectors, Retail Banking Product Division, 
Galata Branch

Academic Background
B.A. Degree from a Domestic 
University

Information about the Meetings of the Board of Directors

In İşbank, the Board meetings are generally held at least once a month, yet interim meetings might be held in case of need. Meeting agendas are prepared in 
accordance with the proposals of Head Office departments. Moreover, various reports requested by the Board of Directors from the Bank management and 
off the agenda topics put forward by the Board members are discussed during the meetings. Meeting agenda and related documents are distributed to the 
Board members in a particular time before the meetings.

By the end of 2020, 14 Board meetings were held and 12 of them were held by full participation. 747 pages of minutes were recorded for the said meetings, 
which lasted 66 hours in total. As of 2020 year-end a total of 274 files were reviewed, which split as 215 files for loan underwriting and 59 files on other 
issues regarding loans; based on the work carried out by convening meetings or by individual review and signing of the file by each Board Member, which 
resulted in 187 loan decisions. A total of 315 files were reviewed on non-credit matters and 315 resolutions were taken. Consequently, 697 Board resolutions 
were made in 2020, including 195 those that were passed during the meetings.

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Assessments on İşbank Committees

İşbank committees presented their decisions and reports to Board of Directors in 2020, and the necessary decisions have been taken as a result of the 
assessment of Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee which was reconstituted by the resolution of the Board of Directors dated 29.5.2020 and Nr. 43822 is chaired by Mr Yusuf Ziya Toprak, 
Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The other member of the Committee is Mr. Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu, member of Board of Directors.

Pursuant to its working principles, Audit Committee is responsible for holding meetings at least twice a year provided that six- month periods are not 
exceeded, and it is obligated to inform the Board of Directors about the results of the activities it carried out and measures to be taken based on these 
results and about necessary practices to be implemented. Moreover the Audit Committee is obligated to provide its recommendations regarding other issues 
that are deemed significant for the Bank in order to carry out its activities safely. Audit Committee works in collaboration with the Remuneration Committee 
and the Risk Committee. 

The Audit Committee is in charge of:

•	 ensuring	that	the	internal	systems	of	the	Bank	function	efficiently	and	sufficiently,	that	these	systems	and	the	accounting	and	reporting	systems	operate	

within the framework of the related regulations and the Bank’s policies and that the information produced has integrity,

•	 making	preliminary	assessment	necessary	to	select	independent	audit	firms,	rating,	valuation	and	support	service	institutions;	regularly	monitoring	the	
activities of these institutions selected by the Board of Directors; evaluating them periodically within the context of the provisions of the legislation; 
providing information to the Board of Directors,

•	 reviewing	the	assessments	of	the	independent	audit	firms,	evaluating	independent	audit	results,	and	making	discussions	with	the	independent	auditors,

•	 informing	the	Board	of	Directors	about	findings	of	the	independent	auditors	and	internal	systems	departments,	and	about	measures	taken	by	the	top	

management and by the units reporting to the top management,

•	 ensuring	that	the	internal	audit	functions	of	subsidiaries	that	are	subject	to	consolidation	are	coordinated	in	line	with	the	related	regulations,

•	 receiving	information	and	reports	about	internal	systems	and	functioning	of	departments	within	the	scope	of	internal	systems,	their	operations	including	

consolidated risks, and about related policies and regulations,

•	 ensuring	that	the	financial	reports	of	the	Bank	are	issued	in	conformity	with	relevant	legislations,	regulations	and	standards,

•	 making	assessments	in	order	to	ensure	whether	or	not	required	procedures	and	principles	have	been	implemented	for	detecting,	measuring,	monitoring	

and controlling potential and existing risks incurred by the Bank; ensuring that risk framework and risk culture, in line with the Bank’s structure and 
operations, are established within the Bank,

•	 ensuring	that	internal	capital	adequacy	evaluation	process	(ICAAP)	includes	all	risks	in	a	consolidated	manner,	auditing	and	control	processes	are	

established to provide required assurance about its adequacy and accuracy,

•	 evaluating	professional	education	levels	and	competency	of	managers	and	personnel	assuming	duties	in	departments	within	the	scope	of	internal	

systems; making suggestions to the Board of Directors for the selection of managers, as well as presenting opinion to the Board of Directors during their 
dismissal, 

•	 establishing	communication	channels	to	make	sure	that	information	will	be	provided	directly	to	the	Audit	Committee	or	to	the	internal	audit	unit	or	to	the	

Bank inspectors in case of Bank fraud.

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Board approval, receiving consultancy from those who are specialists in their respective fields,

•	 reporting	to	and	informing	the	Board	about	the	results	of	its	own	operations,	the	measures	needed	to	be	taken	in	order	for	the	Bank’s	operations	to	be	

within the framework of the related legislation and Bank policies in a continuous and secure way and its evaluation, opinion and recommendation on any 
other issues that are deemed to be important, 

•	 fulfilling	other	responsibilities	determined	by	the	related	legislations	and	the	duties	given	by	the	Board	within	this	framework.

As of the end of 2020, Audit Committee held 50 meetings with full participation and adopted 76 resolutions.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Internal Systems Committee

TRNC Internal Systems Committee is established within the framework of TRNC Banking Law and related regulations. The Committee which was 
reconstituted, has two members and as per the resolution of the Board of Directors, dated 29.05.2020, Nr. 43823 the Committee is chaired by Mr. Yusuf Ziya 
Toprak, the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The other member of the committee is Mr. Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu who is a member of the Board. 

The Committee holds meetings at least twice a year provided that a six month period is not exceeded and informs the Board of Directors on the results of its 
own activities, its opinion on the measures needed to be taken and the necessary practices to be implemented by the branches, that operate under TRNC 
office, and other important issues in order for these branches to operate in a secure way.

TRNC Internal Systems Committee is responsible for ensuring the efficiency and sufficiency of the internal systems provided by the Bank in relation to the 
operation of the branches, that operate under TRNC office; ensuring the operation of the internal systems, accounting and reporting systems in line with the 
law and related regulations and ensuring the integrity of the produced information; carrying out the preliminary assessment of independent audit firms and 
other companies providing services directly related to other banking operations to be selected by the Board; and monitoring regularly and coordinating these 
companies that are selected and contracted by the Board.

As of 2020 year-end, TRNC Internal Systems Committee held meetings 9 times with full participation of the members and took 11 resolutions. 

Credit Committee 

Credit Committee in the Bank makes resolutions on credit allocation within its authorization limit, makes decisions on demands to change the credit 
allocation conditions within its authorization limit and carries out other assignments regarding credits given by the Board. 

Credit Committee consists of three members; one of them is the Chief Executive Officer or Deputy Chief Executive, who is also the chairperson of the 
Committee and two members from the Board of Directors. Two alternate Committee Members are also designated who will stand if need arises. 

As the loan proposal files are presented, the Committee makes decision on the credit allocation with consensus, after each Committee Member examines 
and signs the files. Resolutions of the Credit Committee which have unanimous backing are executed directly while resolutions made on a majority basis are 
executed following the approval of the Board of Directors. 

By the end of 2020, by the evaluation of 86 files under the authority of the Credit Committee, 63 resolutions were adopted with full participation of the 
members.

As per the resolution of the Board of Directors, dated 01.04.2020, Nr. 43752, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Adnan Bali is the Chairperson of the Committee and 
regular member, Chairperson Ms. Füsun Tümsavaş and member of the Board of Directors Ms. Feray Demir are the Credit Committee members. Mr. Yusuf Ziya 
Toprak,	Vice	Chairperson	of	the	Board	of	Directors	and	Mr.	Fazlı	Bulut,	member	of	the	Board	of	Directors	are	alternate	members	of	the	Credit	Committee.	

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Credit Revision Committee

Being one of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Credit Revision Committee is constituted every year as per the article of the context of Bank’s 
Credit Risk Policy put in effect. The Committee holds meetings at least once a year within the framework of the principle of reviewing the loan portfolio, 
evaluating the relations with credit customers at the end of the year and revising, when necessary, the credit limits allocated to the said persons and 
corporations for the following year. 

Credit Revision Committee, composed of Ms. Füsun Tümsavaş, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Ertuğrul Bozgedik, the Vice Chairperson of 
the Board of Directors, Ms. Feray Demir, and Mr. Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu who are members of the Board of Directors as per the Board of Directors’ resolution 
dated 23.12.2019, Nr. 43455 for the year 2020; has completed its analyses and evaluations regarding certain firms and groups under the authorization of 
Board of Directors and Credit Committee on 27.03.2020. 

For the year 2021, the Credit Revision Committee is reconstituted with its members being Füsun Tümsavaş, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Vice 
Chairperson Yusuf Ziya Toprak as well as Feray Demir, Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu, and Mr. Sadrettin Yurtsever Board of Directors members; as per the Board of 
Directors’ resolution dated 21.12.2020, Nr. 44157.

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee held 5 meetings, 2 of them online, in 2020 and was established as per the Regulation on Social Responsibility 
Practice,	which	was	adopted	with	the	resolution	of	the	Board	and	its	members	are	Board	Members	Ms.	Feray	Demir,	Mr.	Fazlı	Bulut,	Durmuş	Öztek	(as	of	
01.04.2020),	Sadrettin	Yurtsever	(as	of	01.04.2020)	and	deputy	chief	executives	Mr.	Yalçın	Sezen	and	Ms.	Senar	Akkuş,	and	Mr.	Suat	Sözen,	Corporate	
Communications Coordination And General Secretary and Mr. Bülent Yumuşaker, Head of Corporate Communications Division. The committee assessed the 
project suggestions and demands, as well as terms of cooperation and developments about ongoing activities and accounted for the results.

Corporate Governance Committee 

Corporate Governance Committee was established in order to monitor the Bank’s compliance with the corporate governance principles, perform studies for 
improvement in corporate governance practices and make suggestions to the Board and fulfill the projected tasks of Corporate Governance Committee and 
Nomination Committee to be in accordance with the related legislation. The Corporate Governance Committee is the highest authority in matters regarding 
sustainability management. The Corporate Governance Committee is composed of one chairperson and three members. With the decision n.43988, dated 
03.09.2020; Mr. Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu, Member of the Board, was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee, Ms. Füsun Tümsevaş, Chairperson of Board 
of Directors, Board Member Mr. Sadrettin Yurtsever, and Head of Investor Relations and Sustainability Ms. Neşe Gülden Sözdinler were elected as Committee 
Members.

As of 2020 year-end, the Corporate Governance Committee convened 4 times with full participation of the members and took 5 decisions.

Operational Risk Committee

Operational Risk Committee which is established by the Board decision dated 30.04.2020 and numbered 43790, operates to determine the strategies and 
policies for managing operational risks that Bank may be exposed to, improve the operational risk management framework and strengthen governance 
model regarding operational risks. Operational Risk Committee is formed to meet at least twice during a calendar year, and the members are listed below.

•	 Yusuf	Ziya	Toprak:	Vice	Chairperson	of	Board	of	Directors,	Head	of	Audit	Committee,	Head	of	Operational	Risk	Committee.
•	 Adnan	Bali:	CEO,	Head	of	Credit	Committee
•	 Hakan	Aran:	Deputy	Chief	Executive
•	 N.	Burak	Seyrek:	Deputy	Chief	Executive
•	 Sezgin	Yılmaz:	Deputy	Chief	Executive
•	 Ertuğrul	Senem:	Information	Security	Coordinator
•	 Süleyman	H.	Özcan:	Head	of	Corporate	Compliance	Division
•	 H.	Umut	Togay:	Head	of	Internal	Control	Division
•	 Hürdoğan	Irmak:	Head	of	Risk	Management	Division
•	 Burcu	Nasuhoğlu:	Unit	Manager	of	Risk	Management	Division

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportCommittee functions in coordination with Risk Committee and reports operating results to the Board through Audit Committee.

By the end of 2020, Operational Risk Committee had 1 meeting with the attendance of all members and 1 decision have been taken.

Risk Committee

Risk Committee is responsible for articulating the risk management strategies and policies İşbank will adhere to both on a consolidated and unconsolidated 
basis, presenting them to the İşbank Board of Directors for approval and monitoring compliance with them. Committee is the common communication 
platform for the Bank’s executive divisions in terms of assessing the risk the Bank is exposed to, making suggestions about the actions to be taken and 
approaches to be followed. The Committee’s principal duties are the following:

•	 Preparing	the	risk	strategies	and	policies	and	presenting	to	the	Board	for	approval.

•	 Monitoring	the	effective	usage	of	the	outcomes	of	the	Internal	Capital	Adequacy	Assessment	Process	in	the	planning	and	decision	making	processes	of	

the Bank. 

•	 Negotiating	and	adjudicating	the	issues	addressed	by	Risk	Management	Division.

•	 Recommending	the	level	of	risk	limits	for	exposures/possible	exposures	to	the	Board,	monitoring	the	breaches	of	these	limits	and	making	

recommendations regarding the elimination of those breaches to the Board. 

•	 Recommending	the	amendments	in	the	risk	policies	to	the	Board.

•	 Monitoring	the	risk	management	processes,	i.e.	risk	identification,	definition,	measurement,	assessment,	control	and	reporting	processes,	carried	out	by	

Risk Management Division.

•	 Monitoring	the	accuracy	and	reliability	of	the	risk	measurement	methodologies	and	their	results.	

•	 Suggesting	proposals	regarding	the	determination	of	risk	appetite	statement	and	its	amendments	to	the	Board.

•	 Taking	measures	to	establish	risk	culture	in	the	Bank,	creating	processes	to	fulfill	the	responsibility	of	supervision,	understanding	all	of	the	risks	arising	

from the activities of the Bank and supervising the integration of these risks to risk management system of the Bank.

Committee Members:

•	 Füsun	Tümsavaş:	Chairperson	of	Board	of	Directors	and	Head	of	Risk	Committee
•	 Yusuf	Ziya	Toprak:	Vice	Chairperson	of	Board	of	Directors	and	Head	of	Audit	Committee
•	 Adnan	Bali:	CEO,	Head	of	Credit	Committee
•	 Senar	Akkuş:	Deputy	Chief	Executive
•	 Murat	Bilgiç:	Deputy	Chief	Executive
•	 Ebru	Özşuca:	Deputy	Chief	Executive,	Head	of	Asset	&	Liability	Management	Committee
•	 Süleyman	H.	Özcan:	Head	of	Corporate	Compliance	Division
•	 Hürdoğan	Irmak:	Head	of	Risk	Management	Division

Risk Committee contributes to the configuration of Group risk policies also through consolidated group meetings. In the activities that the Risk Committee 
carries out on a consolidated basis, 

•	 Hansu	Uçar,	Head	of	Subsidiaries	Division
also attend the meetings.

In the Risk Committee meetings held in 2020, risk management practices of İşbank and its subsidiaries under consolidated risk policies have been evaluated, 
risk reports have been presented to the Committee, the results have been analyzed and decisions regarding the risk management systems and processes 
were taken. By the end of 2020, the Committee had 12 meetings and 30 decisions have been taken.

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Sustainability Committee 

Sustainability Committee has been established for preparing the Bank’s sustainability strategy and policies and submitting them for the approval of the 
Board of Directors, ensuring coordination within the Bank for determining and implementing sustainability targets and action plans, observing the reflection 
of sustainability-related issues on strategic business plans, monitoring the development of metrics and targets, and performing tasks related to similar 
issues. The Committee is the highest authority responsible for sustainability activities in the Bank. The Committee, which was established with the decision 
of our Board of Directors dated 24.12.2020 an Nr. 44176, has a chairman and twelve members. Mr. Adnan Bali was the Chairman of the Committee, and the 
members	of	the	committee	are	Ms.	Feray	Demir,	Mr.	Ersin	Önder	Çiftçioğlu,	Ms.	Gamze	Yalçın,	Ms.	Senar	Akkuş,	Mr.	Murat	Bilgiç,	Mr.	Ozan	Gürsoy,	Mr.	Şahismail	
Şimşek,	Mr.	Yalçın	Sezen,	Mr.	Sezgin	Yılmaz,	Mr.	Suat	E.	Sözen,	Hürdoğan	Irmak	and	Ms.	Neşe	Gülden	Sözdinler.	

Remuneration Committee

Bank’s Remuneration Committee has been established for the purpose of executing functions and activities related to monitoring and controlling 
remuneration policies of the Bank on behalf of Board of Directors. The Committee has two members; Ms. Füsun Tümsavaş, the Chairperson of the Board, was 
elected as the Chairperson of the Committee and Ms. Feray Demir, Member of the Board of Directors was elected as the member of the Committee dated as 
per the resolution of the Board dated 01.04.2020 and Nr. 43757.

Provided that it doesn’t exceed three-month periods, the Remuneration Committee convenes at least four times a year and submits to the Board of Directors 
the results of the activities that it carries out and its opinions regarding other issues that it deems important. 

Within the framework of compliance to Corporate Governance Principles, Remuneration Committee is responsible for monitoring and controlling policies 
related to remuneration management on behalf of Board of Directors within the context of compliance to Corporate Governance Principles; providing that 
remuneration policies are in compliance with the Bank’s ethical values, internal balances and strategic goals. The Committee is also responsible for evaluating 
remuneration policy and practices within the framework of risk management; submitting the proposals regarding the necessities determined after the 
evaluations to Board of Directors, as well as fulfilling other responsibilities in accordance with relevant legislations and tasks assigned by the Board of 
Directors within this framework.

In 2020, Remuneration Committee held 6 meetings with full participation of the members and adopted 9 resolutions.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportHuman Resources Practices at İşbank

The coronavirus pandemic that domineered the whole world and our country compelled certain changes in İşbank’s human resources practices from early on 
in 2020. Even to this backdrop, İşbank successfully implemented its sustainable and value-added growth strategy in the area of Human Resources, acting as 
an organization setting the future competition and banking business standards with its identity as a dynamic and agile organization within the frame of its 
vision to pioneer digitalization.

A believer in collective working culture and shared wisdom that has internalized these values, the Bank has always acted in keeping with the “people 
first” notion, prioritized employees’ and their families’ health in Occupational Health and Safety practices, and concentrated on the countermeasures and 
monitoring in response to the pandemic. Even before the emergence of the disease in our country, written and visual detailed information was shared with 
the employees; pandemic and crisis management plans were updated, and preparatory steps were taken. Following the announcement of the first case, 
widescale measures were forthwith enforced, taking into consideration the practices and recommendations of the World Health Organization, the T.R. 
Ministry of Health, Infectious Diseases Associations, other countries’ institutions and agencies. Numerous steps were taken such as putting all employees 
with chronic conditions, with infants, and pregnant employees on administrative leave, shifting to rotating working model of home-based working and 
in-office presence, introduction of flexible working hours, supplementary payments for pandemic to employees physically present at work places, setting up 
the pandemic communication hotline through which all employees can reach the Occupational Health and Safety Teams and directly the top management 
including the CEO any time of the day, provision of psychological and medical support and information and online contacts with doctors, introduction of 
casual dress code at all units including branches, digital training and security implementations, comprehensive cleaning, mask, gloves, ventilation and 
sanitation measures, etc. During this period, thousands of questions and notifications were responded to which were conveyed by employees through 
internal communication channels such as email, phone, maximo, and I Have a Suggestion platform. All Covid-19-positive employees were followed up closely; 
necessary measures and actions were taken to prevent any negative impacts to other employees in the branches/regional offices/Head Office locations 
where such employees work, and the course of the pandemic at İşbank was reported regularly. Additionally, “Corona Positive/Negative Case Reporting 
Hotline” was set up in a short period of time, which enables reporting and follow-up of employees’ current status in relation to Covid-19 through the system, 
and was made available for use by all employees. Upon logging in the system, the procedure covering the measures and actions to be taken are e-mailed to 
employees and managers.

On another note, emergency response plans were renewed for all branches and locations, and pandemic risk assessment reports and pandemic plans 
were created for all branches and locations. Basic Occupational Health and Safety Training prepared in line with the new regulation was made available for 
employees use during 2020. In addition, the structure was also set up for issuing and e-mailing the certificates of attendance automatically to those who 
complete the training.

Within the scope of the overall strategy of İşbank that targets healthy and sustainable growth in every aspect, individuals possessing the competencies and 
qualifications required by the relevant positions were employed using the appropriate assessment tools and methods also in the reporting period. In 2020, 
145 new employees were hired in Turkey and 17 abroad in various title groups. The Bank had 23,518 people in total on its payroll as at year-end 2020, 23,193 
of them employed domestically and 325 in foreign countries. 

The onboarding processes were executed on the digital platform in a faster and more user-oriented manner, and the scope of online hiring exam processes 
were expanded. İşbank MasterClass Digital Development Program, which is a completely digital program designed to attract skilled and successful potential 
candidates to İşbank, to familiarize them with the Bank, and also to contribute to these students’ personal and professional development, was completed 
successfully by 51 students, who received their certificates of attendance. Additionally, “İş’te YBL Development Program”, which is conducted in cooperation 
with Yenibirlider Association, had its second cohort of graduates, and participant selection processes were initiated for the program that will continue under 
the name Future Hub in the new term. Various career events and workshops designed to enhance İşbank’s position as the “Employer of Choice” among 
candidates continued at the same speed on the digital platform, and along this line, competitions under various themes (artificial intelligence, machine 
learning, ideathon, etc.) were organized for the students that will constitute the workforce of the next century. Events held on university campuses were 
transferred to the digital platform under the name “İşbank Digitalk Career”, which brought the Bank together with nearly 500 students in 16 events. Efforts 
were started to revamp the existing candidate application system with the aim of enhancing the user experience of candidates applying for a position at 
İşbank.

Managers and candidates for managerial positions working in branches and Head Office departments receive an annual bonus. Attention is paid to ensure 
that premium payments are aligned with the Bank’s long-term strategy and the risk undertaken, as well as respective employees’ performances. Variable 
remuneration is not applied to identified employees at the Bank. 

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At İşbank, employee compensation and benefits are determined with the Collective Agreement within the frame of applicable legislation and in accordance 
with the Remuneration Policy. Related information is presented in the appropriate sections of the Annual Report. 

The conformity of salary levels paid by the Bank to the ones in the sector is reviewed by participating in independent and anonymous salary surveys 
administered twice a year. 

There were 27 identified employees working at İşbank by year-end 2020. 

In 2020, besides fulfillment of regulatory obligations in Human Resources Management processes, manual processes were systematized, thus increasing 
their efficacy, practicability, accessibility and efficiency. Also, operational processes were rendered faster with the use of robots. 

Pharmacy Provision System process and infrastructure were renewed and digitalized so that payments can be realized automatically. In addition, İşbank’s 
Health Provision System’s (Medigap) process and infrastructure were also upgraded and digitalized to enable automatic payment and the pilot phase is in 
progress.

Within	the	scope	of	the	digitalization	of	HR	practices	and	processes,	June	marked	the	launch	of	İŞİM,	a	mobile	application	for	keeping	the	communication	
with employees alive on a 24/7 basis, posting announcements, sending personal messages specific to each employee, and increasing the synergy among 
employees	through	campaigns	and	competitions	run	on	the	app.	İŞİM	reached	more	than	14	thousand	employees	in	its	first	6	months.	Through	the	app	
that	covers	profile,	Bank	announcements,	current	events,	İŞ	AİLEM,	health,	podcast,	posts,	events,	Q&A,	and	stories	tabs,	the	activities	carried	out	under	
the heading Employee Communication Program and Platform (ÇİPP) were carried on online during the pandemic. “Morale Chain”, a photo sharing activity for 
boosting internal motivation carried out in the early months of the pandemic, e-sports tournament that encompassed employees and their children, and 
guided tours for participation by the whole family were realized.

In the digital era, care is taken to make the utmost use of technology for leveraging İşbank’s qualified human resource as the Bank’s digital muscle is reflected 
in its ways of doing business and processes. Giving the priority to employee health and safety during the pandemic, all training and development activities 
were rapidly adapted to the emerging conditions. Minimized in number in February, classroom training sessions, academy programs, seminars, on-the-job 
trainings and other training programs planned to be conducted in physical environments were completely halted in March; the learning and development of 
employees continued to be supported uninterruptedly during this period through digital classrooms offered via Cisco Webex platform and named as “Live 
Digital Training” in combination with other digital learning resources. For the employees working remotely, digital learning contents, designed to support 
their	well-being	and	daily	routines	through	this	rough	period,	were	offered	via	Öğrenme	Dünyası	(Learning	World)	portal	that	is	accessible	from	all	devices,	
anytime and anywhere also from non-İşbank network.

In this period when remote-working acquired increased importance, a digital learning content named as “Cyber Security Measures at Home” was designed 
for employees, which aimed to enhance the awareness of potential cyber security risks that can be faced when working remotely and the measures that can 
be adopted against them; in addition, the digital learning program named as “Guide for Remote Working” which is prepared in alignment with İşbank’s remote 
working principles was served to increase the efficiency of remote working and to ensure sustainability of work.

With its talent development initiatives, İşbank was awarded with 2020 BEST Award by the Association for Talent Development (ATD) that recognizes 
organizations that invests in enterprise-wide employee talent development and employs talent development as a strategic tool to achieve the targeted 
results. In addition, the Bank received two gold medals in “Best Advance in Assessment Utilization to Guide Talent Decisions” and “Best Advance in 
Succession and Career Management” categories at the Brandon Hall Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence 2020 Awards, one of the leading 
international recognition programs in its respective field. 

Being one of the initiatives realized by benefiting from the means offered by digitalization in keeping with the Bank’s focus on improving employees’ learning 
experiences, books compiled to help employees -particularly those who will take promotion exams- build on their technical competencies in relation to the 
banking	legislation	and	the	Bank’s	practices	were	offered	through	Öğrenme	Dünyası	(Learning	World)	in	e-book	format.

In Training Catalogue and Management Development Conferences offering development opportunities to employees in line with their individual needs 
and preferences, training programs dwelling on different topics in the areas of technology, innovation, customer experience, personal and professional 
development and leadership were offered in order to build on the competencies stand out in “Future of Work” studies.

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assessments and inventories of digital corporate citizenship potentials in addition to applications like competency-based Assessment Center in the 
recruitment processes carried out with the aim of employing the appropriate human resource aligned with the competencies of the future, whereby 
candidates were delivered a fair, objective and holistic assessment experience. 

In order to support the targeted cultural shift and leverage agile principles in the way of working, learning journeys were designed for the teams that started 
to operate within the scope of agile transformation. Specialized competency development programs were introduced in line with the needs of differentiated 
roles of employees, who seek to generate constant value while adapting to change rapidly. Studies on design of development programs specific to each 
chapter or center of excellence are in progress, for maintaining synchronized transfer of knowledge and skills across all tribes.

“Diversity and Inclusion” module was added to the career training programs and conferences were organized throughout the year under the headings of 
“Being a Woman in Professional Life”, “Creating an Egalitarian Language” and “Diversity Management” with the aim of ensuring that diversity and inclusion 
principles making the foundation of Human Resources and Talent Management practices at İşbank are embraced by all employees and supporting awareness 
of the importance of guaranteeing diversity through handling individual differences within the organization together and adopting an inclusive culture.

Management and leadership development programs were carried on, which are being conducted for managers at different levels and intended to improve 
development-focused leadership culture that supports İşbank’s vision of “being the bank of the future that generates sustainable value with an inclusive and 
participative approach”.

The second cohort of the Artificial Intelligence Academy was completed, which is intended to support the knowledge and skills of the teams working in the 
field of artificial intelligence so as to enable them to design artificial learning-supported solutions and decision support systems based on big data, and 
which is conducted in cooperation with the Koç University.

2021 goals

Digital transformation efforts initiated in recruitment processes will be carried on in 2021, and they will be further proliferated with new headings in line with 
the business requirements of the digital age. Targeted at reducing operational risks and costs, increasing the efficacy and efficiency of the interaction with 
the target group, and enhancing candidate satisfaction, 2021 plans include efficient use of artificial intelligence and decision support systems, consideration 
of mobile solutions compatible with the new generation and needs of the digital era, perpetuation and diversification of activities for university students, 
and carrying out activities that will attract the best candidates who will steer the future of İşbank and contribute value to it. 

Another goal for 2021 is to share with the employees the transfers that are being managed based on a transparent, fair and rational evaluation process 
and to facilitate their traceability, on condition that the evaluation principles for transfer requests that have been covered in the Collective Agreement so 
far will be adhered to. Along this line, “Transfer Scoring” system was introduced. Upon the transition to the Scoring System, family unity and health status 
of employees working under titles other than managers will continue to have priority and will be given weight in scoring criteria, as has been customary; 
however, possibility will also be provided for employees who have long been requesting a transfer for reasons other than the afore mentioned to be 
transferred to the requested locations in view of their waiting periods and in line with the score they earn. Devised in accordance with the rules in the 
Collective Agreement, the new structure is intended to let a high number of employees requesting transfer to locations without staffing needs track the 
ranking of their requests and to let them plan their lives by taking action accordingly, as well as enabling transparent follow-up of transfer requests.

In 2021, developments will continue to move the processes that continue to be handled manually to the system so that employees will be given easier reach 
to HR Practices processes and perform their procedures easily.

Appointments and transfers that the Career Management Unit performs through Sinerji will be moved to İKON and the process will be automated, whereas 
the hard copy declaration taken by the Social Affairs Unit will be digitalized.

As part of the targets within the frame of İşbank’s structure and priorities, advancements in technology will be monitored, and efforts will be ongoing to 
move processes to mobile platforms, and to improve operational processes by migrating them to the system by utilizing robots. 

Efforts	are	ongoing	to	enrich	the	İŞİM	application	with	new	features.	ÇİPP	(Employee	Communication	Program	and	Platform)	activities,	on	the	other	hand,	are	
planned to continue online given the circumstances, and it is planned to add workshops to guided trips.

In 2021, onboarding and basic OHS refresher trainings will continue to be implemented online to ensure satisfaction of İşbank’s legal obligations and to 

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enhance Occupational Health and Safety culture within the frame of OHS practices, while support programs on occupational health and safety issues 
addressing all employees will be carried on. 

On another hand, weight will be given to preventive healthcare practices at İşbank to help the employees lead a physically and mentally healthy life, to 
follow-up and extend support to those with chronic and prechronic conditions, to preclude the problems they might be faced with in the future, and to 
protect them from illnesses and injuries through prophylaxis and early diagnosis. In addition, initiatives will be carried out to integrate healthcare practices 
with OHS practices, and thus to more effectively follow up healthcare processes. Accordingly, the steps for the purchasing of a new software have been 
completed. The system will most likely be started to be used during 2021 upon completion of the efforts coordinated by the Information Technologies 
Division and Softtech. 

To enable talent conversion in analytical and digital roles, it is planned to introduce the Data Literacy Certification Program in 2021. Basically intending to 
build on employees’ knowledge and skills in understanding and working with the data and to ensure a broad-based adoption of the culture of data-driven 
decision-making, the program will start with basic training accessible by all employees, and will be offered in a structure where training journeys will be 
customized as it moves towards advanced analytical roles. In addition, work started regarding the design of a new academy training program on data 
engineering for employees working as data scientists. The first cohort of Data Engineering Academy is targeted to be completed during 2021.

In line with the advancements in technology and changing user habits, the new digital learning infrastructure development project is in progress, which 
is intended to offer personalized learning contents to employees in a modern setting. This project is targeted to be completed and introduced employees 
during 2021.

Information on the Transactions Carried out with 
İşbank’s Risk Group 

All financial services provided to companies within İşbank’s Risk Group are provided on an arm’s length basis, subject to the same procedures and policies 
applicable for third parties. Credit lines and other lending transactions allocated to companies within İşbank’s Risk Group are analyzed and monitored to 
ensure compliance with legal requirements. In 2020, the loans extended to the Group companies had all been significantly below the regulatory risk limits. 

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportActivities for which Support Services are Received in 
Accordance with the Regulation on Procurement of Support 
Services for Banks

•	 Support	services	received	from	Accenture	Danışmanlık	Ltd.	Şti.	for	credit	management	application;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Aktif	İleti	ve	Kurye	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	delivery	of	credit	card	products	to	customer	addresses;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Aras	Kurye	Servisi	A.Ş.	for	delivery	of	card	products	to	our	customers	addresses;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Aras	Kurye	Servisi	A.Ş.	for	sending	Banking	Services	Agreement	to	the	addresses	of	applicants	apply	for	“Anında	Müşteri”	

and sending the signed contract to the Bank;

•	 Support	services	received	from	Atos	Müşteri	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	sales-oriented	external	calls;
•	 The	service	purchased	from	ATP	Ticari	Bilgisayar	Ağı	ve	Elektrik	Güç	Kaynakları	Üretim	ve	Pazarlama	Ticaret	A.Ş	regarding	the	transfer	of	right	to	use	

software and document; 

•	 The	service	received	from	Austriacard	Turkey	Kart	Operasyonları	A.Ş.	for	production	and	customization	of	İşbank’s	credit	cards	equipped	by	chip	

technology;

•	 Support	services	received	from	Bilişim	Bilgisayar	Hizmetleri	Ltd.	Şti.	for	using	of	payment	application	on	new	generation	cash	register;
•	 The	support	services	purchased	from	CMC	İletişim	ve	Çağrı	Merkezi	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	aimed	at	calling	customers	and	reminding	them	the	deferrals	regarding	

retail loans and the credit cards payments;

•	 The	support	services	purchased	from	Comdata	Teknoloji	ve	Müşteri	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	aimed	at	calling	customers	and	reminding	them	the	deferrals	regarding	

retail loans and the credit cards payments;

•	 Support	services	received	from	D-Market	Elektronik	Hizmetler	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans;
•	 Service	received	from	Definex	Danışmanlık	A.Ş.	for	the	development	of	credit	process	optimization	software.
•	 Services	purchased	from	Edata	Elektronik	San	ve	Tic	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	registers;
•	 Support	service	received	from	E-Kart	Elektronik	Kart	Sistemleri	San.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	production	and	customization	of	İşbank’s	credit	cards	equipped	by	chip	

technology;

•	 Support	service	received	from	Enuygun	Com	İnternet	Bilgi	Hizmetleri	Teknoloji	ve	Ticaret	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans.
•	 Support	service	received	from	Erişim	Müşteri	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	meeting	the	demands	of	the	customers	using	Telephone	Branch;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Genpa	Telekomünikasyon	ve	İletişim	Hizmetleri	San.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans;	
•	 Support	services	received	from	Hangisi	İnternet	ve	Bilgi	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans;
•	 Services	purchased	from	Hobim	Digital	Elektronik	Hizmetler	A.Ş.	for	printing	and/or	enveloping	bank	statements	of	the	credit	cards	and	contracted	

merchants, and other documents like letters and notices;

•	 Services	purchased	from	Hugin	Yazılım	Teknolojileri	San.	ve	Tic	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	

registers;

•	 Support	service	received	from	IBM	Global	Services	İş	ve	Teknoloji	Hizmetleri	ve	Ticaret	Ltd.	Şti.	for	Emergency	Center	located	in	İzmir	for	back	up	of	the	

system;

•	 Service	received	from	Iron	Mountain	Arşivleme	Hizmetleri	A.Ş..	regarding	physical	archive	services,
•	 Services	purchased	from	Ingenico	Ödeme	Sistem	Çözümleri	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	registers;
•	 The	service	purchased	from	Innova	Bilişim	Çözümleri	A.Ş	regarding	the	use	of	virtual	POS;	
•	 Services	purchased	from	Infina	Yazılım	A.Ş.,	for	purchasing	software,	installation,	and	maintenance,	and	support	services	to	be	received	throughout	the	

term of the contract;

•	 Service	received	from	İnfoteks	Bilgisayar	Elektronik	Telekom	San.	Tic.	LTD.	Şti.	regarding	Bank	application	work	and	maintenance	services	in	new	generation	

cash registers;

•	 Support	service	received	from	İş	Net	Elektronik	Bilgi	Üretim	Dağıtım	Ticaret	ve	İletişim	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	operation,	management	and	maintenance	of	

communication networks and for providing sources relating to operation and management of data processing application servers and server operating 
systems;

•	 Services	purchased	from	Karbil	Yazılım	ve	Bilişim	Teknolojileri	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	

registers;

•	 Service	received	from	Key	Yazılım	Çözümleri	A.Ş.	regarding	expertise	software,
•	 Support	services	received	from	Konut	Kredisi	Com	Tr	Danışmanlık	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Kurye	Net	Motorlu	Kuryecilik	ve	Dağıtım	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	delivery	of	credit	card	products	to	customer	addresses;
•	 Support	services	received	from	Kurye	Net	Motorlu	Kuryecilik	ve	Dağıtım	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	delivery	of	OGS	devices	to	our	customers	addresses;
•	 Support	service	received	from	Loomis	Güvenlik	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	carrying	of	cheques,	promissory	notes,	other	commercial	papers	and	documents	

between Group Centers and Banking Operations and Payment Operations Division;

•	 Support	service	received	from	Loomis	Güvenlik	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	for	carrying	of	foreign	currency	cash	between	Group	Centers	and	İstanbul	Cash	Management	

Center;

•	 International	transportation	service	received	from	Loomis	Güvenlik	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.
•	 Customer	collection,	transportation,	processing	and	storage	service	received	from	Loomis	Güvenlik	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.,
•	 The	service	purchased	from	Obase	Bilgisayar	Danışmanlık	Hizmetleri	Ticaret	San.	A.Ş.	for	outsourcing	in	data	analytics	studies;
•	 Secure	e-payment	infrastructure	service	related	to	electronic	commerce	purchased	from	Payten	Teknoloji	A.Ş.
•	 The	service	received	from	Plastik	Kart	Akıllı	Kart	İletişim	Sistemleri	San.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	production	and	customization	of	İşbank’s	credit	cards	equipped	by	

chip technology;

•	 The	service	purchased	from	Postkom	Basım	ve	Posta	İletişim	Hizmetleri	A.Ş.	regarding	the	transfer	of	balance	from	POS	devices	to	the	prepaid	cards;
•	 The	service	received	from	Mikrosaray	Mikrobilgisayar	Paz.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	on	directing	customers	to	the	Bank’s	branches	for	installing	the	Bank’s	application	to	

new generation cash registers;

•	 The	service	received	from	Mikrosaray	Mikrobilgisayar	Paz.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	regarding	Bank	application	work	and	maintenance	services	in	new	generation	cash	

registers 

•	 Services	purchased	from	MT	Bilgi	Teknoloji	Dış	Ticaret	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	registers;
•	 Services	purchased	from	Panaroma	Bilişim	Teknolojileri	San.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	of	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	new	generation	cash	

registers;

•	 Support	service	received	from	Posta	ve	Telgraf	Teşkilatı	A.Ş.	for	marketing	of	consumer	loans.
•	 Services	purchased	from	R2	Servis	Elektrik,	Elektronik	ve	Bilgisayar	Teknolojileri	San.	ve	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	maintenance	and	running	the	Bank’s	application	on	

new generation cash registers;

•	 Support	services	received	from	Softtech	Yazılım	Teknolojileri	Araştırma	Geliştirme	ve	Pazarlama	Tic.	A.Ş.	for	information	systems	management,	information	

systems infrastructure support, software development, project development, business analysis, systems analysis, project and product consulting, 
technical support issues;

•	 The	service	received	from	Token	Finansal	Teknolojiler	A.Ş.	regarding	Bank	application	work	and	maintenance	services	in	ÖKCs

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İşbank is subject to the provisions stipulated for banks in the Banking legislation and Capital Markets legislation regarding Corporate Governance Principles. 
The Bank carries out its activities in accordance with the compulsory principles of the Communiqué on Corporate Governance (Communiqué) published by 
the Capital Markets Board.

Bank’s practices regarding the non-compulsory provisions of the principles stipulated in the Communiqué and additional information within in the framework 
of Corporate Governance are given in the Corporate Governance Compliance Report and Corporate Governance Information Form, which are the parts of 
Annual Report which is published with the approval of our Board of Directors. There are not any changes foreseen to be performed in the Bank’s managerial 
practices within the framework of the principles stipulated in the Communiqué. Within the year, procedures were carried out to develop the structure of the 
Corporate Governance Principles that the Bank is subject to.

Under the section of the “Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework” in our Annual Report, the Bank’s practices and information regarding the 
principles within the scope of the regulation with the same title published by the Capital Markets Board are also included.

Corporate Governance Compliance Report

Company Compliance Status

Yes

Partial

No

Exempted

Not 
Applicable

Explanation

Corporate Governance Compliance Report
1.1. FACILITATING THE EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDER 
RIGHTS
1.1.2- Up-to-date information and disclosures which may 
affect the exercise of shareholder rights are available to 
investors at the corporate website.
1.2. RIGHT TO OBTAIN AND REVIEW INFORMATION
1.2.1 - Management did not enter into any transaction that 
would complicate the conduct of special audit.
1.3. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1.3.2 - The company ensures the clarity of the General 
Assembly agenda, and that an item on the agenda does not 
cover multiple topics.
1.3.7- Insiders with privileged information have informed 
the board of directors about transactions conducted on 
their behalf within the scope of the company's activities in 
order for these transactions to be presented at the General 
Shareholders' Meeting.
1.3.8 - Members of the board of directors who are concerned 
with specific agenda items, auditors, and other related 
persons, as well as the officers who are responsible for the 
preparation of the financial statements were present at the 
General Shareholders' Meeting.
1.3.10 - The agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting 
included a separate item detailing the amounts and 
beneficiaries of all donations and contributions.

X

X

X

X

X

1.3.11 - The General Shareholders' Meeting was held open to 
the public, including the stakeholders, without having the 
right to speak.

X

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X

In addition to the shareholders of 
İşbank, the persons mentioned in 
“İşbank Internal Directive on Working 
Principles and Procedures of General 
Assembly” may attend the General 
Assembly.

İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company Compliance Status

Yes

Partial

No

Exempted

Not 
Applicable

Explanation

1.4. VOTING RIGHTS
1.4.1 - There is no restriction preventing shareholders from 
exercising their shareholder rights.
1.4.2 - The company does not have shares that carry privileged 
voting rights.
1.4.3-The company withholds from exercising its voting rights at 
the General Shareholders' Meeting of any company with which 
it has cross-ownership, in case such cross-ownership provides 
management control.
1.5. MINORITY RIGHTS
1.5.1 - The company pays maximum diligence to the exercise of 
minority rights.
1.5.2 - The Articles of Association extend the use of minority 
rights to those who own less than one twenthieth of the 
outstanding shares, and expand the scope of the minority rights.
1.6. DIVIDEND RIGHT
1.6.1 - The dividend policy approved by the General Shareholders' 
Meeting is posted on the company website.
1.6.2 - The dividend distribution policy comprises the minimum 
information to ensure that the shareholders can have an opinion 
on the procedure and principles of dividend distributions in the 
future.
1.6.3 - The reasons for retaining earnings, and their allocations, 
are stated in the relevant agenda item.
1.6.4 - The board reviewed whether the dividend policy balances 
the benefits of the shareholders and those of the company.
1.7. TRANSFER OF SHARES
1.7.1 - There are no restrictions preventing shares from being 
transferred.
2.1. CORPORATE WEBSITE
2.1.1. - The company website includes all elements listed in 
Corporate Governance Principle 2.1.1.
2.1.2 - The shareholding structure (names, privileges, number 
and ratio of shares, and beneficial owners of more than 5% of 
the issued share capital) is updated on the website at least every 
6 months.

2.1.4 - The company website is prepared in other selected foreign 
languages, in a way to present exactly the same information with 
the Turkish content.

2.2. ANNUAL REPORT
2.2.1 - The board of directors ensures that the annual report 
represents a true and complete view of the company's activities.
2.2.2 - The annual report includes all elements listed in Corporate 
Governance Principle 2.2.2.
3.1. CORPORATION'S POLICY ON STAKEHOLDERS
3.1.1- The rights of the stakeholders are protected pursuant to 
the relevant regulations, contracts and within the framework of 
bona fides principles.
3.1.3 - Policies or procedures addressing stakeholders' rights are 
published on the company's website.
3.1.4 - A whistleblowing programme is in place for reporting legal 
and ethical issues.
3.1.5 - The company addresses conflicts of interest among 
stakeholders in a balanced manner.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

In our Bank, minority rights are 
exercised in line with the related 
legislation.

X

Information considered necessary 
for international investors is 
available on the Bank’s website, in 
the Investor Relations section also 
in English.

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Corporate Governance Compliance Report

Company Compliance Status

Yes

Partial

No

Exempted

Not 
Applicable

Explanation

İşbank employees participate in 
the management of the Bank via 
their beneficiary status in İşbank 
Members’ Supplementary Pension 
Fund, which holds 37.08% of İşbank 
shares.

Performance  related  compensation 
is used in certain positions.

X

X

3.2. SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE 
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CORPORATION'S MANAGEMENT

3.2.1 - The Articles of Association, or the internal regulations 
(terms of reference/manuals), regulate the participation of 
employees in management.

3.2.2 - Surveys/other research techniques, consultation, 
interviews, observation method etc. were conducted to obtain 
opinions from stakeholders on decisions that significantly 
affect them.
3.3. HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY
3.3.1 - The company has adopted an employment policy 
ensuring equal opportunities, and a succession plan for all key 
managerial positions.
3.3.2 - Recruitment criteria are documented.
3.3.3 - The company has a policy on human resources 
development, and organises trainings for employees.
3.3.4 - Meetings have been organised to inform employees 
on the financial status of the company, remuneration, career 
planning, education and health.
3.3.5 - Employees, or their representatives, were notified of 
decisions impacting them. The opinion of the related trade 
unions was also taken.
3.3.6 - Job descriptions and performance criteria have been 
prepared for all employees, announced to them and taken into 
account to determine employee remuneration.
3.3.7 - Measures (procedures, trainings, raising awareness, 
goals, monitoring, complaint mechanisms) have been taken to 
prevent discrimination, and to protect employees against any 
physical, mental, and emotional mistreatment.
3.3.8 - The company ensures freedom of association and 
supports the right for collective bargaining.
3.3.9 - A safe working environment for employees is 
maintained.
3.4. RELATIONS WITH CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS
3.4.1-The company measured its customer satisfaction, and 
operated to ensure full customer satisfaction.
3.4.2 - Customers are notified of any delays in handling their 
requests.
3.4.3 - The company complied with the quality standards with 
respect to its products and services.
3.4.4 - The company has in place adequate controls to protect 
the confidentiality of sensitive information and business 
secrets of its customers and suppliers.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Company Compliance Status

Yes

Partial

No

Exempted

Not 
Applicable

Explanation

3.5. ETHICAL RULES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
3.5.1 - The board of the corporation has adopted a code of 
ethics, disclosed on the corporate website.
3.5.2-The company has been mindful of its social responsibility 
and has adopted measures to prevent corruption and bribery.
4.1. ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4.1.1 - The board of directors has ensured strategy and risks do 
not threaten the long-term interests of the company, and that 
effective risk management is in place.
4.1.2 - The agenda and minutes of board meetings indicate 
that the board of directors discussed and approved strategy, 
ensured resources were adequately allocated, and monitored 
company and management performance.
4.2. ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4.2.1-The board of directors documented its meetings and 
reported its activities to the shareholders.
4.2.2 - Duties and authorities of the members of the board of 
directors are disclosed in the annual report.
4.2.3-The board has ensured the company has an internal 
control framework adequate for its activities, size and 
complexity.
4.2.4 - Information on the functioning and effectiveness of the 
internal control system is provided in the annual report.
4.2.5 - The roles of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
are separated and defined.
4.2.7-The board of directors ensures that the Investor 
Relations department and the corporate governance 
committee work effectively. The board works closely with 
them when communicating and settling disputes with 
shareholders.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

4.2.8 - The company has subscribed to a Directors and Officers 
liability insurance covering more than 25% of the capital.

X

4.3. STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.3.9 - The board of directors has approved the policy on its 
own composition, setting a minimal target of 25% for female 
directors. The board annually evaluates its composition and 
nominates directors so as to be compliant with the policy.

X

4.3.10 - At least one member of the audit committee has 5 
years of experience in audit/accounting and finance.

X

Our Bank’s Board of Directors and 
Executives are insured against the 
risk of loss they may cause due to 
their faults while performing their 
duties within the scope of a liability 
insurance policy that names our 
Bank and our participations as the 
insured, however, the coverage of 
insurance is below the mentioned 
amount.

No target ratio is set for the number 
of female members in the Board of 
Directors. As of the end of 2020, 
there are two female members in 
the Board. Based on the last three 
terms of İşbank Board of Directors, 
percentage of the female members 
in the Board was realized as 18%.

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Company Compliance Status

Yes

Partial

No

Exempted

Not 
Applicable

Explanation

4.4. BOARD MEETING PROCEDURES

4.4.1-Each board member attended the majority of the board 
meetings in person.

 X

X

X

X

X

X

 X

X

4.4.2 - The board has formally approved a minimum time by 
which information and documents relevant to the agenda 
items should be supplied to all board members.
4.4.3 - The opinions of board members that could not attend 
the meeting, but did submit their opinion in written format, 
were presented to other members.
4.4.4 - Each member of the board has one vote.
4.4.5 - The board has a charter/written internal rules defining 
the meeting procedures of the board.
4.4.6 - Board minutes document that all items on the agenda 
are discussed, and board resolutions include director's 
dissenting opinions if any.

4.4.7-There are limits to external commitments of board 
members. Shareholders are informed of board members' 
external commitments at the General Shareholders' Meeting.

4.5. BOARD COMMITTEES

4.5.5 - Board members serve in only one of the Board's 
committees.

4.5.6 - Committees have invited persons to the meetings as 
deemed necessary to obtain their views.
4.5.7 - If external consultancy services are used, the 
independence of the provider is stated in the annual report.
4.5.8 - Minutes of all committee meetings are kept and 
reported to board members.
4.6. FINANCIAL RIGHTS
4.6.1-The board of directors has conducted a board 
performance evaluation to review whether it has discharged 
all its responsibilities effectively.

4.6.4-The company did not extend any loans to its board 
directors or executives, nor extended their lending period or 
enhanced the amount of those loans, or improve conditions 
thereon, and did not extend loans under a personal credit 
title by third parties or provided guarantees such as surety in 
favour of them.

4.6.5 - The individual remuneration of board members and 
executives is disclosed in the annual report.

X

X

X

X

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X

X

In 2020, 7 meetings of the 14 
meetings were held electronically 
due to pandemic conditions. On 
the other hand, physical signatures 
of our members of the Board 
of Directors were taken for the 
resolutions subject to these 
meetings.

The duties that İşbank Board 
members have outside the Bank 
are provided in the Annual Report 
which is presented in the General 
Assembly.

Members of İşbank Board of 
Directors may take part in more than 
one committee within the context of 
the related legislation.

Restrictions related with the loans 
to be extended by İşbank to the 
Board members and employees are 
defined in article 50 of the Banking 
Law. In this context, İşbank does not 
extend loans to its Board members 
and employees other than those 
allowed by the law.
Total compensation of the Board 
members and managers with 
administrative responsibilities is 
disclosed.

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Corporate Governance Information Form

1. SHAREHOLDERS
1.1. Facilitating the Exercise of Shareholders Rights
The number of investor meetings (conference, seminar/
etc.) organised by the company during the year

1.2. Right to Obtain and Examine Information
The number of special audit request(s)
The number of special audit requests that were accepted 
at the General Shareholders' Meeting
1.3. General Assembly
Link to the PDP announcement that demonstrates the 
information requested by Principle 1.3.1. (a-d)
Whether the company provides materials for the General 
Shareholders' Meeting in English and Turkish at the same 
time
The links to the PDP announcements associated with 
the transactions that are not approved by the majority of 
independent directors or by unanimous votes of present 
board members in the context of Principle 1.3.9
The links to the PDP announcements associated with 
related party transactions in the context of Article 9 of the 
Communique on Corporate Governance (II-17.1)
The links to the PDP announcements associated with 
common and continuous transactions in the context of 
Article 10 of the Communique on Corporate Governance 
(II-17.1)
The name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates the donation policy of the company

The relevant link to the PDP with minute of the General 
Shareholders' Meeting where the donation policy has been 
approved
The number of the provisions of the articles of association 
that discuss the participation of stakeholders to the 
General Shareholders' Meeting
Identified stakeholder groups that participated in the 
General Shareholders' Meeting, if any

1.4. Voting Rights
Whether the shares of the company have differential 
voting rights
In case that there are voting privileges, indicate the owner 
and percentage of the voting majority of shares.
The percentage of ownership of the largest shareholder
1.5. Minority Rights
Whether the scope of minority rights enlarged (in terms of 
content or the ratio) in the articles of the association
If yes, specify the relevant provision of the articles of 
association.
1.6. Dividend Right
The name of the section on the corporate website that 
describes the dividend distribution policy

In 2020, İşbank participated 9 conferences online for stock and bond investors. In these events, 
a total of 97 meetings were conducted. In addition to 5 investor events in teleconference and 
videoconference format, where investors participated via remote access, 229 meetings were 
held via online connection.

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General Assembly documents except the list of participants and the minutes of the meeting 
(invitation to the General Assembly, agenda, proxy statement, information document, dividend 
distribution proposal, etc.) are presented in Turkish and English simultaneously.
-

-

-

“The limit set for donations was approved in the General Assembly of 2013 and the minutes 
of said meeting can be found in İşbank website, Home Page > About Us > Investor Relations 
> Disclosures to BIST. The Bank’s policy regarding donations does not take place in the Bank’s 
website.
None

Article 47

Shareholders and shareholder representatives as well as Board members, independent auditor 
representatives and İşbank employees (within the context of the legislation) participated in 
the General Assembly held in 2020.

No

-

37,08%

No

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Minutes of the relevant agenda item in case the board 
of directors proposed to the general assembly not to 
distribute dividends, the reason for such proposal and 
information as to use of the dividend.

PDP link to the related general shareholder meeting 
minutes in case the board of directors proposed to the 
general assembly not to distribute dividends

General Assembly Meetings
General Meeting Date
The number of information requests received by the 
company regarding the clarification of the agenda of the 
General Shareholders’ Meeting
Shareholder participation rate to the General 
Shareholders’ Meeting
Percentage of shares directly present at the GSM
Percentage of shares represented by proxy
Specify the name of the page of the corporate website 
that contains the General Shareholders’ Meeting minutes, 
and also indicates for each resolution the voting levels for 
or against
Specify the name of the page of the corporate website 
that contains all questions asked in the general assembly 
meeting and all responses to them
The number of the relevant item or paragraph of General 
Shareholders’ Meeting minutes in relation to related party 
transactions
The number of declarations by insiders received by the 
board of directors
The link to the related PDP general shareholder meeting 
notification

2. DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY
2.1. Corporate Website
Specify the name of the sections of the website providing 
the information requested by the Principle 2.1.1.
If applicable, specify the name of the sections of the 
website providing the list of shareholders (ultimate 
beneficiaries) who directly or indirectly own more than 5% 
of the shares.
List of languages for which the website is available
2.2. Annual Report
The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information 
requested by principle 2.2.2.

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Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency has sent an evaluation regarding the year 2019 
to The Banks Association of Turkey, which indicated that the profits and reserves should 
not be distributed in such a way to cause a cash outflow, emphasizing the necessity to 
maintain the prudent policy to keep the equity structures of the banks strong. Out of total TL 
6,071,460,806.58, which is composed of our net profit for the year 2019 amounting to TL 
6,067,586,899.23 and our previous years’ profit subject to tax exemption that was created 
during the period as a result of TAS-16 Tangible Fixed Assets accounting standard amounting 
to TL 3,873,907.35; it has been decided to transfer TL 26,394,081.00 resulting from real 
estate sales gains to the relevant reserves to be kept in a special fund account and capitalized 
when necessary, reserve TL 20,000,000.00 as venture capital funds to be directed to venture 
capital investment trusts and funds, Out of the remaining TL 6,025,066,725.58, it has been 
decided to allocate legal reserves in the amount of TL 301,253,336.28 in accordance with 
subparagraph (a) of Article 58 of our Bank’s Articles of Association and the remaining TL 
5,723,813,389.30 will be transferred to extraordinary reserves.
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86.68%

0.00003%
86.68%
Home Page > About Us > Investor Relations > Disclosures to BIST

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-

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Home > About Us > Investor Relations > Corporate Overview > Corporate Information > 
Ownership Structure

Turkish and English

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a) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information 
on the duties of the members of the board of directors 
and executives conducted out of the company and 
declarations on independence of board members
b) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information on 
committees formed within the board structure
c) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in the 
Annual Report that demonstrate the information on the 
number of board meetings in a year and the attendance of 
the members to these meetings
ç) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information on 
amendments in the legislation which may significantly 
affect the activities of the corporation
d) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information on 
significant lawsuits filed against the corporation and the 
possible results thereof
e) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information on 
the conflicts of interest of the corporation among the 
institutions that it purchases services on matters such as 
investment consulting and rating and the measures taken 
by the corporation in order to avoid from these conflicts of 
interest
f) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in the 
Annual Report that demonstrate the information on the 
cross ownership subsidiaries that the direct contribution 
to the capital exceeds 5%
g) The page numbers and/or name of the sections in 
the Annual Report that demonstrate the information on 
social rights and professional training of the employees 
and activities of corporate social responsibility in 
respect of the corporate activities that arises social and 
environmental results

3. STAKEHOLDERS
3.1. Corporation’s Policy on Stakeholders
The name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates the employee remedy or severance policy
The number of definitive convictions the company was 
subject to in relation to breach of employee rights
The position of the person responsible for the alert 
mechanism (i.e. whistleblowing mechanism)

The contact detail of the company alert mechanism

3.2. Supporting the Participation of the Stakeholders 
in the Corporation’s Management
Name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates the internal regulation addressing the 
participation of employees on management bodies
Corporate bodies where employees are actually 
represented

Additional Information Regarding the Related Legislation

İşbank Committees

Information about the Meetings of the Board of Directors

No legislation change that would significantly impact İşbank activities has occurred

Unconsolidated Financial Statements as at and for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 with 
Independent Audit's Report Thereon - Information on Other Provisions

None

İşbank has no cross ownership subsidiaries.

Human Resources Practices at İşbank / Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

Compensation principles for Bank employees are determined by the Collective Bargaining 
Agreement which is shared with the employees through İşbank's Corporate Intranet Portal.
None

İşbank has an online communication platform through which employees may submit their 
requests and complaints to the Senior Management directly. Only a limited number of 
managers have access to the said platform. Other stakeholders may deliver their suggestions 
or complaints to the Senior Management through İşbank Corporate Website.
Every person can use the contact form in İşbank website (Home Page > Contact Form) to 
deliver any demand or complaint to the Bank.

No information on this matter is available on our website.

İşbank employees participate in the management of the Bank via their beneficiary status in 
İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund, which holds 37.08% of İşbank shares.

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3.3. Human Resources Policy
The role of the board on developing and ensuring that the 
company has a succession plan for the key management 
positions
The name of the section on the corporate website 
that demonstrates the human resource policy covering 
equal opportunities and hiring principles. Also provide a 
summary of relevant parts of the human resource policy.
Whether the company provides an employee stock 
ownership programme
The name of the section on the corporate website 
that demonstrates the human resource policy covering 
discrimination and mistreatments and the measures to 
prevent them. Also provide a summary of relevant parts of 
the human resource policy.
The number of definitive convictions the company is 
subject to in relation to health and safety measures
3.5. Ethical Rules and Social Responsibility
The name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates the code of ethics
The name of the section on the company website that 
demonstrates the corporate social responsibility report. 
If such a report does not exist, provide the information 
about any measures taken on environmental, social and 
corporate governance issues.
Any measures combating any kind of corruption including 
embezzlement and bribery

4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS‑I
4.2. Activity of the Board of Directors
Date of the last board evaluation conducted
Whether the board evaluation was externally facilitated
Whether all board members released from their duties at 
the GSM
Name(s) of the board member(s) with specific delegated 
duties and authorities, and descriptions of such duties
Number of reports presented by internal auditors to the 
audit committee or any relevant committee to the board
Specify the name of the section or page number of the 
annual report that provides the summary of the review of 
the effectiveness of internal controls
Name of the Chairman
Name of the CEO
If the CEO and Chair functions are combined: provide the 
link to the relevant PDP announcement providing the 
rationale for such combined roles
Link to the PDP notification stating that any damage that 
may be caused by the members of the board of directors 
during the discharge of their duties is insured for an 
amount exceeding 25% of the company's capital

The name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates current diversity policy targeting women 
directors
The number and ratio of female directors within the Board 
of Directors

120

Board of Directors create succession plans.

Home Page>About Us>Sustainability>Our Policies

There isn't an employee stock ownership programme

Home Page>About Us>Sustainability>Our Policies

None

Home Page > About Us > Investor Relations > Corporate Governance > Ethical Principles

Home Page>About Us>Sustainability>Our Reports

Home Page>About Us>Sustainability>Our Policies

24-25.12.2020
No
Yes

No delegation of authority in İşbank

68

Audit Committee's Assessments on the Operation of Internal Control, Internal Audit and Risk 
Management Systems and Its Activities in the Reported Period

Füsun Tümsavaş
Adnan Bali
Chairman and General Manager seats are held by different persons

Our Bank’s Board of Directors and Executives are insured against the risk of loss they may 
cause due to their faults while performing their duties within the scope of a liability insurance 
policy that names our Bank and our participations as the insured, however, the coverage 
of insurance is below the mentioned amount. On the other hand, this issue has not been 
disclosed on the Public Disclosure Platform.
None

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Whether The 
Director Has At 
Least 5 Years’ 
Experience 
On Audit, 
Accounting 
And/Or 
Finance Or Not
Yes 

Yes 
Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Composition of Board of Directors

Name, Surname of 
Board Member

Whether 
Executive 
Director Or 
Not

Whether Independent 
Director Or Not

The First 
Election Date 
To Board

Link To PDP 
Notification 
That 
Includes The 
Independency 
Declaration

Whether the 
Independent 
Director 
Considered 
By The 
Nomination 
Committee

Whether She/
He is the 
Director Who 
Ceased to 
Satisfy The 
Independence 
or Not

FÜSUN	TÜMSAVAŞ

Non-executive

YUSUF ZİYA TOPRAK
ADNAN BALİ

Non-executive
Executive

FERAY DEMİR

Non-executive

ERSİN ÖNDER 
ÇİFTÇİOĞLU
FAZLI BULUT

Non-executive

Non-executive

DURMUŞ	ÖZTEK

Non-executive

Non-executive

Non-executive

RECEP HAKAN 
ÖZYILDIZ
MUSTAFA RIDVAN 
SELÇUK

AHMET GÖKHAN 
SUNGUR

Non Independent 
Director
Independent Director
Non Independent 
Director
Non Independent 
Director
Independent Director

Non Independent 
Director
Non Independent 
Director
Non Independent 
Director
Non Independent 
Director

28 March 2008

-

31 March 2020
1 April 2011

25 March 2016

Not Considered
-

-

31 March 2017

Not Considered

29 March 2019

31 March 2020

31 March 2020

31 March 2020

-

-

-

-

-

No
-

-

No

-

-

-

-

Non-executive

Independent Director

31 March 2020

Considered

No

 Home > About 
Us > Investor 
Relations > 
Disclosures to 
BIST

SADRETTİN 
YURTSEVER

Non-executive

Non Independent 
Director

31 March 2020

-

-

Yes 

4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS‑II
4.4. Meeting Procedures of the Board of Directors
Number of physical board meetings in the reporting period 
(meetings in person)
Director average attendance rate at board meetings
Whether the board uses an electronic portal to support its 
work or not
Number of minimum days ahead of the board meeting to 
provide information to directors, as per the board charter
The name of the section on the corporate website that 
demonstrates information about the board charter
Number of maximum external commitments for board 
members as per the policy covering the number of 
external duties held by directors
4.5. Board Committees
Page numbers or section names of the annual report 
where information about the board committees are 
presented
Link(s) to the PDP announcement(s) with the board 
committee charters

7

98.35%
Yes

3 work days

Articles of Association

None

İşbank Committees

https://www.kap.org.tr/tr/Bildirim/262622

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Composition of Board Committees‑I

Names Of The Board 
Committees
Corporate Governance Committee
Corporate Governance Committee
Corporate Governance Committee
Corporate Governance Committee
Audit Committee
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Remuneration Committee
Other
Other
Other
Other

Other

Other

Other

Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other

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Name Of Committees Defined As “Other” In 
The First Column

Credit Committee
Credit Committee
Credit Committee
Credit Committee

Credit Committee

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Internal 
Systems Committee
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Internal 
Systems Committee
Credit Revision Committee
Credit Revision Committee
Credit Revision Committee 
Credit Revision Committee
Credit Revision Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Risk Committee 
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee

Name‑Surname of 
Committee Members
Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu
Füsun Tümsavaş
Sadrettin Yurtsever
Neşe Gülden Sözdinler
Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu
Füsun Tümsavaş
Feray Demir
Adnan Bali
Füsun Tümsavaş
Feray Demir
Yusuf Ziya Toprak 
(Alternate Member)
Fazlı	Bulut
(Alternate Member)
Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Füsun Tümsavaş
Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Feray Demir
Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu
Sadrettin Yurtsever
Feray Demir
Sadrettin Yurtsever
Fazlı	Bulut
Durmuş Öztek
Senar Akkuş
Suat E. Sözen
Bülent Yumuşaker
Yalçın	Sezen
Füsun Tümsavaş
Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Adnan Bali
Senar Akkuş
Murat Bilgiç
Ebru Özşuca
Süleyman H. Özcan
Hürdoğan Irmak
Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Adnan Bali
Hakan Aran
N. Burak Seyrek
Sezgin	Yılmaz
Ertuğrul Senem
Süleyman H. Özcan
H. Umut Togay
Hürdoğan Irmak
Burcu Nasuhoğlu

Whether 
Committee Chair 
or Not
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No

No

Yes

No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Whether Board 
Member or Not
Board member
Board member
Board member
Not board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member

Board member

Board member

Board member

Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Board member
Board member
Board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Board member
Board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member

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Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other

Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee

Adnan Bali
Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu
Feray Demir
Gamze	Yalçın
Senar Akkuş
Murat Bilgiç
Ozan Gürsoy
Şahismail	Şimşek
Yalçın	Sezen
Sezgin	Yılmaz
Suat E. Sözen
Hürdoğan Irmak
Neşe Gülden Sözdinler

Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Board member
Board member
Board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member
Not board member

4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS‑III

4.5. Board Committees‑II

Specify where the activities of the audit committee are presented in your 
annual report or website (Page number or section name in the annual 
report/website)
Specify where the activities of the corporate governance committee are 
presented in your annual report or website (Page number or section name in 
the annual report/website)
Specify where the activities of the nomination committee are presented in 
your annual report or website (Page number or section name in the annual 
report/website)
Specify where the activities of the early detection of risk committee are 
presented in your annual report or website (Page number or section name in 
the annual report/website)
Specify where the activities of the remuneration committee are presented in 
your annual report or website (Page number or section name in the annual 
report/website)

Information about the activities of Audit Committee which was established 
within the context of the related legislation is presented in "İşbank 
Committees" section of the Annual Report.
İşbank Committees

At İşbank, functions of Nomination Committee are fulfilled by Corporate 
Governance Committee.

Information about the activities of Risk Committee is presented in "İşbank 
Committees" section of the Annual Report.

Information about the activities of Remuneration Committe which was 
established within the context of the related legislation is presented in 
"İşbank Committees" section of the Annual Report.

4.6. Financial Rights
Specify where the operational and financial targets and their achievement are presented in your annual 
report (Page number or section name in the annual report)
Specify the section of website where remuneration policy for executive and non-executive directors are 
presented.
Specify where the individual remuneration for board members and senior executives are presented in 
your annual report (Page number or section name in the annual report)

CEO’s Message

Home Page > About Us > Investor Relations > 
Corporate Governance > Remuneration Policy
Additional Information Regarding the Related 
Legislation

Composition of Board Committees‑II

Names of The Board 
Committees
Corporate Governance 
Committee
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Other
Other

Other
Other

Other
Other
Other

Name of committees defined as 
“Other” in the first column

The Percentage 
of Non‑
executive 
Directors
75%

The 
Percentage of 
Independent 
Directors in 
The Committee
25%

The Number of 
Meetings Held In 
Person
3 physical, 1 online

The Number Of Reports 
on its Activities 
Submitted To The 
Board
-

Credit Committee
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 
Internal Systems Committee
Credit Revision Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility 
Committee
Risk Committee
Operational Risk Committee
Sustainability Committee

100%
100%
80%
100%

100%
50%

50%
50%
23%

100%
0%
20%
100%

40%
0%

12.5%
10%
8%

50
6
-
9

11
3 physical, 2 online

6 physical, 6 online
1 online
-

12
-
-
2

1
6

13
-
-

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COMPLIANCE

DEFINITION

Yes

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies

Yes

Yes

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 19-25

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 19-25

2020 Annual Report, İşbank Committees, Sustainability Committee, 
page 106

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Organization

2019 Integrated Report, page 19-25

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 19-25

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 35,43, 51, 63, 73, 79, 87

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 46-49, 57-63

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Reports

Yes

2019 Integrated Report

2020 CDP Climate Change Report

Yes

Home > About Us > Sustainability

Home > About Us > Investor Relations

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 16-17

Yes

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 30-31

https://www.kap.org.tr/en/Bildirim/890391

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 100-103 

PRINCIPLES
A. General Principles
A1. Strategy, Policy and Targets
The Board of Directors determines material ESG issues, risks and 
opportunities and creates ESG policies accordingly. In terms of 
the effective implementation of these policies; internal directives, 
business procedures of Companies etc. can be prepared. The Board 
of Directors takes decisions for these policies and they are publicly 
disclosed.
Determines the company Strategy in line with the ESG policies, 
risks and opportunities. It determines and publicly discloses its 
short and long term goals in line with the Company Strategy and 
ESG policies.
A2. Implementation/Monitoring
It determines and publicly discloses the committees / units 
responsible for the implementation of ESG policies. The 
responsible committee / unit reports the activities carried out 
within the scope of the policies to the Board of Directors at 
least once a year and in any case within the maximum periods 
determined for the public disclosure of the annual activity reports 
in the relevant regulations of the Board.
It forms implementation and action plans in line with the 
determined short and long term targets and publicly discloses 
them.
It determines the Key ESG Performance Indicators (KPI) and 
announces them on a yearly basis. In the presence of verifiable 
data, it presents KPIs with local and international sector 
comparisons.
Discloses innovation activities that improve sustainability 
performance for business processes or products and services.
A3. Reporting
It reports its sustainability performance, goals and actions at 
least once a year and makes it public. Discloses the information on 
sustainability activities within the scope of the annual report.

It is essential to share information that is important for 
stakeholders in understanding the position, performance and 
development of the company in a direct and concise manner. It 
can also discloses detailed information and data on the corporate 
website, and prepare separate reports that directly meet the 
needs of different stakeholders.
It exercises maximum care in terms of transparency and reliability. 
It objectively explains all kinds of developments about material 
issues in disclosures and reporting within the scope of the 
balanced approach.
It gives information about which of the United Nations (UN) 2030 
Sustainable Development Goals its activities are related to.
Makes disclosure regarding the lawsuits filed and / or concluded 
against environmental, social and corporate governance issues.
A4. Verification
If verified by independent third parties (independent sustainability 
assurance providers), it discloses its sustainability performance 
measurements to the public and endeavors to increase such 
verification processes.

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B. Environmental Principles
Discloses its policies and practices, action plans, environmental 
management systems (known by the ISO 14001 standard) and 
programs in the field of environmental management.
Complies with environmental laws and other relevant regulations 
and discloses them.
Explains the limitations of the environmental report to be included 
in the report to be prepared within the scope of the Sustainability 
Principles, reporting period, reporting date, data collection process 
and reporting conditions.
Describes the highest level responsible, relevant committees and 
duties in the company on the issue of environment and climate 
change.

Describes the incentives it offers for the management of 
environmental issues, including the achievement of goals.
Explain how environmental matters are integrated into business 
goals and strategies.

Discloses the sustainability performances for business processes 
or products and services and the activities to improve this 
performance.
Explains how it manages environmental issues not just in terms of 
direct operations but throughout the company’s value chain and 
integrates suppliers and customers into its strategies. 

It explains whether it is involved in policy-making processes 
on environmental issues (sectoral, regional, national and 
international), its cooperation with the associations, related 
organizations and non-governmental organizations it is a member 
of, and the tasks it has taken, if any, and the activities it supports.

Reports information on its impacts in a periodically comparable 
manner within the scope of environmental indicators (Greenhouse 
gas emissions (Scope-1 (Direct), Scope-2 (Energy indirect), 
Scope-3 (Other indirect)), air quality, energy management, water 
and wastewater management, waste management, biodiversity 
impacts)
Describes the standard, protocol, methodology and base year 
details used to collect and calculate its data.
Discloses the status of environmental indicators for the reporting 
year (increase or decrease) in comparison with previous years.

Sets short and long term goals and discloses these goals to reduce 
its environmental impact. It is recommended that these goals be 
determined based on Science as suggested by the United Nations 
Conference of the Parties on Climate Change. If there is progress 
in the reporting year with respect to the targets set before, it 
provides information on the subject.

COMPLIANCE

DEFINITION

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 78 

2019 Integrated Report, page 38-43

2019 Integrated Report, page 3, 96-99

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 1

2020 Annual Report, İşbank Committees, Sustainability Committee, 
page 106

2020 Annual Report, Executive Committee, page 96-97

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 5-6

2019 Integrated Report, page 18-25

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 17-18

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 57-63, 74-79

2019 Integrated Report, page 74-76

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies > Supplier Code of 
Conduct
2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2019 Integrated Report, page 88

Home > About Us > Investor Relations > 2020 Investor 
Presentation (page 23)

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts
Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 25-34

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 20

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Discloses its strategy and actions for combating the climate crisis.

COMPLIANCE

DEFINITION
2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

Describes the program or procedures for preventing or minimizing 
the potential negative impact of the products and / or services it 
offers; explains the actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of 
third parties.
Discloses the actions taken to mitigate its environmental impacts, 
the total number of projects and initiatives carried out along with 
the environmental benefits / benefits cost savings they provide.
It reports the total energy consumption data (excluding raw 
materials) and explains the energy consumption as Scope-1 and 
Scope-2.
Provides information on electricity, heat, steam and cooling 
generated and consumed in the reporting year.
Carries out studies on increasing the use of renewable energy, 
transition to zero or low carbon electricity and explains these 
studies.
Discloses data on its renewable energy production and 
consumption.
Develops energy efficiency projects and explains the amount of 
energy consumption and emission reduction enabled by these 
studies.
Reports the amount of water withdrawn, used, recycled and 
discharged from underground or aboveground, its sources and 
procedures (Total water withdrawal by source, water sources 
affected by water withdrawal; percentage and total volume of 
recycled and reused water, etc.).
Discloses whether its operations or activities are included in any 
carbon pricing system (Emission Trading System, Cap & Trade or 
Carbon Tax).

Discloses the carbon credit information accumulated or purchased 
during the reporting period.

Yes

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 17-25

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 55-58

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 77-78

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts > Environmental Indicators

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts > Environmental Indicators

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 23-25, 31-32 

2019 Integrated Report, page 74-79

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts > Environmental Indicators

Irrelevant

No

2019 Integrated Report, page 96-99

İşbank is the only member from Turkey to participate in the working 
group established within the International Finance Institute to 
expand the voluntary carbon markets. Carbon credit markets 
are closely monitored and development opportunities will be 
evaluated.
There are no carbon credits accumulated or purchased during the 
reporting period. However, the Bank will be able to purchase carbon 
credits in order to reduce its emissions to a minimum level in the 
following years, in line with its medium and long term emission 
reduction and carbon neutral targets.

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Explains the details if carbon pricing is applied within the company.

COMPLIANCE

Discloses all compulsory and voluntary platforms where reports its 
environmental information.

C. Social Principles
C1. Human Rights and Employee Rights
Forms a Human Rights and Employee Rights Policy with a 
commitment to fully comply with the Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights, ILO Conventions which Turkey has confirmed and 
the legal framework and regulations governing the operation of 
corporate life in Turkey. Discloses the policy in question and the 
roles and responsibilities associated with its implementation.
Provides equal opportunity in recruitment processes. Considering 
the supply and value chain effects, it includes fair labor, 
improvement of labor standards, women's employment and 
inclusion issues (such as women, men, religious belief, language, 
race, ethnic origin, age, disability, refugee, etc.) in its policies.
Describes the measures taken throughout the value chain for the 
protection of groups sensitive to certain economic, environmental, 
social factors (low-income groups, women, etc.) or securing 
minority rights / equal opportunities
Reports developments regarding discrimination, inequality, human 
rights violations, forced labor and corrective practices. Explain the 
regulations to prevent child labor.
Explains policies regarding investment in employees (training, 
development policies), compensation, vested benefits, right to 
unionize, work / life balance solutions and talent management. 
Determines dispute resolution processes by creating mechanisms 
for employee complaints and dispute resolution. It regularly 
explains the activities carried out to ensure employee satisfaction.

Creates occupational health and safety policies and makes them 
public. Explain the precautions and accident statistics taken to 
prevent work accidents and to protect health.

DEFINITION
At this stage, there is no carbon pricing practice in our bank. 
On the other hand, all activities of our Bank are in a continuous 
development with the ESG focus, and the implementation of the 
carbon pricing practice will be evaluated in the following period.
Home > About Us > Sustainability > Environmental and Social 
Impacts > Environmental Indicators

2020 CDP Climate Change Report

2019 Integrated Report

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies > Human Rights 
and Human Resources

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies > Human Rights 
and Human Resources

Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies > Supplier Code of 
Conduct

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 57-63

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 106

Yes

Yes

2020 Annual Report, Human Resources Practices at İşbank, page 
107-110

Home >  About Us >  Investor Relations >  Corporate Governance > 
Remuneration Policy

2019 Integrated Report, page 64-73
Home > About Us > Sustainability > Our Policies > Occupational 
Health and Safety Policy

2019 Integrated Report, page 94

Creates and publicly discloses personal data protection and data 
security policies.

Yes

Home > Privacy Policy

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PRINCIPLES
Creates an ethical policy (including work, work ethics, compliance 
processes, advertising and marketing ethics, open information, 
etc.) and discloses it to the public.
Explains the work within the scope of social investment, social 
responsibility, financial inclusion and access to finance.
Organizes information meetings and training programs for 
employees on ESG policies and practices.

C2. Stakeholders, International Standards and Initiatives
Carries out its activities in the field of sustainability by taking into 
account the needs and priorities of all stakeholders (employees, 
customers, suppliers and service providers, public institutions, 
shareholders, society and non-governmental organizations, etc.).
Regulates and publicly discloses a customer satisfaction 
policy regarding the management and resolution of customer 
complaints.

Conducts stakeholder communication continuously and 
transparently; It explains which stakeholders, for what purpose, on 
what issue and how often it communicated, and the developments 
in sustainability activities.
Publicly discloses the international reporting standards it has 
adopted (Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Global Reporting 
Initiative (GRI), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), 
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Climate-
Related Financial Disclosures Task Force (TCFD) etc.).
Publicly discloses the international organizations or principles 
(Equator Principles, United Nations Environment Program Finance 
Initiative (UNEP-FI), United Nations Global Principles (UNGC), 
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) etc.) 
which it is a signatory or member of, and international principles 
adopted (International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green / 
Sustainable Bond Principles).
Makes concrete efforts to be included in Borsa Istanbul 
Sustainability Index and international sustainability indices (Dow 
Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good, MSCI ESG Indices, etc.).

COMPLIANCE

DEFINITION

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home > About Us > Investor Relations > Corporate Governance > 
Ethical Principles

2019 Integrated Report, page 80-87

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2019 Integrated Report, page 39-97

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 16-17

Yes

https://www.isbank.com.tr/en/contact-us
https://www.isbank.com.tr/en/contact-form
https://www.isbank.com.tr/iletisim-formu-takip
2019 Integrated Report, page 49-50

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 91

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 3

2020 CDP Climate Change Report

Yes

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

Yes

2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

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D. Corporate Governance Principles
Makes maximum effort to comply with all Corporate Governance 
principles as well as the mandatory Corporate Governance 
principles within the scope of the Capital Markets Board Corporate 
Governance Communiqué numbered II-17.1.

Takes into account the sustainability issue, the environmental 
impacts of its activities and the principles in this regard while 
determining its corporate management strategy.
Takes the necessary measures to comply with the principles 
regarding the stakeholders and to strengthen the communication 
with the stakeholders and applies to the opinions of stakeholders 
in determining the measures and strategies in the field of 
sustainability as stated in the Corporate Governance Principles. 
Works on raising awareness on the issue of sustainability and 
its importance through social responsibility projects, awareness 
activities and trainings.

Strives to become a member of international standards and 
initiatives on sustainability and to contribute to studies.

Explains policies and programs for the fight against bribery and 
corruption and the principle of tax integrity.

COMPLIANCE

DEFINITION

Yes

Yes

2020 Annual Report, Corporate Governance Compliance Report, 
page 112-116

2020 Annual Report, Corporate Governance Information Form, 
page 117-125
2019 Integrated Report, page 16-17, 36-43

2020 CDP Climate Change Report, page 2

Yes

2019 Integrated Report, page 16-17

Yes

Yes

Yes

2020 Annual Report, Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, 
page 80-85

2019 Integrated Report, page 80-87
2020 Annual Report, Sustainability at İşbank, page 86-87

2019 Integrated Report, page 88
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Anti-corruption

The internet address where the Bank’s Anti-Bribery and Anti-
Corruption Policy can be accessed is given above, and detailed 
information about its tax liability can be found under the heading 
“Explanations on Tax Applications”.

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Audit Committee’s Assessments on the Operation of Internal 
Control, Internal Audit and Risk Management Systems and Its 
Activities in the Reported Period

Internal Audit

İşbank Board of Inspectors (the Board), operates under the Board of Directors’ control. By adopting ethical principles stated by banking and internal audit 
regulations and taking IIA Internal Audit Standards into consideration, İşbank Board of Inspectors audits the activities of the Bank’s Head Office divisions 
(including internal control, risk management and compliance divisions), banking and IT processes, domestic and foreign branches and subsidiaries; in 
accordance with the Bank’s mission, strategies and policies, as well as relevant laws and regulations. The Board of Inspectors conducts inspections, ad-hoc 
audits and investigations.

İşbank Board of Inspectors, which is certified to be in conformance with the international quality standards, performs its duties by combining its 
long-established audit experience with advanced technology in a modern, risk-focused way. The Board, which is constituted by 154 auditors 1, carries out 
on-site audits as well as remote audits with the help of its IT capabilities. 

Audit reports are submitted to the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, senior management and related Head Office divisions depending on reports’ 
importance and priority. In the meantime, corrective measures taken by the relevant Head Office divisions are monitored by the Board of Inspectors. The 
Board of Directors monitors activities of the Board of Inspectors through periodic business reports presented via the Audit Committee.

During 2020, The Board undertook audits of 186 domestic and 4 overseas branches, 3 Head Office divisions, 5 subsidiaries, 3 Regional Directorates subject 
to Retail Loans Underwriting Division, top 200 companies with the highest risk in the Bank. Moreover, 

-  Model, 

-  Sustainability Management System, 

-  Central Counterparty Practice, 

-  Valuation Process,

-  Asset Custody Service,

-  Policy for Combating Financial Crimes And Sanctions (current name of the policy)

-  Compliance Policy on Treasury Backed Guarantees,

-  ATM Channel,

-  TFRS 9,

-  Compliance Policy on Personal Data Protection Law,

-  Customer Relationship Program,

-  Compliance Policy on Good Practice Guidelines for Risk Center Data Security

are audited. Audits of 22 domestic branches, 1 Head Office division, Model Audit, Asset Custody Service, Sustainability Management System, Liquidity Risk 
Management and 4 subsidiaries which are started in 2020, haven’t been finalized. Banking processes and IT audits are conducted annually by the members 
of The Board of Inspectors in accordance with the “Regulation over External Audit Institutions’ Information Systems and Banking Processes Audits” which is 
published by Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. Both consolidated and solo financial statements are tested during the financial reporting 
process audits.

1Junior and senior auditors are combined.

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-  no material weakness in the internal controls over the main banking processes ensuring the Bank to perform efficiently, reliably and smoothly,

-  no material finding about the integrity, availability, consistency and reliability of the data reported in consolidated and solo financial statements.

With the help of risk focused audit plan, The Board audited a significant portion of İşbank’s entire credit portfolio in 2020. During 2020, Data Analytics team 
continued the development and maintenance activities of;

-  the Human Resources Risk Matrix, which is the basis of personnel related risks determination,

-  the Branch based Credit Risk Matrix, which is the basis for the determination of the credit portfolio to be audited in a risk-focused way,

-  the other applications that provide data for internal fraud detection and investigation activities. 

Internal Control

The main objective of the internal control system is to provide the maximum contribution to achieve İşbank’s corporate targets set in accordance with the 
Bank’s vision, mission and strategies and stakeholder expectations. To this end, the performance required to ensure that all components of the internal 
control system operate together in an integrated and effective manner, under the supervision of İşbank’s Board of Directors, with the contribution and 
support of all İşbank’s employees, is being rigorously carried out with professional care and attention.

The design and operational effectiveness of the internal control activities carried out by the relevant units in the process are regularly examined by 
the Internal Control Division which is an independent function. For this purpose, “onsite” and/or “remote” controls have been carried out by the Internal 
Control Division with a risk-oriented approach, on the activities of the Bank’s domestic and foreign branches and Head Office units, financial reporting and 
information systems and internal control structures of the subsidiaries subject to consolidation.

Activities for central and continuous monitoring of the effectiveness of controls by using advanced data analytics applications were conducted. 

The results of the reviews were analyzed by the Internal Control Division and developing proposals, monitoring and follow up activities intended for 
eliminating the existing deficiencies and preventing the recurrence of the defects were continued.

In order to contribute to their professional development, İşbank’s internal control personnel were provided with various trainings during the year. Internal 
Control Division also supported the Bank’s employees’ trainings in order to increase the awareness of internal control activities across the organization.

In accordance with the Bank’s Sustainability Policy, control activities regarding the operations carried out within the scope of the Sustainability Management 
System were conducted. In addition, in terms of assessment and management of environmental impacts, the Bank complies with the international ISO 14001 
Environmental Management System standards, and the “internal review” activities defined in this system were carried out by the Internal Control Division.

İşbank’s internal control system and internal control activities are structured and operated to make sure that: i) The Bank’s assets are protected, ii) The Bank’s 
activities are carried out in compliance with the Law and other relevant legislations, the Bank’s internal policies and guidelines, and banking practices, iii) 
accounting and financial reporting systems function securely and in integrity, and iv) information is provided promptly.

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Systems and Its Activities in the Reported Period

Compliance

Compliance is the foremost duty and responsibility of all managers and employees of the Bank at any level. The functions and activities regarding compliance 
executed in the Head Office Divisions, Branches of the Bank local and abroad, and its subsidiaries are monitored through the corporate compliance activities 
conducted within the Corporate Compliance Division, which reports to the Board of Directors.

Corporate Compliance Division operates with the purpose to provide maximum contribution in order to manage the compliance risk in line with the materiality 
and risk-based approach and control this risk in an appropriate and efficient manner and in this regard to execute and manage the activities of the Bank 
continuously in compliance with the relevant laws, regulations and standards. The Bank oversees the effectiveness of corporate compliance activities in its 
subsidiaries as well.

The necessary researching, analyzing, monitoring, assessing, informing, conducting, coordinating and reporting activities regarding compliance issues are 
conducted within the Corporate Compliance Division, which consists of three sub-units, namely, Regulatory Compliance, Fiscal Offences and Sanctions and 
International Obligations. 

The duties and responsibilities of the Compliance Officer as stated in the Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime Law and other related regulations 
in effect are fulfilled by the Head of Corporate Compliance Division, who is the legal “Compliance Officer” of the Bank as well. The activities regarding the 
prevention of fiscal offences and sanctions in our Bank are executed in an express and efficient manner within the context of related legislations and the 
Bank’s Policy and the Compliance Program, which have been prepared in accordance with these legislations.

Bank’s Compliance Risk Management Policy and Policy For Combating Financial Crimes And Sanctions are stated in “Investor Relations / Corporate 
Governance” link at our Bank’s website www.isbank.com.tr in English and Turkish.

The results of the activities regarding compliance are also regularly monitored and evaluated by the senior management and the Board of the Bank.

Risk Management

Besides banking activities, both financial and non-financial risks encompassing the whole group required to be analyzed, monitored and reported from the 
standpoint of group risk management in addition to that of banking-specific risk management principles. Beyond regulatory requirements this aspect of risk 
management has become an industry standard for corporate governance.

The risk management process, organized within the framework of advanced risk management methodologies and favors a common risk management 
culture throughout the establishment, is structured to emphasize good corporate governance, assuring segregation of units responsible for monitoring and 
controlling risk from executive functions. In that respect, risk definition, measurement, analysis, monitoring, reporting and control functions are carried out 
within the same framework.

The process of risk management and the functions involved in that process are among the highest priority responsibilities of the İşbank Board of Directors. 
The Risk Management Division, which acts through the Risk Committee and forms a functional constituent of the risk management function in collaboration 
with the Bank Credit Committee and the Asset & Liability Management Committee, carries out the works towards the regulatory and internal capital 
adequacy in accordance with the Basel framework and consistent with international best practices, in addition to working towards developing and validating 
risk measurement methodologies and optimizing the capital adequacy management process.

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu
Member of the Board and
the Audit Committee

Yusuf Ziya Toprak
Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors and 
Chairperson of the Audit Committee

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportExplanations on Financial Position, Profitability and Solvency

İşbank increased its total assets by 26.9% to TL 593.9 billion by the end of 2020 compared to the end of the previous year, and retained its title as 
“Turkey’s largest private bank”. In the same period, İşbank also maintained its leader position among private banks in terms of total loans, total deposits and 
shareholders’ equity. 

The Bank’s total cash loans reached TL 345.2 billion as of the end of 2020. Compared to the previous year-end, TL loans increased by 34.5% and FC loans 
decreased by 5.8% when adjusted for the impact of exchange rate. 

As at year-end 2020, loans and securities portfolio accounted for 58.1% and 18.4% of total assets, respectively. 

Maintaining its effective risk management and healthy growth policy in loan underwriting processes, İşbank’s non-performing loan ratio was realized at 5.6% 
at 2020 year-end.

In line with its strategy of being the closest bank to the customer, İşbank carried on with its multidimensional banking services with its widespread branch 
network and diversified digital service platforms, and continued to be the primary choice of savers. In 2020, İşbank maintained its leadership among private 
banks in total deposits and FC deposits. 

İşbank’s total deposits grew by 24.7% and reached TL 368.9 billion by the end of 2020. While TL deposits increased by 2.5% compared to the end of the 
previous year, the increase in FC deposits was 13.5% when adjusted for the exchange rate. As of 2020 year-end, the share of demand deposits in total 
deposits was 41.7%. 

Accounting for 62.1% of liabilities by the end of 2020, deposits continued to be the main funding source of İşbank. With a cost sensitive approach, İşbank 
also continued to utilize non-deposit funding sources in domestic and international markets in order to diversify its funding base and to extend the maturity 
profile of liabilities. The share of İşbank’s non-deposit funding sources in total liabilities was 19.6% as of the end of 2020. 

The Bank’s shareholders’ equity reached TL 67.8 billion at the end of 2020, up by 15.1% compared to the previous year-end. Maintaining its solid 
capitalization, İşbank’s capital adequacy ratio stood at 18.7% at the end of the year. 

In 2020, İşbank booked a net profit of TL 6.8 billion and achieved a return on average on equity of 10.9% and a return on average on assets of 1.3%. 

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Types

Risk policies and procedures constitute the internal rules and principles which are approved and enforced by the Board considering Risk Management Division 
suggestions and executed by the senior management. 

These policies that have been put into effect in accordance with international standards, stipulate general standards regarding the organization and scope 
of risk management function, risk measurement methods, roles and responsibilities of the risk management group, risk limit setting methodology, rules 
governing the breach of limits and confirmations that have to be given in various situations. 

In 2021, the course of the epidemic, the results of the vaccine studies and the monetary policies to be followed by developed countries are expected to 
affect the global growth. Accordingly, it seems likely that in 2021, global liquidity is predicted to remain high in an environment where expansionary monetary 
policies are expected to continue. Hence, the risk appetite towards developing countries is expected to be strong given that there is no significant problem 
in COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and the inflationary outlook of the developed countries. Considering the precautions taken by legal authorities to reduce 
the effects of pandemic are expected to be lifted gradually, it is anticipated that the risks regarding asset quality will be in the spotlight in 2021. These 
evaluations are included in the financial statement footnotes. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020, alongside country administrations many institutions including banks have taken various precautions 
to prevent COVID-19 from spreading and decrease its social and economic impacts on society. Apart from financial risks, being in the first place health and 
workplace safety, customer conduct, IT and cyber risks; non-financial risks are considered to stand out in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Also, due to 
COVID-19 pandemic, legal risks are anticipated to maintain their importance for banking sector. 

To ensure the conformity of the Bank’s risk appetite with business plan and prevailing market environment, risk limits which are set by the Board of Directors 
and defined in the Bank’s risk appetite framework are used. In this context, breaches in market, liquidity, structural interest rate, credit and operational risk 
limits are monitored by Risk Management Division and by taking market and sector conditions into consideration, findings and evaluations about breaches 
are reported to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

Capital Adequacy Policy

Capital Adequacy Policy defines the level of capital, on consolidated and unconsolidated basis, that the Bank must hold against potential losses arising 
from financial risks associated with on and off-balance sheet items in addition to non-financial risks caused by the Bank’s operations; and establishes the 
principles for maintaining and monitoring the minimum capital levels determined in accordance with the regulations and the Internal Capital Adequacy 
Assessment Process. Capital Adequacy Policy is an integral part of the Risk Policies.

Credit Risk Policy

Credit risk is defined as any situation where the counterparty obligation will not or cannot be fulfilled partially or fully on maturity as affirmed in the 
agreement. Credit Risk Policy sets the framework for credit risk management, control and monitoring, roles and responsibilities and credit risk limits. 

İşbank maintains identification, measurement and management of credit risk across all products and activities. The Board reviews credit risk policies and 
strategies annually at minimum. Senior management is responsible for the execution of credit risk policies. 

The findings of independent review of loans and credit risk are reported to the Board and the senior management regularly. Monitoring credit risk includes 
parameters such as maturity, industry, collateral, geography, currency, loan type, and credit risk ratings as a whole, in addition to the assessments on the 
obligor and the facility. 

In managing credit risk, İşbank implements internal risk limits specified by the Board of Directors that restrict the maximum credit risk based on parameters 
such as risk groups and sectors in addition to the credit risk limits that are mandated by legal regulations. These internal limits are determined in a way that 
does not lead to risk concentrations. 

İşbank employs internal credit risk rating systems that are developed to service the needs for credit risk management, credit granting decisions, credit 
process audits and credit provision calculations. Internal audit and risk management functions regularly assess the internal credit risk rating systems 
according to their compatibility with the structure, size and complexity of the Bank’s operations. If diverse circumstances required, necessary adjustments 
and/or modifications are made to the system. Internal credit risk rating systems are assessed by the Risk Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Asset and Liability Management Risk Policy

Asset and liability management risk is defined as; the risk of loss caused by Bank’s failure to effectively manage all financial risks arising from the bank’s 
assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions. Market risk of trading book, structural interest rate risk of banking book and liquidity risk are all within 
the scope of asset and liability management risk.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportAll principles and procedures related to constitution and management of Bank’s asset-liability structure and Bank’s risk appetite is established by the Board 
of Directors. Ensuring asset and liability management risk being maintained within the levels imposed by legislation and internal risk limits is the first priority. 
Within the Bank’s risk appetite framework risk tolerance levels which aim to put a cap on the amount of risk undertaken by the Bank are determined by Board 
of Directors for each risk type on both bank-only and consolidated basis. In this process, liquidity, target income level and general expectations about the risk 
factors are taken into consideration.

Board of Directors and Audit Committee are obliged to track that Bank’s capital is used optimally. For this purpose, they have to keep risks under control and 
ensure necessary actions being taken. 

Asset-Liability Management Committee is responsible for governance of asset and liability management risk in accordance with the risk appetite framework 
and risk limits determined by Board of Directors and within the principles and procedures expressed in ALM risk policy. 

Measuring asset and liability management risk, reporting the results and monitoring the compliance with the risk limits are the responsibilities of Risk 
Management Division. The level of the risk taken is reviewed under different scenarios. Measurement results are tested in terms of reliability and integrity. 
Asset and liability management risk is reported to Risk Committee and reported to the Board of Directors through Audit Committee. 

Compliance with risk limits is closely and continuously monitored by Risk Management Division, Asset-Liability Management Committee and related business 
units. In the event of a breach in the risk limits, the breach and its reasons are instantly reported to Board of Directors through Audit Committee. Course of 
action needed to be taken in order to eliminate the breach is determined by the Board.

Asset and liability management processes and compliance with the policy rules are audited by internal audit system. The principles regarding the audit 
process, audit reports and fulfillment of action plans to eliminate the errors and gaps determined by internal audit are established by the Board of Directors. 

Stress Testing Policy

The purpose of the Stress Testing Policy is to measure the significant risks and vulnerabilities that may arise from both bank specific adverse developments 
or from stress conditions on general economic and financial environment.

Stress testing programme is defined as the collection of studies and analyses to assess the risks generated by Bank’s activities and the programme covers 
the methodologies, assumptions and scenarios related with those analyses. In order to ensure the validity and appropriateness of the results; stress testing 
programme is regularly monitored and updated taking into consideration the current economical conjuncture and market conditions, Bank’s products, 
strategies and technological capabilities and Bank’s risk appetite framework.

Bank implements a stress testing programme oriented to assess the risks both from a holistic view (i.e. bank-wide stress tests) and on the basis of the 
important risk types (i.e. individual stress tests) in accordance with the regulations and internal procedures and the results are reported to the senior 
management, Board of Directors and other related legal authorities. 

The Board of Directors is responsible for conducting the stress testing programme as a whole. The Board of Directors ensures that the outputs of the 
stress testing programme are evaluated and used as an input for decision making on the relevant fields. Executing the analyses included in stress testing 
programme, reporting the outputs of the stress tests and monitoring the compliance with respect to the risk limits are the responsibility of Risk Management 
Division. The scope of the stress testing programme, the set of risk factors to be used in the analyses and the level of the stress parameters are determined 
by Risk Committee. 

The processes related to stress testing and compliance with the policy rules are audited by internal audit system. The principles regarding the audit process, 
audit reports and fulfillment of action plans to eliminate the errors and gaps determined by internal audit are established by the Board of Directors. 

Operational Risk Policy

Operational risk is defined as “the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events”. This 
definition includes legal risk. Risk Management Division is responsible for the risk management activity on this particular risk. Operational risk management 
activities comprise defining, measuring, analyzing, monitoring and reporting, controlling of operational risks, following up the new techniques on 
management of operational risks besides regulatory and internal reporting. The fundamental principles and procedures of risk management are determined 
in Operational Risk Policy.

Categorization of inherited operational risks within the activities and processes is made possible by the Risk Catalogue. It serves as the basic document to 
define and classify the risks and is subject to alteration as conditions change. Risk Catalogue is modified in line with the improving risk management practices 
and changing regulations

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Operational risk is managed on the basis of the three lines of defense approach within the framework of risk management policies approved by the Board. 
Risk appetite and affiliated internal limits which are determined by the Board for the operational risks are monitored periodically. Internal and external 
factors that may affect banking operations negatively are considered in the process of determining operational risks. Operational risk management 
process combines both qualitative and quantitative approaches in measurement and assessment. In the process of measurement and assessment, risks 
are prioritized with respect to financial, legal, reputational and operational effects of operational risks that Bank is exposed to. Apart from the calculations 
executed within the scope of legislation, “internal measurement methods”, “impact - likelihood analysis”, “loss data analysis”, “scenario analysis”, “stress 
testing” and “key risk indicators” are utilized. Studies are reported to the Board through Risk Committee and Operational Risk Committee.

Operational risks that the Bank is exposed in the banking and information systems processes, risk levels of new product, service and activities, support and 
valuation services, operational risk related loss events and risk indicators are monitored regularly by Risk Management Division and reported periodically to 
the Risk Committee and the Board. 

Employees have the understanding of the Bank’s objective to attain a working environment aiming to reduce the probability of loss, considering that the 
entire internal rules and procedures, led by operational risk policy, and act sensitively to the inherited operational risks and controls.

Reputational Risk Policy

Reputational risk is defined as loss of trust to the Bank or reputation impairment as a result of non-compliance with existing legal regulations or 
negative view of parties such as current or potential customers, partners, opponents and supervisory authorities and related studies are conducted by 
Risk Management Division. Reputational Risk Policy determines principles and procedures for definition, evaluation, control, monitoring, reporting and 
management activities of reputational risk sources. 

Reputational risk sources are evaluated both individually and as a whole, appropriate systems and controls are established to manage risky elements 
efficiently. Risk Management Division is responsible for reporting reputational risk evaluations periodically to Risk Committee, Audit Committee and the Board 
of Directors. 

All the employees execute their functions with the responsibility of preserving the reputation of the Bank.

Consolidated Risk Policies

Compliance with risk management principles related to the Bank’s subsidiaries is monitored according to Bank’s Consolidated Risk Policies. Through 
Consolidated Risk Policies, subsidiaries identify their specific risk management policies which are approved by their boards that form the framework of their 
risk management systems and processes.

Information Systems Management Policy

The purpose of Information Systems Management Policy is to determine the principles which will constitute a basis for the management of information 
systems that the Bank uses to fulfill its activities and the procedures in order to define, measure, control, monitor, report and manage the risks derived from 
using information technologies. With the Policy, the information technologies which is an important element for sustaining Bank activities is intended to 
be managed effectively as information systems management, being handled as a part of corporate governance practices. On the management of Bank’s 
information systems and all the elements relating to those systems articles of this Policy are applied. 

Risks derived from information technologies are basically assessed within the scope of Bank’s operational risk management. It is essential that those risks 
which could be seen as multipliers of the other risks derived from activities of the Bank are measured, closely monitored and controlled within the framework 
of Bank’s integrated risk management.

Model Risk Management Policy

The purpose of the Model Risk Management Policy is to regulate the procedures and principles, regarding the model risk management by considering the end 
to end life cycle of the models used by the Bank. With the policy, it is aimed to manage the model risk, caused by errors, malfunctions or deficiencies in the life 
cycle of the models used in the activities of the Bank, with a holistic perspective.

In the bank, model risk is managed by the three line of defense structure; first line of defense (model owner, model development team, model 
implementation team, model user), second line of defense (model risk management team, validation team, internal control) and the third line of defense 
(internal audit). Model risk management covers the entire model life cycle. The main activities in each step of the model life cycle and the responsibilities 
within the scope of these activities are determined in the policy.

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İşbank 2020 Annual Reportİşbank Credit Ratings 

Credit Ratings Assigned by Rating Agencies to the Bank and Related Explanations:

Rating 

Outlook(*)

MOODY’S
Long-term Foreign Currency Deposit Rating 
Long-term Local Currency Deposit Rating 
Long-term Foreign Currency Senior Debt Rating 
Short-term Foreign Currency Deposit Rating 
Short-term Local Currency Deposit Rating 
FITCH RATINGS
Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating 
Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating 
Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating 
Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating 
National Long-term Rating 
Viability Rating 
Support Rating
STANDARD & POOR’S
Long-term Issuer Credit Rating
Short-term Issuer Credit Rating
Long-term National Scale Rating
Short-term National Scale Rating

B3
B3
B3
NP
NP

B+
B+
B
B
A+(tur)
b+
5

B+
B
trA+
trA-1

Negative
Negative
Negative
-
-

Negative
Negative
-
-
Stable
-
-

Negative
-
-
-

The dates on which the Bank’s credit ratings/outlook was last updated are given below:

Moody’s 10.12.2020, Fitch Ratings: 01.09.2020, Standard & Poor’s: 17.08.2018

(*) Outlook: “Stable” indicates that the current rating will not be changed in the short term; “positive” indicates that the current rating is very likely to be upgraded and “negative” 
indicates that the current rating is very likely to be downgraded.

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Unconsolidated Financial Statements
As at and For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
With Independent Auditor’s Report Thereon

(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish)

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Audit of Unconsolidated Financial Statements

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the accompanying unconsolidated financial statements of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş (the Bank), which comprise the unconsolidated statement of balance sheet as at December 
31, 2020, and the unconsolidated statement of income, unconsolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, unconsolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ 
equity and unconsolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the unconsolidated financial statements, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other 
explanatory information.

In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter on the unconsolidated financial statements described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the accompanying unconsolidated financial 
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the unconsolidated financial position of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. as at December 31, 2020 and financial performance and unconsolidated its 
cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with the prevailing accounting principles and standards set out as in accordance with “Regulation on Accounting Applications for Banks and 
Safeguarding of Documents” published in the Official Gazette no.26333 dated November 1, 2006 and other regulations on accounting records of Banks published by Banking Regulation and 
Supervision Agency (BRSA), circulars, interpretations published by BRSA and “BRSA Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation” which includes the provisions of “Turkish Financial Reporting 
Standards” (TFRS) for the matters which are not regulated by these regulations.

Basis for Qualified Opinion 

As explained in Section Five Part II-i.4.5 and IV.f, the accompanying unconsolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2020 include a free provision at an amount of TL 2,875,000 
thousands of which TL 1,125,000 thousands was provided in prior years and TL 1,750,000 thousands provided in the current period by the Bank management for the possible effects of the 
negative circumstances which may arise from the possible changes in the economy and market conditions which does not meet the recognition criteria of “Turkish Accounting Standard” (TAS) 37 
“Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets”.

Our audit was conducted in accordance with “Regulation on independent audit of the Banks” published in the Official Gazette no.29314 dated April 2, 2015 by BRSA (BRSA Independent Audit 
Regulation) and Independent Auditing Standards (“ISA”) which are the part of Turkish Auditing Standards issued by the Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (“POA”). 
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Bank 
in accordance with of Code of Ethics for Independent Auditors (Code of Ethics) published by POA and have fulfilled our other responsibilities in accordance with the code of ethics. We believe that 
the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the unconsolidated financial statements of the current period. Key audit 
matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the unconsolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these 
matters. In addition to the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our 
report.

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Key Audit Matter

How the Key Audit Matter is addressed in our audit

TFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” Standard and recognition of impairment on financial 
assets and related significant disclosures

As presented in Section III disclosure VIII, the Bank recognizes expected credit losses of 
financial assets in accordance with TFRS 9 Financial Instruments standard. We considered 
impairment of financial assets as a key audit matter since: 

Our audit procedures included among others include:

 - Evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies as to the requirements of TFRS 9, 

Bank’s past experience, local and global practices.

 - Amount of on and off balance sheet items that are subject to expected credit loss 

 - Reviewing and testing of processes which are used to calculate expected credit losses by 

calculation is material to the financial statements.

 - There are complex and comprehensive requirements of TFRS 9.

 - The classification of the financial assets is based on the Bank’s business model and 

characteristics of the contractual cash flows in accordance with TFRS 9 and the Bank 
uses significant judgment on the assessment of the business model and identification of 
the complex contractual cash flow characteristics of financial instruments. 

 - The Bank’s determines fair value of its financial assets, reflected at fair value in 

accordance with the relevant business model category, according to Level 3 if there are 
financial inputs that are not observable in the fair value measurement and that contain 
significant estimates and assumptions.

 - Policies implemented by the Bank management include compliance risk to the regulations 

and other practices.

 - Processes of TFRS 9 are advanced and complex.

 -

Judgements and estimates used in expected credit loss, complex and comprehensive.

 - Disclosure requirements of TFRS 9 are comprehensive and complex.

involving our Information technology and process audit specialists.

 - Evaluating the reasonableness and appropriateness of management’s key estimates and 
judgements in expected credit loss calculations including the responses to COVID-19, 
through selection of methods, models, assumptions and data sources.

 - Reviewing the appropriateness of criteria in order to identify the financial assets having 
solely payments of principal and interest and checking the compliance to the Bank’s 
Business model.

 - Reviewing the Bank’s classification and measurement models of the financial 

instruments (financial instruments determined as Level 3 according to fair value 
hierarchy) and comparing with TFRS 9 requirements

 - Evaluating the alignment of the significant increase in credit risk determined during 
the calculation of expected credit losses, default definition, restructuring definition, 
probability of default, loss given default, exposure at default and macro-economic 
variables that are determined by the financial risk management experts with the Bank’s 
past performance, regulations, and other processes that has forward looking estimations.

 - Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on staging of loans and macroeconomic 
parameters used in expected credit losses together with forward-looking estimates and 
significant assumptions.

 - Assessing the completeness and the accuracy of the data used for expected credit loss 

calculation.

 - Testing the mathematical accuracy of expected credit loss calculation on sample basis.

 - Evaluating the judgments and estimates used for the individually assessed financial 

assets.

 - Evaluating the accuracy and the necessity of post-model adjustments.

 - Auditing of TFRS 9 disclosures.

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Pension Fund Obligations

Employees of the Bank are members of “Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Mensupları Emekli Sandığı 
Vakfı”, (“the Fund”), which is established in accordance with the temporary Article 20 of the 
Social Security Act No. 506 and related regulations. The Fund is a separate legal entity and 
foundation recognized by an official decree, providing all qualified employees with pension 
and post-retirement benefits. As disclosed in the “Section Three Note XVII.2 to the financial 
statements, Banks will transfer their pension fund to the Social Security Institution and 
the authority of the “Council of Ministers” on the determination of the mentioned transfer 
date is changed as “President” in the Decree Law No. 703 published in the Official Gazette 
numbered 30473 and dated July 9, 2018. According to the technical balance sheet report 
as at 31 December 2020 prepared considering the related articles of the Law regarding the 
transferrable benefit obligations for the non- transferrable social benefits and payments 
which are included in the articles of association, the Fund has an actuarial and technical 
deficit which is fully provisioned for. 

The valuation of the Pension Fund liabilities requires judgment in determining appropriate 
assumptions such as defining the transferrable social benefits, discount rates, salary 
increases, demographic assumptions, inflation rate estimates and the impact of any 
changes in individual pension plans. The Bank Management uses Fund actuaries to assist in 
assessing these assumptions.

Considering the subjectivity of key assumptions and estimate used in the calculations 
of transferrable liabilities and the effects of the potential changes in the estimates used 
together with the uncertainty around the transfer date and given the fact that technical 
interest rate is prescribed under the law ,we considered this to be a key audit matter.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments including foreign exchange contracts, currency and interest 
rate swaps, currency and interest rate options, futures and other derivative financial 
instruments which are held for trading are initially recognized on the statement of financial 
position at fair value and subsequently are re-measured at their fair value. Details of related 
amounts are explained in “Section Five Note I.c.” and “Section Five Note II.b”.

Fair value of the derivative financial instruments is determined by selecting most convenient 
market data and applying valuation techniques to those particular derivative products. 
Derivative Financial Instruments are considered by us as a key audit matter because of the 
subjectivity in the estimates, assumptions and judgements used.

It has been addressed whether there have been any significant changes in regulations 
governing pension liabilities, employee benefits plans during the period, that could lead to 
adjust the valuation of employee benefits. Support from actuarial auditor of our firm, has 
been taken to assess the appropriateness of the actuarial assumptions and calculations 
performed by the external actuary. 

We further focused on the accuracy and adequacy of the Bank’s provision provided for the 
deficit and also disclosures on key assumptions related to pension fund deficit.

Our audit procedures included among others involve reviewing policies regarding fair value 
measurement accepted by the bank management fair value calculations of the selected 
derivative financial instruments which is carried out by valuation experts of another entity 
who are in the same audit network within our firm and the assessment of used estimations 
and the judgements and testing the assessment of operating effectiveness of the key 
controls in the process of fair value determination.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Responsibilities of Management and Directors for the Unconsolidated Financial Statements

Bank management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the unconsolidated financial statements in accordance with the BRSA Accounting and Reporting Legislation and for 
such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statement that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the unconsolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to 
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Bank’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Unconsolidated Financial Statements

In an independent audit, the responsibilities of us as independent auditors are:

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 
auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with BRSA Independent Audit 
Regulation and ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they 
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

As part of an audit in accordance with BRSA Independent Audit Regulation and ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 -

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the unconsolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those 
risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. (The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for 
one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.)

 - Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an 

opinion on the effectiveness of the Bank’s internal control.

 - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 - Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to 

events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in 
our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the unconsolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit 
evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.

 - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the unconsolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying 

transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant 
deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with government with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all 
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the unconsolidated financial statements of 
the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in 
extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh 
the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1)  In accordance with Article 402 paragraph 4 of the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) no 6102; no significant matter has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Bank’s 

bookkeeping activities and financial statements for the period January 1 - December 31, 2020 are not in compliance with the TCC and provisions of the Bank’s articles of association in relation 
to financial reporting.

2)  In accordance with Article 402 paragraph 4 of the TCC; the Board of Directors submitted to us the necessary explanations and provided required documents within the context of audit.

The engagement partner who supervised and concluded this independent auditor’s report is Fatma Ebru Yücel.

Additional paragraph for convenience translation to English

As explained in detail in Note I of Section Three, the effects of differences between accounting principles and standards set out by regulations in conformity with BRSA Accounting and Financial 
Reporting Legislation, accounting principles generally accepted in countries in which the accompanying unconsolidated financial statements are to be distributed and International Financial 
Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have not been quantified in the accompanying unconsolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the accompanying unconsolidated financial statements are 
not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position and cash flows in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in such 
countries and IFRS.

February 8, 2021
Istanbul, Turkey

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The Unconsolidated Financial Report 
As at and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

Headquarters Address: İş Kuleleri, 34330, Levent/İstanbul

Telephone: 0212 316 00 00

Fax: 0212 316 09 00

Web site: www.isbank.com.tr

E-mail: musteri.iliskileri@isbank.com.tr

The unconsolidated financial report as at and for the year ended prepared in accordance with the communiqué of “Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes to be announced 
to Public by Banks” as regulated by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, comprises the following sections:

 - GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANK

 - UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 - EXPLANATIONS ON THE ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

 -

INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 - DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 - OTHER EXPLANATIONS

 -

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

The unconsolidated financial statements for the year ended and related disclosures and footnotes in this report are prepared in accordance with the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles 
for Accounting Practices and Retention of Documents by Banks, “Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency” (BRSA) regulations, “Turkish Accounting Standards”, “Turkish Financial Reporting 
Standards” and the related statements and guidance and in compliance with the financial records of our Bank. Unless otherwise stated, the accompanying unconsolidated financial report is 
presented in thousands of Turkish Lira (TL) and has been subjected to independent audit and presented as the attached.

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Member of the Board and 
the Audit Committee

Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors and  
Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Füsun Tümsavaş

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Ali Tolga Ünal

Head of Financial Management Division

Senar Akkuş

Deputy Chief Executive
In Charge of Financial Reporting

Adnan Bali

Chief Executive Officer

The authorized contact person for questions on this financial report:

Name - Surname/Title: Neşe Gülden Sözdinler/Head of Investor Relations and Continuity Division

Phone No:

Fax No:

E-mail:

+90 212 316 16 02

+90 212 316 08 40

Nese.Sozdinler@isbank.com.tr

investorrelations@isbank.com.tr

Website:

www.isbank.com.tr

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SECTION I

General Information about the Bank

Page Number

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Explanations on the Establishment Date and Initial Status of the Bank, History Including the Changes in the Former Status 

Explanations on the Capital Structure, Shareholders who Directly or Indirectly, Solely or Jointly Undertake the Management and Control of the Bank, any Changes in the Period,  
and Information on the Bank’s Risk Group 

Explanations on the Chairperson’s, Directors’, Auditors’, Chief Executive Officer’s and Deputy Chief Executives’ Shares, if any, and the Areas of their Responsibility at the Bank 

Information on the Bank’s Qualified Shareholders 

Summary Information on the Bank’s Functions and Business Lines  

Existing or Potential, Actual or Legal Obstacles on the Transfer of Shareholders’ Equity between the Bank and its Subsidiaries or the Reimbursement of Liabilities  

VII.  Written Policies on Assessment of Ensuring Compliance on Market Discipline, Disclosure Obligations, Frequency and Accuracy of the Related Disclosures 

SECTION II

Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements

I. 

II. 

III 

IV. 

V. 

Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) - Assets 

Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) - Liabilities 

Statement of Off-Balance Sheet Items 

Statement of Profit or Loss 

Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

VII. 

Statement of Cash Flows 

VI. 

Statement of Changes in the Shareholders’ Equity 

VIII. 

Statement of Profit Distribution 

SECTION III

Explanations on Accounting Policies

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Basis of Presentation 

Strategy for Use of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions  

Associates and Subsidiaries 

Forward, Option Contracts and Derivatives Instruments 

Interest Income and Expenses 

Fees and Commission Income and Expenses 

VII. 

Financial Assets 

VIII. 

Impairment of Financial Assets 

IX. 

X. 

XI. 

Offsetting Financial Instruments 

Sale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Transactions 

Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations and Related Liabilities  

XII. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 

XIII. 

Tangible Assets 

XIV. 

Leasing Transactions 

XV. 

Provisions and Contingent Liabilities 

XVI.  Contingent Assets 

XVII.  Liabilities Regarding Employee Benefits 

XVIII.  Taxation 

XIX.  Borrowings 

XX. 

Equity Shares and Their Issuance  

XXI.  Bank Acceptances and Bills of Guarantee 

XXII.  Government Incentives 

XXIII.  Segment Reporting 

XXIV.  Other Disclosures 

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147

147

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

156

157

157

158

158

158

158

158

159

160

160

160

160

161

161

161

161

162

162

163

163

164

164

164

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SECTION IV

Information on the Financial Position and Risk Management of the Bank

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Explanations on Shareholders’ Equity  

Explanations on Credit Risk 

Explanations on Currency Risk 

Explanations on Interest Rate Risk 

Explanations on Equity Shares Risk Arising from Banking Book 

Explanations on Liquidity Risk Management and Liquidity Coverage Ratio  

VII. 

Explanations on Leverage Ratio 

VIII. 

Explanations on Other Price Risks 

IX. 

X. 

XI. 

Explanations on Presentation of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value 

Explanations on Transactions Carried Out on Behalf of Third Parties and Fiduciary Transactions  

Explanations on Risk Management Objectives and Policies 

XII. 

Explanations on Segment Reporting 

SECTION V

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Unconsolidated Financial Statements

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Assets 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Liabilities 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Off Balance Sheet Items 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Statement of Income  

Disclosures and Footnotes on Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Statement of Cash Flows 

VII. 

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Bank’s Risk Group 

VIII.  Disclosures on the Bank’s Domestic, Foreign, Off-Shore Branches or Associates and Foreign Representative Offices 

IX. 

Subsequent Events 

SECTION VI

Other Explanations

I. 

Explanations on the Bank’s Credit Ratings 

SECTION VII

Explanations on the Independent Audit Report

I. 

II. 

Explanations on the Auditors’ Independent Audit Report  

Explanations and Footnotes of the Independent Auditors Report 

Page Number

164

173

182

184

187

188

193

193

194

195

195

210

211

223

229

230

233

234

235

236

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237

237

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SECTION ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANK

I. Explanations on the Establishment Date and Initial Status of the Bank, History Including the Changes in the Former Status

TÜRKİYE İŞ BANKASI A.Ş. (“the Bank”) was established on August 26, 1924 to operate in all kinds of banking activities and to initiate and/or participate in all kinds of financial and industrial 
sector undertakings when necessary. There is no change in the Bank’s status since its establishment.

II. Explanations on the Capital Structure, Shareholders who Directly or Indirectly, Solely or Jointly Undertake the Management and Control of the Bank, any Changes in the Period, 
and Information on the Bank’s Risk Group

As of December 31, 2020, 37.08% of the Bank’s shares are owned by T. İş Bankası A.Ş. Supplementary Pension Fund (Fund), 28.09% are owned by the Republican People’s Party- CHP (Atatürk’s 
shares) and 34.83% are on free float (December 31, 2019: Fund 39.10%, CHP 28.09%, Free float 32.81%).

III. Explanations on the Chairperson’s, Directors’, Auditors’, Chief Executive Officer’s and Deputy Chief Executives’ Shares, if any, and the Areas of their Responsibility at the Bank

Chairperson and Members of the Board of Directors:

Name and Surname

Areas of Responsibility

Füsun Tümsavaş

Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Adnan Bali

Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of Remuneration Committee and Risk Committee, Member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Credit 
Committee

Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Audit Committee, TRNC Internal Systems Committee and Operational Risk Committee, Member 
of the Risk Committee and Substitute Member of the Credit Committee

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Chairperson of the Credit Committee, Human Resources Committee, Information Systems Strategy Committee and 
Continuity Committee, Natural Member of the Risk Committee, Member of the Operational Risk Committee, Chairperson of the Executive Committee

Feray Demir

Director, Member of the Credit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Continuity Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Director, Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, TRNC Internal Systems Committee and Continuity Committee

Fazlı Bulut

Durmuş Öztek

Director, Member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Substitute Member of the Credit Committee

Director, Member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Recep Hakan Özyıldız

Mustafa Rıdvan Selçuk

Ahmet Gökhan Sungur

Director

Director

Director

Sadrettin Yurtsever

Director, Member of Corporate Governance Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executives:

Name and Surname

Areas of Responsibility

Adnan Bali

Hakan Aran

Yalçın Sezen

Senar Akkuş

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Chairperson of the Credit Committee, Human Resources Committee,
Information Systems Strategy Committee and Continuity Committee, Natural Member of the Risk Committee, Member of the Operational Risk Committee, 
Chairperson of the Executive Committee

Information Technologies, Digital Banking Operations, Data Management, Member of the Information Systems 
Strategy Committee and Operational Risk Committee

Retail Banking Marketing, Sales and Products, Retail Loans, Digital Banking, Member of the Corporate 
Social Responsibility Committee and Continuity Committee

Financial Management, Strategy and Corporate Performance Management, Managerial Reporting and Internal 
Accounting, Subsidiaries, Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Risk Committee, Information Systems Strategy Committee and Continuity 
Committee

Murat Bilgiç

Corporate Loans, Commercial Loans and Retail Loans Allocation, Project Finance, Member of the Risk Committee and Continuity Committee

Nevzat Burak Seyrek

Corporate Architecture, Human Resources and Talent Management, Agile Management, Consumer Relations 
Coordination Officer, Member of the Information Systems Strategy Committee and Operational Risk Committee

Şahismail Şimşek

SME and Enterprise Banking Marketing and Sales, Agricultural Banking Marketing, Commercial Banking Product and Member of the Continuity Committee

Ebru Özşuca

Gamze Yalçın

H. Cahit Çınar

Ozan Gürsoy

Sezgin Yılmaz

Treasury, Economic Research, Member of the Risk Committee

International Financial Institutions, Investor Relations and Continuity, Member of Corporate Management Committee and Continuity Committee

Legal Affairs and Legal Proceedings, Legal Consultancy, Commercial and Corporate Loans and Retail Loans 
Proceedings, Loans Monitoring, Credits Portfolio Management

Corporate and Commercial Banking Marketing, Commercial Banking Sales, Free Zone Branches, Transboundary Banking, Member of Continuity Committee

Banking Base Operations, Support Services, External Operations and Commercial Loan Operations, Internal 
Operations, Construction and Real Estate Management, Acquisition, Member of the Operational 
Risk Committee and Continuity Committee

Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak

Retail Loan and Card Operations, Payment Systems, Private Banking Marketing and Sales, Capital Markets

 At the meeting of the Bank’s Board of Directors on 28.01.2021, it was decided for Sabri Gökmenler, Information Technologies Department Manager, and Sezgin Lüle, Corporate Architecture 
Department Manager to be appointed as Deputy Chief Executives after making the necessary notifications to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and obtaining permissions .

The Parent Bank’s shares attributable to the Directors and members of the Audit Committee, to the CEO and the Deputy Chief Executives are of minor importance.

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Name Surname/Company

Shares

Ownership

Paid-in Capital

Unpaid Capital

T. İş Bankası A.Ş. Mensupları Munzam Sosyal Güvenlik ve Yardımlaşma Sandığı Vakfı 
(İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund)

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi - Republican People’s Party - (Atatürk’s Shares)

V. Summary Information on the Bank’s Functions and Business Lines 

1,688,613

1,264,142

37.08%

28.09%

1,688,613

1,264,142

In line with the relevant legislation and principles stated in the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank, the Bank’s activities include operating in retail, commercial, corporate and private banking, 
foreign currency and money market operations, marketable securities operations, international banking services and other banking operations, as well as initiating or participating in all kinds of 
financial and industrial sector corporations as may be required.

VI. Existing or Potential, Actual or Legal Obstacles on the Transfer of Shareholders’ Equity between the Bank and its Subsidiaries or the Reimbursement of Liabilities 

None.

VII. Written Policies on Assessment of Ensuring Compliance on Market Discipline, Disclosure Obligations, Frequency and Accuracy of the Related Disclosures

The Bank has written policies on assessment of ensuring compliance on market discipline, disclosure obligations, frequency and accuracy of related disclosures. The mentioned policies which 
are agreed by Board of Directors’ can be obtained from the Bank’s website.

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SECTION TWO: UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ASSETS

FINANCIAL ASSETS (NET)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Balances with Central Bank

Banks

I.

1.1

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.3 Money Market Placements

1.1.4

Expected Credit Loss (-)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(31/12/2019)

 Footnotes 

TL

FC

Total

TL

FC

Total

50,998,250

108,186,227

159,184,477

43,873,366

81,575,604

125,448,970

V-I-a

V-I-d

5,987,913

78,424,127

84,412,040

5,941,992

60,217,752

66,159,744

5,563,679

65,342,682

70,906,361

5,262,530

47,970,711

53,233,241

427,313

13,104,745

13,532,058

683,360

12,270,949

12,954,309

-

3,079

-

-

23,300

26,379

-

3,898

-

-

23,908

27,806

1.2

1.2.1

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.3

1.3.1

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.4

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

V-I-b

1,466,421

2,714,953

4,181,374

1,475,121

1,897,655

3,372,776

Government Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other Financial Assets

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Government Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Assets

167,674

147,257

566,315

261,922

733,989

409,179

258,360

137,669

10,939

-

269,299

137,669

1,151,490

1,886,716

3,038,206

1,079,092

1,886,716

2,965,808

V-I-e

43,348,436

22,182,510

65,530,946

36,236,812

15,635,533

51,872,345

42,920,765

20,327,275

63,248,040

35,822,081

14,488,127

50,310,208

76,843

350,828

269,119

345,962

1,586,116

1,936,944

63,903

350,828

369,921

777,485

433,824

1,128,313

V-I-c-l

195,480

4,864,637

5,060,117

219,441

3,824,664

4,044,105

1.4.1

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

195,480

4,864,637

5,060,117

219,441

3,824,664

4,044,105

1.4.2

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

-

-

-

-

-

-

II.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (Net)

249,597,920

134,219,237

383,817,157

190,990,350

113,653,733 304,644,083

Loans

Lease Receivables

Factoring Receivables

V-I-f

V-I-k

231,136,428

134,385,174

365,521,602

175,565,322

113,678,236

289,243,558

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (Net)

V-I-g

35,451,053

6,208,384

41,659,437

28,041,103

2,847,252

30,888,355

2.4.1

Government Debt Securities

2.4.2 Other Financial Assets

35,395,702

5,029,387

40,425,089

27,752,402

2,361,186

30,113,588

55,351

1,178,997

1,234,348

288,701

486,066

774,767

2.5

III.

3.1

3.2

IV.

4.1

Expected Credit Loss (-)

16,989,561

6,374,321

23,363,882

12,616,075

2,871,755

15,487,830

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS (Net)

V-I-r

Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

1,214,294

1,214,294

-

5,800

5,800

-

1,220,094

1,100,815

1,220,094

1,100,815

-

-

1,366

1,366

-

1,102,181

1,102,181

-

23,387,451

2,614,932

26,002,383

19,109,551

1,961,003

21,070,554

Investments in Associates (Net)

V-I-h

266,305

4.1.1

Associates Accounted by using Equity Method

4.1.2 Unconsolidated Associates

4.2

Subsidiaries (Net)

4.2.1 Unconsolidated Financial Subsidiaries

4.2.2 Unconsolidated Non-Financial Subsidiaries

4.3

Joint Ventures (Net)

4.3.1

Joint Ventures Accounted by using Equity Method

4.3.2 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

V.

VI.

6.1

6.2

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

TANGIBLE ASSETS (Net)

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Net)

Goodwill

Other

INVESTMENT PROPERTY (Net)

CURRENT TAX ASSET

DEFERRED TAX ASSET

OTHER ASSETS

-

266,305

-

-

-

266,305

250,459

-

-

266,305

250,459

-

-

-

250,459

-

250,459

V-I-i

23,121,146

2,614,932

25,736,078

18,859,092

1,961,003

20,820,095

10,389,989

2,614,932

13,004,921

7,954,699

1,961,003

9,915,702

V-I-j

V-I-m

V-I-n

V-I-o

V-I-p

V-I-r

12,731,157

-

-

-

6,576,739

1,329,996

-

1,329,996

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,731,157

10,904,393

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,904,393

-

-

-

33,540

6,610,279

6,430,266

32,301

6,462,567

845

-

845

-

-

1,330,841

912,885

-

-

1,330,841

912,885

-

-

-

-

624

-

624

-

-

913,509

-

913,509

-

-

2,093,900

1,326,594

3,420,494

1,038,789

792,319

1,831,108

5,046,647

7,270,060

12,316,707

2,468,498

4,118,001

6,586,499

TOTAL ASSETS

340,245,197

253,657,235

593,902,432

265,924,520

202,134,951

468,059,471

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Unconsolidated Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)

I.

II.

III.

IV.

4.1

4.2

4.3

V.

5.1

5.2

VI.

VII.

7.1

7.2

LIABILITIES

DEPOSITS

FUNDS BORROWED

MONEY MARKETS

SECURITIES ISSUED (Net)

Bills

Asset Backed Securities

Bonds

FUNDS

Borrower Funds

Other

FİNANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH 
PROFIT OR LOSS

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(31/12/2019) 

Footnotes

TL

FC

Total

TL

FC

Total

V-II-a

V-II-c

134,513,823

234,362,668

368,876,491

131,290,175

164,631,827

295,922,002

2,113,127

38,318,218

40,431,345

1,856,265

38,394,368

40,250,633

17,958,135

5,038,402

22,996,537

739,089

448,671

1,187,760

V-II-d

5,436,832

25,403,816

30,840,648

6,423,545

24,693,665

31,117,210

3,960,641

-

-

-

3,960,641

5,231,941

-

-

-

-

5,231,941

-

1,476,191

25,403,816

26,880,007

1,191,604

24,693,665

25,885,269

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

V-II-b-h

1,336,155

6,598,330

7,934,485

349,231

1,785,132

2,134,363

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit 
or Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

VIII.

FACTORING PAYABLES

IX.

X.

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

XI.

XII.

XIII.

13.1

13.2

XIV.

14.1

14.2

XV.

XVI.

16.1

16.2

LEASE PAYABLES (Net)

PROVISIONS

Restructuring Provisions

Reserve for Employee Benefits

Insurance Technical Provisions (Net)

Other Provisions

CURRENT TAX LIABILITY

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY

LIABILITIES RELATED TO ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

SUBORDINATED DEBT

Loans

Other Debt Instruments

OTHER LIABILITIES

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Paid-in capital

Capital Reserves

16.2.1

Share Premium

16.2.2

Share Cancellation Profits

16.2.3

Other Capital Reserves

16.3

16.4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss Not 
Reclassified Through Profit or Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss 
Reclassified Through Profit or Loss

16.5

Profit Reserves

16.5.1

Legal Reserves

16.5.2

Status Reserves

16.5.3

Extraordinary Reserves

16.5.4

Other Profit Reserves

16.6

Profit or Loss

16.6.1

Prior Periods’ Profit or Loss

16.6.2

Current Period Profit or Loss

1,336,155

6,598,330

7,934,485

349,231

1,785,132

2,134,363

-

-

1,330,308

9,644,891

-

1,481,897

-

8,162,994

2,415,583

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

58,909

1,389,217

1,348,114

48,149

1,396,263

579,699

10,224,590

6,772,459

269,898

7,042,357

-

-

-

-

-

1,481,897

1,237,995

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,237,995

-

579,699

8,742,693

5,534,464

269,898

5,804,362

4,524

2,420,107

1,194,439

28,346

1,222,785

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

V-II-g

V-II-i

V-II-j

V-II-j

V-II-k

V-II-l

2,286,510

19,852,049

22,138,559

2,281,084

11,265,847

13,546,931

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,286,510

19,852,049

22,138,559

2,281,084

11,265,847

13,546,931

V-II-f

V-II-m

15,321,692

3,547,309

18,869,001

12,844,278

2,521,424

15,365,702

67,900,540

(119,088)

67,781,452

59,249,365

(375,900)

58,873,465

4,500,000

1,125,985

90,520

-

1,035,465

-

204

204

-

-

4,500,000

4,500,000

1,126,189

1,043,623

90,724

-

5,610

-

1,035,465

1,038,013

-

204

204

-

-

4,500,000

1,043,827

5,814

-

1,038,013

4,233,464

(617)

4,232,847

4,370,921

(617)

4,370,304

4,880,015

(118,675)

4,761,340

3,351,446

(375,487)

2,975,959

40,079,251

4,673,489

-

35,405,762

-

13,081,825

6,270,908

6,810,917

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

40,079,251

34,007,790

4,673,489

4,372,235

-

-

35,405,762

29,635,555

-

-

13,081,825

11,975,585

6,270,908

5,907,998

6,810,917

6,067,587

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34,007,790

4,372,235

-

29,635,555

-

11,975,585

5,907,998

6,067,587

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

260,257,596

333,644,836

593,902,432

224,348,044

243,711,427

468,059,471

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Unconsolidated Statement of Off-Balance Sheet Items

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

GUARANTEES AND SURETYSHIPS
Letters of Guarantee
Guarantees Subject to State Tender Law
Guarantees Given for Foreign Trade Operations
Other Letters of Guarantee
Bank Acceptances
Import Letter of Acceptance
Other Bank Acceptances
Letters of Credit
Documentary Letters of Credit
Other Letters of Credit
Prefinancing Given as Guarantee
Endorsements
Endorsements to the Central Bank of Turkey
Other Endorsements
Purchase Guarantees for Securities Issued
Factoring Guarantees
Other Guarantees
Other Suretyships
COMMITMENTS
Irrevocable Commitments
Forward Asset Purchase Commitments
Forward Deposit Purchase and Sales Commitments
Capital Commitments to Associates and Subsidiaries
Loan Granting Commitments
Securities Underwriting Commitments
Commitments for Reserve Deposit Requirements
Commitments for Cheque Payments
Tax and Fund Liabilities from Export Commitments
Commitments for Credit Card Expenditure Limits
Commitments for Credit Cards and Banking Services Promotions
Receivables from Short Sale Commitments
Payables for Short Sale Commitments
Other Irrevocable Commitments
Revocable Commitments
Revocable Loan Granting Commitments
Other Revocable Commitments
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative Financial Instruments Held for Risk Management
Fair Value Hedges
Cash Flow Hedges
Net Foreign Investment Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments Held for Trading
Forward Foreign Currency Buy/Sell Transactions
Forward Foreign Currency Buy Transactions
Forward Foreign Currency Sell Transactions
Currency and Interest Rate Swaps
Currency Swap Buy Transactions
Currency Swap Sell Transactions
Interest Rate Swap Buy Transactions
Interest Rate Swap Sell Transactions
Currency, Interest Rate and Security Options
Currency Call Options
Currency Put Options
Interest Rate Call Options
Interest Rate Put Options
Securities Call Options
Securities Put Options
Currency Futures
Currency Buy Futures
Currency Sell Futures
Interest Rate Futures
Interest Rate Buy Futures
Interest Rate Sell Futures
Other

A. OFF-BALANCE SHEET CONTINGENCIES and COMMITMENTS (I+II+III)
I.
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
II.
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.12
2.1.13
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
III.
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.1.1
3.2.1.2
3.2.2
3.2.2.1
3.2.2.2
3.2.2.3
3.2.2.4
3.2.3
3.2.3.1
3.2.3.2
3.2.3.3
3.2.3.4
3.2.3.5
3.2.3.6
3.2.4
3.2.4.1
3.2.4.2
3.2.5
3.2.5.1
3.2.5.2
3.2.6
B. CUSTODY AND PLEDGES RECEIVED (IV+V+VI)
IV.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
V.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
VI.

ITEMS HELD IN CUSTODY
Customers’ Securities Held
Investment Securities Held in Custody
Cheques Received for Collection
Commercial Notes Received for Collection
Other Assets Received for Collection
Assets Received for Public Offering
Other Items Under Custody
Custodians
PLEDGED ITEMS
Marketable Securities
Guarantee Notes
Commodity
Warranty
Real Estates
Other Pledged Items
Pledged Items-Depository
ACCEPTED BILL, GUARANTEES AND SURETIES

 Footnotes
V-III

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD 
(31/12/2019) 

THOUSAND TL

TL
216,016,443
39,746,728
39,206,983
687,709
4,416,349
34,102,925
84,800
-
84,800
454,945
435,024
19,921
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70,648,692
69,830,795
2,240,523
-
-
24,688,380
-
-
2,641,068
26,068
37,915,127
179,370
-
-
2,140,259
817,897
752,897
65,000
105,621,023
-
-
-
-
105,621,023
6,312,076
4,782,648
1,529,428
95,665,431
4,334,346
89,556,285
887,400
887,400
1,523,960
951,985
571,975
-
-
-
-
2,119,556
1,521
2,118,035
-
-
-
-
616,280,990
43,881,000
-
25,350,314
15,218,680
2,858,449
-
-
453,557
-
572,399,990
45,877,542
2,669,349
109,623,146
-
344,351,988
69,877,965
-
-

FC
398,524,226
79,828,486
48,225,907
535,767
24,422,710
23,267,430
9,374,903
216,670
9,158,233
19,082,336
13,372,331
5,710,005
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,145,340
-
20,505,458
14,234,226
4,198,612
-
-
1,009,054
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,026,560
6,271,232
6,271,232
-
298,190,282
-
-
-
-
298,190,282
28,172,122
12,591,821
15,580,301
237,078,233
87,338,121
22,896,516
63,421,798
63,421,798
14,050,208
2,936,454
3,273,722
3,920,016
3,920,016
-
-
1,949,448
1,948,141
1,307
-
-
-
16,940,271
563,097,495
70,901,615
-
4,451,310
37,822,146
17,207,412
-
-
11,420,747
-
492,195,880
156,869
19,101,121
31,574,919
-
340,246,167
101,116,804
-
-

Total
614,540,669
119,575,214
87,432,890
1,223,476
28,839,059
57,370,355
9,459,703
216,670
9,243,033
19,537,281
13,807,355
5,729,926
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,145,340
-
91,154,150
84,065,021
6,439,135
-
-
25,697,434
-
-
2,641,068
26,068
37,915,127
179,370
-
-
11,166,819
7,089,129
7,024,129
65,000
403,811,305
-
-
-
-
403,811,305
34,484,198
17,374,469
17,109,729
332,743,664
91,672,467
112,452,801
64,309,198
64,309,198
15,574,168
3,888,439
3,845,697
3,920,016
3,920,016
-
-
4,069,004
1,949,662
2,119,342
-
-
-
16,940,271
1,179,378,485
114,782,615
-
29,801,624
53,040,826
20,065,861
-
-
11,874,304
-
1,064,595,870
46,034,411
21,770,470
141,198,065
-
684,598,155
170,994,769
-
-

TL
149,796,339
31,903,241
31,795,897
576,475
1,935,615
29,283,807
-
-
-
107,344
95,025
12,319
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
57,195,362
56,523,318
926,022
-
3,588
18,930,150
-
-
2,673,042
23,261
31,090,963
113,842
-
-
2,762,450
672,044
587,044
85,000
60,697,736
-
-
-
-
60,697,736
5,471,564
2,941,784
2,529,780
51,678,508
4,648,644
46,073,264
478,300
478,300
3,547,664
1,980,082
1,567,582
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
547,916,565
41,199,588
-
25,209,839
12,690,407
2,932,325
-
-
367,017
-
506,716,977
39,135,450
2,977,525
92,058,677
-
314,369,096
58,176,229
-
-

FC
290,959,998
61,085,821
38,451,496
976,230
15,107,009
22,368,257
6,504,495
111,643
6,392,852
13,482,177
9,693,110
3,789,067
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,647,653
-
12,394,658
8,259,675
1,770,544
-
-
691,460
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,797,671
4,134,983
4,134,983
-
217,479,519
-
-
-
-
217,479,519
16,739,104
8,195,147
8,543,957
186,651,608
61,491,754
18,992,170
53,083,842
53,083,842
11,745,692
2,565,449
2,766,699
3,206,772
3,206,772
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,343,115
414,540,975
32,346,684
-
3,179,363
12,294,549
12,417,721
-
-
4,455,051
-
382,194,291
5,890
15,525,296
19,501,597
-
270,300,149
76,861,359
-
-

Total
440,756,337
92,989,062
70,247,393
1,552,705
17,042,624
51,652,064
6,504,495
111,643
6,392,852
13,589,521
9,788,135
3,801,386
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,647,653
-
69,590,020
64,782,993
2,696,566
-
3,588
19,621,610
-
-
2,673,042
23,261
31,090,963
113,842
-
-
8,560,121
4,807,027
4,722,027
85,000
278,177,255
-
-
-
-
278,177,255
22,210,668
11,136,931
11,073,737
238,330,116
66,140,398
65,065,434
53,562,142
53,562,142
15,293,356
4,545,531
4,334,281
3,206,772
3,206,772
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,343,115
962,457,540
73,546,272
-
28,389,202
24,984,956
15,350,046
-
-
4,822,068
-
888,911,268
39,141,340
18,502,821
111,560,274
-
584,669,245
135,037,588
-
-

TOTAL OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS (A+B)

832,297,433

961,621,721

1,793,919,154

697,712,904

705,500,973

1,403,213,877

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Unconsolidated Income Statement

INCOME STATEMENT

INTEREST INCOME
Interest Income on Loans
Interest Income on Reserve Deposits
Interest Income on Banks
Interest Income on Money Market Placements
Interest Income on Marketable Securities Portfolio
Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income
Financial Assets At Measured at Amortised Cost
Financial Lease Income
Other Interest Income

INTEREST EXPENSE (-)
Interest on Deposits
Interest on Funds Borrowed
Interest on Money Market Funds
Interest on Securities Issued
Financial Lease Expense
Other Interest Expenses

NET INTEREST INCOME (I - II)

NET FEES AND COMMISSIONS INCOME
Fees and Commissions Received
Non-cash Loans
Other
Fees and Commissions Paid
Non-cash Loans
Other

DIVIDEND INCOME

TRADING INCOME/(LOSS) (Net)
Gains/(Losses) on Securities Trading
Derivative Financial Transactions Gains/Losses
Foreign Exchange Gains/(Losses)

OTHER OPERATING INCOME

GROSS OPERATING INCOME (III+IV+V+VI+VII)

EXPECTED CREDIT LOSS (-)

OTHER PROVISION EXPENSES (-)

PERSONNEL EXPENSE (-)

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (-)

NET OPERATING INCOME/(LOSS) (VIII-IX-X-XI-XII)

AMOUNT IN EXCESS RECORDED AS GAIN AFTER MERGER

PROFIT/LOSS FROM ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD

NET MONETARY POSITION GAIN/LOSS

PROFIT/LOSS ON CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAX (XIII+...+XVI)

TAX PROVISION FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS (±)
Current Tax Provision
Deferred Tax Income Effect (+)
Deferred Tax Expense Effect (-)

NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS FROM CONTUNUING OPERATIONS (XVI±XVII)

INCOME ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Income on Assets Held for Sale
Gain on Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Other Income on Discontinued Operations

EXPENSE ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (-)

Expense on Assets Held for Sale
Loss on Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Other Expense on Discontinued Operations

PROFIT/LOSS ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BEFORE TAX (XX-XXI)

TAX PROVISION FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (±)

Current Tax Provision
Deferred Tax Expense Effect (+)
Deferred Tax Income Effect (-)

I.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6
1.7

II.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

III.

IV.
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2

V.

VI.
6.1
6.2
6.3

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIV.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIII.
18.1
18.2
18.3

XIX.

XX.
19.1

19.2
19.3

XXI.
20.1

20.2
20.3

XXII.

XXIII.
22.1

22.2
22.3

XXIV. NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (XXII±XXIII)

XXV.

NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS (XIX+XXIV)
Earnings per Share (*)

Footnotes 

V-IV-a

V-IV-b

V-IV-c

V-IV-d

V-IV-e

V-IV-f

V-IV-f

V-IV-g

V-IV-h

V-IV-i

V-IV-j

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)

42,516,332
31,987,586
84,888
134,033
666
10,276,024
27,489
6,161,252
4,087,283
-
33,135

17,274,293
9,521,065
1,448,001
1,496,380
3,972,083
235,210
601,554

25,242,039

5,617,613
6,790,418
1,111,518
5,678,900
1,172,805
1,518
1,171,287

21,487

(3,341,357)
335,938
(10,390,437)
6,713,142

2,436,205

29,975,987

10,213,836

2,516,084

5,191,989

6,604,997

5,449,081

-

3,406,471

-

8,855,552

2,044,635
3,823,786
434,581
2,213,732

6,810,917

-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

-

-

-
-
-

-

43,042,350
33,059,553
384,820
267,376
1,158
9,277,804
49,775
5,393,805
3,834,224
-
51,639

23,183,222
16,704,769
1,800,967
900,764
3,466,414
238,843
71,465

19,859,128

5,569,128
6,948,594
1,061,821
5,886,773
1,379,466
998
1,378,468

9,098

(6,397,400)
149,234
(5,870,570)
(676,064)

3,146,751

22,186,705

7,778,690

547,216

4,283,744

5,508,800

4,068,255

-

2,806,196

-

6,874,451

806,864
1,692,604
587,078
1,472,818

6,067,587

-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

-

-

-
-
-

-

V-IV-k

6,810,917

0.060540274

6,067,587

0.053933028

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Unconsolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and  
Other Comprehensive Income

PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

Revaluation Surplus on Tangible Assets

Revaluation Surplus on Intangible Assets

Gains/(Losses) on remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans

Other Income/Expense Items of Other Comprehensive Income not to be Reclassified to Profit Or Loss

Taxes Relating To Components Of Other Comprehensive Income not to be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss

Other Income/Expense Items not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

Exchange Differences on Translation

Valuation and/or Reclassification Profit or Loss from Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

Income/(Loss) Related with Cash Flow Hedges

I.

II.

2.1

2.1.1

2.1.2

2.1.3

2.1.4

2.1.5

2.2

2.2.1

2.2.2

2.2.3

2.2.4

Income/(Loss) Related with Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

2.2.5

Other Income/Expense Items of Other Comprehensive Income to be Reclassified to Other Profit or Loss

2.2.6

Taxes Relating To Components Of Other Comprehensive Income to be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss

III.

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (I+II)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)

6,810,917

1,647,924

(137,457)

(17,036)

-

(72,288)

(64,294)

16,161

1,785,381

587,725

930,213

-

-

459,584

(192,141)

8,458,841

8,458,841

6,067,587

3,174,046

80,237

(19,137)

-

(73,864)

156,552

16,686

3,093,809

220,557

2,771,653

-

-

665,823

(564,224)

9,241,633

9,241,633

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Unconsolidated Statement of Cash Flows

THOUSAND TL

Footnotes

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)

A.

CASH FLOWS FROM BANKING OPERATIONS

1.1

Operating Profit Before Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

28,104,080

10,690,936

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.3

1.1.4

1.1.5

1.1.6

1.1.7

1.1.8

1.1.9

Interest Received

Interest Paid

Dividend Received

Fees and Commissions Received

Other Income

Collections from Previously Written Off Loans and Other Receivables

Cash Payments to Personnel and Service Suppliers

Taxes Paid

Other

38,484,202

(16,404,956)

543,139

6,801,535

787,561

1,597,389

(9,077,374)

(3,077,002)

8,449,586

40,743,322

(23,866,286)

470,493

6,940,115

730,481

908,016

(7,108,597)

(2,308,000)

(5,818,608)

V-VI

1.2

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

(2,891,050)

10,205,225

1.2.1

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.2.4

1.2.5

1.2.6

1.2.7

1.2.8

1.2.9

Net (Increase)/Decrease in Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Net (Increase)/Decrease in Due From Banks

Net (Increase)/Decrease in Loans

Net (Increase)/Decrease in Other Assets

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Bank Deposits

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Other Deposits

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Funds Borrowed

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Matured Payables

(634,886)

(4,669,874)

(43,633,155)

(4,013,134)

(1,055,791)

35,499,546

-

(271,746)

(3,077,291)

(10,188,922)

1,727,554

(461,278)

38,477,867

-

(8,474,053)

(8,533,986)

-

-

1.2.10 Net Increase/(Decrease) in Other Liabilities

V-VI

24,090,297

(7,466,973)

Net Cash Provided From Banking Operations

25,213,030

20,896,161

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Net Cash Provided from Investing Activities

(17,791,592)

(9,837,471)

I.

B.

II.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

C.

III.

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

IV.

V.

Cash Paid for the Purchase of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)

Cash Obtained from Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)

Cash Paid for the Purchase of Tangible Asset

Cash Obtained from the Sale of Tangible Asset

Cash Paid for Purchase of Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Cash Obtained from Sale of Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Cash Paid for Purchase of Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost
Cash Obtained from Sale of Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (*)
Other

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net cash provided from financing activities

Cash obtained from funds borrowed and securities issued

Cash used for repayment of funds borrowed and securities issued

Equity Instruments

Dividends Paid

Payments for Finance Leases

Other

Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

VI.

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

VII.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

(*) Includes Redeemed Financial Assets measured at amortized cost.

V-VI

V-VI

V-VI

(635,402)

-

(530,639)

214,005

(20,625,367)

12,958,458

(15,274,452)

6,752,597

(650,792)

(8,500)

-

(248,842)

494,844

(18,850,009)

12,196,027

(11,142,522)

8,299,543

(578,012)

(2,831,398)

(528,663)

20,922,579

(23,253,700)

-

-

(500,277)

-

13,975,887

(13,983,203)

-

-

(521,347)

-

(1,105,433)

787,421

3,484,607

11,317,448

41,877,301

30,559,853

45,361,908

41,877,301

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Unconsolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  
That will not be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Paid-in 
Capital

Share 
Premium

Share 
Certificate 
Cancellation 
Profits

Other 
Capital 
Reserves

Tangible assets 
accumulated 
revaluation 
reserve Increase/
(Decrease)

Accumulated 
gains/(losses) on 
remeasurements 
of defined 
benefit plans

Other (1)

on translation reserve

income

Other (2)

 Reserves

(Loss)

Profit/(Loss)

Equity

Exchange differences 

through other comprehensive 

Profit

Prior Period Profit/

Net Current Period 

Total Shareholder’s 

4,500,000

5,532

1,041,901

2,752,088

-167,175

1,705,154

710,286

-1,811,945

983,809

27,238,705

12,762,269

49,720,624

4,500,000

5,532

1,041,901

2,752,088

-17,224

-167,175

1,705,154

-59,091

156,552

710,286

220,557

-1,811,945

2,207,429

983,809

665,823

27,238,705

12,762,269

6,067,587

49,720,624

9,241,633

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Footnotes

V-V

PRIOR PERIOD

(31/12/2019)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

IX.

X.

XI.

Subordinated Debt

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes

282

-3,888

Profit Distribution

11.1

Dividend Paid

11.2

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

930,843

395,484

1,649,632

34,007,790

5,907,998

6,067,587

58,873,465

THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  

That will be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Accumulated gains/(losses) 

due to revaluation and/or 

reclassification of financial 

assets measured at fair value 

CURRENT PERIOD

(31/12/2020)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

930,843

395,484

1,649,632

34,007,790

11,975,585

58,873,465

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

-15,332

-57,831

-64,294

930,843

587,725

395,484

738,072

1,649,632

459,584

34,007,790

11,975,585

6,810,917

58,873,465

8,458,841

IX.

X.

XI.

Subordinated Debt

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

84,910

-2,548

Profit Distribution

11.1

Dividend Paid

11.2

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

90,724

1,035,465

2,719,532

-284,097

1,797,412

1,518,568

1,133,556

2,109,216

40,079,251

6,270,908

6,810,917

67,781,452

(1) Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss and Other Accumulated Amounts of Other Comprehensive 
Income that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss.

(2) Accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges, Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for using equity method that will be classified to Profit/(Loss), Other Accumulated 
Amounts of Other Comprehensive Income that will be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

(*) Includes changes in the Group shares.

6,769,085

-85,186

-6,769,085

6,769,085

-6,769,085

6,071,461

366,784

-6,071,461

6,071,461

-6,071,461

-88,792

449,146

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CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Footnotes

Capital

Premium

Profits

Reserves

(Decrease)

benefit plans

Other (1)

Share 

Tangible assets 

Accumulated 

accumulated 

gains/(losses) on 

Certificate 

Other 

revaluation 

remeasurements 

Paid-in 

Share 

Cancellation 

Capital 

reserve Increase/

of defined 

Accumulated gains/(losses) 
due to revaluation and/or 
reclassification of financial 
assets measured at fair value 
through other comprehensive 
income

Exchange differences 
on translation reserve

Other (2)

Profit
 Reserves

Prior Period Profit/
(Loss)

Net Current Period 
Profit/(Loss)

Total Shareholder’s 
Equity

THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  

That will not be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  
That will be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

THOUSAND TL

4,500,000

5,532

1,041,901

2,752,088

-167,175

1,705,154

710,286

-1,811,945

983,809

27,238,705

12,762,269

49,720,624

4,500,000

5,532

1,041,901

2,752,088

-17,224

-167,175

1,705,154

-59,091

156,552

710,286

220,557

-1,811,945

2,207,429

983,809

665,823

27,238,705

12,762,269

6,067,587

49,720,624

9,241,633

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes

282

-3,888

6,769,085

-85,186

-6,769,085

6,769,085

-6,769,085

-88,792

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

930,843

395,484

1,649,632

34,007,790

5,907,998

6,067,587

58,873,465

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

930,843

395,484

1,649,632

34,007,790

11,975,585

58,873,465

4,500,000

5,814

1,038,013

2,734,864

-226,266

1,861,706

-15,332

-57,831

-64,294

930,843

587,725

395,484

738,072

1,649,632

459,584

34,007,790

11,975,585

6,810,917

58,873,465

8,458,841

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

84,910

-2,548

6,071,461

366,784

-6,071,461

6,071,461

-6,071,461

449,146

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

90,724

1,035,465

2,719,532

-284,097

1,797,412

1,518,568

1,133,556

2,109,216

40,079,251

6,270,908

6,810,917

67,781,452

(1) Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss and Other Accumulated Amounts of Other Comprehensive 

(2) Accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges, Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for using equity method that will be classified to Profit/(Loss), Other Accumulated 

Income that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss.

Amounts of Other Comprehensive Income that will be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

(*) Includes changes in the Group shares.

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

IX.

X.

XI.

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

IX.

X.

XI.

PRIOR PERIOD

(31/12/2019)

Beginning Balance

V-V

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

Subordinated Debt

Profit Distribution

11.1

Dividend Paid

11.2

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other

CURRENT PERIOD

(31/12/2020)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

Subordinated Debt

Profit Distribution

11.1

Dividend Paid

11.2

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other

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Unconsolidated Statement of Profit Distribution Table

I.

DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT YEAR PROFIT (1)

1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3

CURRENT PERIOD PROFIT
TAXES AND DUES PAYABLE (-)
Corporate Tax (Income Tax)
Income Tax Withholding
Other Taxes and Dues Payable (2)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(31/12/2019)

8,855,552
2,044,635
3,788,280
35,506
-1,779,151

6,874,451
806,864
1,662,347
30,257
-885,740

A.

NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (1.1-1.2)

6,810,917

6,067,587

1.3
1.4
1.5

PRIOR YEARS’ LOSSES (-)
FIRST LEGAL RESERVES (-)
OTHER STATUTORY RESERVES (-)

-
-
-

-
301,253
46,394

B.

NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO [(A-(1.3+1.4+1.5)]

6,810,917

5,719,940

1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4
1.6.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9.1
1.9.2
1.9.3
1.9.4
1.9.5
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13

FIRST DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares
To Preferred Shares (Preemptive Rights)
To Profit Sharing Bonds
To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
DIVIDENDS TO PERSONNEL (-)
DIVIDENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (-)
SECOND DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Privileged Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares
To Profit Sharing Bonds
To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
STATUTORY RESERVES (-)
EXTRAORDINARY RESERVES
OTHER RESERVES
SPECIAL FUNDS

II.

DISTRIBUTION FROM RESERVES

DISTRIBUTED RESERVES
DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Privileged Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares

2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4 To Profit Sharing Bonds
2.2.5
2.3
2.4

To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
DIVIDENDS TO PERSONNEL (-)
DIVIDENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (-)

III.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (3)
TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (%)
TO OWNERS OF PREFERRED SHARES
TO OWNERS OF PREFERRED SHARES (%)

IV.

DIVIDEND PER SHARE

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES
TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (%)
TO OWNERS OF PREFERRED SHARES
TO OWNERS OF PREFERRED SHARES (%)

(1): The decision for dividend payment is made at the Annual General Meeting. Annual General Meeting has not been held as of the reporting date.

(2): Deferred Tax Income.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION THREE: EXPLANATIONS ON ACCOUNTING POLICIES

I. Basis of Presentation:

The unconsolidated financial statements, related notes, and explanations in this report are prepared in accordance with the “Regulation on Accounting Applications for Banks and Safeguarding 
of Documents” and other regulations on accounting records of Banks published by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and circulars and interpretations published by Banking Regulation 
and Supervision Authority, (together referred as “BRSA Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation”) and requirements of Turkish Accounting Standards (TAS) published the Public Oversight 
Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority for the matters not regulated by the aforementioned legislations.

The COVID-19 outbreak, which started in China and spread globally in the first half of 2020, caused serious effects on both economic and social life. In order to control the outbreak, many 
countries around the world have implemented measures that have negative consequences for not only social life, but also economic activity both on regional and global scale. As in other 
countries where the pandemic is also effective, various social and economic cautions are also implemented with partial changes in our country in order to contain the pandemic and mitigate 
the damages it has caused. negativity. The Bank sustains its activities for the period precisely by closely monitoring the processes related to the outbreak, postponing retail and non-retail 
customers’ due debts, restructuring with grace periods and existing or additional limit allocations in respect with customers’ needs. Assessments regarding to possible effects of the COVID-19 
outbreak through the measurement of expected credit losses as of December 31, 2020 financial statements are explained in the Section Three “VIII. “Explanations on Impairment of Financial 
Assets”. 

“Interest Rate Benchmark Reform- Stage 2”, brought changes in various TAS/TFRSs effective from January 1, 2021, was released in December 2020 within the scope of the project of transition 
of the benchmark interest rates carried out by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Although early implementation was permitted, it was concluded that early implementation is 
not required by evaluating the effects of these changes on the Bank’s financial statement. The Bank continues to perform required studies to comply with the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform.

Additional paragraph for convenience translation to English

The differences between accounting principles, as described in these preceding paragraphs and accounting principles generally accepted in countries in which unconsolidated financial 
statements are to be distributed and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have not been quantified in these unconsolidated financial statements. Accordingly, these 
unconsolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position and cash flows in accordance with the accounting 
principles generally accepted in such countries and IFRS.

The accounting policies applied in the current period are in line with the prior period financial statements. The accounting policies and valuation principles used in the preparation of financial 
statements are presented below in detail.

II. Strategy for Use of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions 

1. The Bank’s Strategy on Financial Instruments 

The Bank’s main activities comprise private, retail, commercial and corporate banking, money market and securities market operations, as well as activities related to international banking 
services.

In conformity with the general liability structure of the banking system, the Bank’s liabilities are mainly composed of short-term deposits and other medium and long-term liabilities. The liquidity 
risk that may arise from this liability structure can be easily controlled through deposit continuity, as well as widespread network of the correspondent banks, market maker status (The Bank is 
one of the market maker banks) and by the use of liquidity facilities of the Central Bank of Republic of Turkey (“CBRT”). As a result, the liquidity of the Bank and the banking system can be easily 
monitored. On the other hand, foreign currency liquidity requirements are met by the money market operations and currency swaps. 

Most of the funds collected bear fixed-interest, and by closely monitoring the developments in the sector, both fixed and floating rate placements are made based on the yields of alternative 
investment instruments.

Safety principle has always been the top priority in placements and the placements are focused on high yielding and low risk assets by considering their maturity structure. Accordingly, a pricing 
policy aiming at high return is implemented in the long-term placements and attention is paid to the maximum use of non-interest income generation opportunities. The Bank determines 
its lending strategy by taking into consideration the international and national economic data and expectations, market conditions, current and potential credit customers’ expectations and 
tendencies, and risks such as; interest rate, liquidity, currency and credit risks. Furthermore, in conformity with this strategy, the Bank acts within the legal limits in terms of asset-liability 
management.

The primary objectives related to balance sheet components are set by the long-term plans shaped along with budgeting; and the Bank takes the required positions against the short-term 
currency, interest rates and price fluctuations in accordance with these plans and the course of the market conditions.

Foreign currency, interest rate and price fluctuations in the markets are monitored instantaneously. While taking positions, in addition to the legal limits, the Bank’s own transaction and control 
limits are also effectively monitored in order to avoid limit overrides. 

The Bank’s asset-liability management is executed by the Asset-Liability Management Committee, within the risk limits determined by the Board of Directors, in order to keep the liquidity risk, 
interest rate risk, currency risk and credit risk within certain limits depending on the equity adequacy and to maximize profitability.

2. Foreign Currency Transactions

Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities on the balance sheet are converted into Turkish Lira by using the prevailing exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items in 
foreign currencies carried at fair value are converted into Turkish Lira by the rates at the date of which the fair value is determined. Exchange rate differences arising from the conversions of 
monetary foreign currency items and the collections of and payments in foreign currency transactions are reflected to the income statement. 

The Bank started to apply equity method in 2018 for the foreign associates and subsidiaries which were followed with historical rates in accordance with the TAS 27 “Separate Financial 
Statements” In this context, foreign subsidiaries are accounted at current rates in the financial statement and the resulting exchange differences are accounted under equity.

The financial statements of the foreign branches of the Bank are prepared in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (functional currency). The financial 
statements of foreign branches are expressed in TL which is the functional currency of the Bank and the presentation currency of the financial statements. Assets and liabilities of the foreign 
branches of the Bank are converted into TL by using the prevailing exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Income and expenses are converted by at exchange rates at the dates of the 
transactions. The exchange rate differences arising from the conversion are recorded in the shareholders’ equity.

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Since 2018, the Bank accounts its associates and subsidiaries in accordance with equity method which described in TAS 28.

Under the equity method, Bank’s share of net assets of the associates and subsidiaries is recognized in the Bank’s financial statements. The profit or loss of the Bank includes the Bank’s share of 
the profit or loss of the associates and subsidiaries and Bank’s other comprehensive income or expenses include the Bank’s share of other comprehensive income or expenses of the associates 
and subsidiaries. Mergers/acquisitions and change in share ratios of related associates and subsidiaries during the period are shown under the item “Increase/Decrease through Other Changes” 
in the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity.

IV. Forward, Option Contracts and Derivatives Instruments

Derivative transactions of the Bank consist of foreign currency and interest rate swaps, forwards, foreign currency options and interest rate options. The Bank has no derivative instruments 
decomposed from the main contract.

The Bank classifies derivative transactions, which act as a hedge but does not meet qualification criteria for hedge accounting, as “Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss” 
in accordance with the “TFRS 9 Financial Instruments” requirements.

Derivative transactions are recorded at their fair value at the date of contract, receivables and payables arising from these transactions are recorded in off-balance sheet accounts. Derivative 
transactions are measured at fair value at subsequent reporting dates and if the valuation difference is positive they are classified as “Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or 
Loss”, if it is negative they are classified as “Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value through Profit or Loss”. The differences arising from the valuation of derivative transactions are associated 
with the income statement.

On off-balance sheet items table, options which generated assets for the Bank are presented under “call options” line and which generated liabilities are presented under “put options” line.

V. Interest Income and Expenses

Interest income is calculated by using the effective interest rate method (the rate that equal the future cash flows of a financial asset or liability to its present net book value) to gross carrying 
amount of financial asset in conformity with “TFRS 9 Financial Instruments” except financial asset that is not a purchased or originated credit-impaired financial asset but subsequently has 
become credit-impaired.

Under the scope of TFRS 9 application, the Bank does not reverse the interest accruals and rediscounts of non-performing loans and other receivables and monitors the related amounts under 
interest income and calculates expected credit loss on these amounts according to the related methodology.

VI. Fees and Commission Income and Expenses

Wages and commissions those that are not an integral part of the effective interest rate of the financial instruments measured at amortized cost are accounted for in accordance with “TFRS 
15 - Revenue from Customer Contracts”. Fees and commission income and expenses are recognized either on accrual basis or by using the effective interest method. Income earned in return for 
services rendered contractually or due to operations like sale or purchase of assets on behalf of a third-party real person or corporate body are recognized in income accounts in the period of 
collection.

VII. Financial Assets

As of January 1, 2018, the Bank within the scope of “TFRS 9 Financial Instruments”, classifies and accounts its financial assets as “Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss”, 
“Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income” or “Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized Cost” by taking into account their business model and contractual cash flow 
characteristics. Financial assets are recognized or derecognized according to TFRS 9 “Recognition and Derecognition in Statement of Financial Position” requirements. The Bank recognizes a 
financial asset in its statement of financial position when it becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Financial assets are measured at their fair value on initial 
recognition in the financial statements.

The Bank has three different business models for classification of financial assets: 

 - Business model aimed at holding financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows: Financial assets held under the mentioned business model are managed to collect contractual cash 

flows over the life of these assets. The Bank manages its assets held under this portfolio in order to collect certain contractual cash flows

 - Business model aimed at collecting contracted cash flows of financial assets and selling: In this business model, the Bank intends both to collect contractual cash flows of financial assets and 

to sell these assets.

 - Other business models: A business model in which financial assets; are not held within the scope of a business model aimed at collection of contractual cash flows and within the scope of a 

business model aimed at collecting and selling contracted cash flows, are measured by reflecting fair value in profit or loss.

The Bank is able to reclassify all affected financial assets in case it changes the business model that is used for the management of financial asset.

In the event of the termination of the rights related to the cash flows from a financial asset, the transfer of all risks and rewards of the financial asset to a significant extent or has no longer 
control of the financial assets, the Bank derecognizes the financial asset.

1. Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial assets except financial assets measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income, are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets at 
fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for the purpose of generating profit from short-term fluctuations in price or similar factors in the market or being part of a portfolio for 
profitability in the short term, regardless of the acquisition reason or financial assets that are not held in a business model that aims at collecting and/or selling contractual cash flows of financial 
assets.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are initially measured at fair value on the balance sheet and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from the 
valuation are related to profit and loss accounts.

In some cases, restructuring, alteration or counterparty changes of contractual cash flows of loans may lead to derecognition of related loans in accordance with TFRS 9. When the change in the 
financial asset results from derecognizing the existing financial asset from the financial statements and the revised financial asset is recognized in the financial statements, the revised financial 
asset is considered as a new financial asset in accordance with TFRS 9. When it is determined that there are significant changes between the new conditions of the revised financial asset and 
the first conditions in related agreements, the Bank evaluates the new financial asset according to the current business models. When it is determined that the contractual conditions do not 
only result in cash flows that include principal and interest payments at certain dates, the financial asset is recognized at fair value and is subject to valuation. The differences arising from the 
valuation are reflected in the nominal accounts.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportThe Bank recognizes loans at fair value through profit or loss, if the contractual terms of the loan, do not result in cash flow including the principal payments and interest payments generated 
from principal amounts at certain dates. These loans are valued at their fair values after their recognition and the losses or gains arising from the valuation are included in the profit and loss 
accounts.

2. Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are financial assets that are held under a business model that aims both to collect contractual cash flows and to sell financial 
assets, and financial assets with contractual terms that lead to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principle amount outstanding at specific dates.

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are initially recognized at their fair value including their transaction costs on the financial statements. The initial recognition 
and subsequent valuation of such financial assets, including the transaction costs, are carried out on a fair value basis and the difference between amortized cost and the cost of borrowing 
instruments is recognized in profit or loss by using the effective interest method. Dividend income arising from investments in equity instruments that are classified as at fair value through other 
comprehensive income is also recognized in income statements.

Gains and losses, except impairment gain or loss and foreign exchange gain or loss, arising from changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 
are reflected to other comprehensive income until derecognized or reclassified. When the value of the financial asset is collected or financial asset is disposed, the related fair value differences 
accumulated in the shareholders’ equity are transferred to the profit or loss statement.

During the initial introduction to financial statements, amendments to the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument within the framework of TFRS 9 that are not held for trading or 
that are not valued in a financial statement of an entity that acquires business combinations under the “TFRS 3 Business Combinations” may be subject to an irreversible preference regarding 
these amendments being accounted in other comprehensive income. In such case dividends taken from mentioned investment will be accounted in financial statement as profit or loss.

3. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Financial assets measured at amortized cost are those financial assets that are held within the framework of a business model aimed at collecting contractual cash flows over the life of the 
asset and which result in cash flows that include principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding at specific dates. Financial assets measured at amortized cost with the initial 
recognition at fair value including transaction costs are subject to valuation with their discounted cost value by using the effective interest rate method, after eliminating any provision for 
impairment if there is any. Interest income measured by using the effective interest rate method are recognized in the income statement as an “interest income”. 

The Bank evaluates its loans within the framework of current business models and can be classified as Financial Assets measured at Amortized Cost.

VIII. Impairment of Financial Assets

In accordance with the “TFRS 9-Financial Instruments” and the regulation “Procedures and Principals regarding Classification of Loans and Allowances Allocated for Such Loans” issued by 
BRSA, the Bank recognizes expected credit loss allowance on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, financial assets measured at amortized cost, impaired credit 
commitments and financial guarantee contracts.

Within the scope of TFRS 9, the expected credit loss is calculated according to the “three-stage” impairment model based on the change in the loan quality of financial assets after initial 
recognition and detailed in the following headings:

Stage 1:

An important determinant for calculating the expected credit loss in accordance with TFRS 9 is to assess whether there is a significant increase in the credit risk of the financial asset. Financial 
assets that have not experienced a significant increase in credit risk since the initial recognition are monitored in the stage one. Impairment for credit risk for the Stage 1 financial assets is equal 
to the 12-month expected credit losses. 

Based on the decisions taken by the BRSA regarding to the COVID-19 outbreak that being effective from the date 17.03.2020 until 30.06.2021, the 30-days past due period foreseen for loans, 
in order to be classified as Stage 2, has been started to be applied as 90 days past due for Stage 1 loans. In addition, the Bank provides provisions for customers in this group with a delay of more 
than 30 days, in accordance with its own risk policies and models, which also evaluate the borrower’s conditions.

Stage 2: 

Financial assets that experienced a significant increase in the credit risk since initial recognition, are transferred to Stage 2. The expected credit loss of these financial assets are measured at an 
amount equal to the instrument’s lifetime expected credit loss. In order to classify a financial asset in the stage 2, the following criteria is considered:

 - Overdue between 30-90 days

 - Restructuring of the loan

 - Significant deterioration in the probability of default

In other respect, the 30-days past due period foreseen for loans to be classified as Stage 2, started to be applied as 90 days for Stage 1 loans until the date of 30.06.2021 in accordance with the 
decisions, that being effective from the date 17.03.2020, taken by BRSA in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak. For the abovementioned group with a past due date more than 90 days, the Bank 
allocates provisions in accordance with its risk policies and applies grouping approach and models in which also evaluate the borrower’s conditions.

In case of a significant deterioration in the probability of default, the credit risk is considered to be increased significantly and the financial asset is classified as stage 2. The absolute and gradual 
thresholds used to increase the probability of default are differentiated on the basis of portfolio and product group. In this manner, for the commercial portfolio, definition of increase in the 
probability of default is the comparison between the probability of default on loan’s opening date, obtained from the integrated rating/score based on internal rating and probability of default of 
the same loan on reporting date, obtained from the integrated rating/score based on internal rating. For the individual portfolio, it is accepted that the probability of default is worsened in cases 
where the behavioral score falls below the thresholds determined on the basis of the product and the probability of default exceeds the thresholds determined on the basis of the product. 

Stage 3:

Financial assets with sufficient and fair information for impairment at the reporting date, are classified in the third stage. Expected credit loss of these financial assets is measured at an amount 
equal to the lifetime expected credit loss. The following basic factors are considered for the classification of a financial asset in the third stage:

 - More than 90 days past due

 - Whether the credit rating is weakened, has suffered a significant weakness or cannot be collected or there is a certain opinion on this matter

In other respect, the 90-days past due period foreseen for loans to be classified as non-performing loan, started to be applied as 180 days until the date of 30.06.2021 in accordance with the 
decisions, that being effective from the date 17.03.2020, taken by BRSA in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementWhile estimating the expected credit loss, statistical models, methods and tools are used in accordance with the relevant legislation and accounting standards. Expected credit loss is measured 
using reasonable and supportable information by taking current and forecasts of future economic information into consideration, including macroeconomic factors. Three scenarios, base 
scenario, optimistic scenario and the worst scenario, are used in forecasting studies made by macroeconomic models. The variables used in these estimates include Industrial Production Index 
and other financial indicators. The validity of the risk parameter estimates used in the calculation of expected credit losses is reviewed and evaluated at least annually within the framework of 
model validation processes. Macroeconomic forecasts and risk delinquency data used in risk parameter models are re-evaluated every quarter to reflect the changes in economic conjuncture and 
are updated if needed. In the expected credit loss calculations, macroeconomic information is taken into account under multiple scenarios.

Except for demand or revolving loans, the maximum period for which expected credit losses are to be determined is the contractual life of the financial asset. For demand or revolving loans, 
maturity is determined by taking the future risk mitigation processes into account such as behavioral maturity analyses performed by the Bank and cancellation/revision of the Bank’s credit limit.

While calculating the expected credit loss, aside from assessment of whether there is a significant increase in credit risk or not, basic parameters expressed as probability of default, loss given 
default and exposure at default are used.

Probability of Default: Represents the probability of default on the loan over a specified time period. In this context, the Bank has developed models to calculate 12-month and life-time default 
probabilities by using internal rating based credit rating models. As for the Group Companies historical probability of default data has also been observed.

Loss Given Default (LGD): Defined as the damage caused by the default of borrower to the total balance of the exposure at the time of default. The LGD estimates are determined in terms of 
credit risk groups that are detailed in the Bank’s data resources and system facilities. The model used for the estimation of the LGD was established by taking into account the direct cost items 
during the collection process, based on the historical data of the Bank’s collection, cash flows are discounted at effective interest rates.

Exposure at Default: For cash loans, the cash balance at the date of report, for non-cash loans the balance calculated using the Credit Conversion Factor (CCF) is represented by Exposure at 
Default.

Credit Conversion Factor: Calculated for non-cash loans (undrawn limit for revolving loans, commitments, non-cash loans etc.) The historical limit usage data of the Bank for revolving loans are 
analyzed and the limit amount that can be used until the moment of default is estimated. For non-cash loans, the cash conversion ratio of the loan amount is estimated by analyzing the product 
type and the past compensation amount of the bank.

Credit risks, which require qualitative assessments due to their characteristics and differ by grouping in this manner, are considered as individual within the internal policies. Calculations are 
made by the method of discounted cash flows with the effective interest rate expected from the relevant financial instrument. Discounted cash flows are estimated for 3 different scenarios in 
which parameters are differentiated, and individual expected credit loss is calculated by taking into consideration the cash deficit amounts weighted according to probabilities.

On the other hand, the Bank has updated the macroeconomic data used in the scenarios again in the current year regarding to the effects of COVID-19 outbreak on Expected Credit Losses, and 
besides that, as mentioned above, the Bank allocated expected credit losses by reflecting additional provisions through individual assessments performed for the customers that operates in 
sectors where the impact might be high in accordance with the Bank’s risk policies.

Expected credit loss is reflected in the income statement. Released provisions in the current year are accounted under “Expected Credit Loss Expenses” and released provision which is carried 
from the prior year are accounted under “Other Operating Income”.

Receivables evidenced through the Legal Process that collection is not possible can be written-off by fulfilling the requirements of the Tax Procedure Law. Besides, the loans for which specific 
provision is allocated and for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery might be written-off.

IX. Offsetting Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities shall be offset and the net amount shall be presented in the balance sheet only when a party currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the 
recognized amounts or intends either to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

X. Sale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Transactions

Marketable securities subject to repurchase agreements are classified under “Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss”, “Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive 
Income” or “Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost” in the Bank’s portfolio and they are valued according to the valuation principles of the related portfolios. 

Funds obtained from the repurchase agreements are recognized under “Funds from Repurchase Transactions” account in liabilities. For the difference between the sale and repurchase prices 
determined by the repo agreements for the period; expense accrual is calculated using the effective interest rate method.

Reverse repo transactions are recognized under the “Receivables from Reverse Repo Transactions” account. For the difference between the purchase and resale prices determined by the 
reverse repo agreements for the period; income accrual is calculated using the effective interest rate method. 

XI. Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations and Related Liabilities 

Assets that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale within the scope of “TFRS 5 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” are measured at the lower one of their 
fair value and their carrying amount which from the costs to sell are deducted and presented separately within the financial statements. In order to classify a tangible fixed asset as held for 
sale, the asset (or the disposal group) should be available for an immediate sale in its present condition subject to the terms of any regular sales of such assets (or such disposal groups) and the 
sale should be highly probable. For a highly probable sale, the appropriate level of management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset (or the disposal group), and an active programme to 
complete the plan should be initiated to locate a customer. Also, the asset (or the disposal group) should have an active market sale value, which is a reasonable value in relation to its current fair 
value. Events or circumstances may extend the completion of the sale more than one year. Such assets are still classified as held for sale if there is sufficient evidence that the delay in the sale 
process is due to the events and circumstances occurred beyond the control of the entity or the entity remains committed to its plan to sell the asset (or disposal group).

A discontinued operation is a component of a bank that either has been disposed of, or is classified as held for sale. Gains or losses relating to discontinued operations are presented separately in 
the income statement.

XII. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As at the balance sheet date, there is no goodwill recorded in the unconsolidated balance sheet of the Bank.

The Bank’s intangible assets consist of software programs. The purchased items are presented with their acquisition costs less the accumulated amortization and impairment provisions. In case 
there is an indication of impairment, the recoverable amount of the related intangible asset is estimated within the framework of “TAS 36 -Impairment of Assets” and impairment provision is set 
aside in case the recoverable amount is below its acquisition cost. 

The related assets are amortized by the straight-line method considering the estimated useful life. The amortization method and period are periodically reviewed at the end of each year.

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Tangible assets purchased before January 1, 2005, are presented in the financial statements at their inflation adjusted acquisition costs as at December 31, 2004, and the items purchased in 
the subsequent periods are presented at acquisition costs less accumulated amortization and impairment provisions. In 2015, the Bank, has been changed its accounting policies from historical 
cost method to revaluation method for the real estate properties which are held for own use in accordance with “TAS 16-Property, Plant and Equipment”. The positive difference between the net 
book value of real estate property values and the renewed expertise values which are determined by the licensed valuation companies in 2018 are recorded under the shareholders’ equity. 

In case there is an indication of impairment, the recoverable amount of the related intangible asset is estimated within the framework of “TAS 36 - Impairment of Assets” and impairment 
provision is set aside in case the recoverable amount is below its acquisition cost.

Tangible assets other than the land and construction in progress are amortized at the straight-line method, according to their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life, residual amount 
and the method of amortization are reviewed every year for the possible effects of the changes that occur in the estimates and if there is any change in the estimates, they are recognized 
prospectively.

Assets held under finance lease are depreciated over the expected useful life of the related assets. 

Assets subject to leasing are depreciated according to relevant contract periods.

Leasehold improvements are amortized in equal amounts considering their useful life. However, in any case the useful life cannot exceed leasing term. When the lease period is not certain or 
longer than 5 years, the amortization period is recognized as 5 years.

The difference between the sales proceeds arising from the disposal of tangible assets or the inactivation of a tangible asset and the book value of the tangible assets are recognized in the 
income statement. 

Regular maintenance and repair costs incurred for tangible assets are recognized as expense. 

There are no pledges, mortgages and similar encumbrances on tangible assets.

The “Regulation on Procedures and Principles for the Trading of Precious Metals by Banks and the Disposal of Commodities and Real Properties acquired by Banks due to their Receivables” has 
been abolished by BRSA effective from January 1, 2017. Real properties acquired by Group due to their receivables and not treated in the scope of “TFRS 5 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and 
Discontinued Operations” has been started to follow under “Other Assets” in accordance with the related accounting standard from the current period. 

The depreciation rates used in amortization of tangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings

Safe Boxes

Other Movables

XIV. Leasing Transactions

Estimated Economic Life (Year)

Depreciation Rate

50

2-50

2-25

2%

2% - 50%

4% - 50%

Assets acquired through financial leases are carried at the lower of their fair values or amortized value of the lease payments. Leasing payables are recognized as liabilities in the balance sheet 
while the interest payable portion of the payables is recognized as a deferred amount of interest. Finance lease payments are separated as financial expense and principal amount payment, 
which provides a decrease in finance lease liability, thus helps a fixed rate interest on the remaining principal amount of the debt to be calculated. Within the context of the Bank’s general 
borrowing policy, financial expenses are recognized in the income statement. Assets held under financial leases are recognized under the “Property, Plant and Equipment” account and are 
depreciated by using the straight-line method. 

The Bank does not participate in the financial leasing transactions as a “lessor”.

As of January 1, 2019, the Bank have started to recognize operating leases in accordance with the TFRS 16 “leases” standard. Operating leases within the framework of the aforementioned 
standard are monitored in a similar manner to financial leases. For the agreements within the scope of TFRS 16, the right of use asset and the lease payments are reflected to the financial 
statements and they are presented under “Tangible Assets” and “Liabilities from Financial Leases”, respectively. The lease liability is calculated by discounting the future lease payments by 
the use of the Bank or alternative borrowing interest rates at the date of initial application or contract date. Fixed assets, which are accounted as right of use assets, are subject to depreciation 
considering the period of the contract. Interest expenses and foreign exchange differences related to the lease liabilities are associated with profit and loss statement.

XV. Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

As of the end of the reporting period, a past event is deemed to give rise to a present obligation if, taking account of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that a present obligation 
exists, the entity recognizes a provision in the financial statements. As of the end of the reporting period where it is more likely that no present obligation exists at the end of the reporting 
period, the entity discloses a contingent liability on footnotes unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote.

In the financial statements, a provision is made for an existing commitment resulted from past events if it is probable that the commitment will be settled, and a reliable estimate can be made of 
the amount of the obligation.

Provisions are calculated based on the reliable estimates of management on the expenses to incur as of the balance sheet date to fulfill the liability by considering the risks and uncertainties 
related to the liability. In case the provision is measured by using the estimated cash flows required to fulfill the existing liability, the book value of the related liability is equal to the present value 
of the related cash flows. 

If the amount is not reliably estimated and there is no probability of cash outflow from the Bank to settle the liability, the related liability is considered as “contingent” and disclosed in the notes 
to the financial statements. 

XVI. Contingent Assets

The contingent assets usually arise from unplanned or other unexpected events that give rise to the possibility of an inflow of economic benefits to the Bank. Since showing the contingent 
assets in the financial statements may result in the accounting of an income, which will never be generated, the related assets are not included in the financial statements, but if there is 
a possibility that an inflow of economic benefits of these assets may occur then it is explained in the footnotes of the financial statements. Nevertheless, the developments related to the 
contingent assets are constantly evaluated and if it has become virtually certain that an inflow of economic benefits will arise, the asset and the related income are recognized in the financial 
statements of the period in which the change occurs.

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1. Severance Indemnities and Short-Term Employee Benefits

According to the related regulation and the collective bargaining agreements, the Bank is obliged to pay termination benefits for employees who retire, die, quit for their military service 
obligations, who have been dismissed as defined in the related regulation or (for the female employees) who have voluntarily quit within one year after the date of their marriage. Within the 
scope of “TAS 19-Employee Benefits”, the Bank allocates severance indemnity provisions for employee benefits by estimating the present value of the probable future liabilities. According to TAS 
19, all actuarial gains and losses occurred are recognized under shareholder’s equity. The Bank also allocates provision for the unused paid vacation.

2. Retirement Benefit Obligations

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Emekli Sandığı Vakfı (“İşbank Pension Fund”), of which each Bank employee is a member, has been established according to the provisional Article 20 of the Social Security 
Act No. 506. As per provisional article numbered 23 of the Banking Law numbered 5411, it is ruled that Bank pension funds, which were established within the framework of Social Security Act, 
will be transferred to the Social Security Institution, within 3 years after the publication of such law. Methods and principles related to transfer have been determined as per the Cabinet decision 
dated 30 November 2006 numbered 2006/11345. However, the related article of the act has been cancelled upon the President’s application dated November 2, 2005, by the Supreme Court’s 
decision dated March 22, 2007, numbered E.2005/39, K.2007/33, which was published on the Official Gazette dated March 31, 2007 and numbered 26479 and the execution decision was 
ceased as of the issuance date of the related decision.

After the justified decree related to cancelling the provisional Article 23 of the Banking Law was announced by the Constitutional Court on the Official Gazette dated December 15, 2007 and 
numbered 26731, Turkish Grand National Assembly started to work on establishing new legal regulations, and after it was approved at the General Assembly of the TGNA, the Law numbered 
5754 “Emendating Social Security and General Health Insurance Act and Certain Laws and Decree Laws”, which was published on the Official Gazette dated 8 May 2008 and numbered 
26870, came into effect. The new law decrees that the contributors of the Bank pension funds, the ones who receive salaries or income from these funds and their rightful beneficiaries will 
be transferred to the Social Security Institution and will be subject to this Law within 3 years after the release date of the related article, without any need for further operation. The three-
year transfer period can be prolonged for maximum 2 years by the Cabinet decision. However related transfer period has been prolonged for 2 years by the Cabinet decision dated March 14, 
2011, which was published on the Official Gazette dated April 9, 2011 and numbered 27900. In addition, by the Law “Emendating Social Security and General Health Insurance Act”, which was 
published on the Official Gazette dated March 8, 2012 and numbered 28227, this period of 2 years has been raised to 4 years after that related transfer period has been prolonged for one 
more year by the Cabinet decision dated April 8, 2013, which was published on the Official Gazette dated 3 May 2013 and numbered 28636 also this period has revalidated one more year by 
the Cabinet decision dated February 24, 2014, which was published on the Official Gazette dated April 30, 2014 and numbered 28987. The Council of Ministers has been lastly authorized to 
determine the transfer date in accordance with the last amendment in the first paragraph of the 20th provisional article of Law No.5510 implemented by the Law No. 6645 on Amendment of 
the “Occupational Health and Safety Law and Other Laws and Decree Laws” published in the Official Gazette dated April 23, 2015 and numbered 29335. This authority was transferred to the 
President with the delegated legislation No.703 which was published in the repetitive Official Gazette No. 30473 dated July 9, 2018.

On the other hand, the application made on 19 June 2008 by the Republican People’s Party to the Constitutional Court for the annulment and motion for stay of some articles, including the first 
paragraph of the provisional article 20 of the Law, which covers provisions on transfers, was rejected in accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of the afore-mentioned court on 30 
March 2011.

The aforementioned Law also states that; 

 - Through a commission constituted by the attendance of one representative separately from the Social Security Institution, Ministry of Finance, Turkish Treasury, State Planning Organization, 

Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, Savings Deposit Insurance Fund, one from each pension fund, and one representative from the organization employing pension fund 
contributors, related to the transferred persons, the cash value of the liabilities of the pension fund as of the transfer date will be calculated by considering their income and expenses in 
terms of the lines of insurance within the context of the related Law, and technical interest rate of 9.8% will be used in the actuarial calculation of the value in cash, 

 - And that after the transfer of the pension fund contributors, the ones who receive salaries or income from these funds and their rightful beneficiaries to the Social Security Institution, these 

persons’ uncovered social rights and payments, 

 - despite being included in the trust indenture that they are subject to, will be continued to be covered by the pension funds and the employers of pension fund contributors. 

In line with the new law, the Bank obtained a technical an actuarial valuation report prepared by an actuary registered in the actuaries register for the year ended December 31, 2020. In 
related period’s financial statements, Bank provided full provision for the total amount of technical and actual deficit stated in the actuarial report of the aforementioned period. The actuarial 
assumptions used in the related actuarial report are given in Section Five Note II-i-4.1.

İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund has been founded to provide beneficiaries with additional social security and solidarity rights to compulsory social security benefits as per the 
provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and Turkish Civil Code. 

XVIII. Taxation

1. Corporate Tax:

With the change in Law no: 7061, in accordance with the Article 32 of the Corporate Tax Law No: 5520, the corporate tax rate is calculated at the rate of 22% for 2018, 2019 and 2020 taxation 
period’s income. As per the Corporate Tax law, temporary tax is calculated and paid quarterly in line with the principles of the Income Tax Law and at the corporate tax rate. The temporary tax 
payments are deducted from the current period’s corporate tax. The 4th provisional tax for the year 2020 will be paid in February 2021 for to be deducted from the corporate tax of the current 
taxation period.

Tax expense consists of current tax and deferred tax. The current tax liability is calculated over the portion of the period subject to taxation. The taxable profit differs from the profit stated in 
the income statement, as the income and expense items that can be taxable or deductible at other periods, and items that are not taxable or deductible are excluded. The current tax amounts 
payable are netted off with prepaid tax amounts and presented on the financial statements.

Within the framework of the Corporate Tax Law numbered 5520, 75% of the gains on the sale of the participation shares, which were held in the assets for a minimum of 2 whole years and 75% 
of the gains on the sale of immovable are exempt from tax provided that they are added to the capital as set forth by the Law or that they are kept in a special fund under liabilities for a period of 
5 years. However, in accordance with Article 89/a of the Law No. 7061 and Article 5.1.e and Article 5.1.f of the Corporate Tax Law, which were published in the Official Gazette dated December 5, 
2017 and numbered 30261, the 75% applied in terms of immovable sales mentioned above has been reduced to 50% which is effective from the date of publication of the Law.

2. Deferred Tax:

Deferred tax asset or liability is determined by calculating the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the 
amounts considered in the legal tax base account, by taking the legal tax rates into account. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax 
assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Free provisions that are allocated for 
possible future risks are included in the tax base and they are not subject to deferred tax calculation. No tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the temporary timing difference that affects 
neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit and that arises from the initial recognition in the balance sheet, of assets and liabilities, other than the goodwill and mergers.

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all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is measured at enacted tax rates prevailing in the period or about to be enacted when the assets are realized or liabilities are settled, and the tax is recognized as income or expense 
in the income statement. Nonetheless, if the deferred tax is related to assets directly associated with the equity in the same or different period, it is directly recognized in the equity accounts. 
According to a change in Corporate Tax Law, which were published in the Official Gazette dated December 5, 2017 and numbered 30261, Article 91 of the Law numbered 7061, Corporate Tax 
has been increased to 22% from 20% in order to be applied to the profits of the institutions for the taxation periods of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Within this context deferred tax is calculated using 
20% to be effective from 2021 (prior period 22%) considering the periods when deferred tax assets and liabilities are realized.

Even though, according to BRSA Article numbered BDDK.DZM 2/13/1-1a-3, dated December 8, 2004, there is no deferred tax allocated for general and free provision, the Bank has started to 
calculate deferred tax for the expected credit loss for Stage 1 and Stage 2 loans since January 2018. However, deferred tax is not calculated for free provisions.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown in financial tables by way of offsetting.

3. Tax Practices in the Countries that Foreign Branches Operate:

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

In accordance with TRNC tax legislation, 15% income tax is accrued on the remaining tax base after 10% corporate tax is deducted from corporate income. The tax bases for companies are 
determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted according to TRNC regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from commercial gains. Income 
tax is paid in June, and corporate tax payment is made in two equal installments, in May and in October. On the other hand, withholding tax is paid in TRNC over interest income and similar gains 
of the companies. The related withholding tax payments and provisional tax paid every quarter during the year are deducted from corporate tax payable and the difference between withholding 
and provisional tax amounts and corporate tax payable is discounted from income tax provided that the withholding tax and paid provisional tax amounts are higher than corporate tax amount. 

England

Corporate earnings are subject to 19% corporate tax in England. The relevant rate is applied to the tax base that is determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted due to the 
regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from commercial gains. On the other hand, if the specific balance within the scope of the regulations’ tax base of 
the relevant year, is higher than the amount found the corporate tax payments are made as temporary tax payments in four installments in July and October of the relevant year and in January 
and April of the following year. Relevant temporary tax payments are deducted from the corporate tax that is finalized until the end of January of the second year following the relevant year. On 
the other hand, if the tax base is under the determined balance, corporate tax is paid by the end of September following the year that the profit is made.

Bahrain

Banks in Bahrain are not subject to tax according to the regulations of the country. 

The Republic of Iraq (Iraq)

The corporate tax rate in Iraq is 15%, and the corporate tax is paid on a consolidated basis to the tax office of the foreign bank’s central branch. The first branch established in Iraq is considered 
as the central branch. Foreign bank branches whose central branch is within the boundaries of the Central Government must submit their consolidated financial statements to the relevant tax 
office by the end of May of the following year, and branches of foreign banks whose central branch is within the boundaries of the Northern Iraq Regional Government by the end of June of the 
following year at the latest and must pay the tax. Northern Iraq Regional Government tax offices can accrue fixed taxes other than the specified rate and can postpone the last payment period. 

Kosovo 

Corporate earnings are subject to income tax rate of 10% according to the Kosovo legislation. This ratio is applied to the tax base that will be calculated as a result of the implementation of 
exemptions, deductions, addition of disallowable expenses, to the corporate income and that are calculated in accordance with the tax laws. Tax has to be paid in advance until April, July, October 
and the 15th day of January of the following year by four installments. If those prepaid taxes are lower than the final corporate tax, the difference is paid until the end of March of the following 
year, in case of a claim made by the company, if it is higher, then the difference is returned to the institution by the tax authorities after the inspection conducted by those institutions. 

4. Transfer Pricing:

Transfer pricing is regulated through Article 13 of Corporate Tax Law titled “Transfer Pricing through Camouflage of Earnings”. Detailed information for the practice regarding the subject is found 
in the “General Communiqué Regarding Camouflage of Earnings through Transfer Pricing”.

According to the aforementioned regulations, in the case of making purchase or sales of goods or services with relevant persons/corporations at a price that is determined against “arm’s length 
principle”, the gain is considered to be distributed implicitly through transfer pricing and such distribution of gains is not subject to deductions according to article 11 of Corporate Tax Law in 
means of corporate tax.

XIX. Borrowings

The Bank, whenever required, generates funds from individuals and institutions residing domestically and abroad by approaching the borrowing instruments in the form of syndication, 
securitization, collateralized borrowing and issue of bonds/bills. Such transactions are at first carried at acquisition cost, and in the following periods they are valued at amortized cost measured 
by using the effective interest rate method. 

XX. Equity Shares and Their Issuance 

Share issuance related to costs is recognized as expenses. 

Dividend income related with the equity shares are determined by the General Assembly of the Shareholders.

Weighted average number of shares outstanding is taken into account in the calculation of earnings per share. In case the number of shares increases by way of bonus issues as a result of the 
capital increases made by using the internal sources, the calculation of earnings per share is made by adjusting the weighted average number of shares, which were previously calculated as 
at the comparable periods. The adjustment means that the number of shares used in calculation is taken into consideration as if the bonus issue occurred at the beginning of the comparable 
period. In case such changes in the number of shares occur after the balance sheet date, but before the ratification of the financial statements to be published, the calculation of earnings per 
share are based on the number of new shares. The Bank’s earnings per share calculations taking place in the income statement are as follows:

Profit distributable to shareholders
Weighted average number of share certificates (Thousand figure)
Earnings per share - (in full TL)

Current Period
6,810,917
112,502,250
0.060540274

Prior Period
6,067,587
112,502,250
0.053933028

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Bill guarantees and acceptances are realized simultaneously with the customer payments and they are presented as possible liabilities and commitments in the off-balance sheet accounts.

XXII. Government Incentives

There are no government incentives utilized by the Bank, during the current or prior accounting periods.

XXIII. Segment Reporting

Business segment is the part of an enterprise,

 - which conducts business operations where it can gain revenues and make expenditures (including the revenues and expenses related to the transactions made with the other parts of the 

enterprise),

 - whose operating results are regularly monitored by the authorities with the power to make decisions related to the operations of the enterprise in order to make decisions related to the 

funds to be allocated to the segment and to evaluate the performance of the segment, and

 - which has its separate financial information.

Information on the Bank’s business segmentation and related information is explained in Section IV, Note XII.

XXIV. Other Disclosures

None.

SECTION FOUR: INFORMATION ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK

I. Explanations on Shareholders’ Equity 

The capital adequacy standard ratio of the bank is 18.68%. (31.12.2019: 17.87%). The capital adequacy standard ratio for the current period was calculated based on the Regulation on 
Measurement and Assessment of Capital Adequacy of Banks and other legal regulations and the BRSA temporary regulation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312. Within the scope of this 
temporary regulation, the equity amount calculated without reflecting the negative net valuation differences of the securities included in the “Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income” 
portfolio acquired before 23.03.2020 was taken into consideration. In the calculation of the amount subject to credit risk in accordance with the same regulation, the simple arithmetic average 
of the last 252 business days in the foreign exchange buying rates of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey was used.

COMMON EQUITY TIER I CAPITAL

Paid-in Capital to be Entitled for Compensation after All Creditors

Share Premium

Legal Reserves

Other Comprehensive Income according to TAS

Profit

Net Current Period Profit

Prior Period Profit

Bonus Shares from Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures not Accounted in Current Period’s Profit

Common Equity Tier I Capital Before Deductions

Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Valuation adjustments calculated as per the article 9, (i) of the Regulation on Bank Capital

Current and prior periods’ losses not covered by reserves, and losses accounted under equity according to TAS

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities

Current Period

Amount as per the 
regulation before 
1/1/2014 (*)

6,115,938

90,724

39,469,305

10,088,593

13,081,825

6,810,917

6,270,908

68,846,385

393,890

48,658

Other Intangible Assets Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities Except Mortgage Servicing Rights

1,207,338

1,207,338

Remaining after deducting from the related deferred tax liability with the deferred tax asset based on future taxable income, except for deferred tax 
assets based on temporary differences

Differences arise when assets and liabilities not held at fair value, are subjected to cash flow hedge accounting

Total credit losses that exceed total expected loss calculated according to the Regulation on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Securitization gains

Unrealized gains and losses from changes in bank’s liabilities’ fair values due to changes in creditworthiness

Net amount of defined benefit plans

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier 1 Capital

Shares Obtained against Article 56, Paragraph 4 of the Banking Law

530,307

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or less 
of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
more of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Mortgage servicing rights (amount above 10% threshold)

Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences Exceeding the Threshold of Tier I Capital

Amount Exceeding the 15% Threshold of Tier 1 Capital as per the Article 2, Clause 2 of the Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital 
Adequacy of Banks

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The Portion of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% 
or more of the Issued Share Capital not deducted from Tier 1 Capital

Excess Amount arising from Mortgage servicing rights

Excess Amount arising from Deferred Tax Assets from Temporary Differences

Other items to be defined by the regulator

Deductions from Tier I Capital in cases where there are no adequate Additional Tier I or Tier II Capitals

Total Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Total Common Equity Tier I Capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Preferred Stock not Included in Common Equity Tier I Capital and the Related Share Premiums

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Additional Tier I Capital before Deductions

Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Additional Tier I Capital (-)

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks or Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Additional Tier I Capital and Having Conditions Stated 
in the Article 7 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank does not own 
10% or less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions 
where the Bank owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital

Other items to be Defined by the regulator

Items to be Deducted from Tier I Capital during the Transition Period

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Related Deferred Taxes not deducted from Tier I Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the 
Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Net Deferred Tax Asset/Liability not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation on Measurement and 
Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Deduction from Additional Tier I Capital when there is not enough Tier II Capital (-)

Total Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital

Total Additional Tier I Capital

Total Tier I Capital (Tier I Capital= Common Equity Tier I Capital + Additional Tier I Capital)

TIER II CAPITAL

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Provisions (Amounts explained in the first paragraph of the article 8 of the Regulation on Bank Capital)

Tier II Capital Before Total Deductions

Deductions from Tier II Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier II Capital (-)

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks and Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Tier II Capital and Having Conditions Stated in the 
Article 8 of the Regulation

The Total of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of Tier I Capital (-)

The Total of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
more of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of Tier I Capital (-)

Other items to be Defined by the regulator (-)

Total Deductions from Tier II Capital

Total Tier II Capital

Total Equity (Total Tier I and Tier II Capital)

Deductions from Total Equity (Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital)

Loans Granted against the Articles 50 and 51 of the Banking Law

Net Book Values of Movables and Immovable’s Exceeding the Limit Defined in the Article 57, Clause 1 of the Banking Law and the Assets Acquired 
against Overdue Receivables and Held for Sale but Retained more than Five Years

Other items to be Defined by the regulator

Items to be Deducted from the Sum of Tier I and Tier II Capital (Capital) During the Transition Period

The Portion of Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the 
Bank does not own 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital not deducted from Tier I Capital, 
Additional Core Capital or Tier II Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

The Portion of Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital not deducted from Additional Tier I Capital or 
Tier II Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

The Portion of Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital not deducted from Additional Tier I Capital or 
Tier II Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

2,180,193

66,666,192

66,666,192

11,481,250

1,253,000

5,141,120

17,875,370

17,875,370

84,541,562

1,102

721

381

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the Issued Share Capital, Deferred tax assets based on temporary differences and the right to offer mortgage as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 
1, Sub Clause 1 and 2 of the Regulation

CAPITAL

Total Capital (Total of Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital)

Total Risk Weighted Assets

CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS

Common Equity Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)

BUFFERS

Total Additional Common Equity Requirement Ratio (a+b+c)

a) Capital Conservation Buffer Ratio (%)

b) Bank-specific Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer Ratio (%)

c) Systematic Important Bank Buffer Ratio (%)

Additional Common Equity Tier I Capital Over Total Risk Weighted Assets Ratio Calculated According to the Article 4 of Capital Conservation and 
Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffers Regulation (%)

Amounts Lower Than Excesses as per Deduction Rules

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
more than 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Mortgage Servicing Rights

Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences

Limits for Provisions Used in Tier II Capital Calculation

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach (before limit of one hundred and twenty five per ten thousand)

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach Limited by 1,25% of Risk Weighted Assets

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to the Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings 
Based Approach

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to the Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings 
Based Approach, Limited by 0,6% Risk Weighted Assets

Debt Instruments Covered by Temporary Article 4 (effective between 1 January 2018-1 January 2022)

Upper Limit for Additional Tier I Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier I Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

Upper Limit for Additional Tier II Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier II Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

(*)Represents the amounts taken into consideration according to transition clauses.

84,540,460

452,476,866

14.73

14.73

18.68

2.560

2.500

0.060

0.000

8.73

242,174

3,420,494

10,923,729

5,141,120

1,253,000

9,086,000

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Paid-in Capital to be Entitled for Compensation after All Creditors

Share Premium

Legal Reserves

Other Comprehensive Income according to TAS

Profit

Net Current Period Profit

Prior Period Profit

Bonus Shares from Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures not Accounted in Current Period’s Profit

Common Equity Tier I Capital Before Deductions

Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Valuation adjustments calculated as per the article 9. (i) of the Regulation on Bank Capital

Current and prior periods’ losses not covered by reserves, and losses accounted under equity according to TAS

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities

Amount as per the 
regulation before 
1/1/2014 (*)

Prior Period

6,115,938

5,814

33,424,238

8,556,156

11,975,585

6,067,587

5,907,998

60,077,731

673,959

60,218

Other Intangible Assets Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities Except Mortgage Servicing Rights

842,016

842,016

Deferred Tax Assets that Rely on Future Profitability Excluding Those Arising from Temporary Differences (net of related tax liability)

Differences arise when assets and liabilities not held at fair value, are subjected to cash flow hedge accounting

Total credit losses that exceed total expected loss calculated according to the Regulation on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Securitization gains

Unrealized gains and losses from changes in bank’s liabilities’ fair values due to changes in creditworthiness

Net amount of defined benefit plans

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier 1 Capital

Shares Obtained against Article 56, Paragraph 4 of the Banking Law

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or less 
of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns more than 
10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Mortgage servicing rights (amount above 10% threshold)

Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences Exceeding the10% Threshold of Tier I Capital

Amount Exceeding the 15% Threshold of Tier 1 Capital as per the Article 2, Clause 2 of the Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital 
Adequacy of Banks

The Portion of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% 
or more of the Issued Share Capital not deducted from Tier 1 Capital

Mortgage servicing rights (amount above 10% threshold)

Excess Amount arising from Deferred Tax Assets from Temporary Differences

Other items to be defined by the regulator

Deductions from Tier I Capital in cases where there are no adequate Additional Tier I or Tier II Capitals

Total Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Total Common Equity Tier I Capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Preferred Stock not Included in Common Equity Tier I Capital and the Related Share Premiums

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Additional Tier I Capital before Deductions

Deductions from Additional Tier 1 Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Additional Core Capital

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks or Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Additional Tier I Capital and Having Conditions Stated 
in the Article 7 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% or less 
of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier 1 Capital

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Tier 1 Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions 
where the Bank owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital

Other items to be Defined by the regulator

Items to be Deducted from Tier 1 Capital during the Transition Period

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Related Deferred Taxes not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the 
Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

530,307

2,106,500

57,971,231

167

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementNet Deferred Tax Asset/Liability not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation on Measurement and 
Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Deduction from Additional Tier 1 Capital when there is not enough Tier II Capital (-)

Total Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital

Total Additional Tier I Capital

Total Tier I Capital (Tier I Capital= Common Equity Tier I Capital + Additional Tier I Capital)

TIER II CAPITAL

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Provisions (Amounts explained in the first paragraph of the article 8 of the Regulation on Bank Capital)

Tier II Capital before Regulatory Deductions

Deductions from Tier II Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier II Capital (-)

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks and Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Tier II Capital and Having Conditions Stated in the 
Article 8 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% or less 
of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital (-)

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Core Capital and Tier II Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and 
Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or more of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of Tier I Capital

Other items to be Defined by the regulator

Total Deductions from Tier II Capital

Total Tier II Capital

Total Equity (Total Tier I and Tier II Capital)

Deductions from Total Equity

Loans Granted against the Articles 50 and 51 of the Banking Law

Net Book Values of Movables and Immovable’s Exceeding the Limit Defined in the Article 57, Clause 1 of the Banking Law and the Assets Acquired 
against Overdue Receivables and Held for Sale but Retained more than Five Years

Other items to be Defined by the regulator

Items to be Deducted from the Sum of Tier I and Tier II Capital (Capital) During the Transition Period

Portion of the total of net long positions of investments made in Common Equity items of banks and financial institutions outside the scope of 
consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or less of the issued common share capital exceeding 10% of Common Equity of the Bank not to be 
deducted from the Common Equity, Additional Tier I Capital, Tier II Capital as per the 1st clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the Regulation on the 
Equity of Banks,

Portion of the total of net long positions of direct or indirect investments made in Additional Tier I and Tier II Capital items of banks and financial 
institutions outside the scope of consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or more of the issued common share capital exceeding 10% of Common 
Equity of the Bank not to be deducted from the Additional Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital as per the 1st clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the 
Regulation on the Equity of Banks

Portion of the total of net long positions of investments made in Common Equity items of banks and financial institutions outside the scope of 
consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or more of the issued common share capital, deferred tax assets based on temporary differences and 
mortgage servicing rights not deducted from Common Equity as per the 1st and 2nd Paragraph of the 2nd clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the 
Regulation on the Equity of Banks

CAPITAL

Total Capital (Total of Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital)

Total Risk Weighted Assets

CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS

Common Equity Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)

BUFFERS

Total Additional Common Equity Requirement Ratio (a+b+c)

a) Capital Conservation Buffer Ratio (%)

b) Bank-specific Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer Ratio (%)

c) Systematic Important Bank Buffer Ratio (%)

Additional Common Equity Tier I Capital Over Total Risk Weighted Assets Ratio Calculated According to the Article 4 of Capital Conservation and 
Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffers Regulation (%)

Amounts Lower Than Excesses as per Deduction Rules

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
more than 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Mortgage Servicing Rights

Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences

Limits for Provisions Used in Tier II Capital Calculation

168

57,971,231

5,195,000

1,627,800

4,405,791

11,228,591

11,228,591

69,199,822

973

135

838

69,198,849

387,338,812

14.97

14.97

17.87

2.551

2.500

0.051

0.000

8.97

220,768

1,831,108

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportGeneral Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach (before limit of one hundred and twenty five per ten thousand)

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach Limited by 1,25% of Risk Weighted Assets

5,476,404

4,405,791

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach, Limited by 0,6% Risk Weighted Assets

Debt Instruments Covered by Temporary Article 4 (effective between January 1,2018-January 1,2022)

Upper Limit for Additional Tier I Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier I Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

Upper Limit for Additional Tier II Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier II Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

(*) Represents the amounts taken into consideration according to transition clauses.

1,627,800

6,618,200

169

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementInformation on Subordinated Liabilities:

Issuer

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Unique identifier (CUSIP, ISIN etc.)

US900151AB70 - XS0847042024 US900151AF84 - XS1003016018

US90016BAF58 -
XS1623796072

XS2106022754

Governing law(s) of the instrument

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

Taking into account in equity calculation

Subject to 10% deduction as of 
1/1/2015

Yes

No

No

No

Eligible at unconsolidated/consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Instrument type

Amount recognized in regulatory capital 
(Currency in million, as of most recent 
reporting date)

Par value of instrument

Accounting classification

Original date of issuance

Perpetual or dated

Original maturity date

Issuer call subject to prior supervisory 
(BRSA) approval

Optional call date, contingent call dates 
and redemption amount

Bond

71

7,385

Bond

1,182

2,954

Bond

3,692

3,692

Bond

5,539

5,539

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

24.10.2012

Dated

10 Years

Yes

10.12.2013

Dated

10 Years

Yes

29.06.2017

Dated

11 Years

Yes

22.01.2020

Dated

10 Years

Yes

The Bank; (1) provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA and the date 
which may not be earlier than 
fifth anniversary of the Issue Date 
a) can purchase b) can redeem 
all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (2) can redeem all bonds in 
case of the deduction from equity.

The Bank; (1) provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the related legislation, 
can purchase or otherwise acquire 
treasury stock (2) provided that 
subject to having obtained the 
prior approval of the BRSA, (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes 
imposed or levied (b) can redeem 
all bonds in case of the deduction 
from equity.

The Bank has the option to repay 
all of the related bonds on June 
29, 2023 provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA. The Bank; 
(1) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
related legislation, can purchase or 
otherwise acquire treasury stock 
(2) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA, (a) can redeem all bonds if 
any taxes imposed or levied (b) can 
redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity.

The Bank has the option to repay 
all of the related bonds on January 
22, 2025 provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA. The Bank; 
(1) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
related legislation, can purchase or 
otherwise acquire treasury stock 
(2) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA, (a) can redeem all bonds if 
any taxes imposed or levied (b) can 
redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity.

Subsequent call dates, if applicable

None.

Coupons/dividends

Fixed or floating dividend/coupon

Coupon rate and any related index

Existence of a dividend stopper

Fully discretionary, partially 
discretionary or mandatory

Existence of step up or other incentive 
to redeem

Fixed

6%

None.

None.

None.

None.

Fixed

7.85%

None.

None.

None.

None.

Fixed

7%

None.

None.

None.

None.

Fixed

7.75%

None.

None.

None.

Noncumulative or cumulative

Noncumulative

Convertible or non-convertible

None.

Noncumulative

None.

Noncumulative

None.

Noncumulative

None.

If convertible, conversion trigger (s)

If convertible, fully or partially

If convertible, conversion rate

If convertible, mandatory or optional 
conversion

If convertible, specify instrument type 
convertible into

If convertible, specify issuer of 
instrument it converts into

Write-down feature

None

170

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks.Article 8.2.ğ. 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks.Article 8.2.ğ 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks.Article 8.2.ğ. 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIf write-down, write-down trigger(s)

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable).

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable)

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable)

If write-down, full or partial

If write-down, permanent or temporary

If temporary write-down, description of 
write-up mechanism

Partially or completely

Partially or completely

Partially or completely

Permanent

Permanent

Permanent

Position in subordination hierarchy in 
liquidation (specify instrument type 
immediately senior to instrument)

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

In compliance with article number 7 and 
8 of “Own fund regulation”

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Details of incompliances with article 
number 7 and 8 of “Own fund 
regulation”

Don’t vest with the conditions 
stated in clause of the Article 7 and 
the clause of 8.2. (ğ)

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

171

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementIssuer

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Unique identifier (CUSIP, ISIN etc.)

TRSTISB72712

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

TRSTISB62911

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

TRSTISB92918

Governing law(s) of the instrument

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Taking into account in equity calculation

Subject to 10% deduction as of 1/1/2015

No

No.

No

Eligible at unconsolidated/consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Instrument type (types to be specified by each 
jurisdiction)

Amount recognized in regulatory capital 
(Currency in TL million, as of most recent 
reporting data)

Bond

1,100

Nominal value of instrument (TL Million)

1,100

Bond

800

800

Bond

350

350

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Accounting classification

Original date of issuance

Perpetual or dated

Original maturity date

08.08.2017

Dated

10 Years

Issuer call subject to prior supervisory approval

Yes

19.06.2019

Dated

10 Years

Yes

26.09.2019

Dated

10 Years

Yes

Optional call date, contingent call dates and 
redemption amount

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

Subsequent call dates, if applicable

None.

Interest/Dividend Payment

Fixed or floating coupon/dividend payments

Floating

None.

Floating

None.

Floating

Coupon rate and any related index

Government Debt Security for 5 years + 350 
base points

TRLIBOR with 3 months maturity + 100 base 
points

Government Debt Security for 5 years + 350 
base points

Existence of a dividend stopper

Fully discretionary, partially discretionary or 
mandatory

Existence of step up or other incentive to 
redeem

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

Noncumulative or cumulative

Non-cumulative

Convertible into equity shares

None.

Non-cumulative

None.

Non-cumulative

None.

If convertible, conversion trigger (s)

If convertible, fully or partially

If convertible, conversion rate

If convertible, mandatory or optional 
conversion

If convertible, specify instrument type 
convertible into

If convertible, specify issuer of instrument it 
converts into

Write-down feature

If write-down, write-down trigger(s)

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8 (2) (ğ), bonds have deleted 
option from records.

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8 (2) (ğ), bonds have deleted 
option from records.

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8 (2) (ğ), bonds have deleted 
option from records.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

If bond can be written-down, full or partially

Partially or Completely

Partially or Completely

Partially or Completely

If bond can be written-down, permanent or 
temporary

Permanent

Permanent

Permanent

172

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIf temporary write-down, description of write-
up mechanism

Position in subordination hierarchy in case 
of liquidation (instrument type immediately 
senior to the instrument)

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

In compliance with article number 7 and 8 of 
Regulation on Bank Capital

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Details of incompliances with article number 7 
and 8 of Regulation on Bank Capital

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

Explanations on the reconciliation of amounts on the equity items statement and amounts on the balance sheet:

Current Period

Shareholders’ equity

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill and intangible assets

Provision

Subordinated debt

Deductions from shareholders’ equity

Capital

Carrying Amount

67,781,452

48,658

1,330,841

10,923,729

22,138,559

1,102

Amounts in Equity 
Calculation (*)

67,922,188

(48,658)

(1,207,338)

5,141,120

12,734,250

(1,102)

84,540,460

(*) The related amounts are calculated in accordance with “Regulation on Equities of Banks”. In this context, part of the expected credit loss of stage 1 and stage 2 up to 1.25% of amount subject to credit risk, 
part; subordinated loans according to fourth article of the regulation, have been taken into consideration in equity calculation. On the other hand, in the calculation, the equity amount calculated in accordance 
with the BRSA’s temporary regulation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312, temporary regulation and the credit risk amount calculated in accordance with same regulation.

II. Explanations on Credit Risk

1. Credit risk is defined as the possibility of incurring loss where the counterparty in a transaction, partially or completely fails to meet its contractual obligations in due time in an agreement with 
the Bank.

The Bank’s position against the credit risk limits defined by the current legislation is monitored by the Board. Within this framework, loans extended to Risk Groups and the Bank’s Risk Group, 
including the Bank; loans in high amounts and limitations regarding the shares in participations are monitored according to the limits determined in connection with the size of the shareholders’ 
equity. 

Credit risk limits of customers are determined depending on the financial situation and loan requirements of the borrowers, in strict compliance with the relevant banking legislation, within the 
framework of loan authorization limits of Branches, Regional Offices, Loan Divisions, the Deputy Chief Executives responsible for loans, the CEO, the Credit Committee and Board of Directors. 
These limits may be changed as may be deemed necessary by the Bank. Moreover, all commercial credit limits are revised periodically, provided that each period does not exceed a year. 
Furthermore, the borrowers and borrower groups forming a large proportion of the overall placement are subject to risk limits in order to provide further minimization of potential risk.

The geographical distribution of borrowers is consistent with the concentration of industrial and commercial activities in Turkey.

The distribution of borrowers by sector is monitored closely for each period and sectoral risk limits have been determined to prevent concentration of risk in sectoral sense.

The credit-worthiness of customers is monitored on a consistent basis by using company rating and scoring models specially developed for this purpose, and the audit of statements of account 
received is assured to have been made in accordance with the provisions as stipulated by the relevant legislation.

Utmost importance is given to ensure that loans are furnished with collaterals. Allocation decision, by the definition of credit risk, is not based on the assumption of collaterals can be liquidized. 
Most of the loans extended are collateralized by taking real estate, movable or commercial enterprise under pledge, promissory notes and other liquid assets as collateral, or by acceptance of 
bank letters of guarantee and individual or corporate guarantees. Jurisdictional applicability of collaterals in default, time required to convert to money and ability to maintain expected values are 
taken into consideration from the beginning of the credit allocation process. Most of the loans are collateralized by the receipt of real estate and securities pledge, commercial enterprise pledge, 
exchange notes and other liquid securities receivables, bank letters of guarantees and surety of other persons and institutions. It is an important element of the credit policy that disincline 
concentration on collaterals. 

173

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
Non-performing and impaired loans have been classified in accordance with the “TFRS 9-Financial Instruments” and BRSA’s “Regulation on Procedures and Principles for Classification of Loans 
and Provisions to be set aside”. The detailed descriptions of these methods correspond with accounting practices, are included in Section Three Note VIII. 

Amount subject to credit risk (*)

Risk Classifications

Conditional and unconditional exposures to central governments or central banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to regional governments or local authorities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings

Conditional and unconditional exposures to multilateral development banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to banks and brokerage houses

Conditional and unconditional exposures to corporates

Conditional and unconditional retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential real estate property

Exposures secured by commercial real estate property

Past due items

Items in regulatory high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Securitization positions

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and corporates

Exposures in the form of collective investment undertakings

Other items

Share Certificate Investment

Current Period
Risk Amount

Average
Risk Amount (**)

175,099,720

157,034,139

454,665

547,034

228,951

32,123,693

253,996,106

109,073,532

10,450,092

23,010,640

7,342,980

165,756

1,581,841

21,296,877

26,315,903

387,615

498,626

98,302

32,768,399

230,426,858

97,409,931

11,750,387

22,116,456

7,339,163

248,142

1,379,709

18,835,979

23,689,002

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation

(**) Average risk amounts are the arithmetical average of the amounts in quarterly reports prepared.

Credit risk is the risk reduction effects without taking into consideration the total amount of exposures after offsetting transactions with different risk classes according to the types and 
amounts of disaggregated risks are listed below the average for the period.

2. There are certain control limits on forward transactions in terms of counter parties, and the risks taken for derivative instruments are evaluated along with other potential risks resulting from 
the market fluctuations.

3. As a result of the current level of customers’ needs and the progress in the domestic market in this particular area, the Bank uses derivative transactions either for hedging or for commercial 
purposes. Derivative instruments with a remarkable volume are monitored with consideration that they can always be liquidated in case of need.

4. Indemnified non-cash loans are considered as having the same risk weights as unpaid cash loans.

The rating and scoring systems applied by the Bank, includes detailed company analysis and enables rating of all companies and loans without any restrictions regarding credibility. Loans and 
companies, which have been renewed, restructured or rescheduled, are rated within the scope of this system. Specialized loans are evaluated by a special rating system, which is based on the 
credibility of the counterparty as well as the feasibility and risk analysis of the cash flows created mainly by the projects undertaken or the asset financed.

5. Lending transactions abroad are conducted by determining the country risks of related countries within the context of the current rating system and by taking the market conditions, country 
risks, and the relevant legal limitations into account. Furthermore, the credibility of banks and other financial institutions established abroad is examined within the framework of the ratings that 
are determined by rating agencies and backed with CDS-IR (based on credit default swap) ratings and credit limits are assigned to the related banks and financial institutions accordingly.

6. (i) The share of the Bank’s receivables from the top 100 and 200 cash loan customers in the overall cash loan portfolio stands at 27%, 36%, respectively (December 31, 2019: 28%, 36%). 

(ii) The share of the Bank’s receivables from the top 100 and 200 non-cash loan customers in the overall non-cash portfolio stands at 45%, 58% respectively (December 31, 2019: 45%, 57%). 

(iii) The share of the Bank’s cash and non-cash receivables from the top 100 and 200 loan customers in the overall cash and non-cash loans stands at 17%, 23%, respectively (December 31, 
2019: 17%, 23%). 

Companies that are among the top loan customers ranked according to cash, non-cash and total risks are leaders in their own sectors, the loans advanced to them are in line with their volume 
of industrial and commercial activity. A significant part of such loans is extended on a project basis, with their repayment sources being analyzed in accordance with the banking principles to be 
considered as satisfactory and associated risks are determined and duly covered by obtaining appropriate guarantees when deemed necessary.

7. The total value of the stage 1 and stage 2 expected credit loss allocated for credit risk stands at TL 10,375,920 (December 31, 2019: TL 5,154,031).

8. The Bank measures the quality of its loan portfolio by applying different rating/scoring models on cash commercial/corporate loans, retail loans and credit cards. The breakdown of the rating/
scoring results, which are classified as “Strong”, “Standard” and “Below Standard” by considering their default features, is shown below.

The loans whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill their obligations is very good, are defined as “Strong”, whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill its obligations in due time is reasonable, are defined as 
“Standard” and whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill their obligations is poor, are defined as “Below Standard”. 

Strong

Standard

Below Standard

The table data comprises behavior rating/scoring results.

174

Current Period

Prior Period

48.71%

43.51%

7.78%

43.92%

47.42%

8.66%

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report9. The net values of the collaterals of the closely monitored loans are given below in terms of collateral types and risk matches.

Type of Collateral

Real Estate Mortgage (*)

Cash Collateral (Cash, securities pledge, etc.)

Pledge on Wages and Vehicles

Cheques & Notes

Other (Suretyship, commercial enterprise under 
pledge, commercial papers, etc.)

Non-collateralized

Total

Personal

681,452

37,128

1,469,688

236,678

1,432,206

3,857,152

8,318,497

291,707

204,747

586

23,694,264

5,398,670

37,908,471

Current Period

Commercial and 
Corporate

Credit Cards

Personal

978,177

28,982

1,199,790

Prior Period

Commercial and 
Corporate

6,911,845

172,846

382,587

460

Credit Cards

1,067,462

1,067,462

243,349

1,194,740

22,182,474

2,140,828

3,645,038

31,791,040

1,138,507

1,138,507

(*) The mortgage and/or pledge amounts on which third parties have priorities are deducted from the fair values of collaterals in expertise reports; and after comparing the results to the mortgage/pledge 
amounts and loan balances, the smallest figures are considered to be the net value of collaterals.

10. The net values of the collaterals of non-performing loans are given below in terms of collateral types and risk matches. 

Type of Collateral

Real Estate Mortgage (*)

Cash Collateral

Vehicle Pledge

Other (Suretyship, commercial enterprise under pledge, commercial papers, etc.)

Current Period

Prior Period

Net Value of the 
Collateral

Loan Balance

Net Value of the 
Collateral

5,580,741

5,580,741

366

286,435

7,262,883

366

286,435

7,262,883

5,423,511

437

348,010

6,516,987

Loan Balance

5,423,511

437

348,010

6,516,987

(*) The mortgage and/or pledge amounts on which third parties have priorities are deducted from the fair values of collaterals in expertise reports, and after comparing the results to the mortgage/pledge 
amounts and loan balances the smallest figures are considered to be the net value of collaterals.

11. The aging analysis of the receivables past due but not impaired in terms of financial asset classes, is as follows:

Current Period (*)

Loans

Corporate/Commercial Loans

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Total

31-60 Days (**)

61-90 Days (**) (***)

Total

120,921

28,118

60,020

1,564,999

1,685,920

147,779

184,618

175,897

244,638

209,059

1,897,396

2,106,455

(*) The loans classified as closely monitored that are not past due or past due for less than 31 days is TL 37,329,789.

(**) Related figures show only overdue amounts of installment based commercial loans and installment-based consumer loans; the principal amounts of the loans which are not due as of the balance sheet date 
are equal to TL 2,660,732 and TL 736,109 respectively.

(***) Consists of overdue amounts (TL 1,369,804) of the loans with more than 90 days past due date yet classified under close monitoring based on the decisions taken by the BRSA within the scope of COVID-19 
outbreak, being effective since 17.03.2020, and mentioned loans’ undue balance is amounting to TL 2,097,786.

Prior Period (*)

Loans

Corporate/Commercial Loans

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Total

31-60 Days (**)

61-90 Days (**)

Total

371,078

95,921

189,052

656,051

636,254

53,600

81,662

771,516

1,007,332

149,521

270,714

1,427,567

(*) The loans classified as closely monitored that are not past due or past due for less than 31 days is TL 31,945,921.

(**) Related figures show only overdue amounts of installment based commercial loans and installment-based consumer loans; the principal amounts of the loans which are not due as of the balance sheet date 
are equal to TL 2,363,979 and TL 837,118 respectively.

175

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management12. Profile of significant exposures in major regions

Current Period

Risk Groups (*)

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Central Governments or Central Banks 
(****)

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Regional Government or Domestic 
Government

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Administrative Units and Non-
Commercial Enterprises

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Multilateral Development Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from International Organizations

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Banks and Intermediaries

Contingent and Non-Contingent Corporate 
Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Retail 
Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
Secured by Residential Property

Non-Performing Receivables

Receivables are identified as high risk by 
the Board

Secured Marketable Securities

Securitization Positions

Short-term Receivables and Short-term 
Corporate Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

Investments as Collective Investment 
Institutions

Other Receivables

Share Certificate Investments

Domestic

European 
Union

OECD 
Countries (**)

Off-Shore 
Banking 
Regions

USA, 
Canada

Other 
Countries

Investments 
in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and 
Jointly Controlled 
Entities

Undistributed 
Assets/
Liabilities (***)

Total

171,550,123

554

1,381,513

2,167,530

175,099,720

454,664

546,941

36,797

192,154

1

93

5,040,922

16,705,749

5,463,934

11,772

3,678,389

1,222,927

245,186,583

878,894

760,374

592,449

902,905

5,674,901

107,085,755

341,011

127,212

1,358

48,685

1,469,511

33,285,077

7,321,663

110,679

12,428

29,606

208

126

9,658

2,231

25,586

6,450

165,740

1

15

1,581,841

21,287,537

9,340

26,315,903

454,665

547,034

228,951

32,123,693

253,996,106

109,073,532

33,460,732

7,342,980

165,756

1,581,841

21,296,877

26,315,903

Total

593,506,846 18,086,113

6,582,828

605,705

6,023,381 10,567,014

26,315,903

661,687,790

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation 

(**) OECD countries other than EU countries, USA and Canada

(***) Assets and liabilities that are not consistently allocated.

(****) Credits guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury are included in the class of receivables from central government.

176

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportPrior Period

Risk Groups (*)

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Central Governments or Central Banks 
(****)

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Regional Government or Domestic 
Government

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Administrative Units and Non-
Commercial Enterprises

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Multilateral Development Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from International Organizations

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
from Banks and Intermediaries

Contingent and Non-Contingent Corporate 
Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Retail 
Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables 
Secured by Residential Property

Non-Performing Receivables

Receivables are identified as high risk by 
the Board

Secured Marketable Securities

Securitization Positions

Short-term Receivables and Short-term 
Corporate Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

Investments as Collective Investment 
Institutions

Other Receivables

Equity Investments

Total

Domestic

European 
Union

OECD 
Countries (**)

Off-Shore 
Banking 
Regions

USA, 
Canada

Other 
Countries

Investments 
in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and 
Jointly Controlled 
Entities

Undistributed 
Assets/
Liabilities (***)

Total

140,965,666

724

667,385

2,033,483

143,667,258

144,915

427,971

331

7

93

4,996,816

13,657,672

1,743,227

10,361

4,709,354

952,202

198,071,661

1,369,703

9,263

806,724

785,441

3,190,429

75,806,832

363,781

31,764

1,175

28,893

1,008,317

35,168,937

166,019

8,545,147

4,371

27,218

213

253

13,114

2,856

60,355

4,856

503,896

2

4

1

1,273,213

15,557,343

13,018

5,671

21,504,378

144,922

428,064

331

26,069,632

204,233,221

77,240,762

35,435,896

8,557,443

503,903

1,273,213

15,576,032

21,504,378

481,462,397

15,575,621

1,817,360

818,513

6,207,043

7,249,743

21,504,378

534,635,055

(*) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(**) OECD countries other than EU countries, USA and Canada 

(***) Assets and liabilities that are not consistently allocated

(****) Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the Undersecreteriat of Treasury are included in the receivables from central governments.

177

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management13. Risk profile by sectors or counterparties:

(1) (**)

(2)

Sectors/Counterparty (*)

Agricultural

Farming and Raising Livestock

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

Mining

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel, Food and Beverage Services

Transportation and Telecommunication

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Renting Services

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

133

137,801

133

137,801

3,544

Current Period

Bank

(4)

(3)

333

333

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(13)

(14)

TL

FC

Total

Current Period

Bank

(12)

1,960,037

3,226,594

974,976

3,178,022

11,224

973,837

15,978

32,594

114,074,129

6,320,699

5,231,489

148,028

66,585,328

6,022,541

42,257,312

150,130

29,624,131

3,078,725

5,910,969

2,001,423

11,645,630

50,214,340

92,916,861

143,131,201

376,885

344,901

904

31,080

84,094

5,618,664

208,211

3,417,217

14,359,425

6,635,823

1,789,949

1,434,810

622,434

2,965,625

248,066

260,106

402,612

46,889

40,283

466

6,140

10,220

720,822

1,270,381

2,112,393

2,667,544

1,119,284

586,196

100,425

2,100

796,960

31,112

10,284

21,183

(11)

925

914

4

7

20,096

4,913

13,026

2,157

26,074

43,487

28,470

825

3,605

78

815

8,991

46

657

14,502,168

24,816,084

39,318,252

4,393,817

4,315,709

29,783

48,325

1,000,502

40,372,727

8,841,111

42,111,003

4,257,287

12,321,619

6,894,279

1,549,904

1,202,433

2,112,901

1,341,490

340,003

630

5,735,307

4,655,712

30,413

1,000,857

1,049,182

4,554,771

53,123,360

35,238,730

5,555,273

93,496,087

44,079,841

20,189,704

62,300,707

6,830,702

11,087,989

18,897,706

31,219,325

5,032,709

11,926,988

322,794

718,694

3,337,871

1,872,698

1,921,127

5,450,772

11,645,630

82,408

89,700

11,971,713

2,051,961

364,284

228,951

32,107,179

86,571,988

26,808,555

1,311,251

14,195,782

99,346,766

145,051,972

244,398,738

62

561

35,434,391

15,395,542

6,675,241

1,748,350

22,749,941

6,349,149

317,859

228,951

32,107,179

10,741,668

384,681

1,311,251

28,897,340

89,721,792

118,619,132

1,931

37,507

6,158

206

41,072

4,924,310

1,078,817

690,114

1,248,199

4,108,124

791,784

286,411

773,821

16,514

21,765,821

69,638,959

547,034

228,951

32,123,693 253,996,106 109,073,532

9,396,236

514,731

33,460,732

7,342,980

75,174

165,756

270,590

1,581,841

21,296,877

21,296,877

474,491

183,127,678

45,976,614

229,104,292

26,315,903

351,584,769

310,103,021

661,687,790

123,644

116,283

1,837

5,524

3,020,321

76,529

2,890,076

53,716

1,056,168

65,740,292

3,604,789

287,366

491,134

60,931,218

106,569

65,124

109,923

144,169

105,159,295

175,099,720

454,532

454,665

(1) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to central governments or central banks (2) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to regional governments or local authorities 

(3) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings (4) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to multilateral development banks (5) Contingent and non-
contingent exposures to international organizations

(6) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to banks and brokerage houses (7) Contingent and non-contingent corporate receivables (8) Contingent and non-contingent retail receivables (9) Contingent and non-
contingent exposures secured by real estate property

(10) Past due receivables (11) Receivables in regulatory high-risk categories (12) Other receivables (13) Share Certificate Investments (14) Stock Investments

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation (**) Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the undersecreteriat of treasury are included in the receivables from central 
governments.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
13. Risk profile by sectors or counterparties:

Sectors/Counterparty (*)

Agricultural

Farming and Raising Livestock

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

Mining

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel, Food and Beverage Services

Transportation and Telecommunication

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Renting Services

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

123,644

116,283

1,837

5,524

3,020,321

76,529

2,890,076

53,716

1,056,168

65,740,292

3,604,789

287,366

491,134

60,931,218

106,569

65,124

109,923

144,169

133

137,801

133

137,801

3,544

(3)

333

333

62

561

1,931

37,507

6,158

206

41,072

(1) (**)

(2)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Current Period

Bank

(4)

364,284

228,951

32,107,179

86,571,988

26,808,555

317,859

228,951

32,107,179

10,741,668

384,681

1,960,037

3,226,594

974,976

3,178,022

11,224

973,837

15,978

32,594

114,074,129

6,320,699

5,231,489

148,028

66,585,328

6,022,541

42,257,312

150,130

29,624,131

3,078,725

35,434,391

15,395,542

6,675,241

1,748,350

22,749,941

6,349,149

4,924,310

1,078,817

690,114

1,248,199

4,108,124

791,784

286,411

773,821

376,885

344,901

904

31,080

46,889

40,283

466

6,140

5,910,969

2,001,423

84,094

5,618,664

208,211

3,417,217

14,359,425

6,635,823

1,789,949

1,434,810

622,434

2,965,625

248,066

260,106

402,612

10,220

720,822

1,270,381

2,112,393

2,667,544

1,119,284

586,196

100,425

2,100

796,960

31,112

10,284

21,183

Current Period

Bank

(12)

(13)

(14)

TL

FC

Total

4,393,817

4,315,709

29,783

48,325

1,341,490

340,003

630

5,735,307

4,655,712

30,413

1,000,857

1,049,182

11,645,630

50,214,340

92,916,861

143,131,201

11,645,630

1,000,502

40,372,727

8,841,111

4,554,771

53,123,360

35,238,730

5,555,273

93,496,087

44,079,841

14,502,168

24,816,084

39,318,252

1,311,251

14,195,782

99,346,766

145,051,972

244,398,738

1,311,251

82,408

89,700

11,971,713

2,051,961

42,111,003

4,257,287

12,321,619

20,189,704

62,300,707

6,830,702

11,087,989

18,897,706

31,219,325

28,897,340

89,721,792

118,619,132

6,894,279

1,549,904

1,202,433

2,112,901

5,032,709

11,926,988

322,794

718,694

3,337,871

1,872,698

1,921,127

5,450,772

(11)

925

914

4

7

20,096

4,913

13,026

2,157

26,074

43,487

28,470

825

3,605

78

815

8,991

46

657

105,159,295

175,099,720

454,532

454,665

547,034

228,951

32,123,693 253,996,106 109,073,532

16,514

21,765,821

69,638,959

9,396,236

514,731

33,460,732

7,342,980

75,174

165,756

270,590

1,581,841

21,296,877

21,296,877

474,491

183,127,678

45,976,614

229,104,292

26,315,903

351,584,769

310,103,021

661,687,790

(1) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to central governments or central banks (2) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to regional governments or local authorities 

(3) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings (4) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to multilateral development banks (5) Contingent and non-

contingent exposures to international organizations

contingent exposures secured by real estate property

(6) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to banks and brokerage houses (7) Contingent and non-contingent corporate receivables (8) Contingent and non-contingent retail receivables (9) Contingent and non-

(10) Past due receivables (11) Receivables in regulatory high-risk categories (12) Other receivables (13) Share Certificate Investments (14) Stock Investments

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation (**) Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the undersecreteriat of treasury are included in the receivables from central 

governments.

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14. Analysis of maturity-bearing exposures according to remaining maturities: 

Risk Groups (*)

1 Month

1-3 Months

3-6 Months

6-12 Months

Over 1 Year

Total

Time to Maturity

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Central Governments 
or Central Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Regional 
Governments or Domestic Governments

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Administrative Units 
and Non-Commercial Enterprises

The multilateral development banks and non-contingent receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

Contingent and Non-Contingent Corporate Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Retail Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Collateralized Receivables with Real 
Estate Mortgages

Receivables are identified as High Risk by the Board

7,447,751

4,719,762

8,570,370

8,497,273

84,414,952

113,650,108

2,184

1,982

36,797

12,952,134

14,168,583

21,279,134

197

3,211

401

8,176

3,957

440,151

454,665

341,065

191,752

36,305

143,472

526,035

228,950

1,457,795

1,232,308

4,919,824

4,596,092

25,158,153

20,325,194

27,260,561

32,058,376

152,824,228

246,636,942

1,500,020

2,814,796

7,251,580

71,217,301

104,062,831

655,789

10,071

966,627

2,716

1,132,155

2,664,322

26,394,429

31,813,322

18,138

4,977

124,642

160,544

Total

56,554,425

28,975,923

41,569,321

55,436,614

340,155,267

522,691,550

(*) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

15. Information on Risk Classes

In the calculation of the amount subject to credit risk, determining the risk weights related to risk classes stated on the sixth article of “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital 
Adequacy of Banks”, is based on the Fitch Ratings’ international rating. While receivables from resident banks in abroad which is assessed in the risk class of “Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Banks and Brokerage Agencies” and receivables from central governments which is assessed in the risk class of “Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Central 
Governments or Central Banks” will be subjected to risk weights with the scope of ratings; therefore domestic resident banks accepted as unrated, the risk weight is applied according to 
receivables from relevant banks , type of exchange and original maturity.

If a receivable-specific rating is performed, risk weights to be applied on the receivable are determined by the relevant credit rating.

The table related to mapping the ratings used in the calculations and credit quality grades, which is stated in the Annex of Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of 
Banks, is given below:

Credit Quality Grades

Risk Rating

Risk Amounts according to Risk Weights

1

2

3

4

5

6

AAA via AA-

A+ via A-

BBB+ via BBB-

BB+ via BB-

B+ via B-

CCC+ and lower

Risk Weight

0%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

Amount Before Credit Risk Mitigation (*)

172,847,436

21,218,008

10,468,700

39,915,972

114,139,630 307,895,351

Amount After Credit Risk Mitigation

182,115,524

21,218,008

10,450,092

39,912,463

109,073,532 298,308,051

150%

367,946

367,946

250%

242,174

242,174

Mitigation in 
Shareholders’ 
Equity (**)

1,255,381

1,255,381

(*) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(**) In the calculation made in accordance with the BRSA temporary regulation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312, the simple arithmetic average of the last 252 business days the Central Bank of the Republic 
of Turkey foreign exchange buying rates of the reporting date is used.

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Significant Sectors/Counterparty

Current Period

Agricultural

Farming and Raising Livestock

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

2

2.1 Mining

2.2

2.3

3

4

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

4.1 Wholesale and Retail Trade

4.2 Hotel, Food and Beverage Services

4.3 Transportation and Telecommunication

4.4 Financial Institutions

4.5 Real Estate and Renting Services

4.6 Self-Employment Services

4.7

Education Services

4.8 Health and Social Services

5

6

Other

Total

Loans

Depreciated (TFRS 9)

Provisions

Significant Increase in 
Credit Risk (Stage 2)

Non-Performing (Stage 
3)

Expected Credit Loss 
(TFRS 9)

273,650

270,523

2,786

341

20,037,948

67,507

7,975,524

11,994,917

4,429,993

12,999,311

3,588,573

3,131,267

2,952,157

13,084

1,666,732

270,606

187,214

1,189,678

5,092,183

42,833,085

172,067

153,868

2,572

15,627

5,601,703

64,759

2,833,194

2,703,750

4,856,377

7,399,441

3,418,639

1,355,181

402,672

11,993

1,983,864

109,517

52,713

64,862

2,341,884

20,371,472

157,365

145,045

2,811

9,509

8,043,763

68,053

3,608,566

4,367,144

3,671,667

6,680,615

2,850,473

1,241,468

878,290

11,141

1,330,425

101,621

65,525

201,672

2,231,720

20,785,130

17. Information on Value Adjustments and Change in Credit Provisions:

Beginning Balance

Additional Provisions

Reversal of Provisions Other Value Adjustment

Ending Balance

Stage 3 provisions

Stage 1 and Stage 2 Provisions

10,326,031

5,154,031

3,926,427

7,529,985

(1,276,497)

(2,308,096)

18. Exposures Subject to Counter-cyclical Capital Buffer

Country

Turkey

TRNC

Albania

ABD

Malta

England

Kosovo

Cayman Island

Marshall Island

The United Arab Emirates

Other

RWA calculations for 
Trading Book

246,660

RWA Calculations for 
Private Sector Loans in 
Banking Book

291,895,851

2,467,904

1,243,123

903,229

796,078

762,726

600,611

592,448

474,180

406,266

647,015

12,975,961

10,375,920

Total

292,142,511

2,467,904

1,243,123

903,229

796,078

762,726

600,611

592,448

474,180

406,266

647,015

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III. Explanations on Currency Risk

The exposed currency risk of the Bank is result of the difference between the assets denominated in and indexed to foreign currencies and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. 
Furthermore, parity fluctuations of different foreign currencies are another element of the currency risk.

The currency risk is managed by the internal currency risk limits which are established as a part of the Bank’s risk policies. The Assets and Liabilities Committee and the Assets and Liabilities 
Management Unit meet regularly to take the necessary decisions for hedging exchange rate and parity risks within the framework of the limits determined by the “Net Foreign Currency Overall 
Position/Shareholders’ Equity” ratio which is a part of the legal requirement and the internal currency risk limits specified by the Board of Directors. Foreign exchange risk management decisions 
are strictly applied.

In measuring currency risk, both the Standard Method and the Value at Risk Model (VAR) and Expected Shortfall are used as applied in the statutory reporting. 

Measurements made within the scope of the Standard Method are carried out on a monthly basis and form the basis of determining the capital requirement for hedging currency risk.

Risk measurements made within the context of the VAR are practiced on a daily basis using the historical and Monte Carlo simulation methods. Scenario analyses are conducted to support the 
calculations made within the VAR context. Expected loss calculations are also carried out daily.

The results of the measurements made on currency risk are reported to the Key Management and the risks are closely monitored by taking into account the market and the economic conditions.

The Bank’s foreign currency purchase rates at the date of balance sheet and for the last five working days of the period announced by the Bank in TL are as follows:

Date

December 31, 2020

December 30, 2020

December 29, 2020

December 28, 2020

December 25, 2020

December 24, 2020

USD

7.3850

7.3065

7.3140

7.3493

7.4901

7.5142

EUR

9.0298

8.9856

8.9567

8.9793

9.1327

9.1568

The Bank’s last 30-days arithmetical average foreign currency purchase rates: 

USD: TL 7.6147

EUR: TL 9.2731

Sensitivity to currency risk:

The Bank’s sensitivity to any potential change in foreign currency rates has been analyzed. In the analysis presented below, 10% change, which is also the amount used for the internal reporting 
purposes, is anticipated in USD, EUR, GBP and CHF.

Prior Period

(138,012)

138,012

244,576

(244,576)

3,100

(3,100)

23,368

(23,368)

% Change in Foreign Currency

Effects on Profit/Loss (*)

Current Period

36,357

(36,357)

355,066

(355,066)

35,540

(35,540)

30,076

(30,076)

USD

EUR

GBP

CHF

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

 (*) Indicates the values before tax

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Information on currency risk:

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey (1)

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss (2)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans (3)

Investments in Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Derivative Financial Assets Held for Risk Management

Tangible Assets (2)

Intangible Assets (2)

Other Assets (2)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits (4)

Money Market Funds

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Marketable Securities Issued (5)

Miscellaneous Payables

Derivative Financial Liabilities Held for Risk Management

Other Liabilities (2)

Total Liabilities

Net Balance Sheet Position

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets (6)

Derivative Financial Liabilities (6)

Non-Cash Loans

Prior Period

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Net Balance Sheet Position

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Non-Cash Loans

EUR

USD

Other FC

Total

21,486,115

2,198,196

1,185,387

3,933,472

66,366,042

1,977,454

2,352,890

29,525,200

4,587,823

4,481,801

18,245,067

66,567,950

2,154,117

14,331,367

6,318,726

447,143

3,971

1,978,262

637,478

1,701,377

65,342,682

13,104,745

6,114,331

22,182,510

134,912,254

2,614,932

6,208,384

16,536

132

12,172

28,840

2,667,212

4,340,421

148,593

7,156,226

102,183,304

129,902,511

25,579,089

257,664,904

1,207,812

77,057,972

13,324,485

485,397

340,263

109,032,213

5,038,402

24,993,733

45,169,166

1,172,851

141,075

46,583,333

86,699

106,866

1,689,150

232,673,518

5,038,402

38,318,218

45,255,865

1,765,114

1,651,993

3,423,638

103,208

5,178,839

93,727,659

189,170,266

47,021,181

329,919,106

8,455,645

(59,267,755)

(21,442,092)

(72,254,202)

(4,939,836)

60,694,619

14,700,689

19,640,525

37,579,765

83,998,250

23,303,631

37,803,128

81,706,566

76,165,666

5,540,900

(3,393,004)

12,347,552

15,740,556

28,080,966

108,979,229

149,320,339

(40,341,110)

40,826,778

55,005,759

14,178,981

29,667,289

22,680,380

23,965,091

1,284,711

4,445,593

13,689,715

18,027,718

(4,338,003)

4,911,925

5,993,884

1,081,959

3,337,566

78,435,163

122,664,030

44,228,867

79,828,486

204,375,510

243,513,723

(39,138,213)

42,345,699

73,347,195

31,001,496

61,085,821

(1) Precious metals accounts amounting TL 13,700,154 are included.

(2) In accordance with the Communiqué regarding the principles of the “Regulation on Measurement and Practices of Banks’ Net Overall FC Position/Shareholders’ Equity Ratio on a Consolidated and 
Unconsolidated Basis”, Foreign Currency Income Accruals of Derivative Financial Instruments (TL 1,465,259), Operating Lease Development Costs (TL 4,700), Intangible assets (TL 845), Deferred Tax Asset (TL 
1,326,594), Prepaid Expenses (TL 126,390), Stage 1 and Stage 2 expected credit loss (TL (6,083,307)), Assets Held for Sale and Related to Discontinued Operations (TL 5,800), in liabilities; Foreign Currency 
Expense Accruals of Derivative Financial Instruments (TL 3,641,612) and Shareholders’ Equity (TL (119,088)) in Stage 1 and Stage 2 expected credit loss for non-cash loans (TL 203,206) in liabilities are not 
included in currency risk calculations.

(3) Foreign currency indexed loans amounting TL 853,950 presented in TL loans in the balance sheet are included in the table above. TL 395,434 is USD indexed, TL 452,930 is EUR indexed, TL 1,144 is CHF 
indexed, TL 4,442 is GBP indexed.

(4) Precious metals deposit accounts amounting TL 36,807,875 are included.

(5) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bonds which are classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loans.

(6) The derivative transactions within the context of forward foreign currency options and foreign currency forwards definitions included in the Communiqué above are taken into consideration.

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Interest rate risk is defined as the impairment in the value of the Bank’s interest sensitive Asset, liabilities and off-balance sheet items due to interest rate fluctuations. A method which takes 
into consideration the effect of standard interest shocks on the economic values of the Bank’s on and off-balance sheet interest sensitive accounts is used for measuring the interest rate risk 
arising from the banking accounts, whereas the interest rate risk related to interest sensitive financial instruments followed under trading accounts is assessed within the scope of market risk.

Potential effects of interest rate risk on the Bank’s assets and liabilities, market developments, the general economic environment and expectations are regularly followed in meetings of the 
Asset-Liability Committee, where further measures to reduce risk are taken when necessary.

The Bank’s on and off-balance sheet interest sensitive accounts other than the assets and liabilities exposed to market risk are monitored and controlled by the limits on the ratio of structural 
interest rate risk to equity and tier 1 capital determined by the Board within the scope of asset-liability management risk policy. Moreover, scenario analyses formed in line with the average 
maturity gaps and the historical data and expectations are also used in the management of the related risk.

In addition, the impact of changes in interest rates on the Bank’s net interest income is regularly analyzed. Within this framework, the limit on the ratio of change in net interest income to the 
capital is expected to occur under various scenarios are monitored and regularly reported to senior management.

Interest rate sensitivity

In this part, the sensitivity of the Bank’s assets and liabilities to the interest rates has been analyzed assuming that the year-end balance figures were the same throughout the year. Mentioned 
analysis shows how the FC and TL changes in interest rates by one point during the one-year period affect the Bank’s income accounts and shareholders’ equity under the assumption maturity 
structure and balances are remain the same all year round at the end of the year.

During the measurement of the Bank’s interest rate sensitivity, the profit/loss on the asset and liability items that are evaluated with market value are determined by adding to/deducting from 
the difference between the expectancy value of the portfolio after one year in case there is no change in interest rates and the value of the portfolio one year later, which is measured after the 
interest shock, the interest income to be additionally earned/to be deprived of during the one year period due to the renewal or repricing of the related portfolio at the interest rates formed 
after the interest shock.

On the other hand, in the profit/loss calculation of assets and liabilities that are not evaluated by the current market prices, it is assumed that assets and liabilities with fixed interest rates will 
be renewed at maturity date and the assets and liabilities having variable interest rates will be renewed at the end of repricing period with the market interest rates generated after the interest 
shock.

Within this context, ceteris paribus, the possible changes that may occur in the Bank’s profit and shareholders’ equity in case of 100 basis point increase/decrease in TL and FC interest rates on 
the reporting day are given below:

% Change in the Interest Rate (*)

Effect on Profit/Loss

Effect on Equity (**)

TL

100 bp increase

100 bp decrease

FC (***)

100 bp increase

100 bp decrease

Current Period

674.620

(1.226.541)

Prior Period

136,010

(401,444)

Current Period

(1.124.477)

1.247.244

Prior Period

(789,613)

871,744

(*) Changes in interest rates is calculated assuming that the expectations reflected in inflation. The effects on the profit/loss and shareholders’ equity are stated with their before tax values.

(**) The effect on the profit/loss is mainly arising from the fact that the average maturity of the Bank’s fixed rate liabilities is shorter than the average maturity of its fixed rate assets.

(***) The effect on the shareholders’ equity is arising from the change of the fair value of securities followed under Financial Assets Available for Sale.

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Loans

71,342,009

32,663,401

108,725,501

129,701,034

22,956,660

18,325,551

8,933,436

12,984,006

11,561,103

13,291,720

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, 
Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/
Loss (*)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Other Assets (**)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Marketable Securities Issued (***)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Other Liabilities (****)

Total Liabilities

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Non-interest 
Bearing

Total

3,076,982

4,522,726

136,518

45,738

67,829,379

70,906,361

8,827,076

13,532,058

1,381,494

1,290,113

4,005,775

997,989

7,470

1,558,650

9,241,491

435,130

132,997

22,439,507

65,530,946

365,521,602

41,659,437

27,510,537

8,288,856

5,071,030

7,600,549

16,871,549

7,319,256

1,579,227

112,008,648

50,624,017

142,632,569

149,579,382

37,835,077

101,222,739

593,902,432

2,584,686

409,869

768

160,014,577

37,603,795

13,737,662

526,688

1,080,222

4,075,545

152,918,224

364,800,946

22,996,534

425,062

1,080,972

1,059,824

2,586,492

3

5,104,639

23,448,656

2,756,982

12,275,296

13,126,348

1,755,976

24,729,251

9,789,049

14,527,257

2,303,162

1,154,150

493,355

1,090,336

84,322,597

93,666,533

22,996,537

14,952,319

52,979,207

40,431,345

190,748,147

69,323,944

40,896,050

28,713,251

11,372,740

252,848,300

593,902,432

Balance Sheet Long Position

Balance Sheet Short Position

Off Balance Sheet Long Position

Off Balance Sheet Short Position

101,736,519

120,866,131

26,462,337

249,064,987

(78,739,499)

(18,699,927)

3,665,121

9,971,763

649,650

(5,576,573)

(8,123,500)

(151,625,561)

(249,064,987)

14,286,534

(13,700,073)

Total Position

(75,074,378)

(8,728,164)

102,386,169

115,289,558

18,338,837

(151,625,561)

586,461

(*) The balance includes derivative financial assets

(**) The expected loss provisions are shown in Non-Interest column.

(***) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

(****) Equity is included in ‘’non-interest bearing’’ column.

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Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, 
Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/
Loss (*)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Loans

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Other Assets (**)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Marketable Securities Issued (***)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Other Liabilities (****)

Total Liabilities

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Non-interest 
Bearing

Total

1,094

7,621,787

139,292

53,232,147

53,233,241

5,193,230

12,954,309

1,081,006

931,943

3,724,410

448,867

7,189

1,223,466

7,416,881

13,024,342

55,681,293

5,929,309

2,202,682

6,677,495

8,531,979

11,102,996

12,025,501

510,032

51,872,345

23,095,570

83,061,216

104,904,123

22,410,738

90,618

289,243,558

5,571,939

8,914,079

9,069,431

1,403,597

30,888,355

20,248,100

22,450,782

85,541,513

36,416,239

104,231,684

125,525,417

35,847,025

80,497,593

468,059,471

3,361,138

512,680

339,195

501,725

4,714,738

165,490,809

29,716,872

11,170,506

1,285,997

4,627

83,538,453

291,207,264

1,187,760

682,025

1,691,889

4,481,401

477,960

4,450,505

6,611,475

28,670,433

21,746,804

10,914,492

455,147

859,624

2,671,878

660,713

11,418,430

3,239,839

436,058

1,187,760

12,100,455

44,664,141

40,250,633

1,056,965

70,424,071

73,934,480

177,372,982

56,882,008

29,895,292

33,289,021

4,737,489

165,882,679

468,059,471

Balance Sheet Long Position

Balance Sheet Short Position

Off Balance Sheet Long Position

Off Balance Sheet Short Position

(91,831,469)

(20,465,769)

3,533,443

10,295,150

74,336,392

92,236,396

31,109,536

197,682,324

(1,270,459)

(4,204,967)

(6,954,496)

(85,385,086)

(197,682,324)

13,828,593

(12,429,922)

Total Position

(88,298,026)

(10,170,619)

73,065,933

88,031,429

24,155,040

(85,385,086)

1,398,671

(*) The balance includes derivative financial assets

(**) The expected loss provisions are shown in Non-Interest column.

(***) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

(****) Equity is included in ‘’non-interest bearing’’ column.

b. Average interest rates applied to monetary financial instruments:

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault. Foreign Currency Cash. Money in Transit. Cheques Purchased) and Balances with the 
Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Debt Securities Issued (*)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

(*) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

186

EUR

%

0.33

2.09

2.18

4.74

1.80

0.11

0.05

1.86

USD

%

0.14

2.12

4.66

5.83

3.88

1.01

0.15

1.75

6.22

2.58

JPY

%

TL

%

12.00

15.27

13.90

14.66

14.17

12.81

16.50

10.65

16.93

13.81

11.02

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportPrior Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault. Foreign Currency Cash. Money in Transit. Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Debt Securities Issued (*)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

(*) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan. 

V. Explanations on Equity Shares Risk Arising from Banking Book

EUR

%

0.06

1.56

2.35

4.97

1.92

0.37

0.14

1.74

USD

%

0.95

6.36

4.96

7.13

4.10

1.52

1.15

2.72

5.90

4.09

JPY

%

0.04

TL

%

9.83

9.70

13.97

16.33

14.42

11.21

7.99

9.62

15.11

11.76

a. Accounting policies related to equity investments in associates and subsidiaries can be seen in the Section Three Note III.2.

b. Balance Sheet Value of Equity Investment, fair value, and for publicly traded, if the market value is different from the fair value comparison to the market price:

Investments in Shares

Quoted

Investments in Shares Group A

Subsidiaries

Financial Subsidiaries

Non-Financial Subsidiaries

Non-Quoted

Subsidiaries

Financial Subsidiaries

Non-Financial Subsidiaries

Associates

Financial Associates

Non-Financial Associates

Comparison

Book Value

Fair Value

Market Value

20,008,561

22,468,675

7,867,083

11,553,281

242,174

24,131

5,137,838

1,177,876

c. Information on revaluation surpluses and unrealized gains/losses on equity securities and results included in Common Equity and Tier II Capital

Portfolio

1 Private Equity Investments

2 Shares Traded on a Stock Exchange

3 Other Stocks

4 Total

Realized Gains/
losses During the 
period

Revaluation Increases

Unrealized Gains and Losses

Including into Tier I 
Capital (*)

Total

Total

Including into 
Common Equity

Including into Tier II 
Capital

15,189,098

4,081,056

19,270,154

15,189,098

4,081,056

19,270,154

(*) Represents the amounts reflected to equity according to the equity method.

d. Capital requirement as per equity shares:

Portfolio

Private Equity Investments

Share Traded on a Stock Exchange

Other Stocks

Total

Carrying Value

Total RWA

Minimum Capital 
Requirement

19,420,364

6,582,019

26,002,383

19,420,364

6,724,531

26,144,895

1,553,629

537,962

2,091,591

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Liquidity risk may occur as a result of funding long-term assets with short-term liabilities; The Bank’s liquidity is managed by the Asset-Liability Management Committee in accordance with the 
business strategies, legal requirements, current market conditions and expectations regarding the economic and financial conjuncture.

The Bank’s principal source of funding is deposits. Although the average maturity of deposits is shorter than that assets as a result of the market conditions, the Bank’s wide network of 
branches and stable core deposit base are its most important safeguards of funding. Additionally, the Bank borrows medium and long-term funds from institutions abroad. Concentration limits 
are generally used in deposit and non-deposit borrowings in order to prevent adverse effects of concentrations in the liquidity risk profile of the Bank.

In order to meet the liquidity requirements that may arise from market fluctuations, considerable attention is paid to the need to preserve liquidity and efforts in this respect are supported by 
projections of Turkish Lira and Foreign Currency (FC) cash flows. The term structure of TL and FC deposits, their costs and amounts are monitored on a daily basis. During these studies historical 
events and future expectations are taken into account as well. Based upon cash flow projections, prices are differentiated for different maturities and measures are taken accordingly to meet 
liquidity requirements. Moreover, potential alternative sources of liquidity are determined to be used in case of extraordinary circumstances. 

The liquidity risk exposure of the Bank has to be within the risk capacity limits which are prescribed by the legislation and the Bank’s risk appetite defined in its business strategy. It is essential 
for the Bank to have an adequate level of unencumbered liquid asset stock which can be sold or pledged, in case a large amount of reduction in liquidity sources occurs. The level of liquid asset 
buffer is determined in accordance with the liquidity risk tolerance which is set by the Board of Directors. Asset-Liability Management Committee is responsible for monitoring the liquidity 
position, determining appropriate sources of funds and deciding the maturity structure in accordance with the limits which are set by the Board of Directors.

The Treasury Division is responsible for monitoring the liquidity risk, in accordance with the Asset and Liability Management Risk Policy limits, objectives set out in the business plan and the 
decisions taken at the meetings of Asset-Liability Management Committee. The Treasury Division is also responsible for making liquidity projections and taking necessary precautions to reduce 
liquidity risk, by using the results of stress testing and scenario analysis. Within this scope, Treasury Division is monitoring the Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign currency (FC) liquidity position 
instantly and prospectively based on the information provided from the branches, business units and IT infrastructure of the Bank. The assessment of long-term borrowing opportunities is 
carried out regularly in order to balance the cash inflows and outflows and to mitigate the liquidity risk. The Bank creates liquidity through repurchase agreements and secured borrowings based 
on the high-quality liquid asset portfolio, through securitization and other structured finance products which are created from the asset pools like credit card receivables and retail loans. 

The Bank applies liquidity stress tests to measure liquidity risk. In this approach, in liquidity stress scenarios in which parameters are determined by the Board of Directors, the ability of 
the Bank’s liquid assets’ in covering cash outflows within a one-month horizon has been described. Liquidity adequacy limits for TL and FC are determined by Board of Directors, based on 
the liquidity requirements and risk tolerance of the Bank. The liquidity risk is measured by the Risk Management Division and results are reported to the related executive functions, senior 
management and Board of Directors. The reflections of conveniences provided for loan customers on repayments due to the COVID-19 outbreak and pressure in financial markets on the Bank’s 
liquidity adequacy are analyzed under various scenarios. 

It is essential for the Bank to monitor the liquidity position and funding strategy continuously. In case of a liquidity crisis that may arise from unfavorable market conditions, extraordinary 
macroeconomic situations and other reasons which are beyond the control of the Bank, “Emergency Action and Funding Plan” is expected to be commissioned. In that case, related committees 
have to report the precautions taken and their results to the Board of Directors through Audit Committee.

The Bank’s Foreign Currency (FC) and total (TL+FC) liquidity coverage ratio averages for the last three months, the highest value and the lowest value occurred in this period are given below. 

Current Period

TL+FC

156.34

FC

278.05

Prior Period

TL+FC

176.54

FC

307.29

23.10.2020

16.10.2020

18.10.2019

25.10.2019

175.72

01.01.2021

509.90

11.12.2020

209.00

29.11.2019

412.66

03.01.2020

The lowest value

Applicable week

The highest value

Applicable week

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Current Period

HIGH QUALITY LIQUID ASSETS

High Quality Liquid Assets

Cash Outflows

Retail and Small Business Customers, of which;

Stable deposits

Less stable deposits

Unsecured wholesale funding, of which;

Operational deposits

Non-operational deposits

Other unsecured funding

Secured funding

Other cash outflows, of which;

Derivatives cash outflow and liquidity needs related to market valuation changes on 
derivatives or other transactions

Obligations related to structured financial products

Commitments related to debts to financial markets and other off-balance sheet 
obligations

Other revocable off-balance sheet commitments and contractual obligations

Other irrevocable or conditionally revocable off-balance sheet obligations

TOTAL CASH OUTFLOWS

CASH INFLOWS

Secured lending

Unsecured lending

Other cash inflows

TOTAL CASH INFLOWS

TOTAL HQLA STOCK

TOTAL NET CASH OUTFLOWS

LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO (%)

(*) The simple arithmetic average calculated for the last three months of the weekly simple arithmetic average.

Total Unweighted Value (*)

Total Weighted Value (*)

TL+FC

FC

TL+FC

FC

130,597,014

79,075,224

277,386,679

46,269,638

231,117,041

105,988,053

1,349,088

86,784,021

17,854,944

181,076,534

181,076,534

60,698,942

67,444

54,115,267

6,516,231

5,539,673

8,108,203

25,425,186

2,313,482

23,111,704

51,951,497

337,272

39,686,643

11,927,582

5,506

5,539,673

18,107,653

18,107,653

29,970,499

16,861

23,622,939

6,330,699

5,506

8,108,203

1,794,273

4,362,803

1,794,273

4,362,803

3,745,400

7,028,663

196,973,518

3,745,400

6,284,510

92,425,535

3,745,400

351,433

21,527,379

104,800,674

1,484

33,794,601

1,596,986

35,393,071

21,391,709

44,734,361

66,126,070

25,760,071

1,596,986

27,357,057

3,745,400

314,226

11,455,358

67,961,445

18,943,694

44,734,361

63,678,055

Upper Limit Applied Value

130,597,014

77,443,617

169.04

79,075,224

18,754,820

435.80

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HIGH QUALITY LIQUID ASSETS

High Quality Liquid Assets

CASH OUTFLOWS

Retail and Small Business Customers, of which;

Stable deposits

Less stable deposits

Unsecured funding, of which;

Operational deposits

Non-operational deposits

Other unsecured funding

Secured funding

Other cash outflows, of which;

Derivatives cash outflow and liquidity needs related to market valuation changes on 
derivative or other transactions

Obligations related to structured financial products

Commitments related to debts to financial markets and other off-balance sheet 
obligations

Other revocable off-balance sheet commitments and contractual obligations

Other irrevocable or conditionally revocable off-balance sheet obligations

TOTAL CASH OUTFLOWS

CASH INFLOWS

Secured lending

Unsecured lending

Other cash inflows

TOTAL CASH INFLOWS

TOTAL HQLA STOCK

TOTAL NET CASH OUTFLOWS

LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO (%)

Total Unweighted Value (*)

Total Weighted Value (*)

TL+FC

FC

TL+FC

FC

201,855,265

42,057,131

159,798,134

78,465,947

580,222

63,272,420

14,613,305

114,216,455

114,216,455

38,624,455

7,461

36,483,263

2,133,731

117,412,446

54,916,614

18,082,670

2,102,857

15,979,813

42,055,130

145,055

32,858,221

9,051,854

11,421,646

11,421,646

20,163,163

1,865

18,095,008

2,066,290

44,678,641

19,922,908

44,678,641

19,922,908

41,418,723

16,662,990

41,418,723

16,662,990

3,259,918

5,509,752

153,049,122

3,259,918

4,730,020

66,605,870

3,259,918

275,488

15,905,483

120,997,412

9,835

26,890,371

40,235,432

67,135,638

16,339,545

35,879,375

52,218,920

20,193,796

40,235,432

60,429,228

3,259,918

236,501

8,111,253

59,855,471

14,457,952

35,879,375

50,337,327

Upper Limit Applied Value

117,412,446

60,568,184

194.49

54,916,614

15,313,743

361.35

(*) The simple arithmetic average calculated for the last three months of the weekly simple arithmetic average.

Compared to the prior period, a decrease in the total liquidity coverage ratio and an increase in the foreign currency liquidity coverage ratio have been observed for the fourth quarter of 2020. 
While the foreign currency liquidity coverage ratio, increased due to the increase in the high-quality liquid asset stock, the total liquidity coverage ratio decreased due to the increase in net cash 
outflows. Total and Foreign Currency liquidity coverage ratios are continuing to hover far above the minimum level (respectively 100% and 80%) pursuant to legal legislations. 

The Liquidity Coverage Ratio which has been introduced to ensure banks to preserve sufficient stock of high quality assets to meet their net cash outflows that may occur in the short term is 
calculated as per the Communiqué on “Measurement and Assessment of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio of Banks’ published by BRSA. The ratio is directly affected by the level of unencumbered 
high-quality assets which can be liquidated at any time and net cash inflows and outflows arising from the Bank’s assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions.

The Bank’s high-quality liquid asset stock primarily consists of cash, the accounts held at CBRT and unencumbered government bonds which are issued by Turkish Treasury.

The Bank’s principal source of funding is deposits. In terms of non-deposit borrowing, funds received from repurchase agreements, marketable securities issued, and funds borrowed from 
financial institutions are among the most significant funding sources of the Bank. 

In order to manage liquidity effectively, concentration of liquidity sources and usages should be avoided. Due to the strong and stable core deposit base of the Bank, deposits are received from 
a diversified customer portfolio. In addition, in order to provide diversification in liquidity sources and usages, liquidity concentration limits are used effectively. Total amount of funds borrowed 
from a single counterparty or a risk group is closely and instantaneously monitored, taking liquidity concentration limits into account. In addition to these, the cumulative liquidity deficits that the 
Bank is exposed to in various maturity tranches are periodically monitored and reported to the senior management.

Cash flows of derivatives that will take place within 30 days are taken into account in calculation of liquidity coverage ratio. Cash outflows of derivatives that arise from margin obligations, are 
reflected to the results in accordance with the methodology articulated in the related legislation.

Liquidity risk of the Bank, its foreign branches and subsidiaries that are to be consolidated are managed within the regulatory limits and in accordance with the group strategies. For the purposes 
of effectiveness and sustainability of liquidity management, funding sources of group companies and funding diversification opportunities in terms of markets, instruments and tenor are 
evaluated and liquidity position of the group companies are monitored continuously by the Bank.

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Demand

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

3-12
Months

1-5
Years

5 Years  

and Over Unallocated (*)

Total

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, 
Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

32,467,082

38,439,279

Banks

9,476,921

3,872,881

136,518

45,738

70,906,361

13,532,058

Financial Assets at Fair Value through 
Profit/Loss (**)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

1,554,821

1,297,223

1,239,405

4,006,149

1,136,305

7,588

9,241,491

435,130

3,399,017

1,989,465

7,584,954

28,533,443

23,588,937

65,530,946

Loans (***)

13,781,055

36,589,566

34,372,784

95,914,182

131,528,306

32,964,237

20,371,472

365,521,602

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized 
Cost

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial 
Institutions

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued (****)

Miscellaneous Payables

3,556,347

8,042,533

2,512,555

6,647,357

20,631,038

8,312,140

41,659,437

53,047

188,399

19,226,558

27,510,537

57,715,009

95,196,846

40,303,774

114,198,380

182,017,491

64,872,902

39,598,030

593,902,432

1,080,222

2,584,686

409,869

768

152,918,224

160,014,185

37,602,176

13,734,084

532,277

469,947

3,619,285

20,218,982

14,621,273

1,501,858

22,996,534

3

1,080,972

1,744,682

12,275,296

25,802,698

12,075,559

14,344,211

209,899

510

397,699

4,075,545

364,800,946

40,431,345

22,996,537

52,979,207

14,952,319

Other Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Liquidity Gap

6,061,635

4,764,473

1,954,376

1,545,307

362,075

78,978,667

93,666,533

153,998,446

207,552,170

48,350,387

48,184,016

42,899,254

13,939,492

78,978,667

593,902,432

(96,283,437)

(112,355,324)

(8,046,613)

66,014,364

139,118,237

50,933,410 (39,380,637)

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Liabilities

(1,843,165)

(3,082,458)

(232,208)

653,246

60,975,648

44,234,852

23,095,200

26,504,775

44,842,885

62,818,813

47,317,310

23,327,408

25,851,529

44,842,885

Non-cash Loans

67,592,573

2,568,566

5,824,087

23,768,593

15,584,033

4,237,362

(4,504,585)

199,653,360

204,157,945

119,575,214

Prior Period

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Liquidity Gap

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Liabilities

51,621,827

64,957,934

24,693,394

76,252,663

158,395,650

54,974,910

37,163,093

468,059,471

84,040,178

188,611,482

36,574,062

41,898,824

42,530,376

7,540,912

66,863,637

468,059,471

(32,418,351)

(123,653,548)

(11,880,668)

34,353,839

115,865,274

47,433,998 (29,700,544)

19,748

(116,394)

1,175,005

271,048

35,899,277

19,227,240

20,613,990

24,526,750

39,496,074

35,879,529

19,343,634

19,438,985

24,255,702

39,496,074

1,349,407

139,763,331

138,413,924

92,989,062

Non-cash Loans

54,224,332

1,976,792

5,908,305

17,491,717

9,635,096

3,752,820

(*) Asset items, such as Tangible Assets, Subsidiaries and Associates, Office Supply Inventory, Prepaid Expenses and Non-Performing Loans, which are required for banking operations and which cannot be 
converted into cash in short-term, other liabilities such as Provisions which are not considered as payables and Shareholders’ Equity, are shown in the “Unallocated” column.

(**) Includes Derivative financial assets.

(***) Nonperforming loans are included in “Unallocated” column.

(****) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

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been prepared by referencing the earliest dates of collections and payments without discounting the liabilities. The interest to be collected from and paid to the related liabilities is included 
in the following table. Adjustments column shows the items that may cause possible cash flows in the following periods. The values of the related liabilities registered in balance sheet do not 
include these amounts.

Current Period

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Provided 
from Other Financial 
Institutions

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities 
Issued (*)

Leasing Liabilities

Demand

Up to 
1 Month

1-3
Months

3-12
Months

1-5 
Years

5 Years and 
Over

Adjustments 
(-)

Balance 
Sheet Value

Total

153,998,446

163,018,733

38,316,955

13,925,240

555,303

369,814,677

938,186

368,876,491

475,361

3,724,126

20,846,201

15,834,477

1,565,678

42,445,843

2,014,498

40,431,345

23,044,216

3

23,044,219

47,682

22,996,537

1,298,508

1,925,408

15,144,504

32,577,652

15,571,435

66,517,507

13,538,300

52,979,207

36,530

76,918

262,719

1,053,002

1,914,942

3,344,111

1,954,894

1,389,217

(*) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

Prior Period

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Provided from Other 
Financial Institutions

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities 
Issued (*)

Leasing Liabilities

Demand Up to 1 Month

1-3
Months

3-12
Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Adjustments 
(-)

Balance Sheet 
Value

Total

84,040,178

169,185,882

30,476,901

11,696,599

1,361,972

4,860

296,766,392

844,390

295,922,002

1,728,264

1,188,548

3,429,351

22,999,936

13,057,322

1,795,094

43,009,967

2,759,334

40,250,633

1,188,548

788

1,187,760

1,697,122

1,811,361

9,525,828

34,351,426

7,535,365

54,921,102

10,256,961

44,664,141

37,291

73,800

288,079

1,067,845

1,899,835

3,366,850

1,970,587

1,396,263

(*) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

The following table shows the remaining maturities of non-cash loans of the Bank.

Current Period

Letters of Credit

Letters of Guarantee

Acceptances

Other

Total

Prior Period

Letters of Credit

Letters of Guarantee

Acceptances

Other

Total

Demand Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

980,613

941,460

3,190,944

533

5 Years and 
Over

Total

19,537,281

1,261,618

4,065,504

16,134,892

10,858,891

2,584,214

87,432,890

326,335

817,123

4,348,430

3,901,311

94,327

823,298

1,653,148

9,459,703

3,145,340

14,423,731

52,527,771

66,504

574,567

67,592,573

2,568,566

5,824,087

23,768,593

15,584,033

4,237,362

119,575,214

Demand Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

743,785

2,771,346

68,708

5 Years and 
Over

Total

13,589,521

9,463,411

43,974,122

340,206

446,593

542,271

896,145

528,896

9,480

2,906,186

11,646,044

8,753,452

2,071,444

70,247,393

2,258,334

3,059,368

14,959

317,691

495,245

6,504,495

1,681,376

2,647,653

54,224,332

1,976,792

5,908,305

17,491,717

9,635,096

3,752,820

92,989,062

The following table shows the remaining maturities of derivative financial assets and liabilities of the Bank.

Current Period

Forwards Contracts-Buy

Forwards Contracts-Sell

Swaps Contracts-Buy

Swaps Contracts-Sell

Futures Transactions-Buy

Futures Transactions-Sell

Options-Call

Options-Put

Other

Total

192

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

2,597,630

2,567,063

3,671,735

8,622,850

2,482,254

3,615,646

8,451,373

2,475,647

5 Years and 
Over

Total

17,374,469

17,109,729

46,285,705

32,186,709

11,231,842

23,275,336

43,002,073

155,981,665

57,206,194

42,385,680

11,539,355

22,628,697

43,002,073

176,761,999

272,674

297,024

2,691,230

2,654,710

9,222,231

720,385

765,850

495,343

492,814

7,218,000

956,603

1,056,468

2,033,885

2,030,192

500,040

747,185

747,185

1,840,812

1,840,812

1,949,662

2,119,342

7,808,455

7,765,713

16,940,271

123,794,461

91,552,162

46,422,608

52,356,304

89,685,770

403,811,305

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportPrior Period

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years 5 Years and Over

Forwards Contracts- Buy

Forwards Contracts- Sell

Swaps Contracts-Buy

Swaps Contracts-Sell

Futures Transactions-Buy

Futures Transactions-Sell

Options-Call

Options-Put

Other

Total

1,256,189

1,253,231

32,434,720

32,506,930

1,937,177

1,934,854

16,279,125

16,415,096

5,780,168

5,691,025

12,383,204

11,402,337

2,163,397

2,194,627

20,456,930

20,154,652

2,088,676

1,999,675

239,385

760,419

743,165

501,038

1,728,495

1,623,500

1,444,246

1,827,200

1,827,200

158,446

38,148,561

38,148,561

1,347,513

1,347,513

Total

11,136,931

11,073,737

119,702,540

118,627,576

7,752,303

7,541,053

2,343,115

71,778,806

38,570,874

40,052,975

48,782,452

78,992,148

278,177,255

VII. Explanations on Leverage Ratio

a. Explanations on Differences Between Current and Prior Years’ Leverage Ratios

The Bank’s unconsolidated leverage ratio is calculated in accordance with the principles of the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Banks’ Leverage Level”. The Bank’s consolidated 
Leverage ratio is 7.88% (December 31, 2019: 9.07%). According to Regulation the minimum leverage ratio is 3%. The changes in the leverage ratio are mostly due to the increase in total risk 
amounts. 

b. Explanations on leverage ratio:

On-Balance sheet items

On-balance sheet items (excluding derivatives and SFTs, but including collateral)

Assets amounts deducted from Tier 1 capital

Total on balance sheet exposures

Derivative exposures and credit derivatives

Replacement cost associated with derivative financial instruments and credit derivatives

The potential amount of credit risk with derivative financial instruments and credit derivatives

The total amount of risk on derivative financial instruments and credit derivatives

Investment securities or commodity collateral financing transactions

Current Period (*)

Prior Period(*)

607,154,346

451,942,052

(1,185,021)

(876,726)

605,969,325

451,065,326

8,811,454

2,608,300

11,419,754

3,694,184

1,942,906

5,637,090

The amount of risk investment securities or commodity collateral financing transactions (Excluding on balance sheet items)

4,969,503

2,463,078

Risk amount of exchange brokerage operations

Total risks related with securities or commodity financing transactions

Off -Balance Sheet Items

Gross notional amount of off-balance sheet items

Adjustments for conversion to credit equivalent amounts

The total risk of off-balance sheet items

Capital and Total Exposures

Tier 1 Capital

Total Exposures

Leverage Ratio

Leverage Ratio

(*) Three-month average of the amounts in Leverage Ratio table. 

VIII. Explanations on Other Price Risks

4,969,503

2,463,078

215,539,119

165,807,287

(6,838,414)

(4,557,870)

208,700,705

161,249,417

65,479,340

56,276,404

831,059,287

620,414,911

7.88

9.07

The Bank is exposed to stock price risk due to its investments in companies being traded on the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. (BIST). 

The Bank’s sensitivity to stock price risk at the reporting date was measured with an analysis. In the analysis, with the assumption of all other variables were held constant and the data (stock 
prices) used in the valuation method are 10% higher or lower. According to this assumption, in shares traded in Borsa Istanbul and followed under Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or 
Loss account, expected to have an effect amounting to TL 14,726 increase/decrease.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementIX. Explanations on Presentation of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value

1. Information on fair values of financial assets and liabilities

Financial Assets

Money Market Placements

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

Investments Financial Assets Measured Amortized Cost

Loans

Financial Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Marketable Securities Issued (*)

Miscellaneous Payables

Book Value

Fair value

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

13,532,058

65,530,946

41,659,437

12,954,309

51,872,345

30,888,355

13,531,298

65,530,946

41,641,633

12,951,453

51,872,345

31,039,054

345,150,130

270,360,084

328,268,442

271,214,596

4,075,545

4,714,738

4,068,196

4,695,910

364,800,946

291,207,264

363,992,492

290,548,279

40,431,345

52,979,207

14,952,319

40,250,633

44,664,141

12,100,455

39,928,073

53,708,214

14,952,319

39,661,083

44,957,049

12,100,455

(*) Includes subordinated bonds which are classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loans.

Strike prices, quotations, market prices determined by the CBRT and published in the Official Gazette and the values calculated by using alternative models, are taken as the basis in the fair value 
determination of Financial Assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

When the prices of the financial assets measured at amortized cost cannot be measured in an active market, fair values are not deemed to be reliably determined and amortized cost, calculated 
by the internal rate of return method, are taken into account as the fair values. 

Fair values of banks, loans granted, deposits and funds borrowed from other financial institutions and marketable securities are calculated by discounting the amounts in each maturity bracket 
formed according to repricing periods, using the rate corresponding to relevant maturity bracket in the discount curves based on current market conditions. 

2. Information on fair value measurements recognized in the financial statements

“IFRS 13 - Fair Value Measurement” standard requires the items, which are recognized in the balance sheet at their fair values to be shown in the notes by being classified within a range. 
According to this, the related financial instruments are classified into three levels in such a way that they will express the significance of the data used in fair value measurements. At the first 
level, there are financial instruments, whose fair values are determined according to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, at the second level, there are financial 
instruments, whose fair values are determined by directly or indirectly observable market data, and at the third level, there are financial instruments, whose fair values are determined by 
the data, which are not based on observable market data. The financial assets, which are recognized in the balance sheet at their values, are shown below as classified according to the 
aforementioned principles of ranking. 

Current Period

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss

Other

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (*)

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

167,674

147,257

42,667,184

468,938

261,922

5,060,117

1,145,638

22,077,803

320,025

89,168

7,934,485

103,229

1,886,716

350,829

(*) Since they are not traded in an active market, the equity securities TL 25,937 under the financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are shown in the financial statements at acquisition 
cost and the related securities are not shown in this table.

Prior Period

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Derivative Financial Assets Held for Trading

Other

Financial Assets Available-for-Sale (*)

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

258,360

137,669

3,844

11,514

4,044,105

1,074,673

1,886,716

35,822,080

15,189,405

350,829

421,665

76,207

2,134,363

(*) Since they are not traded in an active market, the equity securities TL 12,159 under the financial assets available-for-sale are shown in the financial statements at acquisition cost and the related securities 
are not shown in this table.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportThe movement table of financial assets at level 3 is given below:

Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Purchases

Redemption or Sales

Valuation Difference

Transfers

Balance at the end of the Period

Current Period

2,249,059

92,086

(8,843)

8,472

2,340,774

Prior Period

2,229,407

261,733

(1,365)

221,111

(461,827)

2,249,059

Real estates which are presented in the financial statements at fair value are classified at level 3.

The loans measured at fair value through profit and loss under Level 3 consists of loan granted to the special purpose entity which is disclosed in the Section V footnote I-f.2 and footnote I.r. 
The mentioned loan’s fair value is determined by the various valuation methods. The potential changes in the fundamental estimations and assumptions in the valuation work may affect the 
carrying fair value of the loan.

X. Explanations on Transactions Carried Out on Behalf of Third Parties and Fiduciary Transactions 

The Bank gives trading and custody services in the name and on the account of its customers. The Bank has no fiduciary transactions.

XI. Explanations on Risk Management Objectives and Policies

Explanations according to “Communiqué on Public Disclosures about Risk Management” published on the Official Gazette No.29511 dated October 23, 2015 are included below. The Bank uses 
the standardized approach for calculation of capital charge for credit risk, therefore explanations about internal ratings-based approach are not included.

Reverse stress tests are regularly carried out by the Bank considering the increase in deteriorated loan portfolio and interest and exchange rate shocks which might cause the capital adequacy 
to fall within the legal limits. 

a. General Information on Risk Management Approach and Risk Weighted Amounts

a.1. The Bank’s risk management approach

Bank is exposed to financial and non-financial risks which are required to be analyzed, monitored and reported within specific risk management principles of the Bank and with the perspective 
of risk management. The risk management process is organized within the framework of risk management and serves the creation of a common risk culture in corporate level; which brings 
“corporate governance” to forefront, the independence of the internal audit and monitoring units from the business units that undertake risks is established risk is defined in accordance with 
international regulations and in this context measurement, analysis, monitoring, reporting and control functions are carried. 

Risk management process and the functions involved in the process is one of the primary responsibilities of the Board of Directors. The Risk Committee operates to prepare the Bank’s risk 
management strategies and policies, submit them to the Board of Directors for approval and monitor the implementations. Evaluating the capital adequacy and observing the active use 
of results in Bank’s planning and decision making processes, establishing and monitoring limits related to main risks, monitoring the activities of risk management (determining, defining, 
measuring, evaluating and managing risk) and monitoring results and methods in measuring risk are also under their authority and responsibility of the Committee. Committee reports activity 
results to the Board of Directors through Audit Committee.

The Risk Management Department, which operates under the Bank’s Board of Directors, has been organized as Asset-Liability Management Risk Unit, Credit Risk Unit, Operational Risk and 
Subsidiary Risk Unit, Model Risk and Validation Unit, Internal Capital Assessment Process and Economic Capital Unit.

The Bank’s risk management process is carried out within the framework of risk policies which are issued by the Board of the Directors by taking the recommendations of the Risk Management 
Department into account and which include the written standards that are implemented by the business units. These policies which are entered into force in line with the international practices 
are general standards which contain organization and scope of the risk management function, risk measurement policies, duties and responsibilities of the risk management group, procedures 
for determining risk limits, ways to eliminate limit violations, compulsory approvals and confirmations to be given in a variety of events and situations.

In the aforementioned risk policies, the Bank’s risk appetite framework is defined as a set of approaches that determine the risk capacity, the risk appetite, the risk tolerance and that include the 
policies, procedures, controls and systems for reporting and monitoring of the limits set for the Bank’s risk profile and the indicators in the framework. The Bank’s risk appetite framework, which 
is formed in accordance with the above-mentioned factors and entered into force with the Board of Directors approval, includes indicators that are aligned with the business plan, the strategic 
programme, capital and remuneration planning and comparable on a business unit level to the extent possible. The compliance to the limits within the framework is periodically monitored and 
the realization of the risk appetite indicators are reported to the Risk Committee and the Boards on a monthly basis.

In order to build a strong corporate culture that has a risk management perspective, the Bank has policies, processes, systems and a control system that is integrated with the Bank’s risk 
management system to effectively control the bank’s risk management system is available. All employees of the Bank essentially perform their duties in a responsible manner that aims to 
develop controls to reduce or eliminate the probability of the Bank to incur losses related to the operational risks. In the process risk analysis studies, risks and the related controls are evaluated 
together with employees performing the relevant process in a holistic approach. Procedures to be followed in case of a risk threshold breach and risk definitions are given in the risk politics. Code 
of conducts, operation manuals, the sharing of duties between business units and risk units are announced to the Bank’s staff.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementThe risk reports that analyze the results reached by the Bank and the comprehensive risk assessment and comparison of these results with a risk management perspective are periodically 
submitted to the Risk Committee and to the Board through the Audit Committee. The content of the above-mentioned reports could be summarized as follows:

 - Capital adequacy ratio, the progression of the components of this ratio and the issues that affect the aforementioned ratio,

 - Monitoring the compliance status of the limits set by the Board of Directors as a part of the risk appetite framework and based on the components of the main risk types,

 -

In addition to the assessment of the loan portfolio on the basis of counterparties and loan types, monitoring of the portfolio as a whole according to parameters such as maturity, sector, 
geography, risk ratings, arrears, defaults,

 - Measuring the assets and liabilities management risk, and reporting of measurement results,

 - Monitoring of all risks assessed in the context of operational risk, loss events that occurred in the Bank and risk indicators, 

 - Testing the measurement results in terms of completeness and reliability,

 - Analyzing the level of risk indicators under various stress scenarios,

 - Examining various concentration indicators and the course followed by these indicators

As per the communique on “Bank’s Internal Systems and Internal Capital Adequacy and Assessment Process” and “Guidelines for Stress Testing of Banks to Use in Capital and Liquidity Planning”, 
stress tests are conducted for the entire risks that the Bank is exposed to and on the basis of significant risk categories. As a part of the holistic stress tests, risk appetite, capital planning, 
strategic plan and budget, action plans for emergencies and unexpected situations related to miscellaneous risks and other issues considered as significant are taken into consideration. In 
the holistic and individual stress test processes carried out by the Bank, the most advanced approaches used in risk measurement in the Bank are used as much as possible, together with the 
methods that are the basis of legal reporting (standard approaches for credit and market risk, basic indicator approach for operational risk). 

In the stress tests, both the first pillar risks (credit risk, market risk, operational risk) in scope of the regulatory framework and all the other risks that the Bank is exposed to independent of the 
regulatory framework are taken into account in a holistic perspective. In determining the course of capital adequacy under various scenarios during the planning horizon, the actions that the 
Bank will take in case of stress conditions and the impact of the diversified growth strategies of business units on the capital adequacy and the balance sheet are considered. 

The reflections of developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak on the Bank’s risk profile and risk appetite framework are closely monitored. The negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak 
are also taken into account in the calculation of expected credit loss. The levels at which the capital adequacy ratio of the Bank will reach are estimated and monitored with stress tests. In 
addition, reverse stress tests are carried out regularly, by determining the problematic loan growth rate and increase in exchange rates, which will cause the Bank’s capital adequacy to fall within 
the legal limits.

The scope and content of the Bank’s risk management system in terms of the main risk types are listed below. Bank’s risk mitigation strategies and processes for the assessment of their 
effectiveness are given in Fourth Section II No. “Explanations on Credit Risk” under the Section IV, XI-f.1 notes. No. “The Public Disclosure of Qualitative Information Related to the Market Risk” 
mentioned in the section.

Credit risk

Credit risk is defined as the risk of the failure to comply with the requirements or failing to fulfill its obligations partially or totally of the counter side of the transaction contract with the Bank. 
The methodology and responsibilities of the credit risk management, controlling and monitoring and the framework of credit risk limitations specified with the credit risk policy. 

The Bank defines measures and manages credit risk of the all products and activities. Board of Directors review the Bank’s credit risk policies and credit risk strategy on an annual basis as a 
minimum. Top Management is responsible for the implementation of credit risk policies which are approved by Board of Directors.

As a result of loans and credit risks analysis all findings are reported to Board of Directors and Top Management on a regular basis. In addition to transaction and company-based credit risk 
assessment process, monitoring of credit risk also refers to an approach with monitoring and managing the credit as a whole maturity, sector, security, geography, currency, credit type and credit 
rating. 

In the Bank’s credit risk management, along the limits as required by legal regulations, the Bank utilizes the risk limits to undertake the maximum credit risk within risk groups or sectors that 
the Board of Directors determines. These limits are determined such a way that prevents risk concentration on particular sectors. In case of exceeding the limits, the excess and its reasons are 
immediately reported to the Risk Committee and Board of Directors. The actions to be taken to remedy the excess and the time to eliminate the excess are concluded under the authority of 
the Board of Directors. The results of the controls regarding the excess of the risk limits and the evaluations of these limits are presented by Internal Audit and Risk Management Group to Top 
Management and Board of Directors.

The Bank uses credit decision support systems which are created for the purpose of credit risk management, lending decisions, controlling the credit process and credit provisioning. The 
consistency of the credit decision support systems with the structure of the Bank’s activities, size and complexity is examined continuously by internal systems. Credit decision support systems 
contain the Risk Committee assessment and approval of Board of Directors.

Asset and Liability Management Risk

Asset-liability management risk defined as the risk of Bank’s incurring loss due to managing all financial risks that are inflicted from the Bank’s assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet 
transactions, ineffectively. Trading book portfolio’s market risk, structural interest rate risk and liquidity risk of the banking portfolio; are considered within the scope of the asset liability 
management.

Complying the established risk limits and being at the limits that stipulated by the legislation are the primary priority of Asset-liability management risk. Risk limits are determined by the Board of 
Directors by taking into consideration of the Group’s liquidity, target income level and general expectations about changes in risk factors.

Board of Directors and the Audit Committee are responsible for following the Bank’s capital is used optimally; for this purpose, checking the status against risk limits and providing the necessary 
actions are taken.

Asset and Liability Management Committee is responsible for managing the Asset and Liability risk within the framework of operating principles that are involved in the risk appetite and risk 
limits are set by the Board of Directors in accordance with the policy statement.

Asset and liability management processes and compliance with the provisions of the policy are controlled and audited by the internal audit system. The execution of the audit, reporting the 
audit results, action plans for the elimination of errors and gaps identified as a result of inspections regarding the fulfillment of the principles, are determined by the Board of Directors.

Operational Risk

Operational risk is defined as “the probability of loss due to the inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, external factors or legal risks”. All risks except financial risks are 
considered within the scope of operational risk. Studies consisted and are formed of occur by execution of identification, definition, measurement, analysis, monitoring of operational risk, 
providing and reporting the necessary control related to monitoring the progress of our country and the world, the development of techniques and methods, necessary legal reporting, 
notification and conduct of follow-up transactions. Studies on the subject are conducted by the Department of Risk Management.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportOperational risks that arise due to the activities are defined in “Bank Risk Catalogue” and classified in respect of species. Bank Risk Catalogue is kind of the fundamental document that used for 
identification and classification of all at the risk that may be encountered. It is updated in line with the changes in the nature of the processes and activities. 

Qualitative and quantitative methods are used in a combination for measurement and evaluation of the operational risks. In this process, information uses that obtained from “Impact-Probability 
Analysis”, “Missing Event Data Analysis”, “Risk Indicators” methods. Methods prescribed by legal regulations are applied as minimum in determining the capital requirement level for the operating 
risk.

All risks are assessed in the context of operational risk, loss events and the risk indicators same as operational risks that occurred in the Bank, are monitored on a regular basis by the Department 
of Risk Management and reported periodically to the Risk Committee and the Board of Directors.

Model Risk Management and Validation Operations

Model risk is the risk of financial losses and/or loss of reputation that the Bank may be exposed to due to errors and/or malfunctions that occur during the creation, implementation or use of 
models used in its activities. In order to address the model risk in a holistic manner, the model definition, model life cycle and triple line of defense structure and the duties and responsibilities of 
all functions of the Bank in this structure are defined in the model risk management policy.

Model risk management and validation activities in the second line of defense of the triple line of defense structure; creating the model inventory, determining and approving the model class, 
validating the models, preparing periodic reports on the Bank’s model risk and presenting those reports to the Risk Committee, Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

Risk measurement models are validated at least once a year according to international standards. Within the scope of validation, activities are carried out to test the performance and validity of 
models with statistical methods, to examine the quality of the data used in the model development phase and the conceptual soundness of the selected methods, and to evaluate the health of 
the processes created for the use of the models. The results of the validation activities are reported to the Risk Committee, Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

a.2 Overview of risk weighted amounts:

Credit risk (excluding counterparty credit risk) (CCR)

Of which standardized approach (SA)

Of which internal rating-based (IRB) approach

Counterparty credit risk

Of which standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (CCR)

Of which internal model method (IMM)

Equity positions in banking book under basic risk
weighting or internal rating-based approach

Equity investments in funds - look-through approach

Equity investments in funds - mandate-based approach

Equity investments in funds - 1250% weighted risk approach

Settlement risk

Securitization positions in banking accounts

Of which IRB ratings-based approach (RBA)

Of which IRB Supervisory formula approach (SFA)

SA/simplified supervisory formula approach (SSFA)

Market risk

Of which standardized approach (SA)

Of which internal model approaches (IMM)

Operational Risk

Of which Basic Indicator Approach

Of which Standardized approach (SA)

Of which Advanced measurement approach

Risk Weighted Amounts

Minimum Capital Requirements

Current Period

400,826,455

400,826,455

8,461,390

8,461,390

Prior Period

343,738,969

343,738,969

6,949,485

6,949,485

Current Period

32,066,116

32,066,116

676,911

676,911

1,396,354

1,222,908

111,708

8,532,063

8,532,063

32,655,169

32,655,169

5,765,938

5,765,938

29,109,592

29,109,592

682,565

682,565

2,612,414

2,612,414

The amounts below the thresholds for deduction from capital (subject to a 250% 
risk weight)

605,435

551,920

48,435

Floor adjustment

Total

452,476,866

387,338,812

36,198,149

197

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
b. Linkages between Financial Statements and Risk Amounts

b.1. Differences and matching between asset and liabilities’ carrying values in financial statements and risk amounts in capital adequacy calculation

Carrying values of items in accordance with Turkish Accounting Standards

Carrying values 
in financial 
statements 
prepared as per 
TAS

Subject to credit 
risk

Subject to 
counterparty 
credit risk

Securitization 
Positions

Subject to market 
risk

Not subject 
to capital 
requirements 
or subject to 
deduction from 
capital

Current Period 

Assets

Cash and CBRT

Banks and Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive 
Income

70,906,361

13,532,058

4,181,374

70,906,361

13,532,058

3,294,280

65,530,946

65,530,946

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/Loss

5,060,117

5,060,117

5,060,117

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Credit

365,521,602

365,521,602

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Other Financial Assets

41,659,437

41,659,437

887,094

684,680

3,876,906

48,658

1,207,338

23,363,882

1,220,094

26,002,383

6,610,279

1,330,841

23,363,882

1,220,094

26,002,383

6,561,621

1,330,841

3,420,494

12,290,328

3,420,494

12,290,328

593,902,432

592,966,680

5,060,117

5,448,680

1,255,996

368,876,491

40,431,345

22,996,537

30,840,648

7,934,485

1,389,217

10,224,590

2,420,107

22,138,559

18,869,001

67,781,452

593,902,432

7,056,940

22,996,537

7,934,485

30,053,477

7,934,485

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Expected Loss Provisions 
(-)

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Investment in Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures

Tangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Investment Properties

Current Tax Asset

Deferred Tax Asset

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Borrowed

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit/
Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Leasing Transaction Liabilities

Provisions

Current Tax Liability

Deferred Tax Liability

Subordinated Debts

Other Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities

198

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying values of items in accordance with Turkish Accounting Standards

Carrying values 
in financial 
statements 
prepared as per 
TAS

Subject to credit 
risk

Subject to 
counterparty 
credit risk

Securitization 
Positions

Subject to market 
risk

Not subject 
to capital 
requirements 
or subject to 
deduction from 
capital

53,233,241

12,954,309

3,372,776

51,872,345

4,044,105

53,233,241

12,954,309

1,074,673

51,872,345

4,044,105

4,044,105

2,298,103

484,050

2,088,024

Prior Period 

Assets

Cash and CBRT

Banks and Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive 
Income

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/Loss

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Credit

289,243,558

289,243,558

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Other Financial Assets

30,888,355

30,888,355

Financial Assets at Amortized Cost-Expected Loss Provisions 
(-)

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Investment in Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures

Tangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Investment Properties

Current Tax Asset

Deferred Tax Asset

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Borrowed

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit/
Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Leasing Transaction Liabilities

Provisions

Current Tax Liability

Deferred Tax Liability

Subordinated Debts

Other Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities

15,487,830

1,102,181

21,070,554

6,462,567

913,509

15,487,830

1,102,181

21,070,554

6,402,349

913,509

1,831,108

6,558,693

1,831,108

6,558,693

60,218

842,016

468,059,471

465,701,150

4,044,105

4,870,177

902,234

295,922,002

40,250,633

1,187,760

31,117,210

2,134,363

1,396,263

7,042,357

1,222,785

13,546,931

15,365,702

58,873,465

468,059,471

6,573,938

1,187,760

2,134,363

7,761,698

2,134,363

199

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Managementb.2 The main sources of the differences between the risk amounts and the amounts assessed in accordance with TAS in the financial statements

Current Period

Asset carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Liabilities carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Total net amount scope of financial statement

Off-balance sheet amounts

Repo style transactions (*)

Differences in valuations

Differences due to different netting rules

Differences due to consideration of provisions

Differences due to prudential filters

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 Differences due to risk mitigation (**)

11 Risk Amounts

Total

Credit Risk

593,902,432

592,966,680

593,902,432

592,966,680

408,834,224

85,236,037

Securitization 
Positions

Counterparty 
credit risk

5,060,117

(30,053,476)

35,113,593

7,523,188

4,717,151

Market risk

5,448,680

7,934,485

2,485,805

(21,923,476)

(5,657,406)

650,621,835

12,240,339

2,485,805

(*) According to the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks”, it is the counterparty credit risk amount calculated for repo style transactions.

(**) The source of the difference is collaterals of exposures to which credit risk mitigation is applied in the calculation of capital adequacy.

Prior Period

Asset carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Liabilities carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Total net amount scope of financial statement

Off-balance sheet amounts

Repo style transactions (*)

Differences in valuations

Differences due to different netting rules

Differences due to consideration of provisions

Differences due to prudential filters

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 Differences due to risk mitigation (**)

11 Risk Amounts

Total

Credit Risk

468,059,471

465,701,150

468,059,471

465,701,150

303,513,971

65,421,762

Securitization 
Positions

Counterparty 
credit risk

4,044,105

(7,761,698)

11,805,803

6,016,352

2,324,809

Market risk

4,870,177

2,134,363

2,735,814

(4,627,305)

526,495,608

8,341,161

2,735,814

(*) According to the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks”, it is the counterparty credit risk amount calculated for repo style transactions.

(**) The source of the difference is collaterals of exposures to which credit risk mitigation is applied in the calculation of capital adequacy.

The Bank intends to use fair value measurement methods in accordance with IFRS 13 using valuation methodologies based primarily on observable data. In this context, market prices, quoted 
prices, prices set by CBRT and published in official gazette and internal pricing models are also utilized in the fair value measurement of the financial assets in the form of securities. Valuation 
models that use market data such as interest rates, efficiency curves, currency, and volatility curves are used as the basis for derivative transactions while third party valuation services are also 
available.

The accuracy of the market prices, data and/or model inputs used in valuation under the independent price validation process is regularly checked and the suitability of the results provided by 
the third-party pricing service is tested at regular intervals. 

c. Explanation on Credit Risk

c.1. General Information on Credit Risk

c.1.1. General qualitative information on credit risk

This information is included in footnotes under Section Four, Note II “Explanations on Credit Risk,” and Section Four, Note XI-a.1.

200

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Reportc.1.2. Credit quality of assets:

Current Period

Loans (*)

Debt Securities

Off-balance sheet exposures

Total

Gross Carrying Value in Financial Statements
Prepared in Accordance with Turkish
Accounting Standards (TAS)

Defaulted

20,371,472

909,307

21,280,779

Non-defaulted

345,150,130

107,252,064

202,730,928

655,133,122

Allowances/amortization
and impairments

12,975,961

694,245

13,670,206

(*) The credit balance, which is measured at fair value through profit and loss, as detailed in section five 1-B-3, is not included in the above tables.

Allowances/amortization and 
impairments

Prior Period

Loans (*)

Debt Securities

Off-balance sheet exposures

Total

Gross Carrying Value in Financial Statements Prepared in 
Accordance with Turkish Accounting Standards (TAS)

Defaulted

18,883,474

1,022,354

19,905,828

Non-defaulted

270,360,084

82,803,376

156,749,701

509,913,161

(*) The credit balance, which is measured at fair value through profit and loss, as detailed in section five 1-B-3, is not included in the above table.

c.1.3. Changes in stock of default loans and debt securities (*):

Defaulted loans and debt securities at end of the previous reporting period

Loans and debt securities that have defaulted since the last reporting period

Receivables back to non-defaulted status

Amounts written off

Other changes

Defaulted loans and debt securities at end of the reporting period

10,326,031

537,247

10,863,278

Current Period

18,883,474

5,120,175

(145,197)

(37,283)

(3,449,697)

20,371,472

Net Values

352,545,641

107,252,064

202,945,990

662,743,695

Net Values

278,917,527

82,803,376

157,234,808

518,955,711

Prior Period

11,191,689

12,782,901

(109,537)

(1,569,431)

(3,412,148)

18,883,474

(*) Indemnified non-cash loans or non-cash loans not converted into cash, of the firms which are followed under “Non-performing Loans” accounts are not included in the table.

c.1.4. Additional Explanation About the Credit Quality of Assets

Bank’s methods for determining provision amounts and classification of its loans are mentioned in the Section Three Note VIII.

The bank is restructuring its loans classified as first and second group as well as non-performing loans. Restructuring in performing loans are made by granting a new loan or extending the term 
date of credit given to customer by Bank. Restructuring of a contract is made on customer’s demand or with the purpose of enhancing the solvency of customer. Restructuring in non-performing 
loans are generally made by establishing a new redemption plan within the context of a protocol aiming the collection of those receivables whose redemption plan are not valid because of 
delinquency previously.

The breakdown of receivables in terms of geographic regions, sectors and remaining maturities are represented in “Explanations on Credit Risk” in the Section Four Notes II.

On the basis of sector-based provisions for receivables are presented in the footnote numbered Section Four II-16. The amounts of the receivables that are set aside for the geographical regions 
are as follows. The amount of non-performing loans which are written off in 2020 is TL 37,283.

Domestic

EU Countries

OECD Countries (*)

Off-shore Banking Regions

USA, Canada

Other Countries

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

Non-Performing Loans

Specific Provision

Non-Performing Loans

Specific Provision

20,176,357

39,197

1,275

8,560

146,083

20,371,472

12,802,981

26,484

1,067

6,329

139,100

12,975,961

18,733,589

16,348

1,016

8,309

124,212

18,883,474

10,188,442

11,977

803

5,453

119,356

10,326,031

(*) OECD countries other than the EU countries, USA and Canada

The aging analysis of past-due receivables is included in Section Four Note II-11

c.2. Credit risk mitigation

c.2.1. Qualitative Requirements to be Disclosed to The Public Regarding Credit Risk Mitigation Techniques

In the calculation of the Bank’s Credit Risk Mitigation in accordance with the “Communiqué on Credit Risk Mitigation Techniques” published in the Official Gazette numbered 29111 on 6 
September 2014, the financial collaterals are taken into consideration. The Bank takes local currency and foreign currency deposit pledges into consideration as financial collaterals in calculating 
regulatory capital adequacy. 

Information on key characteristics of the policies and processes related to the assessment and management of collateral are included in footnotes under Section IV No. II, “Credit Risk 
Explanations”.

201

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
 
 
c.2.2. Credit risk mitigation techniques:

Exposures 
unsecured

Exposures secured 
by collateral

Exposures secured 
by collateral, of 
which: secured 
amount

Exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees (*)

Exposures Secured 
by Financial 
Guarantees, of 
which: Secured 
Amount

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives, of 
which: secured 
amount

336,672,229

107,252,064

4,761,729

3,987,435

11,111,682

9,097,809

443,924,293

4,761,729

3,987,435

11,111,682

9,097,809

Current Period

Loans (**)

Debt securities

Total

Of which defaulted

7,395,512

(*) Consists loans of Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury.

(**) The credit balance, which is measured at fair value through profit and loss, as detailed in section five 1-B-3, is not included in the above table.

Exposures 
unsecured

Exposures secured 
by collateral

Exposures secured 
by collateral, of 
which: secured 
amount

Exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees (*)

Exposures Secured 
by Financial 
Guarantees, of 
which: Secured 
Amount

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives, of 
which: secured 
amount

259,397,971

82,803,376

6,026,643

4,919,095

13,492,913

11,316,763

342,201,347

6,026,643

4,919,095

13,492,913

11,316,763

Prior Period

Loans (**)

Debt securities

Total

Of which defaulted

8,557,443

(*) Consists loans of Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury.

(**) The credit balance, which is measured at fair value through profit and loss, as detailed in section five 1-B-3, is not included in the above table.

c.3. Credit risk if standard approach is used

c.3.1. Qualitative disclosures about the ratings notes used by banks to calculate credit risk by standard approach

The mentioned disclosure is presented in Section Four Note XI-a.1.

c.3.2. Standard approach - Exposure credit risk and credit risk mitigation effects 

Current Period

Exposures before CCF and CRM

Exposures post-CCF and CRM

RWA and RWA density

On-balance sheet
amount

Off-balance sheet
amount

On-balance sheet
Amount

Off-balance sheet
amount

Risk- weighted
amount

Risk-weighted 
amount density

Exposures to sovereigns and their central banks

164,764,668

454,543

505,480

228,549

18,683,494

193,661,164

110,514,185

10,323,829

20,410,195

7,342,980

63,926

1,231

490

103,885

803

16,676,675

123,382,253

51,613,908

312,988

3,555,456

869,651

173,863,011

454,435

504,767

228,549

18,683,494

185,880,826

105,736,196

10,306,924

20,410,195

7,342,980

63,926

1,236,709

230

42,267

402

13,440,199

68,115,280

3,337,336

143,168

2,600,445

101,830

2,163,946

227,333

547,034

10,446,986

249,859,909

81,805,149

3,657,532

14,214,647

5,617,703

166,103

1,516,841

21,278,047

26,315,903

65,000

6,112,340

1,516,841

21,278,047

26,315,903

65,000

18,830

1,396,354

12,346,061

26,679,164

576,063,804

202,694,680

572,586,094

89,101,696

409,127,921

1.24%

50.00%

100.00%

0.00%

32.52%

98.37%

75.00%

35.00%

61.77%

76.50%

100.21%

88.27%

57.97%

101.38%

61.83%

Exposures to regional and local governments

Exposures to administrative bodies and non-
commercial entities

Exposures to multilateral development banks

Exposures to international organizations

Exposures to banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk categories by the Board

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by 
mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage 
houses and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

202

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportPrior Period

Exposures before CCF and CRM

Exposures post-CCF and CRM

RWA and RWA density

On-balance sheet
amount

Off-balance sheet
amount

On-balance sheet
Amount

Off-balance sheet
amount

Risk- weighted 
amount

Risk-weighted 
amount density

Exposures to sovereigns and their central banks

132,118,874

Exposures to regional and local governments

Exposures to administrative bodies and non-
commercial entities

Exposures to multilateral development banks

Exposures to international organizations

Exposures to banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk categories by the Board

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by 
mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage 
houses and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

144,716

385,928

15,474,134

159,701,299

79,402,662

14,121,463

19,064,587

8,557,443

258,416

1,586

463

152,470

661

11,811,605

97,508,077

44,388,441

373,541

3,629,111

1,032,838

143,435,638

144,717

385,046

15,474,133

149,738,440

73,854,373

14,098,417

18,561,384

8,557,443

258,417

231,620

205

43,018

331

10,595,499

54,494,781

3,386,389

160,815

2,615,280

245,486

19,698,215

72,465

428,064

9,544,392

202,302,519

57,930,572

4,990,731

14,385,415

7,556,123

642,875

1,188,213

15,550,991

21,504,378

85,000

2,700,153

1,188,213

15,550,991

21,504,378

85,000

25,041

1,222,908

9,914,473

21,835,530

467,473,104

161,683,946

462,751,590

71,883,465

350,524,282

13.71%

50.00%

100.00%

0.00%

36.61%

99.05%

75.00%

35.00%

67.93%

88.30%

127.58%

96.05%

63.65%

101.54%

65.56%

203

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Managementc.3.3. Standardized Approach-Exposures by Risk Classes and Risk Weights:

0% 10%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

150% 200% 250%

Total

Risk Weights

Bank

172,935,757

35

2,163,928

454,664

1

547,034

228,951

19,714,488

1,503,520

11,826,138

5,866,767

567,163

15,904

246,625,814

5

109,073,532

10,450,092

17,591,986

3,726,033

5,418,654

3,341,469

275,478

75,865

13,332

76,559

175,099,720

454,665

547,034

228,951

32,123,693

253,996,106

109,073,532

10,450,092

23,010,640

7,342,980

165,756

8,950,816

182,115,524

370,975

1,210,866

26,073,729

12,346,061

1,581,841

242,174

26,315,903

21,296,877

21,218,008 10,450,092 39,912,463 109,073,532 298,308,051 367,946

242,174 661,687,790

Current Period

Risk Groups

Exposures to sovereigns and 
their central banks

Exposures to regional and local 
governments

Exposures to administrative 
bodies and non-commercial 
entities

Exposures to multilateral 
development banks

Exposures to international 
organizations

Exposures to banks and 
securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by 
residential property

Exposures secured by 
commercial property

Past-due loans (*)

Exposures in higher-risk 
categories by the Board

Exposures in the form of bonds 
secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to 
banks, brokerage houses and 
corporates

Equity investments in the 
form of collective investment 
undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

204

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportPrior Period

Risk Groups

Exposures to sovereigns and 
their central banks

Exposures to regional and local 
governments

Exposures to administrative 
bodies and non-commercial 
entities

Exposures to multilateral 
development banks

Exposures to international 
organizations

Exposures to banks and 
securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by 
residential property

Exposures secured by 
commercial property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk 
categories by the Board

Exposures in the form of bonds 
secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to 
banks, brokerage houses and 
corporates

Equity investments in the 
form of collective investment 
undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

0% 10%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

150% 200% 250%

Total

Risk Weights

Bank

123,969,034

19

19,698,205

144,915

7

428,064

331

15,589,896

539,200

8,166,980

2,998,688

2,252,422

60,334

200,695,329

4

77,240,762

14,259,232

13,582,498

2,290,741

7,594,166

5,978,602

288,100

84,645

56,669

362,589

143,667,258

144,922

428,064

331

26,069,632

204,233,221

77,240,762

14,259,232

21,176,664

8,557,443

503,903

5,661,559

100,610

1,172,603

21,283,610

9,914,473

1,273,213

220,768

21,504,378

15,576,032

129,630,924

16,129,096

14,259,232 27,369,096

77,240,762 269,074,150 711,027

220,768 534,635,055

d. Explanations on Counterparty credit risk

d.1. Qualitative Explanations on Counterparty credit risk

The counterparty credit risk that the Bank is exposed to be managed within the framework of general limit allocation and credit risk mitigation that are outlined in the credit risk policy. In setting 
general credit limits, the counterparty credit risks of customers as well as their cash and noncash risks are taken into account with a holistic view. Moreover, the total position of the transactions 
which create counterparty credit risk is also monitored under a separate risk limit.

The counterparty credit risk, which stems from derivatives and repo style transactions including transactions with qualified central counterparties that result in liabilities for both sides, is 
measured according to the Appendix-2 and Appendix-4 of the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks”. Counterparty credit risk valuation method based on 
the calculation of fair values of the derivative transactions is implemented. In calculating the potential credit risk, the amount of the contract is multiplied by the rates given in the regulation. The 
replacement costs of derivative instruments are calculated based on the valuation of the related contracts according to the fair value method.

Most of the credit risk related to the derivative transactions with other banks is subject to daily collateral clearing agreements mutually signed with related parties and the counterparty credit 
risk is hence reduced. On the other hand, the risk-reducing effect of such agreements is not considered in the calculation of the counterparty credit risk under the capital adequacy legislation. 
There are no guarantees received or sold by credit derivatives by the Bank in the context of trading or banking accounts.

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Current Period

Replacement Cost

Potential Future 
Exposure

Exposure after Credit 
Risk Mitigation

Risk Weighted Amounts

Standardized Approach -CCR (for derivatives) (*)

4,675,225

1,871,467

6,546,692

4,640,300

Comprehensive Approach for credit risk mitigation (for repo 
transactions, securities or commodity lending or borrowing 
transactions, long settlement transactions and securities financing 
transactions)

Total

4,675,225

1,871,467

(*) Transactions with central counterparties are not included.

4,510,615

11,057,307

1,650,727

6,291,027

Prior Period

Replacement Cost

Potential Future 
Exposure

Exposure after Credit 
Risk Mitigation

Risk Weighted Amounts

Standardized Approach -CCR (for derivatives) (*)

4,044,105

1,771,142

5,815,247

4,075,727

Comprehensive Approach for credit risk mitigation (for repo 
transactions, securities or commodity lending or borrowing 
transactions, long settlement transactions and securities financing 
transactions)

Total

4,044,105

1,771,142

(*) Transactions with central counterparties are not included.

d.3. Capital obligation for credit valuation adjustment (CVA): 

2,320,084

8,135,331

930,636

5,006,363

Total portfolio value with standardized approach CVA capital charge

Total subject to the CVA capital charge

6,546,692

6,546,692

2,160,332

2,160,332

5,815,247

5,815,247

1,938,968

1,938,968

Current Period

Prior Period

Risk Amounts

Risk Weighted Amounts

Risk Amounts

Risk Weighted Amounts

d.4. CCR exposures by risk class and risk weights:

Current Period

Risk Groups

0%

10%

20%

50%

75%

100%

150%

Risk Weights

Total Credit 
Exposure

1,066,957

Conditional and unconditional exposures to sovereigns and their 
central banks

1,066,957

Conditional and unconditional exposures to regional and local 
governments

Conditional and unconditional exposures to administrative bodies and 
non-commercial entities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to multilateral development 
banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to banks and securities firms

2,201,826

3,867,157

976

146

146

3

3,906,228

14,014

6,068,986

3,907,204

14,014

1,066,957

2,202,802

3,867,157

14,014

3,906,377

11,057,307

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Exposures in high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective investment undertakings

Equity investments

Other Exposures

Other Assets

Total

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Risk Groups

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
sovereigns and their central banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
regional and local governments

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
administrative bodies and non-commercial 
entities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
multilateral development banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Exposures in high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by 
mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage 
houses and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment undertakings

Equity investments

Other Exposures

Other Assets

Total

d.5. Collateral for CCR:

Current Period

Cash- Domestic Currency

Cash- Other Currencies

Total

Prior Period

Cash- Domestic Currency

Cash- Other Currencies

Total

d.6. Credit derivatives exposures:

None. 

0%

10%

20%

50%

75%

100%

150%

Total Credit 
Exposure

Risk Weights

23,920

23,920

1,201

1,201

2,005,754

3,028,424

44,003

2,991,436

40,593

5,078,181

2,991,436

40,593

2,005,754

3,028,424

40,593

3,060,560

8,135,331

Collateral used in
derivative transactions

Received Collateral

Given Collateral

Segregated Unsegregated

Segregated Unsegregated

Collateral used in
other transactions

Received 
Collateral

Given
Collateral

19,280,623

10,055,863

29,336,486

Collateral used in
derivative transactions

Collateral used in
other transactions

Received Collateral

Given Collateral

Segregated Unsegregated

Segregated Unsegregated

Given
Collateral

Received 
Collateral

1,974,562

5,783,834

7,758,396

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Prior Period

Post CRM risk 
exposure

478,874

432,350

428,010

RWA

10,031

8,647

8,560

4,340

87

46,524

1,384

Post CRM risk 
exposure

228,686

205,830

201,105

4,725

21,854

1,002

RWA

4,150

4,117

4,022

95

33

d.7. Exposures to central counterparties (CCP):

Exposure to Qualified Central Counterparties (QCCPs) (total)

Exposures for trades at WCCPs (excluding initial margin and default fund contributions); of 
which

(i)  OTC Derivatives

(ii)  Exchange-traded Derivatives

(iii)  Repo-reverse transactions, credit securities transactions and securities or 

commodities lending or borrowing

(iv)  Netting sets where cross-product has been approved

Segregated initial margin

Non-segregated initial margin

Paid guarantee fund amount

Unpaid guarantee fund commitment

Exposures to non-QCCPs (total)

Exposures for trades at non-QCCPs (excluding initial margin and default fund contributions); 
of which

(i)  OTC Derivatives

(ii)  Exchange-traded Derivatives

(iii)  Repo-reverse transactions, credit securities transactions and securities or 

commodities lending or borrowing

(iv)  Netting sets where cross-product has been approved

Segregated initial margin

Non-segregated initial margin

Pre-funded default fund contributions

Unfunded default fund contributions

e. Explanations on securitizations:

None.

f. Market Risk Explanations

f.1. Qualitative information to be disclosed to the public regarding market risk 

Market risk is defined as the risk that may reduce the market value of the trading portfolio due to the changes in the risk factors named interest rate, exchange rates, equities and the price of 
commodities and options.

The procedures for the management of market risk are discussed in the Bank’s “Asset and Liability Management Risk Policy” and those procedures are in line with the risk/return expectations 
of the Bank and with the limits that are defined in the risk appetite framework. Limits related to market risk; are established by the Board and are revised periodically in order to reflect market 
conditions and best practices in the industry. Compliance to those limits is closely monitored by the Risk Management Department, Asset and Liability Management Committee and by the 
executive departments. Additionally, compliance with the provisions relating to the procedures and policies of market risk management is audited by the internal audit system.

Trading activities of the securities that are included in the calculation of market risk is carried out by taking the Asset-Liability Committee decisions, risk policies and established limits into 
consideration and risks arising due to these activities are hedged using derivatives transactions where necessary.

Measurement of market risk, reporting of results, and monitoring compliance with the risk limits are among the key responsibilities of the Risk Management Department. Analyses related to 
market risk are reported to the Risk Committee and to the Board via the Audit Committee by the Risk Management Department.

The trading book of the Bank included in market risk calculations consists of on balance-sheet financial assets that are held for trading intent, derivatives that provide hedge to those 
instruments and foreign currency positions. The market risk carried by the Bank is measured and monitored using two methods known respectively as the Standard Method and the Value at 
Risk Model (VAR) and Expected Shortfall in accordance with the local regulations which are established in compliance with the international legislations. In this context, the exchange rate risk 
emerges as the most important component of the market risk.

The market risk calculations using the Standard Method are performed at the end of each month and the measurement results are included in the statutory reports as well as being reported to 
the Bank’s top management. 

The Value at Risk Model and Expected Shortfall are another alternative for the Standard Method used for measuring and monitoring market risk. This model is used to measure the market risk on 
a daily basis in terms of interest rate risk, currency risk and equity share risk and is a part of the Bank’s daily internal reporting. Further retrospective testing (back-testing) is carried out on a daily 
basis to determine the reliability of the daily risk calculation by the VAR model, which is used to estimate the maximum possible loss for the following day. 

Scenario analyses which support the VAR model used to measure the losses that may occur in the ordinary market conditions are practiced, and the possible impacts of scenarios that are 
developed based on the future predictions and the past crises, on the value of the Bank’s portfolio are determined and the results are reported to the Bank’s top management. 

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Current Period

Outright Products

Interest rate risk (general and specific)

Equity risk (general and specific)

Foreign exchange risk

Commodity risk

Options

Simplified approach

Delta-plus method

Scenario approach

Securitizations

Total

g. Explanations on Operational Risk

Current Period

Prior Period

RWA

8,428,564

3,109,788

521,550

4,714,538

82,688

103,499

103,499

RWA

5,535,576

1,876,275

386,538

2,923,650

349,113

230,362

230,362

8,532,063

5,765,938

The operational risk capital requirement is calculated according to Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks’ article number 24, is measured using the Basic 
Indicator Approach once a year in parallel with domestic regulations. As of December 31, 2020, the operational risk amount is TL 32,655,169 (December 31, 2019: TL 29,109,592) and 
information about the calculation is given below.

Current Period

Gross Income

Value at operational risk
(Total*12.5)

Prior Period

Gross Income

Value at operational risk
(Total*12.5)

2 PP Amount

1 PP Amount

CP Amount

Total/No. 
of Years of 
Positive Gross

Rate (%)

Total

15,503,039

17,545,195

19,200,037

3

15

2,612,414

2 PP Amount

1 PP Amount

CP Amount

32,655,169

Total/No. 
of Years of 
Positive Gross

Rate (%)

Total

13,527,113

15,503,039

17,545,195

3

15

2,328,767

29,109,592

h. The interest rate risk of the banking book items:

Interest rate risk arising from the banking accounts is defined as negative effect risk on capital of the changes in market interest rates due to differences in interest settlement and re-pricing 
on, differences in interest-earning assets taking part in the banking book; interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing derivative transactions inclusive of the policies established by the Board 
of Directors, is managed within the framework of the strategies set by the Bank Asset-Liability Committee. Compliance with internal risk limits for banking portfolio is closely and continuously 
monitored by the Risk Management Department and Asset-Liability Committee and the measurement results are reported to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis.

Duration and sensitivity analysis are conducted on a monthly basis by the Bank in the scope of monitoring of interest rate risk arising from the banking books about Interest Rate Risk in the 
Banking Accounts from the Regulation on Measurement and Assessment of Standard Shock Method which is published in the Official Gazette No. 28034 dated 23 August 2011. In the duration 
analysis, the maturity gap between assets and liabilities of the balance sheet are determined by the calculation of the weighted average maturities based on the asset that sensitive to interest 
rate and liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions re-pricing period. In the interest rate risk sensitivity analysis, the influence of the various interest rate change scenarios to the economic 
value of the Bank’s capital is examined.

In the calculations made within the framework of the said regulation, behavioral maturity modeling is performed for demand deposits with low sensitivity to interest changes and whose original 
maturity is longer than the contractual maturity. In these studies, which are defined as core deposit analysis, based on historical data, calculations are made for what amount of demand deposits 
will remain within the bank for what maturity, and these analyzes are used as an input in quantifying the interest rate risk arising from banking accounts in a way that does not contradict legal 
provisions. 

Currency

TL

TL

EUR

EUR

USD

USD

Total (for Negative Shocks)

Total (for Positive Shocks)

Applied Shock
(+/- x basis point)

(+) 500

(-) 400

(+) 200

(-) 200

(+) 200

(-) 200

Revenue/Loss

Revenue/Shareholders’ Equity - 
Loss/Shareholders’ Equity

(7,912,722)

7,425,467

(391,131)

379,998

521,609

(198,532)

7,606,933

(7,782,244)

(9.36)%

8.77%

(0.46)%

0.45%

0.62%

(0.23)%

8.99%

(9.20)%

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The Remuneration Committee, which is established to carry out the duties and activities related to the monitoring and supervision of the Bank’s remuneration applications on behalf of the 
Board of Directors, consists of two members. The Remuneration Committee meets at least twice a year, not exceeding six months, and reports to the Board of Directors on the results of 
the activities carried out and important matters considered to have an impact on the Bank’s position. As of the end of 2020, the Remuneration Committee met 6 times and made a total of 9 
decisions.

Regarding compliance with the Corporate Governance Principles, the Remuneration Committee monitors and supervises the practices related to wage management on behalf of the Board 
of Directors; the fees are in line with the Bank’s ethical values, internal balances and strategic objectives; the evaluation of the remuneration policy and its practices in the context of risk 
management; it is responsible for the presentation of the proposals determined in line with the requirements of the salary policy and the other responsibilities determined by the provisions of 
the applicable legislation and the fulfillment of the duties given by the Board of Directors in this framework.

As of the end of 2020, the number of qualified employees working at the Bank is 27.

The monetary and social rights of employees are determined in accordance with the Chartering Policy in the framework of the legislation related to the Collective Labor Agreement. The Bank 
carries out its practices regarding remuneration policies within the framework of relevant banking and capital market legislation. This policy includes all managers and employees.

Premium payments are made once a year to managers and managers who work in branches and headquarters units. It is considered that managerial premium payments are in line with the 
Bank’s long-term strategy and the risks assumed, as well as the performance of its employees. There are no variable fees for qualified employees in the Bank.

The compliance of the wage levels in the bank with the sector wage levels is monitored by participating in independent and anonymous wage surveys, which are held twice a year.

Within the scope of the remuneration policy, the Bank’s pricing practices are planned and executed on the basis of effective risk management, prevention of excessive risk taking, compliance 
with relevant legislation and scope and structure of the bank’s activities, strategies, long-term objectives and risk management structures.

The fees to be paid to the managers and employees of the Bank at every stage; It is essential that the Bank is in line with its ethical values, internal balances and strategic objectives, and that it 
is not only associated with its short-term performance.

Payments made to employees are determined in a manner that will positively impact the Bank’s corporate values and on the basis of objective conditions.

Payments to be made to the managers of the units within the internal systems and to their staff are determined by taking into account the performance of the relevant personnel in relation to 
their functions, as they are in the audit or oversight, or are independent of the performance of the activity unit they control.

XII. Explanations on Segment Reporting

The Bank’s operations are classified as corporate, commercial, retail and private banking, and treasury/investment banking.

Services to the large corporations, SMEs and other trading companies are provided through various financial instruments within the scope of the corporate and commercial operations. Services 
such as project financing, operating and investment loans, deposit and cash management, credit cards, cheques and bills, foreign trade transactions and financing, letter of guarantees, letter of 
credits, forfeiting, foreign currency trading, bill collections, payrolls, investment accounts, tax collections and other banking services are provided for the aforementioned customer segments.

Retail banking services are comprised of individuals needs such as deposits, consumer loans, overdraft accounts, credit cards, bill collections, remittances, foreign currency trading, safe-deposit 
boxes, insurance, tax collections, and investment accounts and by other banking services. All kinds of financing and cash management services provided to individuals in the high-income level 
are recognized as Private Banking activities.

Treasury transactions are comprised of medium- and long-term funding tools such as securities trading, money market transactions, spot and forward TL and foreign currency trading, and 
derivative transactions such as forwards, swaps, futures and options, as well as syndications and securitizations. The details about the aforementioned investments are stated in Note I.h-I.i of 
Section Five.

Statement of information related to business segmentation is given below. Below mentioned information has been prepared with the data obtained from the Bank’s management reporting 
system.

Current Period

Interest Income

Interest Expense

Fees and Commissions Income

Fees and Commissions Expense

Dividend Income

Trading Income/Loss (Net)

Other Income

Expected Credit Loss and Other Provision Expenses

Other Operating Expense

Income/Loss from Investments in Subsidiaries Accounted by Equity 
Method

Corporate/
Commercial Banking

Individual/Private 
Banking

23,136,025

3,665,548

4,521,230

8,577,446

5,362,953

2,251,040

1,525,979

7,515,789

2,087,678

245,951

534,157

4,914,808

Treasury 
Transaction/
Investment 
Activities

10,495,611

6,916,464

21,487

(3,341,357)

122

20,047

3,406,471

Unallocated

307,250

1,329,328

18,148

1,172,805

664,153

4,659,927

4,794,500

Total

42,516,332

17,274,293

6,790,418

1,172,805

21,487

(3,341,357)

2,436,205

12,729,920

11,796,986

3,406,471

8,855,552

2,044,635

6,810,917

270,351,279

139,082,382

78,230,289

216,936,068

154,079,599

124,341,574

91,241,265

113,542,408

593,902,432

593,902,432

Income Before Tax

Tax Provision

Net Period Profit

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

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Interest Income

Interest Expense

Commission İncome

Commission Expense

Dividend Income

Trading Income/Loss (Net)

Other Income

Provision Expense

Other Expense

Income/Loss from Investments in Subsidiaries Accounted by Equity 
Method

Income Before Tax

Tax Provision

Net Period Profit

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Corporate/
Commercial Banking

Individual/Private 
Banking

25,229,979

5,998,452

4,932,444

847,577

5,982,645

1,828,096

7,778,533

9,255,152

1,887,775

245,000

560,736

3,920,797

Treasury 
Transaction/
Investment 
Activities

9,931,158

6,168,145

9,098

(6,397,400)

14,316

1,485

2,806,196

Unallocated

102,680

1,761,473

128,375

1,379,466

2,039,858

1,781,040

4,043,651

Total

43,042,350

23,183,222

6,948,594

1,379,466

9,098

(6,397,400)

3,146,751

8,325,906

9,792,544

2,806,196

6,874,451

806,864

6,067,587

215,915,460

118,664,564

56,901,472

163,906,235

122,315,728

88,236,897

72,926,811

97,251,775

468,059,471

468,059,471

SECTION FIVE: DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

I. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON ASSETS

a. Cash and Central Bank of Turkey:

a.1. Cash and balances with the Central Bank of Turkey:

Cash in TL/Foreign Currency

Central Bank of Turkey

Other

Total

a.2. Information on balances with the Central Bank of Turkey:

Unrestricted Demand Deposit

Unrestricted Time Deposit

Restricted Time Deposit

Other (*)

Total

(*) The amount of reserve deposits held at the Central Bank of Turkey.

a.3. Information on reserve requirements:

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

2,486,601

3,077,078

FC

6,615,956

58,365,617

361,109

TL

2,091,507

3,171,023

FC

3,397,846

44,400,659

172,206

5,563,679

65,342,682

5,262,530

47,970,711

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

FC

3,077,078

19,977,563

3,171,023

20,785,146

3,077,078

38,388,054

58,365,617

3,171,023

23,615,513

44,400,659

As per the Communiqué no. 2013/15 “Reserve Deposits” of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (“CBRT”), banks keep reserve deposits at the CBRT for their TL and FC liabilities mentioned 
in the communiqué. The reserve deposit rates vary according to their maturity compositions; the reserve deposit rates are realized between 1% - 6% for TL deposits and other liabilities, 
between 13% - 22% for FC deposits and between 5% - 21% for other FC liabilities. Reserves are calculated and set aside every two weeks on Friday for 14-day periods. Interest is paid for 
required reserves which are in TL in accordance with the procedures and principles determined by the CBRT. 

b. Information on Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss:

b.1. Financial Assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are given as collateral or blocked: 

As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 there are no financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are given as collateral or blocked.

b.2. Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are subject to repurchase agreements as at December 31, 2020 are amounting to TL 44,192 (December 31, 2019: TL 91,705). 

b.3. All creditors including the Bank reached an agreement on restructuring the loans granted to the company. As previously stated, loans of the company had been planning to be restructured 
based on required permits and necessary approvals within a new special purpose entity which was already incorporated or will be incorporated in the Republic of Turkey and owned by the 
creditors either directly or indirectly through takeover of the shares, that have been pledged by the company as a guarantee for the credit risk. Above mentioned process was completed in 2018 
and, in this context the Bank owns 11.5972% of the newly formed special purpose entity. 

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At the Ordinary Meeting of General Assembly of 2018 held in the prior period, it has been decided to increase the share capital of the mentioned company by TL 3,982,230, all to be covered by 
common receivables. Whereas the Bank’s ownership ratio in the company has not changed, the nominal value of the shares owned increased from TL 6 to TL 461,833. Amount in question is 
recognized under Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations account.

The remaining loan amount after the capital increase amounting to TL 1,886,716 (31.12.2019: TL 1,886,716), is accounted under financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. The amount 
of impairment recognized for the total asset converted into loan and capital is TL 997,428 and is classified under the specified item. 

Assets, which are converted into loan and capital, amounted TL 2,348,549 are measured at fair value under TFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” standard and TFRS 5 “Assets Held for Sale and 
Discontinued Operations” Standard. Balance of related asset is followed in financial statements as Stage 3 within the scope of “TFRS 13 - Fair Value Measurement” standard.

The Bank re-evaluated the fair value of the relevant financial asset as of the end of the period and did not make any change in the current value monitored during the current period. If the 
growth rate and risk-free return rate on investment used in the discounted cash flow method used in valuation are increased or decreased by 0.25%, provided that all other variables are 
constant, the total value of assets recognized in the financial statements and profit before tax will increase by about TL 55 million (full TL amount) or will decrease by TL 49 million (full TL 
amount).

b.4. TL 1,113,993 of other financial assets consists of the mutual funds; Quasar İstanbul Konut Gayrimenkul and Quasar İstanbul Ticari Gayrimenkul which were founded by İş Portföy Yönetimi 
A.Ş.

c. Positive differences on derivative financial assets held for trading:

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Forward Transactions

Swap Transactions

Futures

Options

Other

Total

d. Information on Banks: 

d.1. Information on Banks:

Banks

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Office and Branches

Total

d.2. Information on foreign banks:

EU Countries

USA, Canada

OECD Countries (*)

Off-shore Banking Regions

Other

Total

(*) OECD countries other than the EU countries, USA and Canada.

Expected credit loss for cash and cash equivalents:

Beginning of period provisions

Additional provisions within the period

Transfers within the period

Write-offs from Assets

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Currency Exchange Difference

Current Period Ending Provisions

(7,337)

26,379

212

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

150,545

41,156

3,779

FC

369,782

4,323,287

81,008

90,560

TL

82,015

136,748

FC

284,468

3,496,361

678

43,835

195,480

4,864,637

219,441

3,824,664

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

FC

230,204

197,109

318,280

12,786,465

462,385

220,975

1,281,044

10,989,905

427,313

13,104,745

683,360

12,270,949

Restricted Amount

Unrestricted Amount

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

5,672,853

3,185,966

2,007,029

5,061,814

4,125,760

53,765

1,593,433

12,459,281

1,277,301

10,518,640

524,293

524,293

692,240

692,240

Current Period

Prior Period

Stage 2

Stage 1

Stage 1

27,806

33,144

(27,234)

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 2

17,651

27,076

(16,999)

78

 27,806

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
e. Information on Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income:

e.1. Information on financial assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income, which are given as collateral or blocked: 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, which are given as collateral or blocked, amount to TL 17,730,908 as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 
6,258,965).

e.2. Information on financial assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income, which are subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, which are subject to repurchase agreements amount to TL 18,376,335 as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 
1,228,583).

e.3. Information on financial assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income:

Debt Securities

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not- Quoted (*)

Share Certificates

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not-Quoted

Impairment Losses (-)

Other

Total

Current Period

65,691,796

42,827,077

22,864,719

345,962

345,962

643,691

136,879

65,530,946

Prior Period

52,115,479

35,881,877

16,233,602

433,824

433,824

777,157

100,199

51,872,345

(*) Refers to the debt securities, which are not quoted on the Stock Exchange or which are not traded, although quoted, on the Stock Exchange at the end of the related period.

f. Information related to loans:

f.1. Information on all types of loans and advances given to shareholders and employees of the Bank:

Direct Lending to Shareholders

Corporate Shareholders

Individual Shareholders

Indirect Lending to Shareholders

Loans and Other Receivables to Employees

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

297,475

297,475

864

864

264,231

264,231

203

203

f.2. Information about the Standard loans and loans under close monitoring and loans under close monitoring that have been restructured:

Cash Loans

Non-specialized loans

Corporation Loans

Export Loans

Import Loans

Loans Extended to Financial Sector

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Specialized Loans

Other Receivables

Total

12 Month Expected Credit Losses (Stage I)

Significant Increase in Credit Risk (Stage II)

Loans Under Close Monitoring

Restructured Loans

Loans Not 
Subject to 
Restructuring

Loans with 
Revised 
Contract Terms

Refinance

15,117,345

9,792,393

726,038

2,332

2,360,060

670,120

1,566,402

12,149,377

15,566,363

8,145,061

8,996,866

40,982

353,138

397,342

3,565,992

1,497,092

4,719,267

Standard Loans

302,317,045

139,070,530

24,108,527

8,802,582

64,335,832

23,797,483

42,202,091

302,317,045

15,117,345

12,149,377

15,566,363

Current Period

Prior Period

Standard Loans

2,566,751

Loans 
Under Close 
Monitoring Standard Loans

Loans 
Under Close 
Monitoring

1,457,857

7,809,169

3,696,174

Changes observed in the expected credit loss for the Stage 1 and Stage 2 loans calculated in accordance with TFRS 9, is mainly due to fluctuation of probability of credit defaults, and also 
increase in provisions allocated to loans classified as Stage 2 due to effects of COVID-19 has a role in aforementioned increase.

213

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
 
 
f.3. Information on Maturity analysis of cash loans 

Cash Loans

Short-term Loans and Other Receivables

Medium and Long-term Loans and Other Receivables

Loans under close monitoring

Standard Loans

83,651,615

218,665,430

Loans Not Subject to 
Restructuring

2,478,582

12,638,763

Restructured Loans

1,195,017

26,520,723

f.4. Information on consumer loans, retail credit cards, personnel loans and personnel credit cards: 

Short-Term

1,402,573

10,577

18,613

1,373,383

16,836,506

6,703,007

10,133,499

11,280

11,280

19,886

57

19,829

119,309

46,399

72,910

185

185

1,711,383

Medium and 
Long Term

64,145,234

20,926,235

1,207,802

42,011,197

3,557

3,557

Interest and 
Income Accruals

731,137

192,279

10,151

528,707

17,585

17,585

954,375

954,375

139,027

1,220

535

137,272

82,191

82,191

1,379

5

5

1,369

4,084

4,084

228

228

Total

66,278,944

21,129,091

1,236,566

43,913,287

21,142

21,142

17,873,072

7,657,382

10,215,690

11,280

11,280

160,292

1,225

597

158,470

123,621

50,483

73,138

185

185

21,223

1,732,606

20,101,122

65,246,277

853,743

86,201,142

Consumer Loans - TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Consumer Loans - FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Consumer Loans - FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Retail Credit Cards - TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Retail Credit Cards - FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Personnel Loans-TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Loans- FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Loans - FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Credit Cards - TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Personnel Credit Cards-FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Overdraft Accounts - TL (real persons)

Overdraft Accounts - FC (real persons)

Total

214

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Reportf.5. Information on commercial installments loans and corporate credit cards:

Commercial Loans with Installments-TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Commercial Loans

Other

Commercial Loans with Installments-FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Commercial Loans

Other

Commercial Loans with Installments-FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

Short-Term

7,228,878

1,085

170,712

7,057,081

Medium and 
Long Term

47,943,237

1,369,284

5,008,855

41,565,098

347,994

8,859

20,333

318,802

Interest and
Income Accruals

846,424

10,356

37,829

798,239

402,860

9,584

19,939

373,337

Total

56,018,539

1,380,725

5,217,396

49,420,418

750,854

18,443

40,272

692,139

84,462

3,856,490

112,651

4,053,603

General Purpose Commercial Loans

84,462

3,856,490

112,651

4,053,603

Other

Corporate Credit Cards-TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Corporate Credit Cards-FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Overdraft Accounts - TL (corporate)

Overdraft Accounts - FC (corporate)

Total

f.6. Allocation of loan by borrowers:

Public

Private

Total

f.7. Domestic and foreign loans:

Domestic Loans

Foreign Loans

Total

f.8. Loans granted to subsidiaries and associates:

Direct Loans Granted to Subsidiaries and Associates

Indirect Loans Granted to Subsidiaries and Associates

Total

f.9. Information on impairment provisions of Loans (Stage 3):

Loans with Limited Collectability

Loans with Doubtful Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

Total

187,429

187,429

6,648,846

2,921,807

3,727,039

1,007

1,007

1,270,469

19,505

19,505

28,681

6,855,780

3,109,236

3,746,544

1,007

1,007

1,299,150

15,233,662

52,335,150

1,410,121

68,978,933

Current Period

4,665,025

340,485,105

345,150,130

Current Period

334,033,334

11,116,796

345,150,130

Prior Period

3,801,944

266,558,140

270,360,084

Prior Period

262,054,760

8,305,324

270,360,084

Current Period

5,368,800

Prior Period

1,735,386

5,368,800

1,735,386

Current Period

Prior Period

12,659

1,325,036

11,638,266

12,975,961

571,870

2,930,004

6,824,157

10,326,031

215

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Managementf.10. Information on non-performing loans (Net):

f.10.1. Information on non-performing loans, which are restructured or rescheduled:

Current Period

(Gross amounts before the provisions)

Restructured Loans

Prior Period

(Gross amounts before the provisions)

Restructured Loans

f.10.2. Information on the movement of total non-performing loans

Group III

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

323

323

65,922

65,922

109,749

109,749

445,066

445,066

Group III

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Group IV

Loans with Doubtful
Collectability

1,641,053

1,641,053

832,989

832,989

Group V

Uncollectible Loans

Prior Period Ending Balance

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Additions (+)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Transfers from Other NPL Categories (+)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Transfers to Other NPL Categories (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Collections (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Write-Offs (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Debt Sale (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Current Period Ending Balance

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Provisions (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Net Balance on Balance Sheet

216

1,304,883

1,020,648

176,889

107,346

2,850,285

2,307,818

437,232

105,235

3,970,014

3,232,625

552,081

185,308

171,770

83,525

61,031

27,214

725

715

6

4

12,659

11,601

1,003

55

12,659

11,601

1,003

55

6,454,399

5,947,251

308,516

198,632

1,651,852

1,452,671

62,691

136,490

3,970,014

3,232,625

552,081

185,308

8,320,949

7,413,625

556,666

350,658

838,261

602,085

160,231

75,945

543

275

186

82

2,916,512

2,616,562

206,205

93,745

1,325,036

1,160,300

109,624

55,112

1,591,476

11,124,192

9,700,621

721,251

587,738

114,582

618,038

592,694

5,240

3,707

16,397

8,320,949

7,413,625

556,666

350,658

2,584,863

2,176,395

280,654

125,488

2,326

36,015

34,666

545

620

184

17,442,301

15,495,879

1,001,958

815,995

128,469

11,638,266

9,959,730

839,594

727,220

111,722

5,804,035

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Reportf.10.3. Information on foreign currency non-performing loans:

Current Period

Balance at the End of the Period

Provisions (-)

Net Balance on Balance Sheet (*)

Prior Period

Balance at the End of the Period

Provisions (-)

Net Balance on Balance Sheet (*)

(*) In addition to the loans extended in foreign currency, loans which are monitored in Turkish Lira are included.

f.10.4. Information on gross and net non-performing loans as per customer categories:

Current Period (Net)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Net)

Banks (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Banks (Net)

Other Loans (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Other Loans (Net)

Prior Period (Net)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Net)

Banks (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Banks (Net)

Other Loans (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Other Loans (Net)

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

11,050

11,050

81,910

36,242

45,668

1,652,612

665,110

987,502

3,916,536

1,628,380

2,288,156

9,050,836

5,001,086

4,049,750

5,187,955

2,167,497

3,020,458

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

12,659

12,659

1,591,476

2,916,512

1,325,036

1,591,476

733,013

1,304,883

571,870

733,013

3,524,395

6,454,399

2,930,004

3,524,395

5,804,035

17,313,832

11,526,544

5,787,288

128,469

111,722

16,747

4,300,035

11,009,610

6,724,309

4,285,301

114,582

99,848

14,734

f.10.5. Information on interest accruals, valuation differences and related provisions calculated for non-performing loans:

Current Period (Net)

Interest accruals and valuation differences

Provisions (-)

Prior Period (Net)

Interest accruals and valuation differences

Provisions (-)

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

147,364

297,299

149,935

341,007

603,791

262,784

522,279

1,511,827

989,548

317,525

730,071

412,546

64,957

113,840

48,883

f.10.6. Outline of the liquidation policy for uncollectible loans and other receivables

In order to ensure the liquidation of non-performing loans, all possibilities evaluated to ensure maximum collection according to the legislation. Primarily, administrative initiatives are taken to 
deal with the borrower. Collection through legal proceedings is applied if there is no possibility of collection, liquidation or structuring for receivables through negotiations.

217

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
f.10.7. Information on write-off policy

Receivables classified as non-performing loans are collected primarily within the framework of administrative contacts with the debtors, and if no result is obtained, legal proceedings are 
applied. In case of deletion of NPLs from assets, one of the methods of destruction, receivable sale and write-off can be applied. 

In the Bank’s write-off policy within the framework following the amendment made in Article 53 of the Banking Law with the Law on Income Tax and amending Certain Laws No. 
19.07.2019/7186, along with the “Classification of Loans and the Procedures and Principles for the Reserves to be Allocated” published in the Official Gazette No. 27.11.2019/30961, the 
following statements are issued:

 - The portion of the receivables, which are monitored under the Fifth Group-Uncollectible Loans and allocated for lifetime expected credit loss due to the default of the debtor, can be write-off 

to the extent of the maximum provision amount,

 - write-off is an accounting practice and does not result in the remission of the receivable,

 -

the receivables to be write-off must be monitored as non-performing loans for at least 1 year.

There are no receivables that have been write-off in the current period. Receivables that are proven to be uncollectible in legal follow-up process can be write-off within the instructions of Tax 
Procedure Law.

Expected Credit Loss

Provisions beginning of the period

Additional provisions within the period

Transfers within the period

Write-offs from Assets

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Currency Exchange Difference

Provisions at the end of the period

Current Period

Prior Period

Stage 1

1,457,857

1,765,113

(737,231)

79,332

(69,133)

(4,384)

75,197

Stage 2

3,696,174

5,463,265

Stage 3

10,326,031

3,500,177

(1,010,378)

(1,235,396)

(71,309)

73,848

(415,661)

73,230

(28,363)

(8,023)

(4,715)

420,045

6,205

Stage 1

1,862,573

346,840

(694,090)

119,363

(154,979)

(43,168)

21,318

Stage 2

2,884,789

2,635,882

(1,110,536)

(112,993)

159,542

(780,387)

19,877

Stage 3

6,565,598

4,761,655

(365,276)

(1,451,475)

(6,370)

(4,563)

823,555

2,907

2,566,751

7,809,169

12,975,961

1,457,857

3,696,174

10,326,031

g. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost:

g.1. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost given as collateral or blocked: 

Financial assets measured at amortized cost given as collateral or blocked amount to TL 8,880,626 as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 1,816,815).

g.2. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets measured at amortized cost, which are subject to repurchase agreements amount to TL 6,421,414 as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 33,869).

g.3. Information on government securities measured at amortized cost:

Government Bonds

Treasury Bills

Other Public Debt Securities

Total

g.4. Information on financial assets measured at amortized cost: 

Debt Securities

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not Quoted (*)

Impairment Losses (-)

Total

(*) Indicates unlisted debt securities, and debt securities that have not been traded at the end of the related periods while they are listed 

g.5. Movement of financial assets measured at amortized cost within the year:

Beginning Balance

Foreign Exchange Differences Arising on Monetary Assets

Purchases During the Year

Disposals through Sales and Redemption

Impairment Losses (-)

Valuation effect

Balance at the End of the Period

218

Current Period

40,425,089

Prior Period

30,113,588

40,425,089

30,113,588

Current Period

41,659,437

40,626,988

1,032,449

Prior Period

30,888,355

30,111,594

776,761

41,659,437

30,888,355

Current Period

30,888,355

1,247,679

15,274,452

(6,752,597)

1,001,548

41,659,437

Prior Period

26,727,963

305,374

11,142,522

(8,299,544)

1,012,040

30,888,355

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportExpected credit loss for financial assets measured at amortized cost

Current Period

Prior Period

Beginning Term Provision

Additional Provisions During the Period

Disposal During the Period

Write-off

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Exchange Rate Differences

Period-end Provisions

h. Information on associates (Net):

h.1. General information on associates:

Stage 1

7,768

10,031

(5,869)

71

12,001

No. Title

1-

2-

Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş.

Kredi Kayıt Bürosu A.Ş.

Address (City/Country)

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

h.2. Information on financial statements of associates in the above order (*):

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 2

Stage 1

Stage 2

6,468

5,421

(4,227)

106

7,768

Bank’s Share Percentage-If Different, 
Voting Percentage (%)

Bank’s Risk Group 
Share Percentage (%)

20.58

9.09

20.58

9.09

Fair Value

No.

1-

2-

Total 
Assets

5,861,336

411,660

Shareholders’ 
Equity

Total Tangible 
Assets

1,176,982

265,464

158,816

249,099

Interest 
Income (**)

292,839

5,882

Securities 
Income

33

Current Period 
Profit/Loss

100,781

48,549

Prior Period 
Profit/Loss

164,509

26,579

(*) Shows September 30, 2020 amounts for Kredi Kayıt Bürosu A.Ş. and December 31, 2020 amounts for Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş

(**) Includes interest income on securities.

h.3. Movement of investments in associates:

Beginning Balance

Movements During the Period

Purchases

Bonus Shares Acquired

Dividends Received from Current Year Profit

Sales

Revaluation Increase (*)

Impairment

Other (**)

Balance at the end of the period

Capital commitments

Contribution in equity at the end of the period (%)

(*) The differences arising from accounting by equity method is included.

Current Period

250,459

Prior Period

206,775

25,199

(9,353)

266,305

43,684

250,459

(**) Due to the change in the ownership structure of Bankalararası Kart Merkezi A.Ş. and the loss of significant influence within the scope of “TAS 28-Investments in Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures”, the company 
is classified to Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income.

h.4. Sectoral information on financial associates and the related carrying amounts: 

Associates

Banks

Insurance Companies

Factoring Companies

Leasing Companies

Finance Companies

Other Financial Participations

Total

h.5. Associates quoted on a stock exchange: None.

h.6. Associates disposed of in the current period: None.

h.7. Associates acquired in the current period: None.

Current Period

242,174

Prior Period

220,768

242,174

220,768

219

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Managementi. Information on subsidiaries (Net):

i.1. Information on the equity of major subsidiaries:

COMMON EQUITY TIER I CAPITAL

Common Equity Tier I Capital Before Deductions

Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital (-)

Total Common Equity Tier I Capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Additional Tier I Capital before Deductions

Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital (-)

Total Tier I Capital

TIER II CAPITAL

Tier II Capital Before Deductions

Deduction from Tier II Capital (-)

Total Tier II Capital

Total Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital

Deductions from Total Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital 
(-)

Türkiye Sınai 
Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım 
Ortaklığı A.Ş.

6,179,047

78,986

6,100,061

4,131,257

1,243

4,130,014

Insurance/
Reinsurance 
Companies

4,254,655

93,645

4,161,010

İş Finansal Kiralama 
A.Ş.

İş Yatırım Menkul 
Değerler A.Ş.

1,614,122

5,688

1,608,434

1,915,503

77,088

1,838,415

6,100,061

4,130,014

4,161,010

1,608,434

1,838,415

2,717,143

2,717,143

8,817,204

4,130,014

4,161,010

1,608,434

1,838,415

EQUITY

8,817,204

4,130,014

4,161,010

1,608,434

1,838,415

i.2. General information on subsidiaries (*):

No Title

Address (City/Country)

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.

Joint Stock Company İsbank

Join Stock Company Isbank Georgia

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Merkezleri Yönetim ve İşletim A.Ş.

İstanbul/TURKEY

Moscow/RUSSIA

Tbilisi/GEORGIA

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Üretim Dağıtım Ticaret ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş.

İstanbul TURKEY

1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

İşbank AG

10- Kültür Yayınları İş Türk A.Ş.

11- Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.

12- Trakya Yatırım Holding A.Ş.

13- Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

14- Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.

İstanbul TURKEY

Frankfurt-Main/GERMANY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

İstanbul/TURKEY

Bank’s Share 
Percentage-if 
Different, Voting 
Rights (%)

Bank’s Risk Group 
Share Percentage (%)

62.00

100.00

100.00

27.79

50.51

86.33

100.00

65.65

100.00

99.17

87.60

100.00

47.23

50.93

83.00

100.00

100.00

58.24

63.89

100.00

100.00

70.69

100.00

100.00

87.60

100.00

50.92

57.02

(*) The purchased free float shares of listed subsidiaries in Borsa Istanbul (BIST) namely; Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş., İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş, and İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., which are booked under 
“Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss” account are not included.(Board of Directors Decision dated December, 25, 2015)

220

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Reporti. Information on subsidiaries (Net):

i.3. Financial statement information related to subsidiaries in the above order (*):

No

Total Assets

Shareholders’ 
Equity

Total Tangible 
Assets

Interest Income

1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

11-

12-

13-

14-

36,087,753

1,601,893

283,990

1,162,816

761,827

12,760,612

5,225,405

114,346

129,415

8,775,444

16,619,872

81,777

5,506,298

1,031,711

52,430,920

44,228,036

424,924

212,555

1,717,698

4,130,954

54,271

74,594

2,184,415

1,940,155

54,961

2,638,634

721,214

6,130,769

22,491,233

40,219

10,780

24,902

4,303,529

8,213

34,283

132,850

205,860

2,623

673,646

370,270

729,654

18,039,813

326,451

86,512

42,569

873,785

7,940

2,926

6,693

276,611

373,213

640

185,985

12,241

3,336,674

584,340

Securities 
Income

56,441

11,400

6,943

7,669

27

3

799,894

5,989

338

128,523

8,153

19,968

879,643

Current
Period
Profit/Loss

Prior Period 
Profit/Loss

526,939

2,647

20,760

197,586

266,502

8,971

16,203

977,305

59,514

18,061

348,599

40,598

709,473

360,692

16,796

11,640

84,292

297,390

10,782

(847)

420,975

77,784

9,982

312,511

3,953

736,141

Fair Value

3,697,570

2,710,290

2,346,061

6,265,040

4,989,600

2,824,571

2,700,319

22,468,675

Additional 
Shareholders’ 
Equity Required

(*) Trakya Yatırım Holding A.Ş., İş Merkezleri Yönetim ve İşletim A.Ş., İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Üretim Dağıtım Ticaret ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. and Kültür Yayınları İş Türk A.Ş. as of December 31, 2019, and others are 
December 31, 2020.

i.4. Movement of investments in subsidiaries:

Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Movements in the Period

Purchases (*)

Bonus Shares Acquired

Dividends Received from Current Year Profit

Sales

Revaluation Surplus/Deficit (**)

Impairment

Balance at the End of the Period

Capital Commitments

Contribution in equity at the end of the period (%)

Current Period

20,820,095

Prior Period

17,431,945

831,528

8,500

4,084,455

3,379,650

25,736,078

20,820,095

(*) The amount in the current period is due to the purchasing shares of Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş., İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş., İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Üretim Dağıtım Ticaret 
and İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. by cash, Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş and İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.’s shares followed in the Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss account is classified 
under subsidiaries and due to the capital increase of Trakya Yatırım Holding A.Ş.

(**) Includes the differences between the equity method and the accounting method.

i.5. Sectoral information on financial subsidiaries and the related carrying amounts:

Related Companies

Banks

Insurance Companies

Factoring Companies

Leasing Companies

Finance Companies

Other Financial Subsidiaries

Total

i.6. Subsidiaries quoted on stock exchange:

Traded on domestic stock exchanges

Traded on foreign stock exchanges

Total

i.7. Subsidiaries disposed of in the current period: None.

i.8. Subsidiaries acquired in the current period: None.

j. Information on jointly controlled entities:

There are no jointly controlled entities of the Bank.

Current Period

5,580,606

3,659,077

442,361

3,322,877

13,004,921

Current Period

19,420,364

Prior Period

4,183,845

2,836,609

331,262

2,563,986

9,915,702

Prior Period

15,941,409

19,420,364

15,941,409

221

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
k. Information regarding finance lease receivables of the Bank (Net):

The Bank has no finance lease receivables.

l. Explanations on derivative financial assets held for risk management:

The Bank has no derivative financial assets held for risk management.

m. Information on tangible assets (net): 

Prior Period

Cost

Accumulated Depreciation

Net Book Value

Current Period End:

Net Book Value at the Beginning of the Period

Change During the Period (Net) (*)

Depreciation

Impairment

Net Currency Translation Differences (*)

Cost at the Period End

Accumulated Depreciation at the Period End

Closing Net Book Value

(*) The balance includes the movements in cost and accumulated depreciation items.

n. Information on Intangible Assets:

Net Book Value at the Beginning of the Period

Change During the Period (Net) (*)

Depreciation

Impairment

Net Currency Translation Differences (*)

Cost at the Period End

Accumulated Depreciation at Period End

Closing Net Book Value

(*) The balance includes the movements in cost and accumulated depreciation items.

o. Explanations on investment property: 

The Bank has no investment property.

p. Information on deferred tax asset:

Real Estates

Leased Tangible 
Assets

Buildings Under 
Construction

Vehicles

Other Tangible 
Assets

Total

4,490,249

(27,918)

1,934,382

(582,757)

17,028

4,462,331

1,351,625

17,028

4,462,331

(78,833)

(17,922)

2,420

4,413,556

(45,560)

1,351,625

255,099

(323,575)

2,227,147

(943,998)

17,028

23,880

40,908

4,367,996

1,283,149

40,908

22,069

(15,599)

6,470

6,470

5,662

(3,340)

534

26,403

(17,077)

9,326

2,558,752

9,022,480

(1,933,639)

(2,559,913)

625,113

6,462,567

625,113

545,609

(262,828)

1,006

6,462,567

751,417

(607,665)

2,420

1,540

3,060,702

9,768,716

(2,151,802)

(3,158,437)

908,900

6,610,279

Current Period

913,509

650,812

(233,969)

489

3,428,397

(2,097,556)

1,330,841

Prior Period

623,294

578,024

(287,855)

46

2,776,848

(1,863,339)

913,509

As of December 31, 2020, the Bank has deferred tax asset amounting to TL 3,420,494. Such deferred tax asset is calculated based on the temporary differences between the book value of the 
Bank’s assets and liabilities and their tax basis measured as per the prevailing tax regulation. When the items comprising, the temporary differences are followed under equity, the related tax 
asset/liability is directly recognized under equity items.

Deferred Tax (Asset)/Liability:

Tangible and Intangible Assets

Provisions (*)

Valuation of Financial Assets

Other

Net Deferred Tax (Asset)/Liability:

Current Period

Prior Period

482,628

(3,187,481)

(670,706)

(44,935)

(3,420,494)

421,527

(2,318,125)

90,479

(24,989)

(1,831,108)

(*) Comprised of employee termination benefits, actual and technical deficits of the pension fund, the provisions for credit card bonus points, expected credit loss for Stage 1 and Stage 2 loans and other 
provisions. 

q. The deferred tax assets is as follows:

Opening Balance

Deferred Tax Income/(Expense) (Net)

Deferred Taxes Recognized Under Shareholders’ Equity

Deferred Taxes Recognized Under Previous Years’ Profits and Losses

Exchange Rate Differences

Deferred Tax Asset

222

Current Period

1,831,108

1,779,152

(175,980)

(13,786)

Prior Period

1,492,906

885,740

(547,538)

3,420,494

1,831,108

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Reportr. Information on assets held for sale and discontinued operations:

Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Transfers (Net)

Depreciation (Net)

Impairment Losses (-)

Balance at the End of the Period

Current Period

Prior Period

1,102,181

117,920

(7)

243,350

858,950

(119)

1,220,094

1,102,181

Investment in a special purpose company whose details be given in section five footnote I.b.3 is classified within the scope of “TFRS-5 Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”. As 
stated in the same footnote, share of the Bank in the company’s capital nominal values increase from TL 6 to TL 461,833 and this amount is disclosed under the line of Transfers (Net). On the 
other hands an international investment bank is authorized as a sales advisor in the prior period for the sale of the relevant company or the shares owned by the company and in this context, 
necessary works related to the sale and negotiations with potential investors has been initiated.

The other assets classified as “Assets Held for Sale” consist of securities and real estates. Those real estates subject to sale are announced on the Bank’s web site. Announcements about the 
real estates subject to sale are also made by means of newspaper advertisements and similar media. 

The Bank has no discontinued operations.

s. Information on Other Assets:

The “other assets” item of the balance sheet does not exceed 10% of total assets.

II. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON LIABILITIES

a. Information on Deposits:

a.1. The maturity structure of deposits (current period):

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits

Residents in Turkey

Residents Abroad

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Precious Metals Deposits

Interbank Deposits

The Central Bank of the Republic 
of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Participations Banks

Other

Total

Demand

21,210,302

85,173,313

76,779,624

8,393,689

941,849

12,898,520

541,979

32,152,261

1,080,222

510

113,549

957,065

9,098

7 Days
Notice

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

3-6
Months

6 Months
to 1 Year

1 Year and 
Over

Accumulated 
Deposits

Total

6,277,095

59,511,073

2,134,712

449,790

751,497

8,557

90,343,026

13,672,849

82,906,004

4,267,728

1,600,498

8,243,988

1,263

195,865,643

12,445,636

71,922,330

3,136,509

1,227,213

10,983,674

1,131,219

1,272

70,444

7,822,448

14,259,436

565,554

2,396,713

390,882

1,671,325

1,002,743

7,829

191,959

123,706

87,716

65,260

932,741

667,757

329

1,924,058

2,265

3,170,672

5,073,316

195

9,691

26,155

4,013,730

163,286

255,227

768

754,461

916,864

192,488

810,255

65,260

180,729

74,498

768

878

385

168,388,390

27,477,253

1,021,918

37,106,112

3,656,372

36,807,875

4,075,545

510

1,241,227

2,824,710

9,098

153,998,446

30,010,543 160,537,295

6,878,910

8,245,897

9,195,580

9,820 368,876,491

a.2. The maturity structure of deposits (prior period):

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits

Residents in Turkey

Residents Abroad

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Precious Metals Deposits

Interbank Deposits

The Central Bank of the Republic 
of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Participations Banks

Other

Total

Demand

17,391,671

44,491,065

39,390,827

5,100,238

947,893

11,813,802

459,012

8,435,010

501,725

485

4,980

496,084

176

7 Days
Notice

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

3-6
Months

6 Months
to 1 Year

1 Year and
Over

Accumulated
Deposits

Total

5,038,638

54,412,656

2,914,178

918,450

876,065

10,875

81,562,533

17,789,600

74,516,605

4,948,612

1,931,954

8,143,121

1,488

151,822,445

16,709,626

64,598,841

3,758,012

1,161,085

3,600,705

1,072

129,220,168

1,079,974

9,917,764

1,190,600

770,869

4,542,416

416

22,602,277

2,499

48,966

422

1

9,339,963

16,620,754

543,561

1,589,085

572,741

4,072,570

1,096,957

160,474

184,611

1,666,281

1,782,719

37,813

42,627

1,689,738

253,115

468,271

192

72,812

48,199

85,211

858,050

808,231

42,937

244,518

1,739,782

42,627

8,597

468,271

999,973

39,979,977

6,409,953

10,432,383

4,714,738

485

1,150,485

3,563,592

176

84,040,178

34,409,722 151,638,881

9,584,170

6,542,817

9,693,871

12,363 295,922,002

223

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
a.3. Savings deposits which are under the guarantee of Savings Deposits Insurance Fund exceeding the insurance limit:

Savings Deposits

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Savings Deposits

Other Deposits in the Form of Savings Deposits

Foreign Branches’ Deposits Under Foreign Authorities’ Insurance

Off-shore Banking Regions’ Deposits Under Foreign Authorities Insurance

 a.4. Savings deposits which are not under the guarantee of deposit insurance fund:

Foreign Branches’ Saving Deposits and Other Accounts

Deposits and Other Accounts held by Main Shareholders and their Relatives

Under the Guarantee of Savings Deposits 
Insurance Fund

Exceeding the Limit of Deposit Insurance 
Fund

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

47,354,070

42,668,430

17,580,279

4,157,656

44,102,037

34,185,261

5,898,896

3,216,011

41,824,890

88,281,588

17,357,298

1,683,372

Prior Period

36,391,606

66,511,898

4,305,318

1,170,490

Current Period

1,683,372

Prior Period

1,170,490

Deposits and Other Accounts of the Chairperson and Members of Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Executive Officers and 
their Relatives

28,274

22,831

Deposits and Other Accounts Covered by Assets Generated Through the Offenses Mentioned in Article 282 of the Turkish Criminal Code 
No,5237 and Dated 26 September 2004

Deposits in the Banks to be Engaged Exclusively in Off-shore Banking in Turkey

b. Information on Derivative Financial Liabilities Held for Trading: 

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Forward Transactions

Swap Transactions

Futures

Options

Other

Total

c. Banks and other financial institutions:

c.1. Information on banks and other financial institutions:

Funds borrowed from the Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic banks and Institutions

Foreign banks, institutions and funds

Total

c.2. Maturity analysis of funds borrowed:

Short-term

Medium and Long-term

Total

c.3. Information on funds borrowed:

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

150,410

1,185,745

FC

234,473

5,879,693

33,164

451,000

TL

133,432

215,508

FC

180,380

1,557,988

291

46,764

1,336,155

6,598,330

349,231

1,785,132

Current Period

TL

613,999

1,499,128

2,113,127

FC

12,010

3,573,917

34,732,291

38,318,218

Prior Period

TL

618,412

1,237,853

1,856,265

FC

925,967

3,065,795

34,402,606

38,394,368

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

613,482

1,499,645

2,113,127

FC

1,259,942

37,058,276

38,318,218

TL

618,412

1,237,853

1,856,265

FC

2,674,532

35,719,836

38,394,368

Information on funds received through syndicated loans and securitization deals, which take a significant place among funds borrowed, are given below. 

Syndication loans:

Date of Use

May, 2020

November, 2020

Securitization deals:

Funds Borrowed

USD 207,500,000 + EUR 539,000,000

USD 238,000,000 + EUR 448,000,000

Maturity

1 year

1 year

The Bank obtained funds by way of putting on securitization deals all its claims and receivables based on diversified payment rights in USD, EUR and GBP through TIB Diversified Payment Rights 
Finance Company.

224

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
Information on funds received through securitization is given below.

Structured Entity

Amount

Final Maturity

Remaining Debt Amount as at December 
31, 2020

Date

June 2012

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

December 2013

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

December 2014

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

EUR 125,000,000

EUR 50,000,000

USD 220,000,000

12 years

12 years

14 years

March 2015

October 2015

October 2016

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

USD 75,000,000

7-15 years

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

USD 221,200,000

10 years

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

USD 240,000,000

5-12 years

December 2016

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

USD 158,800,000

10-13 years

December 2017

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

USD 265,000,000

5-7 years

December 2017

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

December 2017

TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

EUR 125,000,000

USD 125,000,000

5 years

9 years

Other Transactions:

EUR 46.875.000

EUR 25.000.000

USD 160.000.000

USD 30.000.000

USD 131.337.500

USD 99.849.913

USD 135.780.000

USD 184.000.000

EUR 83.333.333

USD 125.000.000

As of August 2014, in connection with the future cash flows securitization program amounting to USD 500 million on 10 years maturity, the bank has increased the total amount of the financial 
instrument USD 600 million by obtaining the same structured USD 100 million in September 2017.

d. Information on Debt Securities Issued (Net):

Bills

Bonds

Total

e. Concentration on the Bank’s liabilities:

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

3,960,641

1,476,191

5,436,832

FC

25,403,816

25,403,816

TL

5,231,941

1,191,604

6,423,545

FC

24,693,665

24,693,665

62% of the Bank’s liabilities consists of deposits, 7% of loans borrowed, 9% of securities issued and Tier II subordinated loans. Deposits have spread to a wide customer base with different 
characteristics. Borrowings are composed of funds obtained from various financial institutions through syndication, securitization, post-financing and money markets.

f. Information on Other Liabilities: 

Other liabilities do not exceed 10% of the balance sheet total.

g. Information on Lease Payables (net):

Less than 1 Year

Between 1-4 Years

More than 4 Years

Total

h. Explanations on Hedging Derivative Financial Liabilities: 

The bank has no financial liabilities held for hedging derivatives.

i. Information on Provisions:

i.1. Reserves for employee benefits:

Current Period

Prior Period

Gross

20,892

79,957

3,243,262

3,344,111

Net

19,984

72,306

1,296,927

1,389,217

Gross

4,809

189,857

3,172,184

3,366,850

Net

4,711

167,748

1,223,804

1,396,263

According to the related regulation and the collective bargaining agreements, the Bank is obliged to pay employee termination benefits to employees who retire, die, quit for their military service 
obligations, who have been dismissed as defined in the related regulation or to the female employees who have voluntarily quit within one year after the date of their marriage. In accordance 
with the related regulations, the amount of employee termination benefits is TL 7,117.17 (exact TL amount as at December 31, 2020), which is one-month salary for each service year and 
cannot exceed the base wage ceiling for employee termination benefits. A provision for severance pays to allocate that employees need to be paid upon retirement is calculated by estimating 
the present value of probable amount. The liability of the Bank arising from severance payment is determined in accordance with the actuarial report prepared by an independent valuation 
company. As of December 31, 2020, provision amounting to TL 1,393,897 is reflected in the financial statements (December 31, 2019: TL 1,168,051).

Main actuarial assumptions used in calculation of severance pay liability are as follows:

 -

 -

In the calculation, the discount rate is 12.40%, the inflation rate is 8%, and the real wage increase rate is 2%.

In the calculation, the ceiling of 7,117.17 TL (full TL amount) valid as of 31.12.2020 was taken as basis.

 - Retirement age is taken into account as the earliest age at which individuals can retire.

 - CSO 1980 mortality table is used for probability of death for women and men.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
The movements related to provision for employee termination benefits are given below:

Present value of defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the period

Service Cost

Interest Cost

Benefits paid

Loss/(Gain) due to Settlements/Reductions/Terminations

Past Service Cost

Actuarial loss/(gain)

Defined benefit obligation at the end of the period

Current Period

1,168,051

81,633

133,694

(67,817)

6,045

3

72,288

1,393,897

Prior Period

945,548

71,226

147,187

(70,581)

802

5

73,864

1,168,051

In addition to the employee termination benefits the Bank allocates provisions for the unused vacation pay liability. As of December 31, 2020, provision for unused vacation pay is amounting to 
TL 88,000 (December 31, 2019: TL 69,944). 

i.2. Provisions for exchange losses in the principal amount of foreign currency indexed loans: Since foreign currency indexed loans are followed based on the rates on the lending date, the Bank 
incurs a loss if the exchange rates decrease and makes profit if the exchange rate increases. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, provision amount for the currency evaluation 
losses in the principal amount of foreign currency indexed loans is not available. 

i.3. As of December 31, 2020, the Bank’s specific provisions for indemnified non-cash loans balance is TL 694,245 (December 31, 2019: TL 537,247) which is allocated for the non-cash loans of 
companies whose loans are followed under “Non-performing Loans” accounts.

i.4. Information on other provisions:

i.4.1. Liabilities arising from retirement benefits: 

Liabilities of pension funds founded as per the Social Security Act:

Within the scope of the explanations given in Section Three Note XVII, in the actuarial report which was prepared as of December 31, 2020 for Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Emekli Sandığı Vakfı (İşbank 
Pension Fund) by a licensed actuary, of which each Bank employee is a member, and which has been established according to the provisional Article 20 of the Social Security Act No. 506, the 
amount of actuarial and technical deficit stands at TL 4,236,111 (December 31, 2019: TL 3,494,026). As of the same date, a provision was reserved for this amount in the financial statements. 

The above mentioned actuarial audit, which was made in accordance with the principles of the related law, measures the cash value of the liability as of December 31, 2020, in other words; it 
measures the amount to be paid to the Social Security Institution by the Bank. Actuarial assumptions used in the calculation are given below.

 - 9.8% technical deficit interest rate is used.

 - 34.5% total premium rate is used.

 - CSO 1980 woman/man mortality tables are used.

Below table shows the cash values of premium and salary payments of the Bank as of December 31, 2020, taking the health expenses within the Social Security Institution limits into account.

Net Present Value of Total Liabilities Other Than Health

Net Present Value of Long-Term Insurance Line Premiums

Net Present Value of Total Liabilities Other Than Health

Net Present Value of Health Liabilities

Net Present Value of Health Premiums

Net Present Value of Health Liabilities

Pension Fund Assets

Amount of Actuarial and Technical Deficit

The assets of the pension fund are as follows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Securities Portfolio

Other

Total

Current Period

(12,863,517)

5,185,068

(7,678,449)

(1,564,560)

3,759,175

2,194,615

1,247,723

(4,236,111)

Prior Period

(11,295,446)

4,695,781

(6,599,665)

(1,347,791)

3,404,441

2,056,650

1,048,989

(3,494,026)

Current Period

Prior Period

752,948

439,787

54,988

301,165

696,788

51,036

1,247,723

1,048,989

Health benefits that are still being paid will be determined within the framework of the Social Security Institution legislation and related regulations with the transfer.

i.4.2. Provision of credit cards and promotion of banking services applications: As of December 31, 2020, the Bank has recognized provisions amounting to TL 72,709 for the amount which is 
recognized within the framework of credit card expenses of credit card customers or promotions for banking services. (December 31, 2019: TL 89,062).

i.4.3. As mentioned public disclosures of the Bank on December 31, 2012 and December 19, 2013; an inspection has been made by the inspectors of Tax Inspection Board to “Türkiye İş Bankası 
A.Ş. Mensupları Munzam Sosyal Güvenlik ve Yardımlaşma Sandığı Vakfı” (“İşbank Supplementary Pension Fund”), which was founded as per the provisions of the Turkish Commercial and Civil 
Codes, regarding the payments that fulfill İşbank’s liabilities within the framework of the Articles of Foundation of the Pension Fund and the relevant legislation. As a result of this investigation, 
tax audit reports were prepared for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 claiming that the aforementioned liabilities should be taxed in terms of wage base, thus, they should be subject to 
withholding tax and stamp duty. According to this report, the total amount of tax and penalties notified to Bank was TL 74,353 for 2007 and 2008; and as of reporting date TL 151,899 for 2009, 
2010 and 2011 and it was stated that the Bank applied to tax courts to cancel these tax notifications and some of the court decisions were determined in favor of the Bank and some others 
were determined against the Bank.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual ReportIn this context, for the finalized decisions of Regional Administrative Courts related to the years 2007 and 2008 against the Bank, the Bank applied to the Constitutional Court. According to 
decisions made by Constitutional Court up to reporting date, there is no predictability in legal conformity for taxing the Bank’s contributions to the Pension Fund in terms of wage base and 
for this reason it was accepted that property right of the Bank has been violated according to the 35th article of Constitution. The Court decided that the amount of tax, penalties and default 
interest which was paid by the Bank should be paid back to the Bank as for compensation with its legal interest.

According to the decision of the Constitutional Court, it is expected that the cases related to the periods 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 will conclude in favor of the Bank. In this context, the 
provisions amounting to TL 207,402 which had been allocated for the mentioned periods, reversed at 2015. 

In the last decision of the constitutional court numbered 2016/2400 regarding the legal proceedings initiated upon the conclusion of the lawsuits amounting to TL 61,060 for the 20 periods in 
2012 and 2013 against the bank; it was accepted that the predictability criterion was realized after the 2012 tax review, and it was concluded that the Bank’s ownership rights were not violated 
for December 2012 and beyond periods. However, since the aforementioned periods were filed by making a reservation and paying taxes, the mentioned decision had no additional effect on 
the financial statements. In addition, at a case file, which was one of the lawsuits regarding the repayment of income tax stoppage and stamp tax which has been paid by reservation statement 
beginning from December 2013, of which its court decision was rendered in favor of the Bank, has been reversed by the majority of the votes of the Assembly after it was submitted to the 
General Assembly of Tax Courts. Regarding the mentioned issue, the legal process is ongoing.

Within the scope of these developments, the Bank recognized provisions amounting to TL 128,837 (December 31, 2019: TL 73,665).

i.4.4. In 1993, Dışbank A.Ş. shares which were owned by the Bank were sold to Lapis Holding A.Ş. In 2008, it was claimed that USD 52.6 million of the amount, which was paid upfront within the 
context of the sale agreement, had been provided from the funds of the insolvent TYT Bank A.Ş. by the buyer and payment of the mentioned amount as well as the interest to be calculated to 
the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) was demanded.

The administrative actions initiated by the SDIF in 2008 were revoked by Council of State Administrative Law Chambers 13th upon the application of the Bank. The decisions which were in favor 
of the Bank were reversed by Plenary Session of the Law Chamber upon the appeal of the SDIF. Council of State Administrative Law Chambers 13th decided to reject the applications of the Bank 
in January 2016 due to their obligation to obey the decisions of reversal.

After the aforementioned court decisions, although the legal process was still in progress, the collection procedures were carried out within the context of Law No. 6183 and TL 298,466 
including the default interest, was collected from the Bank by the SDIF at prior periods and made provision for the whole amount.

As a part of the legal process, individual application to the Constitutional Court of Republic of Turkey has been made by the Bank was not concluded positively. On the other hand, the legal 
process is still ongoing within the framework of the ongoing lawsuits and other available legal options.

i.4.5. Except the other provisions indicated above, the Bank Management allocated free provision within conservatism principle, for negative circumstances which may arise from the possible 
changes that may arise in the economy and market conditions, amounting to TL 2,875,000 of which TL 1,125,000 provided in prior years and TL 1,750,000 was provided in the current period.

j. Information on Tax Liability:

j.1. Information on current tax liability:

j.1.1. Information on tax provision:

Explanations in relation to taxation and tax calculations were stated in section three notes XVIII. As of 31.12.2020, the remaining corporate tax debt as a result of net off of temporary taxes paid 
with corporate tax liability is TL 1,938,446.

j.1.2. Information on taxes payable:

Corporate Tax Payable

Tax on Securities Income

Tax on Real Estate Income

Banking Insurance Transaction Tax

Foreign Exchange Transaction Tax

Value Added Tax Payable

Other

Total

j.1.3. Information on premiums:

Social Security Premiums - Employees

Social Security Premiums - Employer

Bank Pension Fund Premiums - Employees

Bank Pension Fund Premiums - Employer

Pension Fund Membership Fees and Provisions-Employees

Pension Fund Membership Fees and Provisions-Employer

Unemployment Insurance - Employees

Unemployment Insurance - Employer

Others

Total

Current Period

1,938,446

198,896

2,174

191,585

18,192

9,624

54,557

Prior Period

719,916

228,254

4,699

181,938

7,439

7,779

66,860

2,413,474

1,216,885

Current Period

Prior Period

218

262

2,049

4,100

4

6,633

189

227

1,827

3,654

3

5,900

227

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementSubordinated Loans

Subordinated Debt Instrument

Total

m. Information on shareholders’ equity:

m.1. Presentation of paid-in capital:

Common shares

Preferred shares

Total

j.2. Information on deferred tax liabilities: None.

k. Information on Payables for Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

The Bank does not have any payables for assets held for sale and discontinued operations.

l. Information on subordinated loans

Bank has issued subordinated debt securities, to be included in the contribution capital calculation, with the following nominal values;

 - 10 year-term in the amount of USD 1,000,000 with interest rate of 6% on October 24, 2012, 10 year-term in the amount of USD 400,000,000 with interest rate of 7.85% on December 

10, 2013, 11 year-term having a call option on 6th year in the amount of USD 500,000,000 with interest rate of 7% on June 29, 2017 and 10 year-term having a call option on 5th year in the 
amount of USD 750,000,000 with interest rate of 7.75% on January 22, 2020 for the purpose of making available to the individuals and legal persons who are resident abroad,

 - TL 1,100,000,000 on August 8, 2017, TL 800,000,000 June 19, 2019 and TL 350,000,000 September 26, 2019 (Full TL amount) each with a 10-year maturity and floating interest rates for 

qualified investors without being offered to the public in Turkey. 

The total of the aforementioned debt securities is TL 22,138,559 as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 13,546,931).

Current Period

TP

FC

Prior Period

TP

FC

Debt Instruments to Be Included in Additional Capital Calculation

Subordinated Loans

Subordinated Debt Instrument

Debt Instruments to Be Included In Contribution Capital Calculation

2,286,510

19,852,049

2,281,084

11,265,847

2,286,510

2,286,510

19,852,049

19,852,049

2,281,084

2,281,084

11,265,847

11,265,847

Current Period

4,499,970

30

4,500,000

Prior Period

4,499,970

30

4,500,000

Ceiling

10,000,000

m.2. Explanation as to whether the registered share capital system ceiling is applicable at the Bank, if so, the amount of registered share capital: 

Capital System

Registered Capital System

m.3. The capital increase made in current period: None.

Paid-in Capital

4,500,000

m.4. Information on capital increase through transfer from capital reserves during the current period: None.

m.5. Significant commitments of the Bank related to capital expenditures within the last year and the following quarter, the general purpose thereof, and the estimation of funds required for 
them: There is no capital commitment.

m.6. Information regarding the shares of the company acquired: The Bank has repurchased shares amounting to TL 530,307 in accordance with the Board of Directors Decision dated August 17, 
2018.

m.7. Previous periods’ indicators related to income, profitability and liquidity, and the estimated effects of forecasts, which are to be made by taking into consideration the uncertainties of these 
indicators, on the Bank’s equity: The Bank’s balance sheet is managed in a prudent way to ensure that the effect of risks arising from interest rates, exchange rates and loans is at the lowest 
level. 

m.8. Privileges Granted to Shares:

Turkish Commercial Law and related registration are kept conditionally;

Group (A) shares each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus have the privileges of;

 - Receiving 20 times the number of shares in the distribution of bonus shares issued from conversion of extraordinary and revaluation reserves generated in accordance with the relevant laws 

(Article 18 of the Articles of Incorporation)

 - Exercising the preference rights as 20 times (Article 19 of the Articles of Incorporation), and

Despite having a lower nominal value, Group (B) shares, each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus, have the same rights with the Group (C) shares having a nominal value of 4 Kurus each. 
Furthermore, Group (A) and (B) shares, each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus, are granted privileges in distribution of profits pursuant to Article 58 of the Articles of Incorporation.

m.9. Information on marketable securities value increase fund: 

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Valuation Difference

Deferred Tax Effect

Foreign Exchange Differences

Total

228

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

1,309,647

1,631,517

(321,870)

FC

(176,091)

(219,884)

43,793

TL

793,334

1,010,653

(217,319)

FC

(397,850)

(529,233)

131,383

1,309,647

(176,091)

793,334

(397,850)

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
III. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

a. Explanations to Liabilities Related to Off-Balance Sheet Items:

a.1. Types and amounts of irrevocable loan commitments:

Commitment for customer credit card limits amounts to TL 37,915,127 and commitment to pay for cheque leaves amounts to TL 2,641,068. The amount of commitment for the forward purchase 
of assets is TL 3,214,051 and for the forward sale of assets is TL 3,225,084.

a.2. The structure and amount of probable losses and commitments resulting from off-balance sheet items, including those below:

As of December 31, 2020, the Bank’s provisions for indemnified non-cash loans balance is TL 694,245 (December 31, 2019: TL 537,247) which is allocated for the non-cash loans of companies 
whose loans are followed under “Non-performing Loans” accounts. Commitments are shown in the table of “off-balance sheet items”.

a.3. Guarantees, bank acceptances, collaterals that qualify as financial guarantees, and non-cash loans including other letters of credit:

Bank Acceptances

Letters of Credit

Other Guarantees

Total

a.4. Certain guarantees, provisional guarantees, suretyships and similar transactions:

Letters of Tentative Guarantees

Letters of Certain Guarantees

Letters of Advance Guarantees

Letters of guarantee given to customs offices

Other Letters of Guarantee

Total

a.5. Total Non-cash Loans:

Non-cash Loans against Cash Risks

With Original Maturity of 1 Year or Less

With Original Maturity More Than 1 Year

Other Non-cash Loans

Total

a.6. Sectoral risk concentration of non-cash loans:

Agriculture

Farming and Livestock

Forestry

Fishery

Industry

Mining and Quarrying

Manufacturing Industry

Electricity, Gas, Water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel and Restaurant Services

Transport and Communications

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Rental Services.

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

Current Period

9,459,703

19,537,281

3,145,340

32,142,324

Current Period

1,546,664

48,468,139

7,724,665

6,556,617

23,136,805

87,432,890

Current Period

23,136,802

3,374,827

19,761,975

96,438,412

119,575,214

Prior Period

6,504,495

13,589,521

2,647,653

22,741,669

Prior Period

914,451

41,417,828

7,642,728

3,236,625

17,035,761

70,247,393

Prior Period

17,035,758

4,595,363

12,440,395

75,953,304

92,989,062

(%)

0.13

0.03

0.00

0.10

54.35

0.79

47.41

6.15

17.05

27.38

13.49

1.05

6.75

3.39

1.53

0.40

0.01

0.76

1.09

100

229

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

189,630

155,107

27,935

6,588

11,217,718

182,761

7,049,096

3,985,861

4,443,454

23,704,537

15,091,119

329,800

2,388,311

3,984,452

1,286,263

383,396

57,331

183,865

191,389

39,746,728

(%)

0.48

0.39

0.07

0.02

28.22

0.46

17.73

10.03

11.18

59.64

37.97

0.83

6.01

10.02

3.24

0.96

0.15

0.46

0.48

100

FC

331,934

68,163

9

263,762

46,398,363

638,665

40,451,308

5,308,390

11,402,539

21,231,780

10,445,618

814,125

4,323,220

3,569,322

1,538,899

89,705

1,426

449,465

463,870

79,828,486

(%)

0.42

0.09

0.00

0.33

58.12

0.80

50.67

6.65

14.28

26.60

13.09

1.02

5.42

4.47

1.93

0.11

0.00

0.56

0.58

100

TL

165,814

141,388

17,966

6,460

9,601,074

222,368

5,332,908

4,045,798

3,933,370

18,021,204

10,630,858

352,326

2,034,415

3,427,704

1,003,259

311,050

64,814

196,778

181,779

31,903,241

(%)

0.52

0.44

0.06

0.02

30.09

0.70

16.71

12.68

12.33

56.49

33.32

1.10

6.38

10.74

3.15

0.98

0.20

0.62

0.57

100

FC

78,134

16,894

17

61,223

33,199,239

482,456

28,961,551

3,755,232

10,416,477

16,723,951

8,236,983

643,191

4,124,105

2,070,817

936,777

243,666

3,030

465,382

668,020

61,085,821

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Managementa.7. Non-cash Loans classified under Group I and Group II:

Non-cash Loans

Letters of Guarantee

Bank Acceptances

Letters of Credit

Endorsements

Underwriting Commitments of the Securities Issued

Factoring Related Guarantees

Other Guaranties and Warranties

b. Explanation on Derivative Financial Instruments:

Group I

TL

38,157,272

37,617,527

84,800

454,945

FC

77,394,179

45,897,245

9,356,000

18,995,594

3,145,340

Group II

TL

1,589,456

1,589,456

FC

2,434,307

2,328,662

18,903

86,742

Majority of the Bank’s derivative transactions comprise foreign currency and interest rate swaps, forward foreign exchange trading, and currency and interest rate options. Even though some 
derivative transactions economically provide risk hedging, since all necessary conditions to be defined as items suitable for financial risk hedging accounting are not met, they are recognized as 
“fair value through profit or loss” within the framework of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”.

c. Explanations Related to Contingencies and Commitments:

Balance of the “Other Irrevocable Commitments” account, which comprised the letters of guarantees, guarantees and commitments submitted by the Bank pursuant to its own internal affairs, 
and guarantees given to third parties by other institutions in favor of the Bank and the commitments due to housing loans extended within the scope of unfinished house projects followed 
amounts to TL 11,166,819.

The cheques given to customers is presented under off balance sheet commitments, as per the related regulations is amounting to TL 2,641,068. In case the cheques presented for payment 
to beneficiaries are not covered, the Bank will be obliged to pay the uncovered amount up to TL 1,345 (in exact TL amount) for the cheques that are subject to the Law numbered 3167 on “the 
Regulation of Payments by Cheque and Protection of Cheque Holders”, and up to TL 2,225 (in exact TL amount) for the cheques that are subject to the “Cheque Law” numbered 5941. The 
uncollected amount will be followed under “Indemnified Non-Cash Loans”.

d. Explanations related to transactions made on behalf of or on the account of others:

It is explained in Note X under Section Four.

IV. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON STATEMENT OF INCOME 

a. Interest Income

a.1. Information on interest income on loans:

Interest Income on Loans (*)

Short-term Loans

Medium and Long-term Loans

Interest on Non-performing Loans

Premiums Received from State Resource Utilization Support Fund

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

5,386,490

17,841,576

611,055

782,646

7,310,803

55,016

7,133,477

17,094,464

878,903

FC

924,290

6,987,982

40,437

Total

23,839,121

8,148,465

25,106,844

7,952,709

(*) Includes fee and commission income on cash loans.

a.2. Information on interest income on banks:

The Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Offices and Branches

Total

a.3. Information on interest income from securities:

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Total

230

Current Period

TL

55,354

10,886

FC

3,006

2,277

62,510

Prior Period

TL

48,009

65,311

FC

18,594

135,462

66,240

67,793

113,320

154,056

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

23,168

5,244,238

3,962,685

9,230,091

FC

4,321

917,014

124,598

1,045,933

TL

49,415

4,675,076

3,742,737

8,467,228

FC

360

718,729

91,487

810,576

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
 
a.4. Information on interest income received from associates and subsidiaries: 

Interest Income from Associates and Subsidiaries

b. Interest Expense

b.1. Information on interest expense from funds borrowed: 

Banks

Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Offices and Branches

Other Institutions

Total (*)

(*) Includes fee and commission expenses from cash loans

b.2. Information on interest paid to associates and subsidiaries:

Interest Paid to Associates and Subsidiaries

b.3. Information on interest paid on marketable securities issued:

Interest on Securities Issued

b.4. Information on Interest Expense on Deposits According to Maturity Structure: 

Current Period

439,591

Prior Period

122,737

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

FC

TL

FC

211,590

950,388

248,471

1,156,746

59,876

151,714

1,667

79,944

63,067

2,738

81,534

868,777

185,404

1,072,474

286,023

395,750

211,590

1,236,411

248,471

1,552,496

Current Period

325,684

Prior Period

453,842

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

FC

TL

FC

1,110,714

2,861,369

1,352,930

2,113,484

Current Period

TL

Bank Deposits

Savings Deposits

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Total

FC

Foreign Currency Deposits

Bank Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days Notice

Precious Metals Deposits

Total

Grand Total

Demand 
Deposits

Up to One 
Month

Up to Three 
Months

Up to 
Six Months

Up to 
One Year

Over One 
Year

Accumulated 
Deposits

Time Deposits

Total

187,795

74

1

24

1

114,908

516,129

571

67,871

5,217,171

4,704

887,694

1,340,325

33,334

239,748

4,170

212,256

363

45,680

31,626

772

50,900

9

145,999

7,996

95,003

11

6,125

385

817

6,092,277

5,658

2,425,847

313,090

100

1,552,636

6,869,819

294,095

205,676

101,524

817

9,024,667

95

63

158

258

34,528

1,537

302,570

1,764

2,332

36,065

306,666

1,588,701

7,176,485

17,640

987

453

19,080

313,175

11,750

1,468

105,814

1,561

12

472,409

7,380

12,719

25,937

231,613

1,105

108,480

210,004

16,609

496,398

9,521,065

12

829

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
 
 
Prior Period

TL

Bank Deposits

Savings Deposits

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Total

FC

Foreign Currency Deposits

Bank Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Precious Metals Deposits

Total

Grand Total

Demand 
Deposits

Up to One 
Month

Up to Three 
Months

Up to 
Six Months

Up to 
One Year

Over One 
Year

Accumulated 
Deposits

Time Deposits

178,275

313,781

450

123,118

81

8,356,242

849,297

8,621

17

977,803

2,278,516

71,575

589,640

35

259,360

448,182

1,449

118,412

96,724

9,440

910

125,482

12

164,089

248

Total

303,833

1,330

9,764,544

9,118

3,776,509

1,119,085

17

1,541,884

11,356,137

1,556,955

226,025

290,741

1,330

14,973,089

83

59

142

159

159,812

1,225,275

3,973

8,485

94,416

1,243

858

1,865

98

164,643

1,235,625

95,757

49,605

2,375

10,728

62,708

1,706,527

12,591,762

1,652,712

288,733

169,101

2,893

789

172,783

463,524

22

1,698,314

19,028

14,338

22

1,731,680

1,352

16,704,769

c. Information on dividend income:

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Other

Total

d. Information on trading income/losses (Net):

Income

Securities Trading Gains

Gains on Derivative Financial Instruments (*)

Foreign Exchange Gains

Losses (-)

Securities Trading Losses

Losses on Derivative Financial Instruments (*)

Foreign Exchange Losses

Trading Income/Losses (Net)

Current Period

Prior Period

6,670

14,817

21,487

3,882

5,216

9,098

Current Period

Prior Period

344,909

10,221,141

608,874,079

8,971

20,611,578

602,160,937

(3,341,357)

172,170

21,905,319

462,227,080

22,936

27,775,889

462,903,144

(6,397,400)

(*) Income arising from foreign currency changes related to derivative transactions amounts to TL 5,574,364 and the losses amount to TL 15,102,319 and the amount of net losses TL (9,527,955) (December 31, 
2019 profit: TL 19,215,917, loss: TL 24,768,014).

e. Information on other operating income:

Other operating income mainly consists of expected credit loss reversals or collections from Stage 3 loans, and income from fees received from customers in return for various banking services 
and sales of fixed assets.

f. Information on expected credit loss and other provision expense:

Expected Credit Loss

12 Month Expected Credit Loss (Stage I)

Significant Increase in Credit Risk (Stage II)

Non-performing Loans (Stage III)

Impairment Losses on Marketable Securities

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Impairment Losses on Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures

Associates

Subsidiaries

Jointly Controlled Entities

Other (*)

Total

Current Period

10,213,836

1,323,697

4,307,187

4,582,952

20,047

2,129

17,918

Prior Period

7,778,690

498,467

968,664

6,311,559

1,485

1,485

2,496,037

12,729,920

545,731

8,325,906

(*) The amount of current period consists of provision for impairment loss for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and the free provision expense of TL 1,750,000.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
 
 
g. Other operating expenses: 

Reserve for Employee Termination Benefits

Bank Pension Fund Deficit Provisions

Impairment Losses on Tangible Assets

Depreciation Expenses of Tangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Intangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Goodwill

Amortization Expenses of Intangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Equity Accounted Investments

Impairment Losses on Assets to be Disposed

Depreciation Expenses of Assets to be Disposed

Impairment Losses on Assets Held for Sale and Subject to Discontinued Operations

Other Operating Expenses

Leasing Expenses Related to Exceptions to TFRS 16

Repair and Maintenance Expenses

Advertisement Expenses (*)

Other Expenses (*)

Loss on Sale of Assets

Other (**)

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

153,557

742,085

607,672

148,639

618,721

574,237

233,969

287,855

5,320

3,219,275

99,885

194,017

207,975

2,717,398

1,836

1,641,283

6,604,997

2,520,785

85,844

198,005

191,774

2,045,162

2,321

1,356,242

5,508,800

(*) The amount of expenditure made by the Bank within the scope of donation, aid and social responsibility projects in the current period is TL 101,099 (December 31, 2019: TL 61,443).

(**) In the current period the part of the related item amounting to TL 413,540 is comprised of expenses of fees, taxes, pictures and funds.

i. Information on provision for taxes from continuing and discontinued operations

The Bank’s profit before tax arises from continuing activities. As of 31 December 2020, TL 25,242,039 of the profit before tax consists of net interest income, TL 5,617,613 of net fee and 
commission income, and the total of personnel expenses and other operating expenses is TL 11,796,986.

j. Information on provision for taxes from continuing and discontinued operations

As of December 31, 2020, the amount of the Bank’s tax provision is TL 2,044,635 and the amount consists of current tax expense that is amounting to TL 3,823,786 and consists of deferred tax 
expense amounting TL 1,779,151.

k. Information on Net Operating Profit/Loss after Net Profit/Loss from Continuing and Discontinued Operations:

The Bank’s net profit made from its continuing operations as of December 31, 2020 amounts to TL 6,810,917.

l. Information on net period profit/loss:

l.1. Income and expenses resulting from ordinary banking activities: There is no specific issue required to be disclosed for the Bank’s performance for the nine-month period between January 1, 
2020 - December 31, 2020. 

l.2. Effects of changes in accounting estimates on the current and future periods’ profit/loss: There is no issue to be disclosed.

l.3. ‘‘The other’’ item which is located at the bottom of “Fees and Commissions Received” in the income statement consist of various fees and commissions received from transactions such as 
credit card transactions, capital market transactions.

m. Explanation on other items on the income statement: 

Other items do not exceed 10% of the total amount of the income statement.

V. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The paid-in capital is TL 4,500,000 in legal records. As of balance sheet date, the balance of legal reserves is TL 4,673,489 and the balance of extraordinary reserves is TL 35,405,762.

Detail of the securities increase fund is explained in Section Five Note II-m.9 and TL (278,077) of this amount is the deferred tax effect on financial assets at fair value through other 
comprehensive income (31 December 2019: TL (85,936)).

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementVI. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

The operating profit to TL 28,104,080 before the changes in operating assets and liabilities mostly comprised of TL 38,484,202 of interest received from loans and securities, and TL 
16,404,956 of interest paid on deposits and marketable securities borrowed by the Bank. The account ‘’Other’’ classified under operating profit other than fees and commissions paid, cash 
payments to personnel and service suppliers and taxes paid consists of other operating expenses, exchange and derivative gains/losses accounts is TL 8,449,586 (December 31, 2019: TL 
(5,818,608)).

Net Increase (Decrease) in Other Liabilities account classified in changes of assets and liabilities resulting from the changes in Funds Provided Under Repurchase Agreements, miscellaneous 
payables, other liabilities and taxes, duties, charges, and premiums is TL 24,090,297 (December 31, 2019: TL 7,466,973 decrease).

Net Cash Provided from Other Investing Activities account includes net cash flows from sale of intangible assets and declined by TL 650,792 (December 31, 2019: TL 578,012 decrease).

The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents is TL (1,105,433) as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 787,421). Due to the high rate of turnover of 
related foreign currency assets, the difference between the last 30 days’ arithmetic average of currency exchange rates and the year-end currency exchange rate is used to calculate the effect 
of change in foreign exchange rate.

Cash, cash in foreign currency, unrestricted deposits in Central Bank of Turkey, money in transit, cheques purchased, precious metals, money market operations as well as demand and timed up 
to 3 months are defined as cash and cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period:

Cash

Cash in TL and Foreign Currency

Central Bank of Turkey and Other

Cash Equivalents

Banks’ Demand Deposits and Time Deposits Up to 3 Months

Money Market Receivables

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

Current Period 
December 31, 2019

Prior Period 
December 31, 2018

29,616,634

5,489,353

24,127,281

12,260,667

12,260,667

23,011,833

4,814,268

18,197,565

7,548,020

7,548,020

41,877,301

30,559,853

The total amount resulting from the transactions made in the previous period shows the total cash and cash equivalents as of the beginning of the current period.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period:

Cash

Cash in TL and Foreign Currency

Central Bank of Turkey and Other

Cash Equivalents

Banks’ Demand Deposits and Time Deposits Up to 3 Months

Money Market Receivables

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

Current Period 
December 31, 2020

Prior Period 
December 31, 2019

32,467,082

9,102,557

23,364,525

12,894,826

12,894,826

29,616,634

5,489,353

24,127,281

12,260,667

12,260,667

45,361,908

41,877,301

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020İşbank 2020 Annual Report 
VII. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE BANK’S RISK GROUP

a. Information on the volume of transactions relating to the Bank’s risk group, incomplete loan and deposit transactions and period’s profit and loss:

a.1. Information on loans held by the Bank’s risk Group

Current Period:

Bank’s Risk Group

Loans

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest and commission income received

Prior Period:

Bank’s Risk Group

Loans

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest and commission income received

a.2. Information on deposits held by the Bank’s risk group:

Bank’s Risk Group

Deposits

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest expense on deposits

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and Corporate 
Bodies that have been Included in 
the Risk Group

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

1,735,386

5,368,800

438,338

5,971,958

9,877,227

4,916

3,855,442

2,585,068

157,039

658,330

494,875

7,028

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and Corporate 
Bodies that have been Included in 
the Risk Group

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

958,569

1,735,386

119,080

5,830,957

5,971,958

2,220

859,156

3,855,442

241,149

529,797

658,330

6,010

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Individuals and 
Corporates in Risk Group

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

4,354,282

8,875,726

160,986

5,140,191

4,354,282

321,033

8,896

157,226

4,833

178,624

8,896

10,004

7,768,540

1,409,177

89,244

3,435,929

7,768,540

241,924

a.3. Information on forward and option agreements and other similar agreements made with the Bank’s risk group:

Bank’s Risk Group

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Individuals and 
Corporates in Risk Group

Transactions at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Beginning of the period

End of the period

Total Profit/Loss

Transactions for hedging purposes

Beginning of the period

End of the period

Total Profit/Loss

1,192,862

1,574,671

(70,139)

2,206,327

1,192,862

(224,924)

399,392

(12,541)

2,323,674

399,392

(239,520)

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
b. Disclosures for Bank’s risk group:

In accordance with the relevant decision of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, the special purpose entity and the mentioned company’s subsidiary Türk Telekom A.Ş, are not 
included in the Bank’s risk group, where details are disclosed in Section V, footnote I.b.3 and I.r.

b.1. The relation of the Bank with corporations in its risk group and under its control regardless of whether there are any transactions between the parties:

All types of corporate and retail banking services are provided to these corporations in line with the articles of Banking Law. 

b.2. The type and amount of transaction carried out, and its ratio to the overall transaction volume, values of principal items and their ratios to overall items, pricing policy and other items in 
addition to the structure of the relationship: 

The transactions carried out are mainly loan and deposit transactions. The ratio of loans extended to the risk group to the overall cash loans is 2.30%, while the ratio (excluding NPL) to the 
overall assets is 1.34%; the ratio of deposits of the risk group corporations to the overall deposits is 2.83%, while the ratio to overall liabilities is 1.76%, the comparable pricing method is used for 
the transactions.

b.3. Purchase and sale of real estates, other assets and services, agency agreements, finance lease contracts, transfer of information obtained through research and development, license 
agreements, funding (including loans and provision of support as cash capital or capital-in-kind), guarantees and collaterals, and management agreements: 

Security purchases are made by İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Bank, through leasing activities when required. The Parent Bank’s branches act as agents of Anadolu Anonim Türk 
Sigorta Şirketi and Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. Furthermore, through its branches, the Bank mediates the order transmission for İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. and carries out agency activities 
of İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. 

If requested, cash and non-cash loan requirements of corporations within the risk group are met in accordance with the limits imposed by the Banking Law and the prevailing market conditions.

b.4. As of December 31, 2020, total worth of the shares, which the Bank purchased from its subsidiaries that are traded on Istanbul Stock Exchange, and accounted under the Financial Assets at 
Fair Value Through Profit or Loss in accordance with the Board of Directors decision dated December 25, 2015 and relevant following decisions is TL 147,183 (December 31, 2019: TL 137,603).

c. Total salaries and similar benefits paid to the (executive members and senior executives)

In the current period, the net payment provided to the key management amounts is TL 36,814 (December 31, 2019: TL 30,375).

VIII. DISCLOSURES ON THE BANK’S DOMESTIC, FOREIGN, OFF-SHORE BRANCHES OR ASSOCIATES AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

Domestic Branches (*)

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Number

1,205

Employees

23,193

Country of Incorporation

1

1

2

15

2

2

1

2

2

44

204

37

30

6

China

Egypt

England

T.R.N.C.

Iraq

Kosovo

Bahrain

Off-Shore Branches

(*) The Branches located in Free Trade Zones in Turkey are included among domestic branches.

IX. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Total Assets

20,577,621

8,776,308

2,159,548

1,270,258

3,483,661

Legal Capital

1,009

80,000

332,077

90,298

The Head Office was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Bank on July 27, 2020 to purchase 100% share of Moka Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş. for USD 3.8 million and to carry out all transactions 
related to the process. The process regarding the issue was completed and the 100% share of MOKA Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş. was transferred to the Bank in January 2021.

Within the scope of the decision of the Board of Directors regarding the issue of debt instrument on September 8, 2020, the Bank issued a commercial paper with a nominal value of TL 336,533 
after December 31, 2020.

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SECTION SIX: OTHER EXPLANATIONS

I. EXPLANATIONS ON THE BANK’S CREDIT RATINGS:

MOODY’S

Long-term Foreign Currency Deposit

Long-term Local Currency Deposit

Long-term Foreign Currency Senior Debt

Short-term Foreign Currency Deposit

Short-term Local Currency Deposit

FITCH RATINGS

Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

National Long-term Rating

Viability Rating

Support Rating

STANDARD & POOR’S

Long-term Counterparty Credit Rating

Short-term Counterparty Credit Rating

Long-term National Scale Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

National Long-term Rating

Rating

Outlook (*)

B3

B3

B3

NP

NP

B+

B+

B

B

A+ (tur)

b+

5

B+

B

trA+

trA-1

Negative

Negative

Negative

-

-

Negative

Negative

-

-

Stable

-

-

Negative

-

-

-

The dates below given are on which the Bank’s credit ratings/outlook was last updated:

Moody’s: 10.12.2020, Fitch Ratings: 01.09.2020, Standard & Poor’s: 17.08.2018

(*) Outlook:

“Stable” indicates that the current rating will not be changed in the short term; “positive” indicates that the current rating is very likely to be upgraded and “negative” indicates that the current 
rating is very likely to be downgraded.

SECTION SEVEN: EXPLANATIONS ON THE AUDITORS’ INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT

I. EXPLANATIONS ON THE AUDITORS’ INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT: 

The unconsolidated financial statements and disclosures for the period ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by Güney Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik Anonim 
Şirketi (A member firm of Ernst&Young Global Limited) and the independent auditors’ report dated February 8, 2020 is presented preceding the unconsolidated financial statements.

II. EXPLANATIONS AND FOOTNOTES OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT

There are no significant issues or necessary disclosures or notes in relation to the Bank’s operations other than those mentioned above.

Türkiye İş Bankası Anonim Şirketi 

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Unconsolidated Audit Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Unconsolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk Management 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Financial Statements
As at and For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
With Independent Auditor’s Report Thereon

(Convenience Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish)

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İstanbul - Turkey

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To the Shareholders of Türkiye İş Bankası Anonim Şirketi:

Audit of Consolidated Financial Statements

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş (the Bank) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred as “The Group”), which comprise the 
consolidated statement of balance sheet as at December 31, 2020, and the consolidated statement of income, consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, 
consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the consolidated financial statements, and a summary 
of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter on the consolidated financial statements described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as at December 31, 2020 and consolidated financial performance and consolidated its 
cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with the prevailing accounting principles and standards set out as in accordance with “Regulation on Accounting Applications for Banks and 
Safeguarding of Documents” published in the Official Gazette no.26333 dated November 1, 2006 and other regulations on accounting records of Banks published by Banking Regulation and 
Supervision Agency (BRSA), circulars, interpretations published by BRSA and “BRSA Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation” which includes the provisions of “Turkish Financial Reporting 
Standards” (TFRS) for the matters which are not regulated by these regulations.

Basis for Qualified Opinion 

As explained in Section Five Part II-i.4.6 and IV.e, the accompanying consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2020 include a free provision at an amount of TL 2,875,000 thousands 
of which TL 1,125,000 thousands was provided in prior years and TL 1,750,000 thousands provided in the current period by the Group management for the possible effects of the negative 
circumstances which may arise from the possible changes in the economy and market conditions which does not meet the recognition criteria of “Turkish Accounting Standard” (TAS) 37 
“Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets”.

Our audit was conducted in accordance with “Regulation on independent audit of the Banks” published in the Official Gazette no.29314 dated April 2, 2015 by BRSA (BRSA Independent Audit 
Regulation) and Independent Auditing Standards (“ISA”) which are the part of Turkish Auditing Standards issued by the Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (“POA”). 
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group 
in accordance with of Code of Ethics for Independent Auditors (Code of Ethics) published by POA and have fulfilled our other responsibilities in accordance with the code of ethics. We believe that 
the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. Key audit matters 
were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 
In addition to the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

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Key Audit Matter

How the Key Audit Matter is addressed in our audit

TFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” Standard and recognition of impairment on financial 
assets and related significant disclosures

As presented in Section III disclosure VIII, the Group recognizes expected credit losses of 
financial assets in accordance with TFRS 9 Financial Instruments standard. We considered 
impairment of financial assets as a key audit matter since: 

Our audit procedures included among others include:

 - Evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies as to the requirements of TFRS 9, 

Group’s past experience, local and global practices.

 - Amount of on and off-balance sheet items that are subject to expected credit loss 

 - Reviewing and testing of processes which are used to calculate expected credit losses by 

calculation is material to the financial statements.

 - There are complex and comprehensive requirements of TFRS 9.

 - The classification of the financial assets is based on the Group’s business model and 

characteristics of the contractual cash flows in accordance with TFRS 9 and the Group 
uses significant judgment on the assessment of the business model and identification of 
the complex contractual cash flow characteristics of financial instruments. 

 - The Group’s determines fair value of its financial assets, reflected at fair value in 

accordance with the relevant business model category, according to Level 3 if there are 
financial inputs that are not observable in the fair value measurement and that contain 
significant estimates and assumptions.

 - Policies implemented by the Group management include compliance risk to the 

regulations and other practices.

 - Processes of TFRS 9 are advanced and complex.

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Judgements and estimates used in expected credit loss, complex and comprehensive.

 - Disclosure requirements of TFRS 9 are comprehensive and complex.

involving our Information technology and process audit specialists.

 - Evaluating the reasonableness and appropriateness of management’s key estimates and 
judgements in expected credit loss calculations including the responses to COVID-19, 
through selection of methods, models, assumptions and data sources.

 - Reviewing the appropriateness of criteria in order to identify the financial assets having 
solely payments of principal and interest and checking the compliance to the Group’s 
Business model.

 - Reviewing the Group’s classification and measurement models of the financial 

instruments (financial instruments determined as Level 3 according to fair value 
hierarchy) and comparing with TFRS 9 requirements

 - Evaluating the alignment of the significant increase in credit risk determined during 
the calculation of expected credit losses, default definition, restructuring definition, 
probability of default, loss given default, exposure at default and macro-economic 
variables that are determined by the financial risk management experts with the Group’s 
past performance, regulations, and other processes that has forward looking estimations.

 - Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on staging of loans and macroeconomic 
parameters used in expected credit lossess together with forward-looking estimates and 
significant assumptions.

 - Assessing the completeness and the accuracy of the data used for expected credit loss 

calculation.

 - Testing the mathematical accuracy of expected credit loss calculation on sample basis.

 - Evaluating the judgments and estimates used for the individually assessed financial 

assets.

 - Evaluating the accuracy and the necessity of post-model adjustments.

 - Auditing of TFRS 9 disclosures.

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Pension Fund Obligations

Employees of the Group are members of “Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Mensupları Emekli Sandığı 
Vakfı”, (“the Fund”), which is established in accordance with the temporary Article 20 of the 
Social Security Act No. 506 and related regulations. The Fund is a separate legal entity and 
foundation recognized by an official decree, providing all qualified employees with pension 
and post-retirement benefits. As disclosed in the “Section Three Note XX.2” to the financial 
statements, Banks will transfer their pension fund to the Social Security Institution and 
the authority of the “Council of Ministers” on the determination of the mentioned transfer 
date is changed as “President” in the Decree Law No. 703 published in the Official Gazette 
numbered 30473 and dated July 9, 2018. According to the technical balance sheet report 
as at December 31, 2020 prepared considering the related articles of the Law regarding the 
transferrable benefit obligations for the non- transferrable social benefits and payments 
which are included in the articles of association, the Fund has an actuarial and technical 
deficit which is fully provisioned for. 

The valuation of the Pension Fund liabilities requires judgment in determining appropriate 
assumptions such as defining the transferrable social benefits, discount rates, salary 
increases, demographic assumptions, inflation rate estimates and the impact of any 
changes in individual pension plans. The Group Management uses Fund actuaries to assist in 
assessing these assumptions.

Considering the subjectivity of key assumptions and estimate used in the calculations 
of transferrable liabilities and the effects of the potential changes in the estimates used 
together with the uncertainty around the transfer date and given the fact that technical 
interest rate is prescribed under the law, we considered this to be a key audit matter.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments including foreign exchange contracts, currency and interest 
rate swaps, currency and interest rate options, futures and other derivative financial 
instruments which are held for trading are initially recognized on the statement of financial 
position at fair value and subsequently are re-measured at their fair value. Details of related 
amounts are explained in “Section Five Note I.c.” and “Section Five Note II.b”.

Fair value of the derivative financial instruments is determined by selecting most convenient 
market data and applying valuation techniques to those particular derivative products. 
Derivative Financial Instruments are considered by us as a key audit matter because of the 
subjectivity in the estimates, assumptions and judgements used.

It has been addressed whether there have been any significant changes in regulations 
governing pension liabilities, employee benefit plans during the period, that could lead to 
adjust the valuation of employee benefits. Support from actuarial auditor of our firm, has 
been taken to assess the appropriateness of the actuarial assumptions and calculations 
performed by the external actuary. 

We further focused on the accuracy and adequacy of the Bank’s provision provided for the 
deficit and also disclosures on key assumptions related to pension fund deficit.

Our audit procedures included among others involve reviewing policies regarding fair value 
measurement accepted by the Group management fair value calculations of the selected 
derivative financial instruments which is carried out by valuation experts of another entity 
who are in the same audit network within our firm and the assessment of used estimations 
and the judgements and testing the assessment of operating effectiveness of the key 
controls in the process of fair value determination.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Responsibilities of Management and Directors for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Group management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the BRSA Accounting and Reporting Legislation and for 
such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statement that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going 
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

In an independent audit, the responsibilities of us as independent auditors are:

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to 
issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with BRSA Independent Audit 
Regulation and ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they 
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

As part of an audit in accordance with BRSA Independent Audit Regulation and ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, 
and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. (The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one 
resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.)

 - Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an 

opinion on the effectiveness of the Bank and its subsidiaries’ internal control.

 - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 - Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to 
events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bank and its subsidiaries’ ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required 
to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are 
based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank and its subsidiaries to cease to continue as a going 
concern.

 - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying 

transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 - Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities and business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial 

statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant 
deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with government with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all 
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of 
the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in 
extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh 
the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1)  In accordance with Article 402 paragraph 4 of the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) no 6102; no significant matter has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Bank’s 

bookkeeping activities and financial statements for the period January 1 - December 31, 2020 are not in compliance with the TCC and provisions of the Bank’s articles of association in relation 
to financial reporting.

2)  In accordance with Article 402 paragraph 4 of the TCC; the Board of Directors submitted to us the necessary explanations and provided required documents within the context of audit.

The engagement partner who supervised and concluded this independent auditor’s report is Fatma Ebru Yücel.

Additional paragraph for convenience translation to English

As explained in detail in Note I of Section Three, the effects of differences between accounting principles and standards set out by regulations in conformity with BRSA Accounting and 
Financial Reporting Legislation, accounting principles generally accepted in countries in which the accompanying consolidated financial statements are to be distributed and International 
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have not been quantified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements are 
not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position and cash flows in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in such 
countries and IFRS.

February 8, 2021
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The Consolidated Financial Report 
As at and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

Headquarters Address: İş Kuleleri, 34330, Levent/İstanbul
Telephone: 0212 316 00 00
Fax: 0212 316 09 00
Web Site: www.isbank.com,tr
E-mail: musteri.iliskileri@isbank.com.tr

The consolidated financial report as at and for the year ended prepared in accordance with the communiqué of “Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes to be announced to 
Public by Banks” as regulated by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, comprises the following sections: 

 - GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARENT BANK

 - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PARENT BANK

 - EXPLANATIONS ON THE ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE GROUP

 - DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 - OTHER EXPLANATIONS

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Associates, subsidiaries and structured entities whose financial statements have been consolidated in the consolidated financial report are as follows:

Associates
ARAP-TÜRK BANKASI A.Ş.

Subsidiaries
ANADOLU ANONİM TÜRK SİGORTA ŞİRKETİ
ANADOLU HAYAT EMEKLİLİK A.Ş.
EFES VARLIK YÖNETİM A.Ş.
İŞ FAKTORİNG A.Ş.
İŞ FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş.
İŞ GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.
İŞ GİRİŞİM SERMAYESİ YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.
İŞ PORTFÖY YÖNETİMİ A.Ş.
İŞ YATIRIM MENKUL DEğERLER A.Ş.
İŞ YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş 
İŞBANK AG
JOINT STOCK COMPANY İŞBANK (JSC İŞBANK)
JOINT STOCK COMPANY İŞBANK GEORGIA (JSC İŞBANK GEORGIA)
MAXİS GİRİŞİM SERMAYESİ PORTFÖY YÖNETİMİ A.Ş.
MAXIS INVESTMENTS LTD.
MİLLİ REASÜRANS T.A.Ş.
TSKB GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.
TÜRKİYE SINAİ KALKINMA BANKASI A.Ş.
YATIRIM FİNANSMAN MENKUL DEğERLER A.Ş.
YATIRIM VARLIK KİRALAMA A.Ş.
Structured Entities
TIB DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT RIGHTS FINANCE COMPANY

The consolidated year ended financial statements and related disclosures and footnotes in this report are prepared, in accordance with the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for 
Accounting Practices and Retention of Documents by Banks. Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) regulations, Turkish Accounting Standards, Turkish Financial Reporting 
Standards and the related statements and guidance and in compliance with the financial records of our Bank. Unless otherwise stated the accompanying consolidated financial report is 
presented in thousands of Turkish Lira (TL) and has been subjected to independent audit and presented as the attached.

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Member of the Board and 
the Audit Committee

Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chairperson 
of the Audit Committee

Füsun Tümsavaş

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Ali Tolga Ünal

Head of Financial Management Division

Senar Akkuş

Deputy Chief Executive
In Charge of Financial Reporting

Adnan Bali

Chief Executive Officer

The authorized contact person for questions on this consolidated financial report:

Name - Surname/Title: Neşe Gülden Sözdinler/Head of Investor Relations and Continuity Division

Phone No:

Fax No:

E-mail:

+90 212 316 16 02

+90 212 316 08 40

Nese.Sozdinler@isbank.com.tr

investorrelations@isbank.com.tr

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SECTION I

General Information about the Parent Bank

Page Number

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Explanations on the Establishment Date and Initial Status of the Parent Bank, and History Including the Changes in the Former Status 

Explanations on the Capital Structure, Shareholders who Directly or Indirectly, Solely or Jointly Undertake the Management and Control of the Parent Bank,  
any Changes in the Period, and Information on the Parent Bank’s Risk Group 

Explanations on the Chairperson’s, Directors’, Auditors’, Chief Executive Officer’s and Deputy Chief Executives’ Shares, if any, and the Areas of their Responsibility at the Bank 

Information on the Parent Bank’s Qualified Shareholders 

Summary Information on the Parent Bank’s Functions and Business Lines  

Differences between the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks and Turkish Accounting Standards and Explanation about  
the Institutions Subject to Full Consolidation Method or Proportional Consolidation and Institutions which are deducted from Equity or not included in these Three Methods 

VII. 

Existing or Potential, Actual or Legal Obstacles on the Transfer of Shareholders’ Equity between the Parent Bank and its Subsidiaries or the Reimbursement of Liabilities 

VIII.  Written Policies on Assessment of Ensuring Compliance on Market Discipline, Disclosure Obligations, Frequency and Accuracy of the Related Disclosures 

SECTION II

Consolidated Financial Statements

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VII. 

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Consolidated Balance Sheet - Assets 

Consolidated Balance Sheet - Liabilities 

Consolidated Statement of Off-Balance Sheet Items 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 

Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in the Shareholders’ Equity 

VIII. 

Consolidated Statement of Profit Distribution 

SECTION III

Explanations on Accounting Policies

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Basis of Presentation 

Strategy for Use of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions  

Information on the Consolidated Companies 

Forward, Option Contracts and Derivative Instruments 

Interest Income and Expenses 

Fees and Commission Income and Expenses 

VII. 

Financial Assets  

VIII. 

Impairment of Financial Assets 

IX. 

X. 

XI. 

Offsetting Financial Instruments 

Sale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Transactions 

Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations and Related Liabilities  

XII. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 

XIII. 

Tangible Assets  

XIV. 

Investment Property 

XV. 

Leasing Transactions 

XVI. 

Insurance Technical Income and Expense 

XVII. 

Insurance Technical Provisions 

XVIII.  Provisions and Contingent Liabilities 

XIX.  Contingent Assets 

XX. 

Liabilities Regarding Employee Benefits 

XXI.  Taxation 

XXII.  Additional Information on Borrowings 

XXIII. 

Information on Equity Shares and Their Issuance 

XXIV.  Bank Acceptances and Bills of Guarantee 

XXV.  Government Incentives 

XXVI.  Segment Reporting 

XXVII.  Other Disclosures 

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Information on the Financial Position and Risk Management of the Group

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Explanations on Shareholders’ Equity 

Explanations on Credit Risk 

Explanations on Currency Risk 

Explanations on Interest Rate Risk 

Explanations on Equity Shares Risk Arising from Banking Book 

Explanations on Liquidity Risk Management and Consolidated Liquidity Coverage Ratio 

VII. 

Explanations on Leverage Ratio 

VIII. 

Explanations on Other Price Risk 

IX. 

X. 

XI. 

Explanations on Presentation of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value 

Explanations on Transactions Carried Out on Behalf of Third Parties and Fiduciary Transactions  

Explanations on Risk Management Objectives and Policies 

XII. 

Explanations on Segment Reporting 

SECTION V

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Consolidated Financial Statements

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Consolidated Assets 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Consolidated Liabilities 

Disclosures and Footnotes on Consolidated Off-Balance Sheet Items 

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Consolidated Income Statement  

Disclosures and Footnotes on Consolidated Statement of Changes In Shareholders’ Equity 

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Consolidated Statemens of Cash-Flows 

VII. 

Disclosures and Footnotes on the Group’s Risk Group 

VIII.  Disclosures on the Group’s Domestic, Foreign, Off-Shore Branches or Participations and Representative Offices 

IX. 

Subsequent Events 

SECTION VI

Other Explanations

I. 

Explanations on the Group’s Credit Ratings 

SECTION VII

Explanations on the Independent Audit Report

I. 

II. 

Explanations on the Independent Auditors’ Report 

Explanations and Footnotes of the Independent Auditors Report 

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SECTION ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARENT BANK

I. Explanations on the Establishment Date and Initial Status of the Parent Bank, and History Including the Changes in the Former Status

TÜRKİYE İŞ BANKASI A.Ş. (“the Bank” or “the Parent Bank”) was established on August 26, 1924 to operate in all kinds of banking activities and to initiate and/or participate in all kinds of financial 
and industrial sector undertakings when necessary. There is no change in the Bank’s status since its establishment.

II. Explanations on the Capital Structure, Shareholders who Directly or Indirectly, Solely or Jointly Undertake the Management and Control of the Parent Bank, any Changes in the 
Period, and Information on the Parent Bank’s Risk Group

As of December 31, 2020, 37.08% of the Bank’s shares are owned by T. İş Bankası A.Ş. Supplementary Pension Fund (Fund), 28.09% are owned by the Republican People’s Party- CHP (Atatürk’s 
shares) and 34.83% are on free float (December 31, 2019: Fund 39.10%, CHP 28.09%, Free float 32.81%).

III. Explanations on the Chairperson’s, Directors’, Auditors’, Chief Executive Officer’s and Deputy Chief Executives’ Shares, if any, and the Areas of their Responsibility at the Bank

Chairperson and Members of the Board of Directors:

Name and Surname

Areas of Responsibility

Füsun Tümsavaş

Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Adnan Bali

Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of Remuneration Committee and Risk Committee, Member of the Corporate Governance Committee and 
Credit Committee

Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Audit Committee, TRNC Internal Systems Committee and Operational Risk Committee, 
Member of the Risk Committee and Substitute Member of the Credit Committee

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Chairperson of the Credit Committee, Human Resources Committee, Information Systems Strategy Committee 
and Continuity Committee, Natural Member of the Risk Committee, Member of the Operational Risk Committee, Chairperson of the Executive Committee

Feray Demir

Director, Member of the Credit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Continuity Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Fazlı Bulut

Durmuş Öztek

Recep Hakan Özyıldız

Mustafa Rıdvan Selçuk

Ahmet Gökhan Sungur

Director, Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, TRNC Internal Systems Committee and Continuity 
Committee

Director, Member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Substitute Member of the Credit Committee

Director, Member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Director

Director

Director

Sadrettin Yurtsever

Director, Member of Corporate Governance Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executives: 

Name and Surname

Areas of Responsibility

Adnan Bali

Hakan Aran

Yalçın Sezen

Senar Akkuş

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Chairperson of the Credit Committee, Human Resources Committee, Information Systems Strategy Committee 
and Continuity Committee, Natural Member of the Risk Committee, Member of the Operational Risk Committee, Chairperson of the Executive Committee

Information Technologies, Digital Banking Operations, Data Management, Member of the Information Systems Strategy Committee and Operational Risk 
Committee

Retail Banking Marketing, Sales and Products, Retail Loans, Digital Banking, Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Continuity 
Committee

Financial Management, Strategy and Corporate Performance Management, Managerial Reporting and Internal Accounting, Subsidiaries, Member of the 
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Risk Committee, Information Systems Strategy Committee and Continuity Committee

Murat Bilgiç

Nevzat Burak Seyrek

Corporate Loans, Commercial Loans and Retail Loans Allocation, Project Finance, Member of the Risk Committee and Continuity Committee

Corporate Architecture, Human Resources and Talent Management, Agile Management, Consumer Relations Coordination Officer, Member of the 
Information Systems Strategy Committee and Operational Risk Committee

Şahismail Şimşek

SME and Enterprise Banking Marketing and Sales, Agricultural Banking Marketing, Commercial Banking Product and Member of the Continuity Committee

Ebru Özşuca

Gamze Yalçın

H. Cahit Çınar

Ozan Gürsoy

Sezgin Yılmaz

Treasury, Economic Research, Member of the Risk Committee

International Financial Institutions, Investor Relations and Continuity, Member of Corporate Management Committee and Continuity Committee

Legal Affairs and Legal Proceedings, Legal Consultancy, Commercial and Corporate Loans and Retail Loans Proceedings, Loans Monitoring, Credits Portfolio 
Management

Corporate and Commercial Banking Marketing, Commercial Banking Sales, Free Zone Branches, Transboundary Banking, Member of Continuity Committee

Banking Base Operations, Support Services, External Operations and Commercial Loan Operations, Internal Operations, Construction and Real Estate 
Management, Acquisition, Member of the Operational Risk Committee and Continuity Committee

Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak

Retail Loan and Card Operations, Payment Systems, Private Banking Marketing and Sales, Capital Markets

At the meeting of the Bank’s Board of Directors on 01.28.2021, it was decided for Sabri Gökmenler, Information Technologies Department Manager, and Sezgin Lüle, Corporate Architecture 
Department Manager to be appointed as Deputy General Manager after making the necessary notifications to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and obtaining permissions .

The Parent Bank’s shares attributable to the Directors and members of the Audit Committee, to the CEO and the Deputy Chief Executives are of minor importance.

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Name Surname/Company

Shares

Ownership

Paid-in Capital

Unpaid Capital

T, İş Bankası A.Ş. Mensupları Munzam Sosyal Güvenlik ve Yardımlaşma Sandığı Vakfı
 (“İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund”)

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi - Republican People’s Party (Atatürk’s Shares)

V. Summary Information on the Parent Bank’s Functions and Business Lines 

1,668,613

1,264,142

37.08%

28.09%

1,668,613

1,264,142

In line with the relevant legislation and principles stated in the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank, the Bank’s activities include operating in retail, commercial, corporate and private banking, 
foreign currency and money market operations, marketable securities operations, international banking services and other banking operations, as well as initiating or participating in all kinds of 
financial and industrial sector corporations as may be required.

VI. Differences between the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks and Turkish Accounting Standards and Explanation about the 
Institutions Subject to Full Consolidation Method or Proportional Consolidation and Institutions which are deducted from Equity or not included in these Three Methods

Banks are obligated to prepare consolidated financial statements for credit institutions and financial subsidiaries for creating legal restrictions on a consolidated basis based on the 
“Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks” by applying Turkish Accounting Standards. There is not any difference between the related Communiqué and the 
consolidation operations that is based on Turkish Accounting Standards and Turkish Financial Reporting Standards. 

The consolidated financial statements in this report includes the subsidiaries of the Bank, which are credit or financial institutions, in accordance with the BRSA regulations. As of current period, 
there is no credit or financial institution subsidiaries which are excluded in the scope of the consolidation.

The Parent Bank and its subsidiaries;

 - ANADOLU ANONİM TÜRK SİGORTA ŞİRKETİ

 - ANADOLU HAYAT EMEKLİLİK A.Ş.

 - EFES VARLIK YÖNETİM A.Ş.

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

İŞ FAKTORING A.Ş.

İŞ FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş.

İŞ GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.

İŞ GİRİŞİM SERMAYESİ YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.

İŞ PORTFÖY YÖNETIMI A.Ş.

İŞ YATIRIM MENKUL DEğERLER A.Ş.

İŞ YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.

İŞBANK AG

JSC İŞBANK 

JSC İŞBANK GEORGIA

 - MAXİS GİRİŞİM SERMAYESİ PORTFÖY YÖNETİMİ A.Ş.

 - MAXİS INVESTMENTS LTD.

 - MİLLİ REASÜRANS T.A.Ş.

 - TSKB GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIğI A.Ş.

 - TÜRKİYE SINAİ KALKINMA BANKASI A.Ş.

 - YATIRIM FİNANSMAN MENKUL DEğERLER A.Ş.

 - YATIRIM VARLIK KİRALAMA A.Ş.

and Structured Entity;

 - TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company

is included in the consolidated financial statements with “full consolidation method”.

The Parent Bank’s associate acting as a credit institution;

 - ARAP-TÜRK BANKASI A.Ş.

is accounted under equity accounting method in the consolidated financial statements.

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investment consulting, portfolio and asset management. Those companies are explained below.

Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi

The Company was established in 1925 and operates in almost all non-life insurance service. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.

The Company was founded in 1990 and its’ headquarter is located in Istanbul. The company’s main activities are private, or group pension and life/death insurance and all kinds of insurance 
services related to these branches. There are 34 private pension funds offered by the company to the subscribers. The company’s shares are traded in the Borsa Istanbul A.Ş.

Efes Varlık Yönetim A.Ş.

The field of activity of the company, which was founded in February 2011, is to purchase and sell the receivables with other assets of deposit banks, participation banks and other financial 
institutions.

İş Faktoring A.Ş.

The field of operation of the Company, which operates in the factoring sector since 1993, is domestic and foreign factoring operations. 

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

The Company, whose field of activity is financial leasing within the country and abroad started its business in 1988. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

The Company, whose main field of activity is investing in real estate, capital market instruments backed by real estate, real estate projects and capital market instruments, is conducting its 
business in the sector as a real estate investment trust since 1999. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. since its establishment.

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

The Company, which started its venture capital business in the year 2000, aims to make long term investments in venture capital firms which established or to be founded in Turkey, have 
potential development and need resources. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. since the year 2004.

İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.

The purpose of the Company, which was founded in 2000, is to engage in capital market operations stated in its articles of association. Among the capital market operations, the company offers 
portfolio management and investment consulting services only to corporate investors.

İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

The Company’s main field of activity is composed of intermediary, corporate finance, investment consulting and private portfolio management services. The Company’s shares are traded in the 
Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. since May 2007. 

İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

The aim of the Company, which was founded in İstanbul in the year 1995, is to operate in capital market activities which is stated in the principal agreement, and Company’s main field of 
activities is portfolio management. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. since April 1996. 

İşbank AG

İşbank AG was founded to carry out the banking transactions in Europe. İşbank AG has 10 branches in total, 9 branches in Germany and 1 branch in Netherlands.

JSC İşbank

The Moscow-based Bank, which was acquired in 2011, carries out banking activities in the fields of corporate banking, project finance and foreign trade finance with its branches in Moscow and 
Saint Petersburg and representation in Kazan.

JSC İşbank Georgia

The Bank which was established in Georgia in the third quarter of 2015, is operating banking services mainly deposit, loan and exchange transactions. As part of the organizational structure of 
Parent Bank in abroad, Batumi and Tbilisi branches which were established in 2012 and 2014 respectively proceed its operations as JSC Isbank Georgia.

Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Porföy Yönetimi A.Ş.

The purpose of the Company, which was founded in November 2017, is to establish and manage capital investment funds in accordance with the Capital Markets Law and related legislations.

Maxis Investments Ltd.

The purpose of the Company, which was founded in England in the year 2005, is to operate in activities in foreign capital markets. 

Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.

The Company, which was founded in 1929, aims to provide reinsurance and retrocession services in foreign and domestic branches. It has 1 branch in Singapore.

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The core business activity of the Company, which was founded in 2006, is to create and develop an investment property portfolio and to invest in capital market instruments that are based on 
investment properties. The Company’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. since April 2010.

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. (TSKB) which is an industrial development and an investment bank is founded specially to support private sector investments in industry and to provide 
domestic and foreign capital to Turkish companies. The Bank’s shares are traded in the Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.

Yatırım Finansman Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

The Company was founded in 1976. The purpose of the Company is to engage in capital market operations stated in its articles of association. 

Yatırım Varlık Kiralama A.Ş.

The purpose of the Company, which is founded in September 20, 2019, is to issue lease certificates exclusively within the framework of the Capital Market Law and related legislation provisions.

VII. Existing or Potential, Actual or Legal Obstacles on the Transfer of Shareholders’ Equity between the Parent Bank and its Subsidiaries or the Reimbursement of Liabilities

None.

VIII. Written Policies on Assessment of Ensuring Compliance on Market Discipline, Disclosure Obligations, Frequency and Accuracy of the Related Disclosures

The Parent Bank has written policies on assessment of ensuring compliance on market discipline, disclosure obligations, frequency and accuracy of related disclosures. The mentioned policies 
which are agreed by Board of Directors can be obtained from the Parent Bank’s website.

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SECTION TWO: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ASSETS

FINANCIAL ASSETS (NET)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Balances with Central Bank

Banks

I.

1.1

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.3 Money Market Placements

1.1.4

Expected Credit Loss (-)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
 (31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD 
(31/12/2019)

Footnotes 

TP

YP

Toplam

TP

YP

Toplam

62,727,896

122,443,294

185,171,190

52,312,184

94,371,995

146,684,179

10,540,314

83,293,471

93,833,785

8,301,164

67,456,533

75,757,697

V-I-a

V-I-d

5,566,057

66,404,333

71,970,390

5,263,162

48,812,966

54,076,128

2,815,653

16,896,691

19,712,344

1,988,674

18,565,357

20,554,031

2,174,268

15,664

27,259

34,812

2,201,527

1,058,871

50,476

9,543

120,577

42,367

1,179,448

51,910

1.2

1.2.1

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.3

1.3.1

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.4

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

V-I-b

3,745,650

3,054,356

6,800,006

2,481,683

2,319,812

4,801,495

Government Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other Financial Assets

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Government Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Assets

168,133

1,345,669

2,231,848

573,788

261,922

741,921

1,607,591

271,813

154,554

10,939

1,498

282,752

156,052

2,218,646

4,450,494

2,055,316

2,307,375

4,362,691

V-I-e

48,079,020

29,748,250

77,827,270

41,263,642

19,750,078

61,013,720

46,408,231

25,355,465

71,763,696

39,332,002

17,666,968

56,998,970

203,583

346,271

549,854

158,784

423,727

582,511

1,467,206

4,046,514

5,513,720

1,772,856

1,659,383

3,432,239

V-I-c-l

362,912

6,347,217

6,710,129

265,695

4,845,572

5,111,267

1.4.1

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

362,912

6,347,217

6,710,129

265,695

4,845,572

5,111,267

1.4.2

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

-

-

-

-

-

-

Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (Net)

263,081,358

183,553,540 446,634,898

200,552,565

153,100,675

353,653,240

II.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Loans

Lease Receivables

Factoring Receivables

Other Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (Net)

2.4.1

Government Debt Securities

2.4.2 Other Financial Assets

2.5

III.

3.1

3.2

IV.

4.1

Expected Credit Loss (-)

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS (Net)

Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Investments in Associates (Net)

4.1.1

Associates Accounted by using Equity Method

4.1.2 Unconsolidated Associates

4.2

Subsidiaries (Net)

4.2.1 Unconsolidated Financial Subsidiaries

4.2.2 Unconsolidated Non-Financial Subsidiaries

V-I-f

V-I-f-k

V-I-f

V-I-g

V-I-o

V-I-h

4.3

Joint Ventures (Net)

V-I-j

4.3.1

Joint Ventures Accounted by using Equity Method

4.3.2 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

V.

VI.

6.1

6.2

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

TANGIBLE ASSETS (Net)

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Net)

Goodwill

Other

INVESTMENT PROPERTY (Net)

CURRENT TAX ASSET

DEFERRED TAX ASSET

OTHER ASSETS

V-I-n

V-I-o

V-I-r

236,661,521

178,069,783

414,731,304

179,157,891

149,081,976

328,239,867

2,710,419

4,993,807

7,704,226

1,605,008

3,899,070

5,504,078

3,485,758

1,158,428

4,644,186

2,772,806

614,484

3,387,290

38,170,955

7,433,648

45,604,603

30,339,422

3,299,879

33,639,301

38,115,604

5,738,600

43,854,204

30,050,721

2,685,879

32,736,600

55,351

1,695,048

1,750,399

288,701

614,000

902,701

17,947,295

8,102,126

26,049,421

13,322,562

3,794,734

17,117,296

1,287,465

1,287,465

-

13,052,096

271,231

242,174

29,057

-

12,775,982

4,883

-

4,883

7,928,442

1,540,236

35,974

1,504,262

3,649,631

15,143

15,143

1,302,608

1,178,529

1,302,608

1,178,529

11,691

11,691

1,190,220

1,190,220

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,052,096

11,190,991

271,231

242,174

29,057

255,838

220,768

35,070

12,775,982

10,929,898

-

-

12,775,982

10,929,898

4,883

-

4,883

5,255

-

5,255

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,190,991

255,838

220,768

35,070

10,929,898

-

10,929,898

5,255

-

5,255

171,512

8,099,954

7,842,385

152,380

7,994,765

113,752

1,653,988

1,104,073

92,651

1,196,724

-

35,974

35,974

-

35,974

113,752

1,618,014

1,068,099

92,651

1,160,750

-

3,649,631

3,444,979

-

3,444,979

46,085

2,838

48,923

21,145

2,501

23,646

2,324,870

1,347,866

3,672,736

1,141,900

809,097

1,950,997

43,766,791

11,099,448

54,866,239

31,560,267

6,161,830

37,722,097

V-I-i

12,775,982

TOTAL ASSETS

399,404,870

318,747,393

718,152,263

310,349,018

254,702,820

565,051,838

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)

I.

II.

III.

IV.

4.1

4.2

4.3

V.

5.1

5.2

VI.

VII.

7.1

7.2

LIABILITIES

DEPOSITS

FUNDS BORROWED

MONEY MARKETS

SECURITIES ISSUED (Net)

Bills

Asset Backed Securities

Bonds

FUNDS

Borrower Funds

Other

FİNANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH 
PROFIT OR LOSS

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD 
(31/12/2020) 

PRIOR PERIOD 
(31/12/2019) 

 Footnotes

TL

FC

Total

TL

FC

Total

V-II-a

V-II-c

133,332,439

248,360,954

381,693,393

128,979,347

173,811,857

302,791,204

4,434,966

73,167,922

77,602,888

4,742,038

67,564,942

72,306,980

19,985,947

5,998,700

25,984,647

1,286,893

1,743,442

3,030,335

V-II-d

7,134,909

32,364,397

39,499,306

9,114,208

30,177,570

39,291,778

5,095,133

377,032

-

-

5,095,133

7,506,622

377,032

138,244

-

-

7,506,622

138,244

1,662,744

32,364,397

34,027,141

1,469,342

30,177,570

31,646,912

6,275

6,275

-

115,830

115,830

-

122,105

122,105

2,494

2,494

56,456

56,456

58,950

58,950

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

V-II-b-h

1,514,236

7,340,198

8,854,434

681,191

2,050,633

2,731,824

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit 
or Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

VIII.

FACTORING PAYABLES

IX.

X.

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

XI.

XII.

XIII.

13.1

13.2

XIV.

14.1

14.2

XV.

XVI.

16.1

16.2

LEASE PAYABLES (Net)

PROVISIONS

Restructuring Provisions

Reserve for Employee Benefits

Insurance Technical Provisions (Net)

Other Provisions

CURRENT TAX LIABILITY

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY

LIABILITIES RELATED TO ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

SUBORDINATED DEBT

Loans

Other Debt Instruments

OTHER LIABILITIES

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Paid-in capital

Capital Reserves

16.2.1

Share Premium

16.2.2

Share Cancellation Profits

16.2.3 Other Capital Reserves

16.3

16.4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss Not 
Reclassified Through Profit or Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss 
Reclassified Through Profit or Loss

16.5

Profit Reserves

16.5.1

Legal Reserves

16.5.2

Status Reserves

16.5.3

Extraordinary Reserves

16.5.4 Other Profit Reserves

16.6

Profit or Loss

16.6.1

Prior Periods’ Profit or Loss

16.6.2

Current Period Profit or Loss

16.7

Minority Shares

1,514,236

7,340,198

8,854,434

681,191

2,050,633

2,731,824

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

756,372

162,368

918,740

822,574

134,310

956,884

20,036,922

3,990,144

24,027,066

15,281,940

2,578,645

17,860,585

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,618,739

9,987,925

8,430,258

2,192

1,620,931

1,353,611

2,420

1,356,031

3,382,651

13,370,576

8,209,952

2,264,775

10,474,727

605,301

9,035,559

5,718,377

2,836,995

14,987

2,851,982

1,549,792

138,027

6,404

144,431

75,379

311,450

36,760

913

6,029,827

1,586,552

76,292

V-II-g

V-II-i

V-II-j

V-II-j

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,286,510

22,139,611

24,426,121

2,281,084

13,095,892

15,376,976

-

-

-

-

2,286,510

22,139,611

24,426,121

2,281,084

13,095,892

15,376,976

V-II-f

V-II-m

50,970,159

6,195,271

57,165,430

39,770,069

3,511,942

43,282,011

74,597,926

263,794

74,861,720

65,945,911

(244,444)

65,701,467

4,500,000

1,216,307

124,549

-

1,091,758

-

-

-

-

-

4,500,000

4,500,000

1,216,307

1,126,870

124,549

39,250

-

-

1,091,758

1,087,620

-

-

-

-

-

4,500,000

1,126,870

39,250

-

1,087,620

4,649,809

100

4,649,909

4,790,255

100

4,790,355

4,698,746

(60,675)

4,638,071

3,349,172

(388,660)

2,960,512

44,060,209

5,335,033

178,599

4,619

1,930

-

44,064,828

36,840,268

5,336,963

4,896,373

178,599

135,606

4,619

1,930

-

36,844,887

4,898,303

135,606

38,546,577

2,689

38,549,266

31,808,289

2,689

31,810,978

-

8,153,556

1,586,175

6,567,381

7,319,299

-

225,331

137,270

88,061

94,419

-

-

8,378,887

8,275,984

1,723,445

6,655,442

2,372,239

5,903,745

-

137,270

31,210

-

8,413,254

2,403,449

106,060

6,009,805

7,413,718

7,063,362

2,227

7,065,589

V-II-n

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

318,031,683 400,120,580

718,152,263

270,532,920

294,518,918

565,051,838

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Consolidated Statement of Off-Balance Sheet Items

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

GUARANTEES AND SURETYSHIPS
Letters of Guarantee
Guarantees Subject to State Tender Law
Guarantees Given for Foreign Trade Operations
Other Letters of Guarantee
Bank Acceptances
Import Letter of Acceptance
Other Bank Acceptances
Letters of Credit
Documentary Letters of Credit
Other Letters of Credit
Prefinancing Given as Guarantee
Endorsements
Endorsements to the Central Bank of Turkey
Other Endorsements
Purchase Guarantees for Securities Issued
Factoring Guarantees
Other Guarantees
Other Suretyships
COMMITMENTS
Irrevocable Commitments
Forward Asset Purchase Commitments
Forward Deposit Purchase and Sales Commitments
Capital Commitments to Associates and Subsidiaries
Loan Granting Commitments
Securities Underwriting Commitments
Commitments for Reserve Deposit Requirements
Commitments for Cheque Payments
Tax and Fund Liabilities from Export Commitments
Commitments for Credit Card Expenditure Limits
Commitments for Credit Cards and Banking Services Promotions
Receivables from Short Sale Commitments
Payables for Short Sale Commitments
Other Irrevocable Commitments
Revocable Commitments
Revocable Loan Granting Commitments
Other Revocable Commitments
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative Financial Instruments Held for Risk Management
Fair Value Hedges
Cash Flow Hedges
Net Foreign Investment Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments Held for Trading
Forward Foreign Currency Buy/Sell Transactions
Forward Foreign Currency Buy Transactions
Forward Foreign Currency Sell Transactions
Currency and Interest Rate Swaps
Currency Swap Buy Transactions
Currency Swap Sell Transactions
Interest Rate Swap Buy Transactions
Interest Rate Swap Sell Transactions
Currency, Interest Rate and Security Options
Currency Call Options
Currency Put Options
Interest Rate Call Options
Interest Rate Put Options
Securities Call Options
Securities Put Options
Currency Futures
Currency Buy Futures
Currency Sell Futures
Interest Rate Futures
Interest Rate Buy Futures
Interest Rate Sell Futures
Other

A. OFF-BALANCE SHEET CONTINGENCIES and COMMITMENTS (I+II+III)
I.
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
II.
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.12
2.1.13
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
III.
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.1.1
3.2.1.2
3.2.2
3.2.2.1
3.2.2.2
3.2.2.3
3.2.2.4
3.2.3
3.2.3.1
3.2.3.2
3.2.3.3
3.2.3.4
3.2.3.5
3.2.3.6
3.2.4
3.2.4.1
3.2.4.2
3.2.5
3.2.5.1
3.2.5.2
3.2.6
B. CUSTODY AND PLEDGES RECEIVED (IV+V+VI)
IV.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
V.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
VI.

ITEMS HELD IN CUSTODY
Customers’ Securities Held
Investment Securities Held in Custody
Cheques Received for Collection
Commercial Notes Received for Collection
Other Assets Received for Collection
Assets Received for Public Offering
Other Items Under Custody
Custodians
PLEDGED ITEMS
Marketable Securities
Guarantee Notes
Commodity
Warranty
Real Estates
Other Pledged Items
Pledged Items-Depository
ACCEPTED BILL, GUARANTEES AND SURETIES

Footnotes

V-III

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020) 

PRIOR PERIOD
(31/12/2019) 

THOUSAND TL

TL
229,466,822
40,128,375
39,563,027
687,709
4,416,349
34,458,969
84,800
-
84,800
454,945
435,024
19,921
-
-
-
-
-
9,355
16,248
-
72,767,824
71,400,021
2,250,035
-
-
24,688,380
-
-
2,641,068
26,068
37,915,127
179,370
-
-
3,699,973
1,367,803
1,302,803
65,000
116,570,623
-
-
-
-
116,570,623
8,922,687
6,936,738
1,985,949
101,415,909
6,088,408
93,752,701
787,400
787,400
2,003,720
1,023,470
707,100
-
-
121,010
152,140
3,156,514
507,826
2,648,688
-
-
-
1,071,793
728,033,002
86,312,364
-
67,013,035
15,972,224
2,873,548
-
-
453,557
-
641,720,638
47,823,113
11,883,928
131,913,263
-
352,717,245
97,383,089
-
-

FC
482,447,565
82,758,032
48,508,183
535,767
24,324,692
23,647,724
8,965,543
387,585
8,577,958
22,138,966
16,428,961
5,710,005
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,145,340
-
26,364,767
14,882,602
4,322,672
-
127,172
1,009,173
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,423,585
11,482,165
11,482,165
-
373,324,766
19,840,766
19,840,766
-
-
353,484,000
41,994,015
18,551,563
23,442,452
273,410,206
96,398,304
29,719,050
73,646,426
73,646,426
14,257,333
3,069,627
3,346,049
3,920,016
3,920,016
-
1,625
2,794,386
2,647,387
146,999
-
-
-
21,028,060
906,245,389
73,210,438
-
6,643,025
37,840,329
17,306,337
-
-
11,420,747
-
833,034,951
78,780,877
28,867,329
53,111,124
-
432,859,911
239,415,710
-
-

Total
711,914,387
122,886,407
88,071,210
1,223,476
28,741,041
58,106,693
9,050,343
387,585
8,662,758
22,593,911
16,863,985
5,729,926
-
-
-
-
-
9,355
3,161,588
-
99,132,591
86,282,623
6,572,707
-
127,172
25,697,553
-
-
2,641,068
26,068
37,915,127
179,370
-
-
13,123,558
12,849,968
12,784,968
65,000
489,895,389
19,840,766
19,840,766
-
-
470,054,623
50,916,702
25,488,301
25,428,401
374,826,115
102,486,712
123,471,751
74,433,826
74,433,826
16,261,053
4,093,097
4,053,149
3,920,016
3,920,016
121,010
153,765
5,950,900
3,155,213
2,795,687
-
-
-
22,099,853
1,634,278,391
159,522,802
-
73,656,060
53,812,553
20,179,885
-
-
11,874,304
-
1,474,755,589
126,603,990
40,751,257
185,024,387
-
785,577,156
336,798,799
-
-

TL
166,281,278
32,395,132
32,246,614
576,475
1,935,615
29,734,524
-
-
-
107,344
95,025
12,319
-
-
-
-
-
12,703
28,471
-
58,369,590
57,351,837
930,528
-
3,588
18,930,150
-
-
2,673,042
23,261
31,090,963
113,842
-
-
3,586,463
1,017,753
932,753
85,000
75,516,556
-
-
-
-
75,516,556
8,689,923
4,494,247
4,195,676
61,852,105
11,474,473
49,621,032
378,300
378,300
4,814,654
2,424,143
2,329,757
-
-
24,499
36,255
54,833
54,293
540
-
-
-
105,041
657,586,215
89,812,045
-
73,390,917
13,109,079
2,945,032
-
-
367,017
-
567,774,170
41,638,400
10,544,691
113,783,813
-
318,041,884
83,765,382
-
-

FC
360,245,368
64,198,200
39,300,725
976,230
15,083,874
23,240,621
6,040,332
302,090
5,738,242
16,209,490
12,420,423
3,789,067
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,647,653
-
15,860,570
8,909,626
2,059,373
-
96,782
691,607
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,061,864
6,950,944
6,950,944
-
280,186,598
16,520,430
16,520,430
-
-
263,666,168
21,432,032
10,543,785
10,888,247
225,412,722
70,219,278
30,328,506
62,432,469
62,432,469
13,201,733
3,468,440
3,351,807
3,190,743
3,190,743
-
-
64,219
7,329
56,890
-
-
-
3,555,462
682,851,813
34,047,245
-
4,784,135
12,313,077
12,494,982
-
-
4,455,051
-
648,804,568
54,528,282
28,052,674
36,392,061
-
336,610,047
193,221,504
-
-

Total
526,526,646
96,593,332
71,547,339
1,552,705
17,019,489
52,975,145
6,040,332
302,090
5,738,242
16,316,834
12,515,448
3,801,386
-
-
-
-
-
12,703
2,676,124
-
74,230,160
66,261,463
2,989,901
-
100,370
19,621,757
-
-
2,673,042
23,261
31,090,963
113,842
-
-
9,648,327
7,968,697
7,883,697
85,000
355,703,154
16,520,430
16,520,430
-
-
339,182,724
30,121,955
15,038,032
15,083,923
287,264,827
81,693,751
79,949,538
62,810,769
62,810,769
18,016,387
5,892,583
5,681,564
3,190,743
3,190,743
24,499
36,255
119,052
61,622
57,430
-
-
-
3,660,503
1,340,438,028
123,859,290
-
78,175,052
25,422,156
15,440,014
-
-
4,822,068
-
1,216,578,738
96,166,682
38,597,365
150,175,874
-
654,651,931
276,986,886
-
-

TOTAL OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS (A+B)

957,499,824

1,388,692,954

2,346,192,778

823,867,493

1,043,097,181

1,866,964,674

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS
INTEREST INCOME
Interest Income on Loans
Interest Income on Reserve Deposits
Interest Income on Banks
Interest Income on Money Market Placements
Interest Income on Marketable Securities Portfolio
Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income
Financial Assets At Measured at Amortised Cost
Financial Lease Income
Other Interest Income
INTEREST EXPENSE (-)
Interest on Deposits
Interest on Funds Borrowed
Interest on Money Market Funds
Interest on Securities Issued
Financial Lease Expense
Other Interest Expenses
NET INTEREST INCOME (I - II)
NET FEES AND COMMISSIONS INCOME
Fees and Commissions Received
Non-cash Loans
Other
Fees and Commissions Paid

I.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6
1.7
II.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
III.
IV.
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2
4.2.1 Non-cash Loans
4.2.2 Other
V.
VI.
6.1
6.2
6.3
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII. PROFIT/LOSS ON CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAX (XIII+...+XVI)
XVIII. TAX PROVISION FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS (±)
18.1
18.2
18.3
XIX.
XX.
19.1
19.2
19.3
XXI.
20.1
20.2
20.3
XXII. PROFIT/LOSS ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BEFORE TAX (XX-XXI)
XXIII. TAX PROVISION FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (±)
22.1
22.2
22.3
XXIV. NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (XXII±XXIII)
XXV. NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS (XIX+XXIV)
25.1
25.2

DIVIDEND INCOME
TRADING INCOME/(LOSS) (Net)
Gains/(Losses) on Securities Trading
Derivative Financial Transactions Gains/Losses
Foreign Exchange Gains/(Losses)
OTHER OPERATING INCOME
GROSS OPERATING INCOME (III+IV+V+VI+VII)
EXPECTED CREDIT LOSS (-)
OTHER PROVISION EXPENSES (-)
PERSONNEL EXPENSE (-)
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (-)
NET OPERATING INCOME/(LOSS) (VIII-IX-X-XI-XII)
AMOUNT IN EXCESS RECORDED AS GAIN AFTER MERGER
PROFIT/LOSS FROM ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD
NET MONETARY POSITION GAIN/LOSS

Current Tax Provision
Deferred Tax Income Effect (+)
Deferred Tax Expense Effect (-)
NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS FROM CONTUNUING OPERATIONS (XVI±XVII)
INCOME ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income on Assets Held for Sale
Gain on Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Other Income on Discontinued Operations
EXPENSE ON DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (-)
Expense on Assets Held for Sale
Loss on Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Other Expense on Discontinued Operations

Current Tax Provision
Deferred Tax Expense Effect (+)
Deferred Tax Income Effect (-)

Group’s Profit/Loss
Non-controlling Interest Profit/Loss (-)
Earnings per Share (*)

(*) Tam TL tutarı ile gösterilmiştir. 

THOUSAND TL

 Footnotes
V-IV-a

V-IV-b

V-IV-c
V-IV-d

V-IV-e

V-IV-f
V-IV-f

V-IV-g

V-IV-h
V-IV-i

V-IV-j

V-IV-h
V-IV-i

V-IV-j
V-IV-k

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)
47,960,977
34,768,023
84,960
488,822
116,834
11,565,656
58,357
7,008,929
4,498,370
543,503
393,179
18,898,262
9,483,464
2,344,979
1,584,227
4,733,389
146,707
605,496
29,062,715
4,919,413
7,381,481
1,150,770
6,230,711
2,462,068
6,232
2,455,836
31,057
(1,206,769)
1,228,185
(10,138,921)
7,703,967
11,733,929
44,540,345
11,379,112
2,770,928
6,301,193
14,877,965
9,211,147
-
1,455,956
-
10,667,103
2,915,351
4,778,594
1,206,397
3,069,640
7,751,752
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,751,752
6,655,442
1,096,310
0.059158301

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)
48,453,830
35,676,426
391,921
710,205
379,584
10,259,795
73,285
6,115,454
4,071,056
486,593
549,306
25,654,752
16,509,692
2,907,975
1,201,463
4,795,089
157,497
83,036
22,799,078
4,611,770
7,071,129
1,091,699
5,979,430
2,459,359
20,580
2,438,779
20,819
(4,633,920)
430,068
(4,970,798)
(93,190)
10,942,888
33,740,635
8,570,651
665,632
5,252,399
12,260,512
6,991,441
-
1,462,479
-
8,453,920
1,422,289
2,473,633
889,445
1,940,789
7,031,631
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,031,631
6,009,805
1,021,826
0.053419421

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and  
Other Comprehensive Income

PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

Revaluation Surplus on Tangible Assets

Revaluation Surplus on Intangible Assets

Gains/(Losses) on remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans

I.

II.

2.1

2.1.1

2.1.2

2.1.3

2.1.4

Other Income/Expense Items of Other Comprehensive Income not to be Reclassified to Profit Or Loss

2.1.5

Taxes Relating To Components Of Other Comprehensive Income not to be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss

2.2

Other Income/Expense Items not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

2.2.1

Exchange Differences on Translation

2.2.2 Valuation and/or Reclassification Profit or Loss from Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

2.2.3

Income/(Loss) Related with Cash Flow Hedges

2.2.4 Income/(Loss) Related with Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

2.2.5 Other Income/Expense Items of Other Comprehensive Income to be Reclassified to Other Profit or Loss

2.2.6

Taxes Relating To Components Of Other Comprehensive Income to be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss

III.

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (I+II)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)

7,751,752

1,540,414

(195,473)

(17,267)

(73,754)

(121,372)

16,920

1,735,887

607,580

1,079,211

262,834

(213,738)

9,292,166

7,031,631

3,305,993

49,594

(19,247)

(81,951)

132,431

18,361

3,256,399

441,876

3,247,281

229,925

(662,683)

10,337,624

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 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

A.

CASH FLOWS FROM BANKING OPERATIONS

1.1

Operating Profit Before Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

34,258,222

17,270,799

Footnotes

CURRENT PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(01/01-31/12/2019)

THOUSAND TL

1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.1.7
1.1.8
1.1.9

Interest Received
Interest Paid
Dividend Received
Fees and Commissions Received
Other Income
Collections from Previously Written Off Loans and Other Receivables
Cash Payments to Personnel and Service Suppliers
Taxes Paid
Other

1.2

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

Net (Increase)/Decrease in Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Net (Increase)/Decrease in Due From Banks
Net (Increase)/Decrease in Loans
Net (Increase)/Decrease in Other Assets
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Bank Deposits
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Other Deposits
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Funds Borrowed
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Matured Payables

1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.2.6
1.2.7
1.2.8
1.2.9
1.2.10 Net Increase/(Decrease) in Other Liabilities

41,826,344
(18,786,386)
252,256
7,381,481
8,424,385
1,689,749
(10,687,883)
(4,107,184)
8,265,460

46,839,437
(25,968,978)
296,543
7,071,129
5,760,716
918,494
(8,579,659)
(3,150,744)
(5,916,139)

(6,144,854)

11,202,973

(1,588,087)
(3,376,609)
(49,982,247)
(14,127,387)
(620,878)
40,951,637
-
(10,764,225)
-
33,362,942

(1,229,408)
(3,310,524)
(10,509,133)
(5,560,924)
(8,532)
40,273,207
-
(7,560,811)
-
(890,902)

V-VI

V-VI

I.

B.

II.

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8

2.9

C.

III.

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6

IV.

V.

Net Cash Provided From Banking Operations

28,113,368

28,473,772

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Net Cash Provided from Investing Activities

(19,012,653)

(11,931,289)

Cash Paid for the Purchase of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Cash Obtained from Sale of Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)
Cash Paid for the Purchase of Tangible Asset
Cash Obtained from the Sale of Tangible Asset
Cash Paid for Purchase of Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income
Cash Obtained from Sale of Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income
Cash Paid for Purchase of Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost
Cash Obtained from Sale of Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost (*)
Other

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net cash provided from financing activities

Cash obtained from funds borrowed and securities issued
Cash used for repayment of funds borrowed and securities issued
Equity Instruments
Dividends Paid
Payments for Finance Leases
Other

Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

V-VI

V-VI

V-VI

(33,500)
(24,025)
(813,821)
322,076
(32,201,013)
23,640,507
(16,459,781)

7,309,408
(752,504)

(7,523)
-
(319,080)
862,304
(23,879,647)
15,171,316
(11,600,127)

8,497,685
(656,217)

(3,278,734)

(4,352,732)

28,363,295
(31,014,962)
-
(190,292)
(436,775)
-

32,030,875
(35,793,599)
-
(130,003)
(460,005)
-

(1,239,044)

909,669

4,582,937

13,099,420

VI.

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

47,738,608

34,639,188

VII.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

(*) Includes Redeemed Financial Assets measured at amortized cost.

52,321,545

47,738,608

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 

That will be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Accumulated gains/

(losses) due to revaluation 

and/or reclassification of 

financial assets measured 

THOUSAND TL

Total 

Shareholders’ 

Equity 

Net Current 

Except Non-

Non-

Total 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 
That will not be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Paid-in 
Capital

Share 
Premium

Share 
Certificate 
Cancellation 
Profits

Other 
Capital 
Reserves

Tangible assets 
accumulated 
revaluation 
reserve Increase/
(Decrease)

Accumulated 
gains/(losses) on 
remeasurements 
of defined 
benefit plans

Other (1)

on translation reserve

comprehensive income

Other (2)

Reserves

Profit/(Loss)

(Loss)

Interest

Interest

Equity

Exchange differences 

at fair value through other 

Profit 

Prior Period 

Period Profit/

controlling 

controlling 

Shareholder’s 

4,500,000

39,234

1,090,628

3,480,029

(179,802)

1,434,060

1,020,793

(1,924,018)

790,265

29,037,168

10,303,541

49,591,898

6,022,995

55,614,893

4,500,000

39,234

1,090,628

3,480,029

(179,802)

1,434,060

(1,924,018)

790,265

29,037,168

10,303,541

49,591,898

6,022,995

55,614,893

(17,330)

(63,214)

132,555

2,401,164

231,492

6,009,805

9,135,598

1,202,026

10,337,624

1,020,793

441,126

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Footnotes

V-V

PRIOR PERIOD

(31/12/2019)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

IX.

X.

XI.

11.1

11.2

Subordinated Debt

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

16

(3,008)

4,084

(26)

(1)

(182)

(124)

(4)

3,108

(105,394)

Profit Distribution

Dividend Paid

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other (**)

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

39,250

-

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

1,461,737

477,022

1,021,753

36,844,887

2,403,449

6,009,805

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

7,804,611

(7,794,698)

7,794,698

(7,794,698)

9,913

(101,531)

9,913

-

9,913

(35,594)

(123,838)

(130,003)

6,165

(137,125)

(113,925)

(130,003)

-

16,078

CURRENT PERIOD

(31/12/2020)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

4,500,000

39,250

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

1,461,737

477,022

1,021,753

36,844,887

8,413,254

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

4,500,000

39,250

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

1,021,753

36,844,887

8,413,254

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

(15,212)

(59,386)

(121,621)

6,655,442

8,130,749

1,161,417

9,292,166

1,461,737

608,621

477,022

799,041

263,864

IX.

X.

XI.

11.1

11.2

Subordinated Debt

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

85,299

4,138

56,622

(852)

3

(3,446)

9,708

(229)

200,680

315,510

Profit Distribution

Dividend Paid

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other (**)

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

124,549

-

1,091,758

3,508,193

(303,280)

1,444,996

2,066,912

1,285,771

1,285,388

44,064,828

1,723,445

6,655,442

67,448,002

7,413,718

74,861,720

7,019,261

(7,005,319)

7,005,319

(7,005,319)

13,942

667,433

13,942

-

13,942

(630,494)

(182,794)

(190,292)

7,498

36,939

(168,852)

(190,292)

-

21,440

(1) Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss and Other Accumulated Amounts of Other Comprehensive 
Income that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss.

(2) Accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges, Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for using equity method that will be classified to Profit/(Loss), Other Accumulated 
Amounts of Other Comprehensive Income that will be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

(*) Includes changes in the Group Shares.

(**) According to the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank, since a portion of the net profit for the period is distributed to the employees as a dividend, the provision provided for employee dividend distribution 
within the scope of “TAS 19-Employee Benefits”, has been added to distributable profit.

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THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 

That will not be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Share 

Tangible assets 

Accumulated 

accumulated 

gains/(losses) on 

Certificate 

Other 

revaluation 

remeasurements 

Paid-in 

Share 

Cancellation 

Capital 

reserve Increase/

of defined 

THOUSAND TL

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 
That will be Reclassified in Profit/(Loss)

Accumulated gains/
(losses) due to revaluation 
and/or reclassification of 
financial assets measured 
at fair value through other 
comprehensive income

Exchange differences 
on translation reserve

Other (2)

Profit 
Reserves

Prior Period 
Profit/(Loss)

Net Current 
Period Profit/
(Loss)

Total 
Shareholders’ 
Equity 
Except Non-
controlling 
Interest

Non-
controlling 
Interest

Total 
Shareholder’s 
Equity

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Footnotes

Capital

Premium

Profits

Reserves

(Decrease)

benefit plans

Other (1)

4,500,000

39,234

1,090,628

3,480,029

(179,802)

1,434,060

1,020,793

(1,924,018)

790,265

29,037,168

10,303,541

49,591,898

6,022,995

55,614,893

4,500,000

39,234

1,090,628

3,480,029

(179,802)

1,434,060

(17,330)

(63,214)

132,555

1,020,793

441,126

(1,924,018)

790,265

29,037,168

10,303,541

49,591,898

6,022,995

55,614,893

2,401,164

231,492

6,009,805

9,135,598

1,202,026

10,337,624

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

16

(3,008)

4,084

(26)

(1)

(182)

(124)

(4)

3,108

(105,394)

7,804,611

(7,794,698)

7,794,698

(7,794,698)

9,913

(101,531)

9,913

-

9,913

(35,594)

(123,838)

(130,003)

6,165

(137,125)

(113,925)

(130,003)

-

16,078

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

39,250

-

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

1,461,737

477,022

1,021,753

36,844,887

2,403,449

6,009,805

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

4,500,000

39,250

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

1,461,737

477,022

1,021,753

36,844,887

8,413,254

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

4,500,000

39,250

1,087,620

3,466,783

(243,042)

1,566,614

(15,212)

(59,386)

(121,621)

1,461,737

608,621

477,022

799,041

1,021,753

36,844,887

8,413,254

58,635,878

7,065,589

65,701,467

263,864

6,655,442

8,130,749

1,161,417

9,292,166

Increase/(Decrease) Through Other Changes (*)

85,299

4,138

56,622

(852)

3

(3,446)

9,708

(229)

200,680

315,510

7,019,261

(7,005,319)

7,005,319

(7,005,319)

13,942

667,433

13,942

-

13,942

(630,494)

(182,794)

(190,292)

7,498

36,939

(168,852)

(190,292)

-

21,440

Ending Balance (III+IV+…...+X+XI)

4,500,000

124,549

-

1,091,758

3,508,193

(303,280)

1,444,996

2,066,912

1,285,771

1,285,388

44,064,828

1,723,445

6,655,442

67,448,002

7,413,718

74,861,720

(1) Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss and Other Accumulated Amounts of Other Comprehensive 

(2) Accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges, Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for using equity method that will be classified to Profit/(Loss), Other Accumulated 

Income that will not be Reclassified to Profit or Loss.

Amounts of Other Comprehensive Income that will be Reclassified to Profit or Loss

(*) Includes changes in the Group Shares.

within the scope of “TAS 19-Employee Benefits”, has been added to distributable profit.

(**) According to the Articles of Incorporation of the Bank, since a portion of the net profit for the period is distributed to the employees as a dividend, the provision provided for employee dividend distribution 

PRIOR PERIOD

(31/12/2019)

Beginning Balance

V-V

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

Subordinated Debt

Profit Distribution

Dividend Paid

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other (**)

CURRENT PERIOD

(31/12/2020)

Beginning Balance

Adjustment in accordance with TAS 8

The Effect of Adjustments

The Effect of Changes in Accounting Policies

New Balance (I+II)

Total Comprehensive Income

Capital Increase in Cash

Capital Increase Through Internal Reserves

VII.

Paid-in-Capital inflation adjustment difference

VIII.

Convertible Bonds

Subordinated Debt

Profit Distribution

Dividend Paid

Transfer to Reserves

11.3 Other (**)

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

IX.

X.

XI.

11.1

11.2

I.

II.

2.1

2.2

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

IX.

X.

XI.

11.1

11.2

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Consolidated Statement of Profit Distribution Table

I.

DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT YEAR PROFIT (1)

1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3

CURRENT PERIOD PROFIT
TAXES AND DUES PAYABLE (-)
Corporate Tax (Income Tax)
Income Tax Withholding
Other Taxes and Dues Payable (2)

THOUSAND TL

CURRENT PERIOD
(31/12/2020)

PRIOR PERIOD
(31/12/2019)

8,855,552
2,044,635
3,788,280
35,506
(1,779,151)

6,874,451
806,864
1,662,347
30,257
(885,740)

A.

NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (1.1-1.2)

6,810,917

6,067,587

1.3
1.4
1.5

PRIOR YEARS’ LOSSES (-)
FIRST LEGAL RESERVES (-)
OTHER STATUTORY RESERVES (-)

-
-
-

-
301,253
46,394

B.

NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO [(A-(1.3+1.4+1.5)]

6,810,917

5,719,940

1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4
1.6.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9.1
1.9.2
1.9.3
1.9.4
1.9.5
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13

FIRST DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares
To Preferred Shares (Preemptive Rights)
To Profit Sharing Bonds
To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
DIVIDENDS TO PERSONNEL (-)
DIVIDENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (-)
SECOND DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Privileged Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares
To Profit Sharing Bonds
To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
STATUTORY RESERVES (-)
EXTRAORDINARY RESERVES
OTHER RESERVES
SPECIAL FUNDS

II.

DISTRIBUTION FROM RESERVES

DISTRIBUTED RESERVES
DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS (-)
To Owners of Ordinary Shares
To Owners of Privileged Shares
To Owners of Preferred Shares

2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4 To Profit Sharing Bonds
2.2.5
2.3
2.4

To Holders of Profit/Loss Share Certificates
DIVIDENDS TO PERSONNEL (-)
DIVIDENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (-)

III.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

3.1

3.2
3.3
3.4

TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (3)
TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (%)
TO OWNERS OF PRIVILEGED SHARES
TO OWNERS OF PRIVILEGED SHARES (%)

IV.

DIVIDEND PER SHARE

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES
TO OWNERS OF ORDINARY SHARES (%)
TO OWNERS OF PRIVILEGED SHARES
TO OWNERS OF PRIVILEGED SHARES (%)

(1): The decision for dividend payment is made at the Annual General Meeting. Annual General Meeting has not been held as of the reporting date.

(2): Deferred Tax Income.

(3): Expressed in exact TL.

258

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

0.0605
151
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,719,940
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

0.0539
135
-
-

-
-
-
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SECTION THREE: EXPLANATION ON ACCOUNTING POLICIES

I. Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements, related notes and explanations in this report are prepared in accordance with the “Regulation on Accounting Applications for Banks and Safeguarding of 
Documents” and other regulations on accounting records of Banks published by Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and circulars and interpretations published by Banking Regulation 
and Supervision Authority, (together referred as “BRSA Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation”) and requirements of Turkish Accounting Standards (TAS) published the Public Oversight 
Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority for the matters not regulated by the aforementioned legislations.

COVID-19 outbreak, which started in China and spread globally in the first half of 2020, caused serious effects on both economic and social life. In addition to the social life effects of the cautions 
taken to ensure the control of outbreak in many countries, there are also consequences observed which is negatively affecting economic activity both on regional and global scale. As in other 
countries where the pandemic is effective, various cautions also have been taken in our country in social and economic terms in order to reduce that negativity and the cautions taken continue 
to be implemented with partial changes. The Bank sustains its activities for the period precisely by closely monitoring the processes related to outbreak, postponing retail and non-retail 
customers’ due debts, restructuring with grace period and existing or additional limit allocations in respect with customers’ needs. Assessments regarding to possible effects of the COVID-19 
outbreak through the measurement of expected credit losses as of December 31, 2020 financial statements are explained in the Section Three “VIII. “Explanations on Impairment of Financial 
Assets”. 

“Interest Rate Benchmark Reform- Stage 2”, brought changes in various TAS/TFRSs effective from January 1, 2021, was released in December 2020 within the scope of the project of transition 
of the benchmark interest rates carried out by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Although early implementation was permitted, it was concluded that early implementation is 
not required by evaluating the effects of these changes on the Bank’s financial statement. The Bank continues to perform required studies to comply with the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform.

Additional paragraph for convenience translation to English

The differences between accounting principles, as described in these preceding paragraphs and accounting principles generally accepted in countries in which consolidated financial statements 
are to be distributed and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have not been quantified in these consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, these consolidated financial 
statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position and cash flows in accordance with the accounting principles generally 
accepted in such countries and IFRS.

The accounting policies applied in the current period are in line with the prior period financial statements. The accounting policies and the valuation principles used in the preparation of the 
consolidated financial statements are presented below in detail.

II. Strategy for Use of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions 

1. The Group’s Strategy on Financial Instruments 

The Group’s main financial activities comprise a wide range of activities such as banking, insurance and reinsurance services, brokerage services, investment consulting, real estate portfolio 
and asset management, financial lease, factoring services, portfolio and asset management. The liabilities on the Group’s balance sheet are mainly composed of relatively short-term deposits, 
parallel to general liability structure of the banking system, which is its main field of activity. As for the non-deposit liabilities, funds are collected through medium and long-term instruments. 
The liquidity risk that may arise from this liability structure can be easily controlled through deposit continuity, as well as widespread network of the correspondent banks, market maker status 
(The Parent Bank is one of the market maker banks) and by the use of liquidity facilities of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT). As a result, the liquidity of the Group and the 
banking system can be easily monitored. On the other hand, foreign currency liquidity requirements are met by the money market operations and currency swaps.

Most of the funds collected bear fixed interest, and by closely monitoring the developments in the sector, both fixed and floating rate placements are made based on the yields of alternative 
investment instruments.

Some of the fixed interest liabilities that are issued/used by the Group companies are subject to fair value hedge accounting. The fair value risk of the related fixed interest financial liabilities is 
protected by interest rate swaps. Explanations on hedge accounting are explained in Section Three, footnote IV.2.

The principle of safety is prioritized in placement works, placements are directed to high yield and low risk assets by considering their maturity structures, while taking global and national 
economic expectations, market conditions, expectations and tendencies of current and potential loan customers, interest rate, liquidity, currency risks and etc., into consideration. In long term 
placements, a pricing policy aiming at high return is applied in general and attention is paid to maximizing non-interest income generation opportunities. In addition, the Bank and its subsidiaries 
within the scope of consolidation act in parallel with these strategies and within the legal limits in management of Financial Statements.

The primary objectives related to balance sheet components are set by the long-term plans shaped along with budgeting; and the Parent Bank takes the required positions against the short-
term currency, interest rates and price fluctuations in accordance with these plans and the course of the market conditions.

Foreign currency, interest rate and price fluctuations in the markets are monitored instantaneously. While taking positions, in addition to the legal limits, the Parent Bank’s own transaction and 
control limits are also effectively monitored in order to avoid limit overrides. 

The Parent Bank’s asset-liability management is executed by the Asset-Liability Management Committee, within the risk limits determined by the Board of Directors, in order to keep the liquidity 
risk, interest rate risk, currency risk and credit risk within certain limits depending on the equity adequacy and to maximize profitability.

2. Foreign Currency Transactions

The financial statements of the Parent Bank’s branches and financial institutions that have been established abroad are prepared in functional currency prevailing in the economic environment 
that they operate in; and when they are consolidated, they are presented in TL, which are the functional currency of the Parent Bank and also the currency used in presentation of the financial 
statements. 

Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities on the balance sheet are converted into Turkish Lira by using the prevailing exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items in 
foreign currencies carried at fair value are converted into Turkish Lira by the rates at the date of which the fair value is determined. Exchange rate differences arising from the conversions of 
monetary foreign currency items and the collections of and payments in foreign currency transactions are reflected to the income statement. 

While the Parent Bank and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. one of the consolidated subsidiaries, use their own foreign currency exchange rates for their foreign currency transactions, other 
consolidated institutions residing domestically use the CBRT rates for their foreign currency transactions.

Assets and liabilities of the foreign branches of the Parent Bank and financial institutions that have been established abroad are converted into TL by using the prevailing exchange rates at the 
balance sheet date. Income and expenses of foreign branches are converted by at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Incomes and expenses of foreign financial institutions are 
converted into TL at average foreign currency rates of the balance sheet date as long as there is not a significant fluctuation in currency rates during the period. The exchange rate differences 
arising from the conversion to TL are recognized in the shareholders’ equity.

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1. Basis of Consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the procedures and principles listed in the “Communiqué Related to Regulation on the Preparation of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks” published in the Official Gazette numbered 26340 dated November 8, 2006.

a. Subsidiaries:

A subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by the Parent.

Control; is the power of the Parent Bank to appoint or remove from office the decision-taking majority of members of board of directors through direct or indirect possession of the majority of 
a legal person’s capital irrespective of the requirement of owning minimum fifty-one per cent of its capital; or by having control over the majority of the voting right as a consequence of holding 
privileged shares or of agreements with other shareholders although not owning the majority of capital.

As per the “Communiqué Related to the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks” published in the Official Gazette numbered 26340 dated November 8, there is no subsidiary 
or financial institution that is not included in the scope of consolidation as of the current period. Detailed information about the Bank’s subsidiaries related to credit and financial institution is 
given in Section Five Note I.i.3

Under full consolidation method, the assets, liabilities, income and expenses, and off-balance sheet items of subsidiaries are combined with the equivalent items of the Parent Bank. The 
book value of the Parent Bank’s investment in each of the subsidiaries and the Group’s portion of equity of each subsidiary are eliminated. All significant transactions and balances between 
consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated reciprocally. Non-controlling interests in the net period profit/loss and in the equity of consolidated subsidiaries are calculated separately from the 
Group’s net period profit/loss and the Group’s shareholders’ equity. Non-controlling interests are presented separately in the balance sheet and in the period profit/loss statement.

In preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Bank performed necessary corrections to ensure consistency of accounting policies used by consolidated subsidiaries. On the other hand, 
insurance companies under consolidation are obliged to carry their activities in accordance with the regulations and other legislations issued by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Treasury and 
Finance and in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, financial reporting presentations of these companies are maintained in accordance with the insurance legislation..

TFRS 3 “Business Combinations” standard prescribes no depreciation to be recognized for goodwill arising on the acquisitions on or after March 31, 2004, realizing positive goodwill as an asset 
and application of impairment analysis as of balance sheet dates. In the same standard, it is also required from that date onwards that the negative goodwill, which occurs in the case of the 
Group’s interest in the fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities exceeds the acquisition cost to be recognized in profit or loss. 

Details of positive goodwill arising from Bank’s investments to its subsidiaries in investment basis are as follows:

Name of the Investment

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi

JSC İşbank

Total

Amount of the Positive Consolidation Goodwill

611

4,792

1,767

28,804

35,974

The structured entity that is established within the Bank’s securitization loan transactions are included in the consolidated financial statement although the bank does not have any subsidiaries. 

b. Associates: 

An associate is a domestic or foreign entity which the Parent Bank participates in its capital and over which it has a significant influence but no control.

Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy of the investee. If the Parent Bank holds qualified shares in the associate, it is presumed that the Parent 
Bank has significant influence unless otherwise demonstrated. A substantial or majority ownership by another investor does not necessarily preclude the Parent Bank from having significant 
influence.

Qualified share is the share that directly or indirectly constitutes ten or more than ten percent of an entity’s capital or voting rights and irrespective of this requirement, possession of privileged 
shares giving right to appoint members of board of directors.

Equity method is a method of accounting whereby the book value of the investor’s share capital in the subsidiary or the joint venture is either added to or subtracted in proportion with investor’s 
share from the change in the subsidiary’s or joint venture’s equity within the period. The method also foresees that profit will be deducted from the subsidiaries’ or joint venture’s accordingly 
recalculated value.

Arap-Türk Bankası A.Ş. is a subsidiary of the Bank acting as a credit institution or financial institution, is accounted under the equity method in the consolidated financial statements according to 
the “Communiqué on the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements”. Accounting policies of Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş. are not different than the Parent Bank’s accounting policies. Detailed 
information about Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş. is given in Section Five Note I.h.2.

c. Jointly controlled entities:

A joint venture is an agreement in which the Group has joint control, whereby the Group has rights to the net assets of the arrangement, rather than rights to its assets and obligations for its 
liabilities. 

The Bank does not have any jointly controlled entities which are credit or financial institutions in nature and to be consolidated in the financial statements by the equity method according to the 
“Regulation on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks”.

d. Principles applied during share transfer, merger and acquisition: 

None.

2. Presentation of subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities which are not credit or financial institutions in consolidated financial statements:

The subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities which are not credit or financial institutions owned by the Bank and its subsidiaries are accounted accordingly to the equity method 
described in TAS 28 “Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures” as of March 31, 2018.

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Derivative transactions of the Group consist of foreign currency and interest rate swaps, forwards, foreign currency options and interest rate options. The Group has no derivative instruments 
decomposed from the main contract.

The Group classifies derivative products “Derivative Financial Instruments at Fair Value through Profit or Loss” or ‘’Derivative Financial Instruments through Other Comprehensive Income’’ 
according to the “TFRS 9-Financial Instruments” principles.

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative transactions are recorded at their fair values as of the date of the contract and receivables and payables arising from these transactions are recorded in off-balance sheet accounts. 
Derivative transactions are measured at their fair values in the reporting periods after their recognition and if the valuation difference is positive, difference is presented under the “Derivative 
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss” and if the valuation difference is negative, then it is presented under the “Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value through Profit and 
Loss”. The differences arising from the valuation of derivative transactions are associated with the income statement.

On off-balance sheet items table, options which generated assets for the Group are presented under “call options” line and which generated liabilities are presented under “put options” line.

2. Hedging Derivative Financial Instruments

TFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” rules that TAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” value hedge accounting may continue to be implemented to hedge the fair value 
changes against interest rate risk. In this context, the principles of TAS 39 regarding hedge accounting for fair value hedge accounting continue to be applied in the accompanying financial 
statements.

Interest rate swaps are performed in order to hedge the changes in fair value of fixed interest rate financial instruments.

In this context, if the valuation differences of the derivative transactions are positive, they are included in “Derivative financial assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss” and if the valuation 
differences are negative, they are included in “Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value through Profit or Loss”. Changes in the fair value of the fixed rate financial liabilities subject to hedge 
accounting and changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps as hedging instruments are recorded under “Trading Profit/Loss” in the income statement.

At the beginning of the hedging transaction and in each reporting period, it is expected that the hedging transaction will offset the changes in the hedged risk arising from the hedged 
transaction (related to the hedged risk) and effectiveness tests are performed in this context. Efficiency tests are carried out with the “Dollar off-set method” and the hedging accounting is 
continued if the efficiency is between 80% and 125%.

The hedge accounting is terminated if the hedging instrument is terminated, realized, sold or the effectiveness test is ineffective. In the case of termination of fair value hedge accounting, the 
valuation effects of the fair value hedge accounting applied on the hedged financial instruments is reflected to the statement of profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the life of the hedged 
financial instrument.

V. Interest Income and Expenses

Interest income is calculated by using the effective interest rate method (the rate that equals the future cash flows of a financial asset or liability to its present net book value) to gross carrying 
amount of financial asset in conformity with “TFRS 9 Financial Instruments” except financial asset that is not a purchased or originated credit-impaired financial asset but subsequently has 
become credit-impaired.

Under the scope of TFRS 9 application, the Group does not reverse the interest accruals and rediscounts of non-performing loans and other receivables and monitors the related amounts under 
interest income and calculates expected credit loss on these amounts according to the related methodology.

VI. Fees and Commission Income and Expenses

Wages and commissions those that are not an integral part of the effective interest rate of the financial instruments measured at amortized cost are accounted for in accordance with “TFRS 
15 - Revenue from Customer Contracts”. Fees and commission income and expenses are recognized either on accrual basis or by using the effective interest method. Income earned in return for 
services rendered contractually or due to operations like sale or purchase of assets on behalf of a third-party real person or corporate body are recognized in income accounts in the period of 
collection.

VII. Financial Assets 

As of January 1, 2018, the Bank and its companies within the scope of “TFRS 9 Financial Instruments”, classifies and accounts its financial assets as “Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit 
or Loss”, “Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income” or “Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized Cost” by taking into account their business model and contractual 
cash flow characteristics. Financial assets are recognized or derecognized according to TFRS 9 “Recognition and Derecognition in Statement of Financial Position” requirements. Financial asset 
is recognized in the statement of financial position when it becomes party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Financial assets are measured at their fair value on initial 
recognition in the financial statements.

The Group has three different business models for classification of financial assets; 

 - Business model aimed at holding financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows: Financial assets held under the mentioned business model are managed to collect contractual cash 

flows over the life of these assets. The Group manages its assets held under this portfolio in order to collect certain contractual cash flows.

 - Business model aimed at collecting contracted cash flows of financial assets and selling; in this business model, the Group intends both to collect contractual cash flows of financial assets 

and to sell these assets.

 - Other business models; A business model in which financial assets; are not held within the scope of a business model aimed at collection of contractual cash flows and within the scope of a 

business model aimed at collecting and selling contracted cash flows, are measured by reflecting fair value in profit or loss.

The Group is able to reclassify all affected financial assets in case it changes the business model that is used for the management of financial asset.

In the event of the termination of the rights related to the cash flows from a financial asset, the transfer of all risks and rewards of the financial asset to a significant extent or has no longer 
control of the financial assets, the financial asset is derecognized.

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Financial assets except financial assets measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income, are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets at 
fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for the purpose of generating profit from short-term fluctuations in price or similar factors in the market or being part of a portfolio for 
profitability in the short term, regardless of the acquisition reason or financial assets that are not held in a business model that aims at collecting and/or selling contractual cash flows of financial 
assets.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are initially measured at fair value on the balance sheet and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from the 
valuation are related to profit and loss accounts.

In some cases, restructuring, alteration or counterparty changes of contractual cash flows of loans may lead to derecognition of related loans in accordance with TFRS 9. When the change in the 
financial asset results from derecognizing the existing financial asset from the financial statements and the revised financial asset is recognized in the financial statements, the revised financial 
asset is considered as a new financial asset in accordance with TFRS 9. When it is determined that there are significant changes between the new conditions of the revised financial asset and 
the first conditions in related agreements, the Group evaluates the new financial asset according to the current business models. When it is determined that the contractual conditions do not 
only result in cash flows that include principal and interest payments at certain dates, the financial asset is recognized at fair value and is subject to valuation. The differences arising from the 
valuation are reflected in the nominal accounts.

The Group recognizes loans at fair value through profit or loss, if the contractual terms of the loan, do not result in cash flows including the principal payments and interest payments generated 
from principal amounts at certain dates. These loans are valued at their fair values after their recognition and the losses or gains arising from the valuation are included in the profit and loss 
accounts.

2. Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are financial assets that are held under a business model that aims both to collect contractual cash flows and to sell financial 
assets, and financial assets with contractual terms that lead to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principle amount outstanding at specific dates.

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are initially recognized at their fair value including their transaction costs on the financial statements. The initial recognition 
and subsequent valuation of such financial assets, including the transaction costs, are carried out on a fair value basis and the difference between amortized cost and the cost of borrowing 
instruments is recognized in profit or loss by using the effective interest method. Dividend income arising from investments in equity instruments that are classified as at fair value through other 
comprehensive income is also recognized in income statements.

Gains and losses, except impairment gain or loss and foreign exchange gain or loss, arising from changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 
are reflected to other comprehensive income until derecognized or reclassified. When the value of the financial asset is collected or financial asset is disposed, the related fair value differences 
accumulated in the shareholders’ equity are transferred to the profit/loss statement.

During the initial introduction to financial statements, amendments to the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument within the framework of TFRS 9 that are not held for trading or 
that are not valued in a financial statement of an entity that acquires business combinations under the “TFRS 3 Business Combinations” may be subject to an irreversible preference regarding 
these amendments being accounted in other comprehensive income. In such case, dividends taken from mentioned investment will be accounted in financial statement as profit or loss.

3. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Financial assets measured at amortized cost are those financial assets that are held within the framework of a business model aimed at collecting contractual cash flows over the life of the 
asset and which result in cash flows that include principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding at specific dates. Financial assets measured at amortized cost with the initial 
recognition at fair value including transaction costs are subject to valuation with their discounted cost value by using the effective interest rate method, after eliminating any provision for 
impairment if there is any. Interest income measured by using the effective interest rate method are recognized in the income statement as an “interest income”. 

The Bank and subsidiaries evaluate their loans within the framework of current business models and depending on these evaluations, they can be classified as Financial Assets Measured at 
Amortized Cost.

VIII. Impairment of Financial Assets

In accordance with the “TFRS 9- Financial Instruments” and the regulation “Procedures and Principals regarding Classification of Loans and Allowances Allocated for Such Loans” issued by 
BRSA, the Bank recognizes expected credit loss allowance on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, financial assets measured at amortized cost, impaired credit 
commitments and financial guarantee contracts.

Within the scope of TFRS 9, the expected credit loss is calculated according to the “three-stage” impairment model based on the change in the loan quality of financial assets after the initial 
recognition and detailed in the following headings:

Stage 1:

An important determinant for calculating the expected credit loss in accordance with TFRS 9 is to assess whether there is a significant increase in the credit risk of the financial asset. Financial 
assets that have not experienced a significant increase in credit risk since the initial recognition are monitored in the stage 1. Impairment for credit risk for the Stage 1 financial assets is equal to 
the 12-month expected credit losses. 

Based on the decisions taken by the BRSA regarding to the COVID-19 outbreak that being effective from the date 17.03.2020 until 30.06.2021, the 30-days past due period foreseen for loans, 
in order to be classified as Stage 2, has been started to be applied as 90 days past due for Stage 1 loans. In addition, the Bank provides provisions for customers in this group with a delay of more 
than 30 days, in accordance with its own risk policies and models, which also evaluate the borrower’s conditions.

Stage 2:

Financial assets that experienced a significant increase in the credit risk since initial recognition, are transferred to Stage 2. The expected credit loss of these financial assets is measured at an 
amount equal to the instrument’s lifetime expected credit loss.

In order to classify a financial asset in the Stage 2, the following criteria is considered:

 - Overdue between 30-90 days

 - Restructuring of the loan

 - Significant deterioration in the probability of default

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decision, that being effective from the date 17.03.2020, taken by BRSA in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak. For the abovementioned group with a past due date more than 90 days, the Bank 
allocates provisions in accordance with its risk policies and applies grouping approach and models in which also evaluate the borrower’s conditions.

In case of a significant deterioration in the probability of default, the credit risk is increased significantly, and the financial asset is classified as stage 2. The absolute and gradual thresholds 
used to increase the probability of default are differentiated on the basis of portfolio and product group. In this manner, for the commercial portfolio, definition of increase in the probability of 
default is the comparison between the probability of default on loan’s opening date, obtained from the integrated rating/score based on internal rating and probability of default of the same 
loan on reporting date, obtained from the integrated rating/score based on internal rating. For the individual portfolio, it is accepted that the probability of default is worsened in cases where the 
behavioral score falls below the thresholds determined on the basis of the product and the probability of default exceeds the thresholds determined on the basis of the product.

Stage 3:

Financial assets with sufficient and fair information for impairment at the reporting date, are classified in the third stage. Expected credit loss of these financial assets is measured at an amount 
equal to the lifetime expected credit loss. The following basic factors are considered for the classification of a financial asset in the stage 3.

 - More than 90 days past due

 - Whether the credit rating is weakened, has suffered a significant weakness or cannot be collected or there is a certain opinion on this matter

In other respect, the 90-days past due period foreseen for loans to be classified as non-performing loan, started to be applied as 180 days until the date of 30.06.2021 in accordance with the 
decisions, that being effective from the date 17.03.2020, taken by BRSA in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak.

While estimating the expected credit loss, statistical models, methods and tools are used in accordance with the relevant legislation and accounting standards. Expected credit loss is measured 
using reasonable and supportable information by taking current and forecasts of future economic information into consideration, including macroeconomic factors. Three scenarios, base 
scenario, optimistic scenario and the worst scenario, are used in forecasting studies made by macroeconomic models. The variables used in these estimates include Industrial Production 
Index and other basic financial indicators. The validity of the risk parameter estimates used in the calculation of expected credit losses is reviewed and evaluated at least annually within the 
framework of model validation processes. Macroeconomic forecasts and risk delinquency data used in risk parameter models are re-evaluated every quarter to reflect the changes in economic 
conjuncture and are updated if needed. In the expected credit loss calculations, macroeconomic information is taken into account under multiple scenarios.

Except for demand or revolving loans, the maximum period for which expected credit losses are to be determined is the contractual life of the financial asset. For demand or revolving loans, 
maturity is determined by taking the future risk mitigation processes into account such as behavioral maturity analyses performed by the Bank and cancellation/revision of the Bank’s credit limit.

While calculating the expected credit loss, aside from assessment of whether there is a significant increase in credit risk or not, basic parameters expressed as probability of default, loss given 
default and exposure at default are used.

Probability of Default: Represents the probability of default on the loan over a specified time period. In this context, the Bank has developed models to calculate 12-month and life-time default 
probabilities by using internal rating-based credit rating models. As for the Group Companies historical probability of default data has also been observed.

Loss Given Default (LGD): Defined as the damage caused by the default of borrower to the total balance of the exposure at the time of default. The LGD estimates are determined in terms of 
credit risk groups that are detailed in the Bank’s data resources and system facilities. The model used for the estimation of the LGD was established by taking into account the direct cost items 
during the collection process based on the historical data of the Bank’s collection, and cash flows are discounted at effective interest rates.

Exposure at Default: For cash loans, the cash balance at the date of report, for non-cash loans the balance calculated using the Credit Conversion Factor (CCF) is represented by Exposure at 
Default.

Credit Conversion Factor: It is calculated for non-cash loans (undrawn limit for revolving loans, commitments, non-cash loans etc.) The historical limit usage data of the Bank for revolving loans 
are analyzed and the limit amount that can be used until the moment of default is estimated. For non-cash loans, the cash conversion ratio of the loan amount is estimated by analyzing the 
product type and the past compensation amount of the Group.

Credit risks, which require qualitative assessments due to their characteristics and differ by grouping in this manner, are considered as individual within the internal policies. Calculations are 
made by the method of discounted cash flows with the effective interest rate expected from the relevant financial instrument. Discounted cash flows are estimated for 3 different scenarios in 
which parameters are differentiated, and individual expected credit loss is calculated by taking into consideration the cash deficit amounts weighted according to probabilities.

On the other hand, the Bank has updated the macroeconomic data used in the scenarios again in the current year regarding to the effects of COVID-19 outbreak on Expected Credit Losses, and 
besides that, as mentioned above, the Bank allocated expected credit losses by reflecting additional provisions through individual assessments performed for the customers that operates in 
sectors where the impact might be high in accordance with the Bank’s risk policies.

Expected credit loss is reflected in the income statement. Released provisions in the current year are accounted under “Expected Credit Loss Expenses” and released provision which is carried 
from the prior year are accounted under “Other Operating Income”.

Receivables evidenced through the Legal Process that collection is not possible can be written-off by fulfilling the requirements of the Tax Procedure Law. Besides, loans for which specific 
provision is allocated and for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery might be written-off.

IX. Offsetting Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities shall be offset and the net amount shall be presented in the balance sheet only when a party currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the 
recognized amounts or intends either to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

X. Sale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Transactions

Marketable securities subject to repurchase agreements are classified under “Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss”, “Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive 
Income” or “Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost” in the portfolio and they are valued according to the valuation principles of the related portfolios. 

Funds obtained from the repurchase agreements are recognized under “Funds from Repurchase Transactions” account in liabilities. For the difference between the sale and repurchase prices 
determined by the repo agreements for the period; expense accrual is calculated using the effective interest rate method.

Reverse repo transactions are recognized under the “Receivables from Reverse Repo Transactions” account. For the difference between the purchase and resale prices determined by the 
reverse repo agreements for the period, income accrual is calculated using the effective interest rate method. 

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Assets that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale within the scope of “TFRS 5 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” are measured at the lower one of their 
fair value and their carrying amount which from the costs to sell are deducted and presented separately within the financial statements. In order to classify a tangible fixed asset as held for 
sale, the asset (or the disposal group) should be available for an immediate sale in its present condition subject to the terms of any regular sales of such assets (or such disposal groups) and the 
sale should be highly probable. For a highly probable sale, the appropriate level of management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset (or the disposal group), and an active programme to 
complete the plan should be initiated to locate a customer. Also, the asset (or the disposal group) should have an active market sale value, which is a reasonable value in relation to its current fair 
value. Events or circumstances may extend the completion of the sale more than one year. Such assets are still classified as held for sale if there is sufficient evidence that the delay in the sale 
process is due to the events and circumstances occurred beyond the control of the entity or the entity remains committed to its plan to sell the asset (or disposal group).

A discontinued operation is a component of a group that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale. Gains or losses relating to discontinued operations are presented separately 
in the income statement.

XII. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Group’s intangible assets consist of consolidation goodwill, software programs and rights.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a subsidiary represents the excess of cost of acquisition over the fair value of Group’s share of the identifiable assets, liabilities, or contingent liabilities of 
the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition of the control. Goodwill is recognized as an asset at cost and then carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. In impairment-loss test, 
goodwill is allocated between the Group’s every cash-generating unit that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination. To control whether there is an impairment loss 
in the cash-generating units that goodwill is allocated, impairment- loss test is applied every year or more often if there are indications of impairment loss. In the cases, recoverable amount of 
cash-generating unit is smaller than its book value; impairment loss is firstly used in reduction of book value of the cash-generating unit, and then the other assets proportionally. Goodwill which 
is allocated for the impairment losses could not be reversed. When a subsidiary is to be sold, related goodwill amount is combined with the profit/loss relating to this disposal. Positive goodwill 
arising from the Group’s investments in its subsidiaries is recognized in “Intangible Assets”. Explanations on consolidation goodwill are given in Section Three, Note III.1.a.As for other intangible 
assets, the purchased items are presented with their acquisition costs less the accumulated amortization and impairment provisions. In case there is an indication of impairment, the recoverable 
amount of the related intangible asset is estimated within the framework of TAS 36 “Impairment of Assets” and impairment provision is set aside in case the recoverable amount is below its 
acquisition cost. The related assets are amortized by the straight-line method considering their estimated useful life. The amortization method and period are periodically reviewed at the end of 
each year.

XIII. Tangible Assets 

Tangible assets purchased before January 1, 2005, are presented in the financial statements at their inflation adjusted acquisition costs as at December 31, 2004, and the items purchased in 
the subsequent periods are presented at acquisition costs less accumulated amortization and impairment provisions. In 2015, the Group, has been changed its accounting policies from historical 
cost method to revaluation method for the real estate properties which are held for own use in accordance with “TAS 16-Property, Plant and Equipment”. The positive difference between the net 
book value of real estate property values and the renewed expertise values which are determined by the licensed valuation companies in 2018 are recorded under the shareholders’ equity.

In case there is an indication of impairment, the recoverable amount of the related intangible asset is estimated within the framework of “TAS 36 - Impairment of Assets” and impairment 
provision is set aside in case the recoverable amount is below its acquisition cost.

Tangible assets other than the land and construction in progress are amortized by the straight-line method, according to their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life, residual amount 
and the method of amortization are reviewed every year for the possible effects of the changes that occur in the estimates and if there is any change in the estimates, they are recognized 
prospectively.

Assets held under finance lease are depreciated over the expected useful life of the related assets. 

Assets subject to leasing are depreciated according to relevant contract periods.

Leasehold improvements are amortized in equal amounts considering their useful life. However, in any case the useful life cannot exceed leasing term. When the lease period is not certain or 
longer than 5 years, the amortization period is recognized as 5 years.

The difference between the sales proceeds arising from the disposal of tangible assets or the inactivation of tangible asset and the book value of the tangible assets recognized in the profit/
loss accounts.

Regular maintenance and repair cost incurred for tangible assets are recognized as expense. 

There are no pledges, mortgages and similar encumbrances on tangible assets.

The “Regulation on Procedures and Principles for the Trading of Precious Metals by Banks and the Disposal of Commodities and Real Properties acquired by Banks due to their Receivables” has 
been abolished by BRSA effective from January 1, 2017. Real properties acquired by Group due to their receivables and not treated in the scope of “TFRS 5 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and 
Discontinued Operations” has been started to follow under “Other Assets” in accordance with the related accounting standard from the current period. 

The depreciation rates used in amortization of tangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings

Safe Boxes

Other Movables

XIV. Investment Property

Estimated Economic Life (Year)

Depreciation Rate

50

2-50

2-25

2%

2% - 50%

4% - 50%

Investment properties are kind of properties held by the Group to earn rent income or benefit from valuation surplus. The investment properties of the Group are measured at their fair values in 
the consolidated financial statements in accordance with “TAS 40 Investment Property”. Any gains or losses arising from changes in fair values of investment properties are recognized in “Other 
Operating Incomes” and “Other Operating Expenses” for the related period.

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Assets acquired through financial leases are carried at the lower of their fair values or amortized value of the lease payments. Leasing payables are recognized as liabilities in the balance sheet 
while the interest payable portion of the payables is recognized as a deferred amount of interest. Finance lease payments are separated as financial expense and principal amount payment, 
which provides a decrease in finance lease liability, thus helps a fixed rate interest on the remaining principal amount of the debt to be calculated. 

Within the context of the consolidation general borrowing policy, financial expenses are recognized in the income statement. Assets held under financial leases are recognized under the 
tangible assets account and are depreciated by using the straight-line method. There is one company which exclusively does finance leases (İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.) and one bank (Türkiye Sınai 
Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.) which operates finance lease activities as per provisional article No 4 of the Banking Law No 5411. Finance lease activities are operated according to the “Law on Financial 
Leasing. Factoring and Financing” No 6361.

As of January 1, 2019, the Bank and the Companies in scope of consolidation have started to recognize operating leases in accordance with the TFRS 16 “leases” standard. Operating leases 
within the framework of the aforementioned standard are monitored in a similar manner to financial leases. For the agreements within the scope of TFRS 16, the right-of-use-asset and the 
lease payments are reflected to the financial statements and they are presented under “Tangible Assets” and “Liabilities from Financial Leases”, respectively. The lease liability is calculated by 
discounting the future lease payments by the use of the Banks or alternative borrowing interest rates at the date of initial application or contract date. Fixed assets, which are accounted as 
right-of-use assets, are subject to depreciation considering the period of the contract. Interest expenses and foreign exchange differences related to the lease liabilities are associated with 
profit and loss statement. 

XVI. Insurance Technical Income and Expense

In insurance companies, premium income is obtained after diminishing the shares transferred from arranged policy income to reassurer. 

Claims are recorded in expense on accrual basis. Outstanding loss provisions are recognized for the claims reported but not paid yet and for the claims that incurred but not reported. Reassurer’ 
shares of outstanding and paid claims are offset in these provisions.

XVII. Insurance Technical Provisions

TFRS 4 requires that all contracts issued by insurance companies be classified as either insurance contracts or investment contracts. Contracts with significant insurance risk are considered 
insurance contracts. Insurance risk is defined as risk, other than financial risk, transferred from the holder of a contract to the issuer. Contracts issued by insurance companies without significant 
insurance risk are considered investment contracts. Investment contracts are accounted for in accordance with TAS 39 “Turkish Accounting Standard for Financial Instruments: Recognition and 
Measurement”.

Within the framework of the current insurance regulation, insurance technical provisions accounted by insurance companies for unearned premium claims, unexpired risk reserves, outstanding 
claims and life-mathematical reserves are presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Unearned premium reserve is recognized on accrued premiums without discount or commission which extends to the next period or periods on a daily basis for the current insurance contracts.

In case the expected loss premium ratio is over 95%, the unexpired risk reserves are recognized for the main branches specified by the Undersecretariat of Treasury. For each main branch, the 
amount found by multiplying the ratio exceeding 95% by the net unearned premium provision, is added to the unearned premium provision of that main branch. 

If the outstanding claim reserve is established and confirmed by approximation and if there are unpaid or unidentified compensation amounts in both prior and current accounting periods; it is 
separated for estimated yet unreported compensation amounts. 

Mathematical reserve is recognized on actuarial bases in order to meet the requirements of policyholders and beneficiaries for life, health and personal accident insurance contracts for a period 
longer than a year.

On the other hand, actuarial chain ladder method is used to estimate the reserve amount to be set aside in the current period by looking at the data of the past materialized losses. If the reserve 
amount found as a result of this method exceeds the amount of reserve for the amount of uncertain indemnity, additional reserve must be set aside for the difference.

Reinsurance companies recognize for the outstanding claims that is declared by the companies, accrued and determined on account.

Insurance companies of the Group cede premium and risks in the normal course of business in order to limit the potential for losses arising from risks accepted. Insurance premiums ceded to 
reinsurers on contracts that are deemed to transfer significant insurance risk are recognized as an expense in a manner that is consistent with the recognition of insurance premium revenue 
arising from the underlying risks being protected.

Costs which vary and are directly associated with the acquisition of insurance and reinsurance contracts including brokerage, commissions, underwriting expenses and other acquisition costs 
are deferred and amortized over the period of contract, consistent with the earning of premium.

XVIII. Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

As of the end of the reporting period, a past event is deemed to give rise to a present obligation if, taking account of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that a present obligation 
exists, the entity recognizes a provision in the financial statements. As of the end of the reporting period where it is more likely that no present obligation exists at the end of the reporting 
period, the entity discloses a contingent liability on footnotes unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote.

In the financial statements, a provision is made for an existing commitment resulted from past events if it is probable that the commitment will be settled, and a reliable estimate can be made of 
the amount of the obligation.

Provisions are calculated based on the reliable estimates of management of the Parent Bank and subsidiaries on the expenses to incur as of the balance sheet date to fulfill the liability by 
considering the risks and uncertainties related to the liability. In case the provision is measured by using the estimated cash flows required to fulfill the existing liability, the book value of the 
related liability is equal to the present value of the related cash flows.

If the amount is not reliably estimated and there is no probability of cash outflow from the Group to settle the liability, the related liability is considered as “contingent” and disclosed in the notes 
to the financial statements.

XIX. Contingent Assets

The contingent assets usually arise from unplanned or other unexpected events that give rise to the possibility of an inflow of economic benefits to the Parent Bank and the Group. Since 
showing the contingent assets in the financial statements may result in the accounting of an income, which will never be generated, the related assets are not included in the financial 
statements, but if there is a possibility that an inflow of economic benefits of these assets may occur then it is explained in the footnotes of the financial statements. Nevertheless, the 
developments related to the contingent assets are constantly evaluated and if it has become virtually certain that an inflow of economic benefits will arise, the asset and the related income are 
recognized in the financial statements of the period in which the change occurs.

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1. Severance Indemnities and Short-Term Employee Benefits

According to the related regulation and the collective bargaining agreements, the Parent Bank and consolidated Group companies (excluding the subsidiaries residing outside Turkey) are obliged 
to pay termination benefits for employees who retire, die, quit for their military service obligations, who have been dismissed as defined in the related regulation or (for the female employees) 
who have voluntarily quit within one year after the date of their marriage. Within the scope of TAS 19 “Employee Benefits”, the Parent Bank allocates severance indemnity provisions for 
employee benefits by estimating the present value of the probable future liabilities. According to TAS 19, all actuarial gains and losses occurred are recognized under shareholders’ equity. As 
the legislations of the countries in which the Parent Bank’s non-resident subsidiaries operate do not require retirement pay provision, no provision liability has been recognized for the related 
companies. In addition, provision is also allocated for the unused paid vacation.

2. Retirement Benefit Obligations

İşbank Pension Fund (Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Emekli Sandığı Vakfı), of which each employee of the Parent Bank is a member, has been established according to the provisional Article 20 of the 
Social Security Act No 506. As per provisional article numbered 23 of the Banking Law numbered 5411, it is ruled that Bank pension funds, which were established within the framework of Social 
Security Act, will be transferred to the Social Security Institution, within 3 years after the publication of such law. Methods and principles related to transfer have been determined as per the 
Cabinet decision dated 30 November 2006 numbered 2006/11345. However, the related article of the act has been cancelled upon the President’s application dated November 2, 2005, by the 
Supreme Court’s decision dated March 22, 2007. Nr.E.2005/39. K.2007/33, which was published on the Official Gazette dated March 31, 2007 and numbered 26479 and the execution decision 
was ceased as of the issuance date of the related decision.

After the justified decree related to cancelling the provisional Article 23 of the Banking Law was announced by the Constitutional Court on the Official Gazette dated December 15, 2007 and 
numbered 26731. Turkish Grand National Assembly started to work on establishing new legal regulations, and after it was approved at the General Assembly of the TGNA, the Law numbered 
5754 “Emendating Social Security and General Health Insurance Act and Certain Laws and Decree Laws”, which was published on the Official Gazette dated May 8, 2008 and numbered 26870, 
came into effect. The new law decrees that the contributors of the Bank pension funds, the ones who receive salaries or income from these funds and their rightful beneficiaries will be 
transferred to the Social Security Institution and will be subject to this Law within 3 years after the release date of the related article, without any need for further operation. The three-year 
transfer period can be prolonged for maximum 2 years by the Cabinet decision. 

However related transfer period has been prolonged for 2 years by the Cabinet decision dated, March 14, 2011. which was published on the Official Gazette dated April 9, 2011 and numbered 
27900, In addition, by the Law “Emendating Social Security and General Health Insurance Act”, which was published on the Official Gazette dated March 8, 2012 and numbered 28227, this 
period of 2 years has been raised to 4 years after that related transfer period has been prolonged for one more year by the Cabinet decision dated April 8, 2013, which was published on the 
Official Gazette dated May 3, 2013 and numbered 28636 also this period has revalidated one more year by the Cabinet decision dated February 24, 2014, which was published on the Official 
Gazette dated April 30, 2014 and numbered 28987. 

The Council of Ministers has been lastly authorized to determine the transfer date in accordance with the last amendment in the first paragraph of the 20th provisional article of Law No.5510 
implemented by the Law No. 6645 on Amendment of the “Occupational Health and Safety Law and Other Laws and Decree Laws” published in the Official Gazette dated April 23, 2015 and 
numbered 29335. This authority was transferred to the President with the delegated legislation No.703 which published in the repetitive Official Gazette No. 30473 dated July 9, 2018. 

On the other hand, the application made on June 19, 2008 by the Republican People’s Party to the Constitutional Court for the annulment and motion for stay of some articles, including the 
first paragraph of the provisional article 20 of the Law, which covers provisions on transfers, was rejected in accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of the afore-mentioned court on 
March 30, 2011.

The above-mentioned Law also states that; 

 - Through a commission constituted by the attendance of one representative separately from the Social Security Institution, Ministry of Finance, Turkish Treasury, State Planning Organization. 

Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. Savings Deposit Insurance Fund, one from each pension fund, and one representative from the organization employing pension fund 
contributors, related to the transferred persons, the cash value of the liabilities of the pension fund as of the transfer date will be calculated by considering their income and expenses in 
terms of the lines of insurance within the context of the related Law, and technical interest rate of 9.8% will be used in the actuarial calculation of the value in cash

 - And that after the transfer of the pension fund contributors, the ones who receive salaries or income from these funds and their rightful beneficiaries to the Social Security Institution, these 
persons’ uncovered social rights and payments, despite being included in the trust indenture that they are subject to, will be continued to be covered by the pension funds and the employers 
of pension fund contributors. 

In line with the new law, the Bank obtained an actuarial valuation report prepared by an actuary registered in the actuaries register for the year ended December 31, 2020. In related period’s 
financial statements, Bank provided full provision for the total amount of technical and actual deficit stated in the actuarial report of the aforementioned period. The actuarial assumptions used 
in the related actuarial report are given in Section Five Note II-i-4-1. Besides the Parent Bank; Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi, Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş. and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. 
also had actuarial valuations as of December 31, 2020 for their pension funds. The provision amount of actuarial and technical deficit, which was measured according to actuarial report of Milli 
Reasürans T.A.Ş., is presented in the consolidated financial statements for the current period. According to actuarial report of Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma 
Bankası, there is no actual or technical deficit that requires making provision.

İşbank Members’ Supplementary Pension Fund has been founded by the Parent Bank to provide beneficiaries with additional social security and solidarity rights to compulsory social security 
benefits as per the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and Turkish Civil Code. Those are also valid for the supplementary pension funds of the employees of Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta 
Şirketi, Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş. and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. which are among the other financial institutions of the Group.

XXI. Taxation

1. Corporate Tax:

Turkish tax legislation does not permit a parent company and its subsidiary to file a consolidated tax return. Therefore, provisions for taxes, as reflected in the accompanying consolidated 
financial statements, have been calculated on a separate-entity basis.

With the change in Law no: 7061, in accordance with the Article 32 of the Corporate Tax Law No: 5520, the corporate tax rate is calculated at the rate of 22% for 2018, 2019 and 2020 taxation 
period’s income. As per the Corporate Tax law, temporary tax is calculated and paid quarterly in line with the principles of the Income Tax Law and at the corporate tax rate. The temporary tax 
payments are deducted from the current period’s corporate tax. The 4th provisional tax for the year 2020 will be paid in February 2021 for to be deducted from the corporate tax of the current 
taxation period.

Tax provision consists of current tax provision and deferred tax income/expense. The current tax liability is calculated over the portion of the period subject to taxation. The taxable profit differs 
from the profit in the profit/loss statement, as the income and expense items that can be taxable or deductible at other periods, and items that are not taxable or deductible are excluded. The 
current tax amounts payable is netted off with prepaid tax amounts and presented on the financial statements.

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of the gains on the sale of immovable are exempt from tax provided that they are added to the capital as set forth by the Law or that they are kept in a special fund under liabilities for a period of 
5 years. However, in accordance with Article 89/a of the Law No. 7061 and Article 5.1.e and Article 5.1.f of the Corporate Tax Law, which were published in the Official Gazette dated December 5, 
2017 and numbered 30261, the 75% applied in terms of immovable sales mentioned above has been reduced to 50% which is effective from the date of publication of the Law.

2. Deferred Tax:

Deferred tax asset or debt is determined by calculating the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the 
amounts considered in the legal tax base account, by taking the legal tax rates into account. Deferred tax debts are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax 
assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Free provisions that are allocated for 
possible future risks are included in the tax base and they are not subject to deferred tax calculation. No tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the temporary timing difference that affects 
neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit and that arises from the initial recognition in the balance sheet, of assets and debts, other than the goodwill and mergers.

The carrying values of deferred tax asset are reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow 
all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is measured at enacted tax rates prevailing in the period or about to be enacted when the assets are realized or liabilities are settled, and the tax is recognized as income or expense 
in the income statement. Nonetheless, if the deferred tax is related to assets directly associated with the equity in the same or different period, it is directly recognized recognized in the equity 
accounts. According to a change in Corporate Tax Law, which were published in the Official Gazette dated December 5, 2017 and numbered 30261, Article 91, of the Law numbered 7061 
Corporate Tax has been increased to 22% from 20% in order to be applied to the profits of the institutions for the taxation periods of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Within this context deferred tax is 
calculated using 20% to be valid from 2021 (prior period 22%) considering the periods when deferred tax asset and debts are realized.

Even though, according to BRSA Article numbered BDDK.DZM 2/13/1-1a-3, dated December 8, 2004, there is no deferred tax allocated for general and free provision, the Bank has started to 
calculate deferred tax for the expected credit loss for Stage 1 and Stage 2 loans since January 2018. However, deferred tax is not calculated for free provisions.

Deferred tax assets and debt of banks and consolidated companies are shown by way of offsetting in separate financial statements of each entities. In the consolidated financial statements, on 
the other hand, the deferred tax asset and debt that come from the companies as offset are separately listed in the assets and liabilities.

3. Tax Practices in the Countries that Foreign Branches Operate:

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

In accordance with TRNC tax legislation, 15% income tax is accrued on the remaining tax base after 10% corporate tax is deducted from corporate income. The tax bases for companies are 
determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted according to TRNC regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from commercial gains. Income 
tax is paid in June, and corporate tax payment is made in two equal installments, in May and in October. On the other hand, withholding tax is paid in TRNC over interest income and similar gains 
of the companies. The related withholding tax payments and provisional tax paid every quarter during the year are deducted from corporate tax payable and the difference between withholding 
and provisional tax amounts and corporate tax payable is discounted from income tax provided that the withholding tax and paid provisional tax amounts are higher than corporate tax amount. 

England

Corporate earnings are subject to 19% corporate tax in England. The relevant rate is applied to the tax base that is determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted due to the 
regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from commercial gains. On the other hand, if the specific balance within the scope of the regulations’ tax base of 
the relevant year, is higher than the amount found the corporate tax payments are made as temporary tax payments in four installments in July and October of the relevant year and in January 
and April of the following year. Relevant temporary tax payments are deducted from the corporate tax that is finalized until the end of January of the second year following the relevant year. On 
the other hand, if the tax base is under the determined balance, corporate tax is paid by the end of September following the year that the profit is made.

Bahrain

Banks in Bahrain are not subject to tax according to the regulations of the country. 

The Republic of Iraq (Iraq)

The corporate tax rate in Iraq is 15%, and the corporate tax is paid on a consolidated basis to the tax office of the foreign bank’s central branch. The first branch established in Iraq is considered 
as the central branch. Foreign bank branches whose central branch is within the boundaries of the Central Government must present their consolidated financial statements and pay accrued tax 
to the relevant tax office by the end of May of the following year, and branches of foreign banks whose central branch is within the boundaries of the Northern Iraq Regional Government must 
present their financial statements and pay accrued tax by the end of June of the following year at the latest. Northern Iraq Regional Government tax offices can accrue fixed taxes other than the 
specified rate and can postpone the due date. 

Kosovo

Corporate earnings are subject to income tax rate of 10% according to the Kosovo legislation. This ratio is applied to the tax base that will be calculated as a result of the implementation of 
exemptions, deductions, addition of disallowable expenses, to the corporate income and that are calculated in accordance with the tax laws. Tax has to be paid in advance until April, July, October 
and the 15th day of January of the following year by four installments. If those prepaid taxes are lower than the final corporate tax, the difference is paid until the end of March of the following 
year, in case of a claim made by company, if it is higher, then the difference is returned to the institution by the tax authorities after the inspection conducted by those institution. 

Georgia

Corporate earnings are subject to income tax rate of 15% according to the Georgian legislation. This ratio is applied to the tax base that will be calculated as a result of the implementation of 
exemptions, deductions, addition of disallowable expenses, to the income of corporations and that are calculated in accordance with the tax laws. In addition, in accordance with the legislation 
of Georgia, each year during May, July, September and December the amount of tax, that calculated according to the previous year income tax, is paid to the tax office by four equal installments 
of the probable income that is likely to be obtained the current year. If those prepaid taxes are lower than the final corporate tax, the difference is paid until the beginning of April of the following 
year, if it is higher, then the difference is returned to the institution by the tax authorities.

Germany

According to the tax regulations in Germany, corporate gains are subject to 15% corporate tax. In addition to this, a solidarity tax of 5.5% is calculated over this corporate tax. The tax bases for 
corporate are determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted according to Germany regulations, to interest, commissions and other operating gains and by subtracting exemptions 
and deductions from these. The corporate tax payments are made as temporary tax payments in four installments and are deducted from the corporate tax that is finalized at the end of the 
current year.

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According to the Russian regulations, corporate gains are subject to 20% corporate tax. The corporate tax base is determined on accrual basis and it is measured by adding the non-deductible 
expenses to the corporate income gained during the period. Companies in Russia make quarterly tax returns and make provisional tax payment by offsetting the advance taxes paid during the 
period. Final taxation period for corporate tax is one year and the corporate tax is paid until the end of March of the following year, by considering the provisional taxes paid during the year. 
Corporate earnings are subject to 15% corporate tax from the coupon income earned from the government bonds which are issued after the date January 1, 2018. The tax on government bond 
income is paid within the 10 weekdays from the end of the month following the day of the bond sale or coupon payment. Taxes arise from other financial instruments are paid on corporate tax 
payment day.

4. Transfer Pricing:

Transfer pricing is regulated through Article 13 of Corporate Tax Law titled “Transfer Pricing through Camouflage of Earnings”. Detailed information for the practice regarding the subject is found 
in the “General Communiqué Regarding Camouflage of Earnings through Transfer Pricing”.

According to the aforementioned regulations, in the case of making purchase or sales of goods or services with relevant persons/corporations at a price that is determined against “arm’s length 
principle”, the gain is considered to be distributed implicitly through transfer pricing and such distribution of gains is not subject to deductions according to article 11 of Corporate Tax Law in 
means of corporate tax.

XXII. Additional Information on Borrowings

The Parent Bank and its consolidated companies, whenever required, generates funds from individuals and institutions residing domestically and abroad by approaching the borrowing 
instruments in the form of syndication, securitization, collateralized borrowing and issue of bonds/bills. Such transactions are at first carried at acquisition cost, and in the following periods they 
are valued at amortized cost measured by using the effective interest rate method.

Part of the bills issued by the Group with fixed interest and a part of its liabilities with fixed interest are subject to fair value hedge accounting. While the rediscounted credit risk and accumulated 
interest amount subject to hedging liability are recognized in “Interest Expenses” under profit/loss statement; net amount resulted of the hedge accounting other than the credit risk and 
accumulated interest amount are recognized in “Derivative Financial Transactions Gains/Losses” under profit/loss statement by using fair value model. In the balance sheet, these valuations are 
presented with the related liabilities.

XXIII. Information on Equity Shares and Their Issuance

Share issuance related to costs is recognized as expenses. 

Dividend income related with the equity shares are determined by the General Assembly of the Shareholders.

Weighted average number of shares outstanding is taken into account in the calculation of earnings per share. In case the number of shares increases by way of bonus issues as a result of the 
capital increases made by using the internal sources, the calculation of earnings per share is made by adjusting the weighted average number of shares, which were previously calculated as at 
the comparable periods. 

The adjustment means that the number of shares used in calculation is taken into consideration as if the bonus issue occurred at the beginning of the comparable period. In case such changes in 
the number of shares occur after the balance sheet date, but before the ratification of the financial statements to be published, the calculation of earnings per share are based on the number of 
new shares. The Parent Bank’s earnings per share calculations taking place in the consolidated profit/loss statement are as follows.

Group’s net profit

Weighted average number of shares (thousands)

Earnings per share - (in exact TL)

XXIV. Bank Acceptances and Bills of Guarantee

Current Period

6,655,442

112,502,250

0.059158301

Prior Period

6,009,805

112,502,250

0.053419421

Bill guarantees and acceptances are realized simultaneously with the customer payments and they are presented as possible liabilities and commitments in the off-balance sheet accounts.

XXV. Government Incentives

There are no government incentives utilized by the Bank or the companies included in consolidation, during the current or prior accounting periods.

XXVI. Segment Reporting

Business segment is the part of an enterprise.

 - which conducts business operations where it can gain revenues and make expenditures (including the revenues and expenses related to the transactions made with the other parts of the 

enterprise).

 - whose operating results are regularly monitored by the authorities with the power to make decisions related to the operations of the enterprise in order to make decisions related to the 

funds to be allocated to the segment and to evaluate the performance of the segment and

 - which has its separate financial information.

Information on business segmentation and related information is explained in Section IV Footnote XII.

XXVII. Other Disclosures

None.

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I. Explanations on Shareholders’ Equity:

1. Explanations on Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity

The Bank’s consolidated capital adequacy ratio is 16.99%. (December 31, 2019: 16.37%). The capital adequacy standard ratio for the current period was calculated based on the Regulation on 
Measurement and Assessment of Capital Adequacy of Banks and other legal regulations and the BRSA temporary regulation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312. Within the scope of this 
temporary regulation, the equity amount calculated without reflecting the negative net valuation differences of the securities included in the “Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income” 
portfolio acquired before 23.03.2020 was taken into consideration. In the calculation of the amount subject to credit risk in accordance with the same regulation, the simple arithmetic average 
of the last 252 business days in the foreign exchange buying rates of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey was used.

Current Period

Amount as per the 
Regulation before 
1/1/2014 (1)

COMMON EQUITY TIER I CAPITAL

Paid-in Capital to be Entitled for Compensation after All Creditors

Share Premium

Legal Reserves

Other Comprehensive Income According to TAS

Profit

Net Current Period Profit

Prior Period Profit

Bonus Shares from Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures not Accounted in Current Period’s Profit

Minority Shares

Common Equity Tier I Capital Before Deductions

Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Valuation adjustments calculated as per the article 9, (i) of the Regulation on Bank Capital

Current and prior periods’ losses not covered by reserves, and losses accounted under equity according to TAS

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities

Other Intangible Assets Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities Except Mortgage Servicing Rights

Remaining after deducting from the related deferred tax liability with the deferred tax asset based on future taxable income, except for deferred 
tax assets based on temporary differences

Differences Arise When Assets and Liabilities Not Held at Fair Value, are Subjected to Cash Flow Hedge Accounting

Total Credit Losses That Exceed Total Expected Loss Calculated According to the Regulation on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Securitization Gains

Unrealized Gains and Losses from Changes in Bank’s Liabilities’ Fair Values due to Changes in Creditworthiness

Net Amount of Defined Benefit Plans

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier 1 Capital

Shares Obtained against Article 56, Paragraph 4 of the Banking Law

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Consolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% or less 
of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Consolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns more than 
10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Mortgage Servicing Rights (amount above 10% threshold of above Tier I capital)

Deferred Tax Assets Arising from Temporary Differences (amount above 10% threshold of above Tier I Capital)

Amount Exceeding the 15% Threshold of Tier 1 Capital as per the Article 2, Clause 2 of the Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital 
Adequacy of Banks

The Portion of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% 
or more of the Issued Share Capital not deducted from Tier I Capital

Excess Amount arising from Mortgage Servicing Rights

Excess Amount arising from Deferred Tax Assets from Temporary Differences

Other Items to be Defined by the BRSA

Deductions from Tier I Capital in Cases where there are no Adequate Additional Tier I or Tier II Capitals

Total Deductions from Common Equity Tier 1

Total Common Equity Tier I capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Privileged stocks not included in common equity and share premiums

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital (Covered by Temporary Article 3)

Additional Tier I Capital before Deductions

6,115,938

124,549

43,421,096

10,401,612

8,378,887

6,655,442

1,723,445

(1,120)

1,850,295

70,291,257

343,449

79,888

35,974

1,494,511

542,681

2,496,503

67,794,754

1,243,007

1,243,007

1,850,295

35,974

1,494,511

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Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Additional Core Capital

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks or Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Additional Tier I Capital and Having Conditions 
Stated in the Article 7 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions 
where the Bank Owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital

Other items to be defined by the BRSA

Items to be Deducted from Tier 1 Capital during the Transition Period

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Related Deferred Taxes not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the 
Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Net Deferred Tax Asset/Liability not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation on Measurement and 
Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Deduction from Additional Tier 1 Capital when there is not enough Tier II Capital (-)

Total Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital

Total Additional Tier I Capital

Total Tier I Capital (Tier I Capital= Common Equity Tier I Capital + Additional Tier I Capital)

TIER II CAPITAL

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital (Covered by Temporary Article 3)

Provisions (Amounts explained in the first paragraph of the article 8 of the Regulation on Bank Capital)

Tier II Capital before Regulatory Adjustments

Deductions from Tier II Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier II Capital (-)

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks and Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Tier II Capital and Having Conditions Stated in the 
Article 8 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital (-)

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and 
Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or more of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of Tier I Capital

Other items to be Defined by the BRSA (-)

Total Deductions from Tier II Capital

Total Tier II Capital

Total Equity (Total Tier I and Tier II Capital)

Deductions from Total Equity

Loans Granted against the Articles 50 and 51 of the Banking Law

Net Book Values of Movables and Immovables Exceeding the Limit Defined in the Article 57, Clause 1 of the Banking Law and the Assets Acquired 
against Overdue Receivables and Held for Sale but Retained more than Five Years

Other items to be Defined by the BRSA

Items to be Deducted from the Sum of Tier I and Tier II Capital (Capital) during the Transition Period

The Portion of Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
Owns 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital not deducted from Tier I Capital, Additional Tier I 
Capital or Tier II Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

The Portion of Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
Owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital not deducted from Additional Tier I Capital 
or Tier II Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

The Portion of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% 
or more of the Issued Share Capital, of the Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences and of the Mortgage Servicing Rights not 
deducted from Tier I Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 2, Paragraph (1) and (2) and Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation

CAPITAL

Total Capital (Total of Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital)

Total Risk Weighted Assets

CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS

Consolidated CET1 Capital Ratio (%)

Consolidated Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)

270

1,243,007

69,037,761

13,670,323

1,253,000

686,756

5,930,962

21,541,041

21,541,041

90,578,802

1,102

721

381

90,577,700

533,067,742

12.72

12.95

16.99

İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTürkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020BUFFERS

Total Additional Common Equity Requirement Ratio (a+b+c)

a) Capital Conservation Buffer Ratio (%)

b) Bank-specific Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer Ratio (%)

c) Systemic Bank Buffer Ratio (%)

Additional CET1 Capital Over Total Risk Weighted Assets Ratio Calculated According to the Article 4 of Capital Conservation and Counter-Cyclical 
Capital Buffers Regulation (%)

Amounts Lower Than Excesses as per Deduction Rules

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
Owns 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
more than 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Mortgage Servicing Rights

Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences

Limits for Provisions Used in Tier II Capital Calculation

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach (before limit of one hundred and twenty-five per ten thousand)

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach Limited by 1,25% of Risk Weighted Assets

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach, Limited by 0,6% Risk Weighted Assets

Debt Instruments Covered by Temporary Article 4 (effective between January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022)

Upper Limit for Additional Tier I Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier I Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

Upper Limit for Additional Tier II Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier II Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

(1) Represents the amounts taken into consideration according to transition clauses.

4.560

2.500

0.060

2.000

6.95

242,174

3,672,736

11,756,503

5,930,962

1,253,000

9,086,000

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Regulation before 
1/1/2014 (1)

1,854,685

35,974

1,089,257

COMMON EQUITY TIER I CAPITAL

Paid-in Capital to be Entitled for Compensation after All Creditors

Share Premium

Legal Reserves

Other Comprehensive Income according to TAS

Profit

Net Current Period Profit

Prior Period Profit

Bonus Shares from Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures not Accounted in Current Period’s Profit

Minority Interest

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before deductions

Common Equity Tier 1 capital: regulatory deductions

Valuation adjustments calculated as per the article 9, (i) of the Regulation on Bank Capital

Current and prior periods’ losses not covered by reserves, and losses accounted under equity according to TAS

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities

Other Intangible Assets Netted with Deferred Tax Liabilities Except Mortgage Servicing Rights

Deferred Tax Assets that Rely on Future Profitability Excluding Those Arising from Temporary Differences (net of related tax liability)

Differences Arise When Assets and Liabilities Not Held at Fair Value, are Subjected to Cash Flow Hedge Accounting

Total Credit Losses That Exceed Total Expected Loss Calculated According to the Regulation on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Securitization Gains

Unrealized Gains and Losses from Changes in Bank’s Liabilities’ Fair Values due to Changes in Creditworthiness

Net Amount of Defined Benefit Plans

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier 1 Capital

Shares Obtained against Article 56, Paragraph 4 of the Banking Law

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank owns more than 
10% of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

Mortgage Servicing Rights (amount above 10% threshold)

Deferred Tax Assets Arising from Temporary Differences (amount above 10% threshold, net of related tax liability)

Amount Exceeding the 15% Threshold of Tier I Capital as per the Article 2, Clause 2 of the Regulation on Measurement and Assessment of Capital 
Adequacy Ratios of Banks

The Portion of Net Long Position of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 
more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital not deducted from Tier I Capital

Excess Amount arising from Mortgage Servicing Rights

Excess Amount arising from Deferred Tax Assets from Temporary Differences

Other Items to be Defined by the BRSA

Deductions from Tier I Capital in Cases where there are no Adequate Additional Tier I or Tier II Capitals

Total Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital

Total Common Equity Tier I capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Privileged stocks not included in common equity and share premiums

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital (Covered by Temporary Article 3)

Additional Tier 1 capital before deductions

Deductions from Additional Tier 1 Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Additional Tier I

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks or Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Additional Tier I Capital and Having Conditions 
Stated in the Article 7 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital

The Total of Net Long Position of the Investments in Additional Tier I Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
Owns more than 10% of the Issued Share Capital

Other items to be defined by the BRSA

Items to be Deducted from Tier 1 Capital during the Transition Period

272

Prior Period

6,115,938

39,250

36,232,507

8,614,017

8,413,254

6,009,805

2,403,449

(1,165)

1,854,685

61,268,486

247,616

91,213

35,974

1,089,257

538,334

2,002,394

59,266,092

1,315,049

1,315,049

İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTürkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Related Deferred Taxes not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the 
Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Net Deferred Tax Asset/Liability not deducted from Tier 1 Capital as per the Temporary Article 2, Clause 1 of the Regulation on Measurement and 
Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks (-)

Deductions from Additional Tier 1 Capital when there is not enough Tier II Capital (-)

Total Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital

Total Additional Tier I Capital

Total Tier I Capital (Tier I Capital= Common Equity Tier I Capital + Additional Tier I Capital)

TIER II CAPITAL

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA

Debt Instruments and the Related Issuance Premiums Defined by the BRSA (Covered by Temporary Article 4)

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital

Shares of Third Parties in Additional Tier I Capital (Covered by Temporary Article 3)

Provisions (Amounts explained in the first paragraph of the article 8 of the Regulation on Bank Capital)

Tier II Capital before Regulatory Deductions

Deductions from Tier II Capital

Direct and Indirect Investments of the Bank on its own Tier II Capital (-)

Investments in Equity Instruments Issued by Banks and Financial Institutions Invested in Bank’s Tier II Capital and Having Conditions Stated in the 
Article 8 of the Regulation

Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or 
less of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of above Tier I Capital (-)

The Total of Net Long Position of the Direct or Indirect Investments in Additional Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital of Unconsolidated Banks and 
Financial Institutions where the Bank Owns 10% or more of the Issued Share Capital Exceeding the 10% Threshold of Tier I Capital

Other items to be Defined by the BRSA (-)

Total Deductions from Tier II Capital

Total Tier II Capital

Total Equity (Total Tier I and Tier II Capital)

Deductions from Total Equity

Loans Granted against the Articles 50 and 51 of the Banking Law

Net Book Values of Movables and Immovables Exceeding the Limit Defined in the Article 57, Clause 1 of the Banking Law and the Assets Acquired 
against Overdue Receivables and Held for Sale but Retained more than Five Years

Other items to be Defined by the BRSA

Items to be Deducted from the Sum of Tier I and Tier II Capital (Capital) during the Transition Period

Portion of the total of net long positions of investments made in Common Equity items of banks and financial institutions outside the scope of 
consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or less of the issued common share capital exceeding 10% of Common Equity of the Bank not to be 
deducted from the Common Equity, Additional Tier I Capital, Tier II Capital as per the 1st clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the Regulation on the 
Equity of Banks.

Portion of the total of net long positions of direct or indirect investments made in Additional Tier I and Tier II Capital items of banks and financial 
institutions outside the scope of consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or more of the issued common share capital exceeding 10% of Common 
Equity of the Bank not to be deducted from the Additional Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital as per the 1st clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the 
Regulation on the Equity of Banks.

Portion of the total of net long positions of investments made in Common Equity items of banks and financial institutions outside the scope of 
consolidation where the Bank owns 10% or more of the issued common share capital. deferred tax assets based on temporary differences and 
mortgage servicing rights not deducted from Common Equity as per the 1st and 2nd Paragraph of the 2nd clause of the Provisional Article 2 of the 
Regulation on the Equity of Banks

CAPITAL

Total Capital (Total of Tier I Capital and Tier II Capital)

Total Risk Weighted Assets

CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS

Consolidated Common Equity Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Consolidated Tier I Capital Ratio (%)

Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)

BUFFERS

Total Additional Common Equity Tier I Capital Ratio (%) (a+b+c)

a) Capital Conservation Buffer Ratio (%)

b) Bank-specific Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer Ratio (%)

c) Systemic Significant Bank Buffer Ratio (%)

Additional Common Equity Tier I Capital Over Total Risk Weighted Assets Ratio Calculated According to the Article 4 of Capital Conservation and 
Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffers Regulation (%)

Amounts Lower Than Excesses as per Deduction Rules

Remaining Total of Net Long Positions of the Investments in Equity Items of Unconsolidated Banks and Financial Institutions where the Bank 
Owns 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

1,315,049

60,581,141

6,969,800

1,627,800

700,296

5,177,555

14,475,451

14,475,451

75,056,592

973

135

838

75,055,619

458,404,654

12.93

13.22

16.37

4.050

2.500

0.050

1.500

7.22

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more than 10% or less of the Issued Share Capital

Remaining Mortgage Servicing Rights

Net Deferred Tax Assets arising from Temporary Differences

Limits for Provisions Used in Tier II Capital Calculation

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach (before limit of one hundred and twenty-five per ten thousand)

General Loan Provisions for Exposures in Standard Approach Limited by 1.25% of Risk Weighted Assets

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach

Total Loan Provision that Exceeds Total Expected Loss Calculated According to Communiqué on Calculation of Credit Risk by Internal Ratings Based 
Approach. Limited by 0.6% Risk Weighted Assets

Debt Instruments Covered by Temporary Article 4 (effective between January 1, 2018- January 1, 2022)

Upper Limit for Additional Tier I Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier I Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

Upper Limit for Additional Tier II Capital Items subject to Temporary Article 4

Amount of Additional Tier II Capital Items Subject to Temporary Article 4 that Exceeds Upper Limit

(1) Represents the amounts taken into consideration according to transition clauses.

220,768

1,950,997

6,191,382

5,177,555

1,627,800

6,618,200

274

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Issuer

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Unique identifier (CUSIP, ISIN etc.)

US900151AB70 - XS0847042024

US900151AF84 - XS1003016018

US90016BAF58-XS1623796072

XS2106022754

Governing law(s) of the instrument

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

It is subject to English Law 
except for certain articles that 
will be subject to Turkish Law. 
Issued within the scope of BRSA 
Regulation on Banks’ Equity.

Taking into account in equity 
calculation

Subject to 10% deduction as of 
01.01.2015

Eligible at unconsolidated/
consolidated

Yes

No

No

No

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Unconsolidated -Consolidated

Instrument type (types to be specified 
by each jurisdiction)

Bond

Amount recognized in regulatory 
capital (Currency in mil. as of most 
recent reporting date)

71

Par value of instrument (Expressed in 
million TL)

7,385

Bond

1,182

2,954

Bond

3,692

3,692

Bond

5,539

5,539

Accounting classification

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Original date of issuance

Perpetual or dated

Original maturity date

24.10.2012

Dated

10 Years

Issuer call subject to prior supervisory 
approval

Yes

10.12.2013

Dated

10 Years

Yes

29.06.2017

Dated

11 Years

Yes

22.01.2020

Dated

10 Years

Yes

Optional call date. contingent call 
dates and redemption amount

The Bank; (1) provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA and the date 
which may not be earlier than fifth 
anniversary of the Issue Date a) can 
purchase b) can redeem all bonds 
if any taxes imposed or levied (2) 
can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity.

The Bank; (1) provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the related legislation, 
can purchase or otherwise acquire 
treasury stock (2) provided that 
subject to having obtained the 
prior approval of the BRSA, (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes 
imposed or levied (b) can redeem 
all bonds in case of the deduction 
from equity.

The Bank has the option to repay 
all of the related bonds on June 
29, 2023 provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA. The Bank; 
(1) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
related legislation, can purchase or 
otherwise acquire treasury stock 
(2) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA, (a) can redeem all bonds if 
any taxes imposed or levied (b) can 
redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity.

The Bank has the option to repay 
all of the related bonds on January 
22, 2025 provided that subject 
to having obtained the prior 
approval of the BRSA. The Bank; 
(1) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
related legislation, can purchase or 
otherwise acquire treasury stock 
(2) provided that subject to having 
obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA, (a) can redeem all bonds if 
any taxes imposed or levied (b) can 
redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity.

Subsequent call dates. if applicable

None

Coupons/dividends

Fixed or floating dividend/coupon

Coupon rate and any related index

Existence of a dividend stopper

Fully discretionary. partially 
discretionary or mandatory

Existence of step up or other incentive 
to redeem

Fixed

6%

None

None

None

None

Fixed

7.85%

None

None

None

None

Fixed

7%

None

None

None

None

Fixed

7.75%

None

None

None

Noncumulative or cumulative

Noncumulative

Convertible or non-convertible

None

Noncumulative

None

Noncumulative

None

Noncumulative

None

If convertible. conversion trigger (s)

If convertible. fully or partially

If convertible. conversion rate

If convertible. mandatory or optional 
conversion

If convertible. specify instrument type 
convertible into

If convertible. specify issuer of 
instrument it converts into

Write-down feature

None

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks. Article 8.2.ğ. 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks. Article 8.2.ğ 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

In accordance with Regulations 
on Equities of Banks. Article 8.2.ğ. 
bonds have deleted option from 
records.

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If write-down. full or partial

If write-down. permanent or 
temporary

If temporary write-down. description 
of write-up mechanism

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable).

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable)

Due to the losses incurred, where 
the Bank is at the point at which 
the BRSA may determine pursuant 
to Article 71 of the Banking Law 
that: (i) its operating license is 
to be revoked and the Bank is 
liquidated or (ii) the rights of all 
of its shareholders (except to 
dividends), and the management 
and supervision of the Bank, are to 
be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted 
from the capital of existing 
shareholders (occurrence of either 
condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable)

Partially or completely

Partially or completely

Partially or completely

Permanent

Permanent

Permanent

Position in subordination hierarchy in 
liquidation (specify instrument type 
immediately senior to instrument)

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

Paid before shares and the primary 
of subordinated debt and after all 
the other debts.

In compliance with article number 7 
and 8 of “Own fund regulation”

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Details of incompliances with article 
number 7 and 8 of “Own fund 
regulation”

Don’t vest with the conditions 
stated in clause of the Article 7 and 
the clause of 8.2. ğ

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause 
of the Article 8 and Don’t vest the 
conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 7.

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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Unique identifier (CUSIP, ISIN etc.)

TRSTISB72712

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

TRSTISB62911

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

TRSTISB92918

Governing law(s) of the instrument

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Is subject to Turkish Law. Has been issued 
in accordance with the BRSA Communiqué 
regarding the Equity of Banks.

Taking into account in equity calculation

Subject to 10% deduction as of 01.01.2015

No

No.

No.

Eligible at unconsolidated/consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Instrument type (types to be specified by each 
jurisdiction)

Amount recognized in regulatory capital 
(Currency in TL million, as of most recent 
reporting data)

Bond

1,100

Nominal value of instrument (TL Million)

1,100

Bond

800

800

Bond

350

350

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Subordinated Liabilities

Accounting classification

Original date of issuance

Perpetual or dated

Original maturity date

08.08.2017

Dated

10 Years

Issuer call subject to prior supervisory approval Yes

19.06.2019

Dated

10 Years

Yes

26.09.2019

Dated

10 Years

Yes

Optional call date, contingent call dates and 
redemption amount

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

The Bank; (1) can purchase bills that subject 
to having obtained the prior approval of the 
BRSA and the date which may not be earlier 
than fifth anniversary of the Issue Date (2) (a) 
can redeem all bonds if any taxes imposed or 
levied (b) can redeem all bonds in case of the 
deduction from equity

Subsequent call dates, if applicable

None.

Interest/Dividend Payment

Fixed or floating coupon/dividend payments

Floating

None.

Floating

None.

Floating

Coupon rate and any related index

Government Debt Security for 5 years+350 
base points

TRLIBOR with 3 months maturity + 100 base 
points

Government Debt Security for 5 years + 350 
base points

Existence of a dividend stopper

Fully discretionary, partially discretionary or 
mandatory

Existence of step up or other incentive to 
redeem

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

None.

Noncumulative or cumulative

Non-cumulative

Convertible into equity shares

None.

Non-cumulative

None.

Non-cumulative

None.

If convertible, conversion trigger (s)

If convertible, fully or partially

If convertible, conversion rate

If convertible, mandatory or optional 
conversion

If convertible, specify instrument type 
convertible into

If convertible, specify issuer of instrument it 
converts into

Write-down feature

If write-down, write-down trigger(s)

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8.2.ğ, bonds have deleted 
option from records.

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8.2.ğ, bonds have deleted 
option from records.

In accordance with Regulations on Equities 
of Banks, Article 8.2.ğ, bonds have deleted 
option from records.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

Due to the losses incurred, within the 
framework of Article 71 of the Banking Law, 
(1) the Bank’s operating license is to be 
revoked and liquidated or (2) the rights of 
all of its shareholders (except to dividends) 
and the management and supervision of the 
Bank are to be transferred to the SDIF on the 
condition that losses are deducted from the 
capital of existing shareholders (occurrence 
of either condition means the issuer has 
become non-viable) based on the decision of 
the BRSA.

If bond can be written down, full or partially

Partially or Completely

Partially or Completely

Partially or Completely

If bond can be written-down, permanent or 
temporary

Permanent

Permanent

Permanent

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up mechanism

Position in subordination hierarchy in case 
of liquidation (instrument type immediately 
senior to the instrument)

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

Paid before shares and the primary of 
subordinated debt and after all the other 
debts.

In compliance with article number 7 and 8 of 
Regulation on Bank Capital

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Details of incompliances with article number 7 
and 8 of Regulation on Bank Capital

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

To vest conditions stated in clause of the 
Article 8 and Don’t vest the conditions stated 
in clause of the Article 7.

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Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

Unique identifier (ex CUSIP. ISIN or Bloomberg identifier for private placement)

XS1584113184

Governing law(s) of the instrument

Taking into account in equity calculation

Subject to 10% deduction as of 1/1/2015

Eligible at unconsolidated/consolidated

Instrument type (types to be specified by each jurisdiction)

Amount recognized in regulatory capital (Currency in mil. as of most recent reporting date)

Par value of instrument

Accounting classification

Original date of issuance

Perpetual or dated

Original maturity date

Issuer call subject to prior supervisory approval

Communiqué on SPK-II-31.1 Borrowing Instruments Regulation on Equity of BRSA Banking 
Sector

No

Unconsolidated - Consolidated

Bond

300

300

Subordinated Debts

28.03.2017

Dated

10 Years

Yes

Optional call date. contingent call dates and redemption amount

29.03.2022 (After 5th year) There is an early payment option.

Subsequent call dates. if applicable

Coupons/dividends

Fixed or floating dividend/coupon

Coupon rate and any related index

Existence of a dividend stopper

Fully discretionary. partially discretionary or mandatory

Existence of step up or other incentive to redeem

Noncumulative or cumulative

Convertible or non-convertible

If convertible. conversion trigger (s)

If convertible. fully or partially

If convertible. conversion rate

If convertible. mandatory or optional conversion

If convertible. specify instrument type convertible into

If convertible. specify issuer of instrument it converts into

Write-down feature

If write-down. write-down trigger(s)

After 5th year, there is a refund option only once.

Fixed/interest payment semiannually, principle payment at the maturity date.

7.625%

None

None

None

Noncumulative

None

None

None

None

None

None

In accordance with Banking Law No. 5411 and the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, if the 
possibility of the removal and liquidation of the Bank’s operation permission is determined 
within the framework of the Article 71 of the Banking Law, the BRSA will be able to delete it 
from the records.

If write-down. full or partial

If write-down. permanent or temporary

If temporary write-down. description of write-up mechanism

Position in subordination hierarchy in liquidation (specify instrument type immediately senior 
to instrument)

Partially or completely

Permanent

None

After the debts, before the additional main capital, same as the tier II capital

In compliance with article number 7 and 8 of “Own fund regulation”

To vest conditions stated in clause of the Article 8.

Details of incompliances with article number 7 and 8 of “Own fund regulation”

Don’t vest the conditions stated in clause of the Article 7.

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Shareholders’ Equity

Group Share

Minority Interest

Leasehold improvements on operational leases

Goodwill and intangible assets

Provisions

Subordinated debt

Deductions from shareholders’ equity

Capital

Carrying Amount

Amounts in Equity Calculation (1)

74,861,720

67,448,002

7,413,718

79,888

1,653,988

11,756,503

24,426,121

13,476

71,347,264

67,567,206

3,780,058

(79,888)

(1,530,485)

5,930,962

14,923,323

(13,476)

90,577,700

(1) The related amounts are calculated in accordance with “Regulation on Equities of Banks”. In this context, part of the expected credit loss of stage 1 and stage 2 up to 1.25% of amount subject to credit risk, 
part; subordinated loans according to fourth article of the regulation, have been taken into consideration in equity calculation. On the other hand, in the calculation, the equity amount calculated in accordance 
with the BRSA’s temporary regulation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312, temporary regulation and the credit risk amount calculated in accordance with same regulation.

II. Explanations on Credit Risk

1. Credit risk is defined as the possibility of incurring loss where the counterparty in a transaction, partially or completely fails to meet its contractual obligations in due time in an agreement with 
the Bank and its consolidated financial subsidiaries. 

Bank and banks subject to consolidation and financial institutions, carry out their placement activities in accordance with the credit limitations stipulated by legal regulations of the countries in 
which they operate.

The Parent Bank’s position against the credit risk limits defined by the current legislation is monitored by the Board. Within this framework, loans extended to Risk Groups and the Parent Bank’s 
Risk Group, including the Parent Bank; loans in high amounts and limitations regarding the shares in participations are monitored according to the limits determined in connection with the size of 
the shareholders’ equity calculated on a bank-only and consolidated basis. 

Credit risk limits of customers are determined depending on the financial situation and loan requirements of the borrowers, in strict compliance with the relevant banking legislation, within 
the framework of loan authorization limits of Branches, Regional Offices, Loan Divisions, and the Deputy Chief Executives responsible for loans, the CEO, the Credit Committee and the Board of 
Directors. These limits may be changed as may be deemed necessary by the Bank. Moreover, all commercial credit limits are revised periodically, provided that each period does not exceed a year. 
Furthermore, the borrowers and borrower groups forming a large proportion of the overall placement are subject to risk limits in order to provide further minimization of potential risk.

The geographical distribution of borrowers is consistent with the concentration of industrial and commercial activities in Turkey.

The distribution of borrowers by sector is monitored closely for each period and sectoral risk limit have been determined to prevent concentration of risk in sectoral sense.

The credit-worthiness of customers is monitored on a consistent basis by using company rating and scoring models specially developed for this purpose, and the audit of statements of account 
received is assured to have been made in accordance with the provisions as stipulated by the relevant legislation

The Parent Bank and its financial affiliates give utmost importance to ensure that loans are furnished with collaterals. Most of the loans extended are collateralized by taking real estate, movable 
or commercial enterprise under pledge, promissory notes and other liquid assets as collateral, or by acceptance of bank letters of guarantee and individual or corporate guarantees.

Non-performing and impaired loans have been classified in accordance with the “TFRS 9-Financial Instruments” and BRSA’s “Regulation on Procedures and Principles for Classification of Loans 
and Provisions to be set aside”. The detailed descriptions of these methods correspond with accounting practices, are included in Section Three Note VIII.

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amounts of disaggregated risks are listed below the average for the period.

Amount subject to credit risk (1)

Risk Classifications

Current Period Risk Amount

Average Risk Amount (2)

Conditional and unconditional exposures to central governments or central banks

190,379,626

169,560,824

Conditional and unconditional exposures to regional governments or local authorities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings

Conditional and unconditional exposures to multilateral development banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to banks and brokerage houses

Conditional and unconditional exposures to corporate

Conditional and unconditional retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential real estate property

Exposures secured by commercial real estate property

Past due loans

Items in regulatory high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and corporates

Exposures in the form of collective investment undertakings

Stock investments

Other items

454,665

555,328

356,697

49,424,308

312,479,599

140,725,927

10,450,092

23,964,218

8,475,290

350,684

2,745,702

28,759,506

13,790,256

387,635

504,868

136,755

50,139,143

280,595,428

125,782,727

11,750,387

23,533,037

8,339,290

438,835

2,626,120

25,742,914

12,602,243

(1) The figures represent total risk amounts after credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(2) Average risk amount is identified by using arithmetical averages of risk amounts calculated quarterly in the current period reports.

2. There are certain control limits on forward transactions in terms of counter parties, and the risks taken for derivative instruments are evaluated along with other potential risks resulting from 
the market fluctuations.

3. As a result of the current level of customers’ needs and the progress in the domestic derivatives market in this particular area, the Parent Bank uses derivative transactions either for hedging 
or for commercial purposes.

Derivative instruments with a remarkable volume are monitored with consideration that they can always be liquidated in case of need.

4. Indemnified non-cash loans are considered as having the same risk weights as unpaid cash loans.

The rating and scoring systems applied by the Parent Bank, includes detailed company analysis and enables rating of all companies and loans without any restrictions regarding credibility. Loans 
and companies, which have been renewed, restructured or rescheduled, are rated within the scope of this system. Specialized loans are evaluated by a special rating system, which is based on 
the credibility of the counterparty as well as the feasibility and risk analysis of the cash flows created mainly by the projects undertaken or the asset financed.

5. Determining the country risks of the countries concerned in the context of the current rating system credit transactions carried out abroad, market conditions, legal constraints and risks 
related to the country on this issue into account. In addition, banks and other financial institutions credit worthiness abroad, foreign rating agencies by based on credit ratings that are 
determined and CDS-IR (based on credit default swaps) a supported developed degree approach is allocated and monitored.

6. (i) The share of the Group’s receivables from the top 100 and 200 cash loan customers in the overall cash loan portfolio stands at 27% and 36% respectively (December 31, 2019: 27%, 37%). 

(ii) The share of the Group’s receivables from the top 100 and 200 non-cash loan customers in the overall non-cash portfolio stands at 46% and 59% respectively (December 31, 2019: 45%, 
58%). 

(iii) The share of the Group’s cash and non-cash receivables from the top 100 and 200 credit customers in the overall assets and non-cash loans stands at 16% and 22% (December 31, 2019: 
16%, 22%). 

Companies that are among the top loan customers ranked according to cash, non-cash and total risks are leaders in their own sectors, the loans advanced to them are in line with their volume 
of industrial and commercial activity. A significant part of such loans is extended on a project basis, with their repayment sources being analyzed in accordance with the banking principles to be 
considered as satisfactory, and associated risks are determined and duly covered by obtaining appropriate guarantees when deemed necessary.

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8. The Parent Bank measures the quality of its loan portfolio by applying different rating/scoring models on cash commercial/corporate loans, retail loans and credit cards. The breakdown of the 
rating/scoring results, which are classified as “Strong”, “Standard” and “Below Standard” by considering their default features, is shown below.

The loans whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill their obligations is very good, are defined as “Strong”, whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill its obligations in due time is reasonable, are defined as 
“Standard” and whose borrowers’ capacity to fulfill their obligations is poor, are defined as “Below Standard”. 

Strong

Standard

Below Standard

Table shows rating/scoring results.

Current Period

Prior Period

48.71%

43.51%

7.78%

43.92%

47.42%

8.66%

9. The net values of the collaterals of the Group’s closely monitored loans are given below in terms of collateral types and risk matches.

Type of Collateral

Real Estate Mortgage (1)

Cash Collateral (Cash, securities pledge, etc.)

Pledge on Wages and Vehicles

Cheques & Notes

Other (Suretyship, commercial enterprise under pledge, commercial 
papers, etc.)

Non-collateralized

Total

Personal

690,237

37,128

1,469,688

Current Period

Commercial and 
Corporate

11,237,404

381,335

219,531

586

Credit Cards

Personal

1,006,352

31,021

1,201,815

Prior Period

Commercial and 
Corporate

9,073,348

185,823

398,310

460

Credit Cards

236,678

25,738,738

243,422

23,253,292

1,433,351

6,138,224

1,067,462

1,195,702

2,790,307

1,138,507

3,867,082

43,715,818

1,067,462

3,678,312

35,701,540

1,138,507

(1)The mortgage and/or pledge amounts on which third parties have priorities are deducted from the fair values of collaterals in expertise reports; and after comparing the results to the mortgage/pledge 
amounts and loan balances, the smallest figures are considered to be the net value of collaterals.

10. The net values of the collaterals of the Group’s non-performing loans are given below in terms of collateral types and risk matches. 

Type of Collateral

Real Estate Mortgage (1)

Cash Collateral

Vehicle Pledge

Current Period

Prior Period

Net Value of the 
Collateral

Loan Balance

Net Value of the 
Collateral

Loan Balance

6,976,076

6,976,076

6,266,997

6,266,997

1,141

291,010

1,141

291,010

1,680

350,072

1,680

350,072

Other (Suretyship, commercial enterprise under pledge, commercial papers, etc.)

8,153,418

8,153,418

7,099,102

7,099,102

(1)The mortgage and/or pledge amounts on which third parties have priorities are deducted from the fair values of collaterals in expertise reports; and after comparing the results to the mortgage/pledge 
amounts and loan balances, the smallest figures are considered to be the net value of collaterals.

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11. The aging analysis of the receivables past due but not impaired in terms of financial asset classes, is as follows:

Current Period

Loans (1)

Corporate/Commercial Loans (4)

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Lease Receivables (1)

Insurance Receivables

Total

31-60 Days (2)

61-90 Days (2) (3)

209,825

121,649

28,156

60,020

3

16,476

226,304

1,897,417

1,564,999

147,800

184,618

14,423

28,439

1,940,279

Total

2,107,242

1,686,648

175,956

244,638

14,426

44,915

2,166,583

(1) The loans classified under close monitoring that are not past due or past due for less than 31 days is TL 42,327,768.

(2) Related figures show only overdue amounts of installment based commercial loans and installment-based consumer loans; the principal amounts of the loans which are not due as of the balance sheet date 
are equal to TL 2,884,661 and TL 1,316,265 respectively.

(3) Consists of overdue amounts (TL 1,369,804) of the loans with more than 90 days past due date yet classified under close monitoring based on the decisions taken by the BRSA within the scope of COVID-19 
outbreak, being effective since 17.03.2020, and mentioned loans’ undue balance is amounting to TL 2,097,786.

(4) Includes factoring receivables.

Prior Period

Loans (1)

Corporate/Commercial Loans (3)

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Lease Receivables (1)

Insurance Receivables

Total

31-60 Days (2)

61-90 Days (2)

658,061

373,073

95,936

189,052

7,105

30,657

695,823

771,599

636,302

53,635

81,662

8,766

13,174

793,539

Total

1,429,660

1,009,375

149,571

270,714

15,871

43,831

1,489,362

(1) The loans classified under close monitoring that are not past due or past due for less than 31 days is TL 35,510,447.

(2) Related figures show only overdue amounts of installment based commercial loans and installment-based consumer loans; the principal amounts of the loans which are not due as of the balance sheet date 
are equal to TL 2,531,497 and TL 1,030,888 respectively.

(3) Includes factoring receivables.

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Current Period

Risk Groups (1)

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Central 
Governments or Central Banks (4)

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Regional 
Government or Domestic 
Government

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Administrative 
Units and Non-Commercial 
Enterprises

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Multilateral 
Development Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from International 
Organizations

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Corporate Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Retail Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables Secured by Residential 
Property

Non-Performing Receivables

Receivables are identified as high 
risk by the Board

Secured Marketable Securities

Securitization Positions

Short-term Receivables and Short-
term Corporate Receivables from 
Banks and Intermediaries

Investments as Collective 
Investment Institutions

Other Receivables

Stock Investments

Total

Domestic

European 
Union

OECD 
Countries (2)

Off-Shore 
Banking 
Regions

USA, 
Canada

Other 
Countries

Investments 
in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and 
Jointly Controlled 
Entities

Unallocated 
Assets/
Liabilities (3)

Total

184,734,393

1,877,495

1,381,513

2,386,225

190,379,626

454,664

547,207

8,028

36,797

319,900

1

93

19,189,061

18,643,498

6,382,545

11,772

4,132,030

1,065,402

297,070,143

4,095,405

2,323,298

617,727

1,212,606

7,160,420

138,709,707

350,862

128,151

1,358

49,537

1,486,312

34,238,655

8,423,824

110,679

19,968

29,606

11,252

126

9,658

2,231

319,531

31,018

25,586

18,015

135

454,665

555,328

356,697

49,424,308

312,479,599

140,725,927

34,414,310

8,475,290

350,684

2,745,702

28,673,493

15,708

9,340

484

60,481

13,790,256

2,745,702

28,759,506

13,790,256

715,106,380

25,189,458

9,204,092

630,983

6,788,059

12,202,670

13,790,256

782,911,898

(1) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(2) OECD Countries other than EU countries, USA and Canada.

(3) Assets and liabilities that are not consistently allocated.

(4) Credits guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury are included in the class of receivables from central government.

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Risk Groups (1)

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Central 
Governments or Central Banks (4)

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Regional 
Government or Domestic 
Government

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Administrative 
Units and Non-Commercial 
Enterprises

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Multilateral 
Development Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from International 
Organizations

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Corporate Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Retail Receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables Secured by Residential 
Property

Non-Performing Receivables

Receivables are identified as high 
risk by the Board

Secured Marketable Securities

Securitization Positions

Short-term Receivables and Short-
term Corporate Receivables from 
Banks and Intermediaries

Investments as Collective 
Investment Institutions

Other Receivables

Stock Investments

Total

Domestic

European 
Union

OECD 
Countries (2)

Off-Shore 
Banking 
Regions USA, Canada

Other 
Countries

Investments 
in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and 
Jointly Controlled 
Entities

Unallocated 
Assets/
Liabilities (3)

Total

151,461,991

102,083

85,074

667,385

2,194,174

154,510,707

144,916

435,840

331

7

93

1,183

17,551,383

17,239,496

1,803,323

10,361

5,307,773

1,450,306

239,540,872

4,409,219

114,765

831,618

807,820

4,390,783

99,480,676

516,894

33,448

1,175

29,855

1,032,189

37,065,335

9,522,928

166,019

40,708

27,218

265

253

13,114

2,977

731,288

2

4

60,355

16,633

121

144,923

435,933

1,514

43,362,642

250,095,077

101,094,237

37,332,294

9,583,511

731,415

3,175,390

22,583,402

13,018

5,671

11,773,502

3,175,390

22,602,091

11,773,502

581,694,021

22,487,770

2,069,768

843,407

6,828,924

9,145,844

11,773,502

634,843,236

(1) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(2) OECD Countries other than EU countries, USA and Canada.

(3) Assets and liabilities that are not consistently allocated.

(4) Credits guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury are included in the class of receivables from central government.

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(1) (**)

(2)

Sectors/Counterparty (*)

Agriculture

Farming and Stockbreeding

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

Mining

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel, Food and Beverage Services

Transportation and Telecommunication

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Renting Services

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

133

137,807

133

6

137,801

3,544

(3)

333

333

Current Period

Consolidated

Current Period

Consolidated

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(12)

(13)

(14)

TL

FC

Total

2,129,556

3,236,316

1,142,363

3,186,163

13,159

974,034

16,746

33,407

144,878,573

6,574,605

5,881,195

168,172

81,210,149

6,251,203

57,787,229

155,230

34,484,782

3,155,493

6,318,641

2,722,719

120,034

11,650,212

54,901,724

120,562,567

175,464,291

376,885

344,901

904

31,080

150,976

5,905,376

262,289

3,597,774

14,724,777

6,661,833

2,555,131

1,461,214

32,964

3,066,930

248,066

274,001

424,638

46,987

40,307

540

6,140

10,248

733,989

1,978,482

2,114,050

2,843,000

1,191,784

586,970

202,044

2,100

796,959

31,630

10,284

21,229

(11)

980

969

4

7

5,606

112,255

2,173

31,200

59,950

43,425

840

4,740

136

815

9,029

257

708

11,650,212

82,420

43,567,893

98,942

4,424,579

4,342,870

32,486

49,223

1,121,845

43,377,901

10,401,978

3,988,978

13,190,519

5,304,387

1,350,222

1,262,552

2,195,171

1,490,122

488,449

704

1,000,969

5,914,701

4,831,319

33,190

1,050,192

5,170,881

6,292,726

65,416,611

108,794,512

49,975,075

60,377,053

23,501,459

8,307,294

21,824,286

67,069,352

12,296,272

35,014,805

6,297,347

11,601,734

862,219

760,076

4,317,013

2,212,441

2,022,628

6,512,184

15,413,717

29,035,764

44,449,481

365,061

356,697

49,016,076 101,258,712

27,984,826

1,976,983

41,736

1,579,049

100,188,294

171,953,497

272,141,791

514

62

561

39,921,798

15,542,518

7,106,376

1,759,528

26,366,596

6,389,574

317,889

356,697

49,016,076

13,841,588

1,322,939

1,976,983

41,736

1,397,687

29,328,572

106,083,803

135,412,375

1,931

37,740

6,158

206

48,583

555,328

6,538,508

1,090,022

1,018,707

1,334,201

5,130,938

802,145

287,804

790,296

356,697

49,424,308 312,479,599 140,725,927

408,232

29,727,976

99,774,687

9,396,233

748,534

34,414,310

8,475,290

138,520

350,684

768,719

28,717,770

560,995

229,957,677

54,983,957

284,941,634

2,745,702

28,759,506

13,790,256

404,885,991

378,025,907

782,911,898

123,644

116,283

1,837

5,524

3,061,567

76,529

2,931,322

53,716

1,062,638

71,934,924

3,625,060

287,365

491,134

67,105,580

106,569

65,124

109,923

144,169

114,196,853

190,379,626

454,532

454,665

(1) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to central governments or central banks (2) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to regional governments or local authorities (3) Contingent and non-
contingent exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings (4) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to multilateral development banks (5) Contingent and non-contingent exposures 
to international organizations (6) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to banks and brokerage houses (7) Contingent and non-contingent corporate receivables (8) Contingent and non-contingent retail 
receivables (9) Contingent and non-contingent exposures secured by real estate property (10) Past due receivables (11) Receivables in regulatory high-risk categories (12) Investments in the nature of collective 
investment enterprise (13) Other Receivables.(14)Stock Investments. 

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation (**) Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the undersecreteriat of treasury are included in the receivables from central 
governments.

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13. Risk Profile by Sectors or Counterparties: 

Current Period

Consolidated

(1) (**)

(2)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

376,885

344,901

904

31,080

46,987

40,307

540

6,140

Current Period

Consolidated

(12)

(13)

(14)

TL

FC

Total

4,424,579

4,342,870

32,486

49,223

1,490,122

488,449

704

1,000,969

5,914,701

4,831,319

33,190

1,050,192

(11)

980

969

4

7

6,318,641

2,722,719

120,034

11,650,212

54,901,724

120,562,567

175,464,291

150,976

5,905,376

262,289

3,597,774

14,724,777

6,661,833

2,555,131

1,461,214

32,964

3,066,930

248,066

274,001

424,638

10,248

733,989

1,978,482

2,114,050

2,843,000

1,191,784

586,970

202,044

2,100

796,959

31,630

10,284

21,229

5,606

112,255

2,173

31,200

59,950

43,425

840

4,740

136

815

9,029

257

708

11,650,212

1,121,845

43,377,901

10,401,978

5,170,881

6,292,726

65,416,611

108,794,512

49,975,075

60,377,053

15,413,717

29,035,764

44,449,481

1,976,983

41,736

1,579,049

100,188,294

171,953,497

272,141,791

1,976,983

41,736

1,397,687

29,328,572

106,083,803

135,412,375

82,420

43,567,893

98,942

3,988,978

13,190,519

23,501,459

8,307,294

21,824,286

67,069,352

12,296,272

35,014,805

5,304,387

1,350,222

1,262,552

2,195,171

6,297,347

11,601,734

862,219

760,076

4,317,013

2,212,441

2,022,628

6,512,184

114,196,853

190,379,626

454,532

454,665

356,697

49,424,308 312,479,599 140,725,927

408,232

29,727,976

99,774,687

9,396,233

748,534

34,414,310

8,475,290

138,520

350,684

768,719

28,717,770

560,995

229,957,677

54,983,957

284,941,634

2,745,702

28,759,506

13,790,256

404,885,991

378,025,907

782,911,898

Sectors/Counterparty (*)

Agriculture

Farming and Stockbreeding

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

Mining

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel, Food and Beverage Services

Transportation and Telecommunication

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Renting Services

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

123,644

116,283

1,837

5,524

3,061,567

76,529

2,931,322

53,716

1,062,638

71,934,924

3,625,060

287,365

491,134

67,105,580

106,569

65,124

109,923

144,169

133

137,807

133

(3)

333

333

6

137,801

3,544

514

62

561

1,931

37,740

6,158

206

48,583

555,328

365,061

356,697

49,016,076 101,258,712

27,984,826

317,889

356,697

49,016,076

13,841,588

1,322,939

2,129,556

3,236,316

1,142,363

3,186,163

13,159

974,034

16,746

33,407

144,878,573

6,574,605

5,881,195

168,172

81,210,149

6,251,203

57,787,229

155,230

34,484,782

3,155,493

39,921,798

15,542,518

7,106,376

1,759,528

26,366,596

6,389,574

6,538,508

1,090,022

1,018,707

1,334,201

5,130,938

802,145

287,804

790,296

(1) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to central governments or central banks (2) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to regional governments or local authorities (3) Contingent and non-

contingent exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial undertakings (4) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to multilateral development banks (5) Contingent and non-contingent exposures 

to international organizations (6) Contingent and non-contingent exposures to banks and brokerage houses (7) Contingent and non-contingent corporate receivables (8) Contingent and non-contingent retail 

receivables (9) Contingent and non-contingent exposures secured by real estate property (10) Past due receivables (11) Receivables in regulatory high-risk categories (12) Investments in the nature of collective 

investment enterprise (13) Other Receivables.(14)Stock Investments. 

(*) Risk amounts after the credit conversions and the effects of credit risk mitigation (**) Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the undersecreteriat of treasury are included in the receivables from central 

governments.

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14. Analysis of maturity-bearing exposures according to remaining maturities: 

Current Period

Remaining Maturities

Risk Groups (1)

1 Month

1-3 Months

3-6 Months

6-12 Months

Over 1 Year

Total

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Central Governments 
or Central Banks

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Regional 
Governments or Domestic Governments

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Administrative Units 
and Non-Commercial Enterprises

The multilateral development banks and non-contingent receivables

Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Banks and 
Intermediaries

8,231,621

5,297,561

8,964,769

8,778,779

94,434,509

125,707,239

2,184

10,243

36,797

197

3,211

401

8,176

3,957

440,151

454,665

341,065

235,715

36,305

143,472

83,784

534,296

356,697

21,398,257

3,344,253

2,594,885

6,770,172

8,245,719

42,353,286

Contingent and Non-Contingent Corporate Receivables

19,840,460

24,090,193

29,309,190

36,636,851

195,796,835

305,673,529

Contingent and Non-Contingent Retail Receivables

21,889,857

1,570,189

2,863,842

7,312,307

71,529,302

105,165,497

Contingent and Non-Contingent Collateralized Receivables with Real 
Estate Mortgages

Receivables are identified as High Risk by the Board

660,455

157,173

818,109

7,254

1,133,860

2,592,233

27,778,121

32,982,778

19,489

6,204

160,564

350,684

Total

72,227,047

35,131,368

45,470,991

62,136,808

398,612,457

613,578,671

(1) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

15. Information on Risk Classes:

In the calculation of the amount subject to credit risk, determining the risk weights related to risk classes stated on the sixth article of “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital 
Adequacy of Banks”, is based on the Fitch Ratings’ international rating. While receivables from resident banks in abroad which is assessed in the risk class of “Contingent and Non-Contingent 
Receivables from Banks and Brokerage Agencies” and receivables from central governments which is assessed in the risk class of “Contingent and Non-Contingent Receivables from Central 
Governments or Central Banks” will be subjected to risk weights with the scope of ratings; therefore domestic resident banks accepted as unrated, the risk weight is applied according to 
receivables from relevant banks , type of exchange and original maturity.

If a receivable-specific rating is performed, risk weights to be applied on the receivable are determined by the relevant credit rating.

The table related to mapping the ratings used in the calculations and credit quality grades, which is stated in the Annex of Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of 
Banks, is given below: 

Credit Quality Grades

Risk Rating

Risk Amounts according to Risk Weights

1

2

3

4

5

6

AAA via AA-

A+ via A-

BBB+ via BBB-

BB+ via BB-

B+ via B-

CCC+ and lower

Risk Weight

0%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

150% 250%

Amount Before Credit Risk Mitigation (1)

218,412,340 30,516,889

10,468,700

50,582,732

115,357,270

362,281,366

653,021

242,174

Amount After Credit Risk Mitigation

227,777,081

30,516,889

10,450,092

50,579,221

110,291,167

352,402,253

653,021

242,174

Mitigation in 
Shareholders’ 
Equity (2)

1,597,169

1,597,169

(1) The figures represent total risk amounts before credit risk mitigation and after credit conversion factor.

(2) On the provisional calculations made in accordance with the BRSA legislation dated 08.12.2020 and numbered 9312, the simple arithmetic average of the last 252 business days the Central Bank of the 
Republic of Turkey foreign exchange buying rates of the reporting date is used.

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Significant Sectors/Counterparty Current Period

Agricultural

Farming and Raising Livestock

Forestry

Fishing

Industry

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

2

2.1 Mining

2.2

2.3

3

4

Production

Electricity, gas, and water

Construction

Services

4.1 Wholesale and Retail Trade

4.2 Hotel, Food and Beverage

Services

4.3 Transportation and
Telecommunication

4.4 Financial Institutions

4.5 Real Estate and Renting Services

4.6 Self-Employment Services

4.7

Education Services

4.8 Health and Social Services

5

6

Other

Total

Loans

Depreciated (TFRS 9)

Provisions

Significant Increase in 
Credit Risk (Stage 2)

Non-Performing (Stage 
3)

Expected Credit Loss
(TFRS 9)

289,813

270,523

3,146

16,144

23,450,713

173,564

9,654,005

13,623,144

4,794,536

14,331,333

3,841,718

204,153

184,562

3,964

15,627

6,969,160

119,387

2,889,850

3,959,923

5,128,524

7,967,696

3,661,465

192,159

170,873

3,988

17,298

9,043,741

102,554

3,822,387

5,118,800

3,936,066

7,238,886

3,064,011

3,140,451

1,361,705

1,252,272

3,254,856

13,084

1,792,303

289,597

197,000

1,802,324

5,783,967

48,650,362

643,237

12,542

2,007,396

156,272

53,689

71,390

2,875,313

23,144,846

1,045,473

11,631

1,359,076

148,211

70,681

287,531

2,525,964

22,936,816

17. Information on Value Adjustments and Change in Credit Provisions 

Stage 3 Provisions

Stage 1 and Stage 2 Provisions

11,291,709

5,813,839

4,759,049

10,193,891

(1,678,869)

(4,347,953)

14,371,889

11,659,777

Beginning Balance

Provisions

Reversal of Provisions Other Value Adjustments

Ending Balance

18. Exposures Subject to Countercyclical Capital Buffer

Explanations about exposures subject to consolidated private sector receivables: 

Country

Turkey

TRNC

England

Germany

Albania

USA

Malta

Georgia

Russia

Kosovo

Other

RWA Calculations for 
Private Sector Loans in 
Banking Book

RWA calculations for 
Trading Book

Total

348,026,672

3,217,730

351,244,402

40,328

2,475,177

1,879,051

1,863,651

1,243,123

1,213,830

879,846

700,811

652,586

600,611

1,825,724

2,475,177

1,879,051

1,903,979

1,243,123

1,213,830

879,846

700,811

652,586

600,611

1,825,724

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III. Explanations on Currency Risk

The exposed currency risk of the Group is result of the difference between the assets denominated in and indexed to foreign currencies and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. 
Furthermore, parity fluctuations of different foreign currencies are another element of the currency risk.

The currency risk of the Parent Bank is managed by the internal currency risk limits which are established as a part of the Parent Bank’s risk policies. The Assets and Liabilities Committee and the 
Assets and Liabilities Management Unit meet regularly to take the necessary decisions for hedging exchange rate and parity risks, within the framework of the determined by the “Net Foreign 
Currency Overall Position/Shareholders’ Equity” ratio, which is a part of the legal limits requirement and the internal currency risk limits specified by the Board of Directors. Foreign exchange risk 
management decisions are strictly applied. 

In measuring the exposed currency risk of the Group, the Standard Method, the Value at Risk Model (VAR) and Expected Shortfall Model are used as applied in the statutory reporting. 

Measurements made for the Parent Bank within the scope of the Standard Method are carried out on a monthly basis and form the basis of determining the capital requirement for hedging 
currency risk.

Risk measurements made within the context of the VAR are practiced on a daily basis using the historical and Monte Carlo simulation methods. Scenario analyses are conducted to support the 
calculations made within the VAR context. Expected loss calculations are also carried out daily.

The results of the measurements made on currency risk are reported to the Key Management and the risks are closely monitored by taking into account the market and the economic conditions.

The Parent Bank’s foreign currency purchase rates at the date of balance sheet and for the last five working days of the period announced by the Parent Bank in TL are as follows:

Date

December 31, 2020

December 30, 2020

December 29, 2020

December 28, 2020

December 25, 2020

December 24, 2020

USD

7.3850

7.3065

7.3140

7.3493

7.4901

7.5142

EUR

9.0298

8.9856

8.9567

8.9793

9.1327

9.1568

The Parent Bank’s last 30-days arithmetical average foreign currency purchase rates:

USD: TL 7.6147

EUR: TL 9.2731

Sensitivity to currency risk:

The Group’s sensitivity to any potential change in foreign currency rates has been analyzed. Within this framework, 10% change is anticipated in USD, EUR, RUB and GBP currencies and the 
possible impact of the related change is presented below. 10% is the ratio that is used in the internal reporting of the Parent Bank.

% Change in Foreign Currency

Effects on Profit/Loss (1)

Current Period

USD

EUR

RUB

GBP

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

10% increase

10% decrease

(1) Indicates the values before tax.

255,991

(255,991)

447,405

(447,405)

74,306

(74,306)

50,224

(50,224)

Priod Period

(74,040)

74,040

249,693

(249,693)

61,609

(61,609)

14,855

(14,855)

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Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and Balances 
with the Central Bank of Turkey (1)

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss (2)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans (2) (3)

Investments in Associates, Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled Entities (Joint Ventures)

Financial Assets measured at Amortized Cost

Derivative Financial Assets Held for Risk Management (2)

Tangible Assets (2)

Intangible Assets (2)

Other Assets (2)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits (4)

Money Market Funds

Funds Provided from Other Financial Inst,

Marketable Securities Issued (5)

Miscellaneous Payables

Derivative Financial Liabilities Held for Risk Management (2)

Other Liabilities (2) (6)

Total Liabilities

Net Balance Sheet Position

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets (7)

Derivative Financial Liabilities (7)

Non-Cash Loans

Prior Period

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Net Balance Sheet Position

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Non-Cash Loans

EUR

USD

Other FC

Total

21,951,814

5,325,553

1,325,461

30,111,434

5,212,060

5,315,517

4,914,706

96,398,075

24,829,573

86,584,172

14,341,085

6,359,078

485,942

27,259

3,971

2,536,568

66,404,333

16,896,691

7,126,920

27,259

29,748,250

185,518,815

2,572,070

3,108,688

1,752,890

7,433,648

119,425

334,421

2,238

44,606

334,421

166,269

3,507,604

6,461,094

956,663

10,925,361

136,114,708

161,959,197

26,508,062

324,581,967

2,446,549

87,080,313

639,672

30,039,619

754,867

377,134

495,114

3,318,797

111,084,026

46,877,818

245,042,157

5,359,028

43,071,146

54,417,309

2,756,791

57,157

86,699

598,748

5,998,700

73,167,922

54,504,008

4,110,406

2,820,169

6,003,663

448,181

9,272,013

123,781,189

223,069,097

48,563,717

395,414,003

12,333,519

(61,109,900)

(22,055,655)

(70,832,036)

(8,137,589)

63,964,318

23,340,880

18,521,848

26,659,437

37,692,915

95,161,394

31,197,076

40,551,047

27,083,201

3,742,321

4,514,070

79,167,609

140,766,443

61,598,834

82,758,032

111,516,061

98,683,494

132,114,888

175,966,277

14,511,211

258,142,160

19,396,588

294,046,359

12,832,567

(43,851,389)

(4,885,377)

(35,904,199)

(10,674,646)

14,762,806

25,437,452

28,650,106

45,099,931

63,697,449

18,597,518

32,135,021

5,583,108

40,008,393

6,881,289

1,298,181

3,413,073

85,341,544

45,333,151

64,198,200

(1) Precious metals accounts amounting TL 13,700,154 are included.

(2) In accordance with the principles of the “Regulation on the Calculation and Implementation of Foreign Currency Net General Position/Equity Standard Ratio by Banks on Consolidated and Non-Consolidated 
Basis”, Derivative Financial Instruments Foreign Currency Income Accruals (TL 2,011,954) Operating Lease Development Costs (TL 5,243), Deferred Tax Asset (TL 1,347,866), Prepaid Expenses and Taxes (TL 
193,285), expected credit loss for stage 1 and stage 2 (TL (7,218,308)) Intangible Assets (TL 113,752) Assets Held for Sale and Related to Discontinued Operations(Net)(TL 15,143) in assets and Derivative 
Financial Instruments Foreign Currency Expense Accruals (TL 4,297,738), Shareholders’ Equity (TL 263,794) and expected credit loss for stage 1 and stage 2 for non-cash loans (TL 210,363) are not taken into 
consideration in the currency risk measurement.

(3) Includes leasing and factoring receivables and foreign currency indexed loans which are recognized under TL account. Of the total amount of TL 2,231,787 of the aforementioned loans; TL 820,807 is USD 
indexed, TL 1,405,394 is EUR indexed, TL 1,144 is CHF indexed and TL 4,442 is GBP indexed. 

(4) The item includes TL 36,807,875 precious metals deposit accounts.

(5) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

(6) The borrower funds are presented in the “Other Liabilities” according to their type of currency.

(7) The derivative transactions in the context of forward foreign currency options and foreign currency forwards definitions included in the Communiqué above are taken into consideration.

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Interest rate risk is defined as the impairment in the value of the interest sensitive assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items due to interest rate fluctuations. A method which takes into 
consideration the effect of standard interest shocks on the economic values of the Parent Bank’s on and off-balance sheet interest sensitive accounts is used for measuring the interest rate risk 
arising from the banking accounts, whereas the interest rate risk related to interest sensitive financial instruments followed under trading accounts is assessed within the scope of market risk.

Potential effects of interest rate risk on the Parent Bank’s assets and liabilities, market developments, the general economic environment and expectations are regularly followed in meetings of 
the Asset-Liability Committee, where further measures to reduce risk are taken when necessary.

The Parent Bank’s on and off-balance sheet interest sensitive accounts other than the assets and liabilities exposed to market risk are monitored and controlled by the limits on the ratio of 
structural interest rate risk to equity and tier 1 capital determined by the Board within the scope of asset-liability management risk policy. Moreover, scenario analyses formed in line with the 
average maturity gaps and the historical data and expectations are also used in the management of the related risk. 

In addition, the effect of the change in interest rates on the Parent Bank’s net interest income is analyzed regularly. Within this scope, the ratio of the change expected to occur in net interest 
income under various scenarios to the limit on Tier I capital is monitored and regularly reported to the top management.

Interest rate sensitivity:

In this part, the sensitivity of the Bank’s assets and liabilities to the interest rates has been analyzed assuming that the yearend balance figures were the same throughout the year. Mentioned 
analysis shows how the FC and TL changes in interest rates by one point during the one-year period affect the Group’s income accounts and shareholders’ equity under the assumption maturity 
structure and balances are remain the same all year round at the end of the year.

During the measurement of the Group’s interest rate sensitivity, the profit/loss on the asset and liability items that are evaluated with market value are determined by adding to/deducting from 
the difference between the expectancy value of the portfolio after one year in case there is no change in interest rates and the value of the portfolio one year later, which is measured after the 
interest shock, the interest income to be additionally earned/to be deprived of during the one year period due to the renewal or repricing of the related portfolio at the interest rates formed 
after the interest shock.

On the other hand, in the profit/loss calculation of assets and liabilities that are not evaluated by the current market prices, it is assumed that assets and liabilities with fixed interest rates will 
be renewed at maturity date and the assets and liabilities having variable interest rates will be renewed at the end of repricing period with the market interest rates generated after the interest 
shock.

Within this context, ceteris paribus, the possible changes that may occur in the Bank’s profit and shareholders’ equity in case of 100 base point increase/decrease in TL and FC interest rates on 
the reporting day are given below:

% Change in the Interest Rate (1)

Effect on Profit/Loss

Effect on Equity (2)

TL

100 bps increase

100 bps decrease

FC (3)

100 bps increase

100 bps decrease

Current Period

541,645

(1,048,424)

Prior Period

144,911

(119,204)

Current Period

(1,624,307)

1,804,250

Prior Period

(1,095,881)

1,217,926

(1) Changes in interest rates is calculated assuming that the expectations reflected in inflation. The effects on the profit/loss and shareholders’ equity are stated with their before tax values.

(2) The effect on the shareholders’ equity is arising from the change of the fair value of securities followed under Financial Assets at Fair Value through other comprehensive income.

(3) The negative shock imposed on FC interest rates remained below the aforementioned rates in some maturity segments due to LIBOR rates being in low levels.

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Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, 
Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/
Loss (1)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Loans (2)

Financial Assets Measured at Cost

Other Assets (3)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Marketable Securities Issued (4)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Other Liabilities (5) (6)

Total Liabilities

Balance Sheet Long Position

Balance Sheet Short Position

Off Balance Sheet Long Position

Off Balance Sheet Short Position

Total Position

(1) Includes Derivative financial assets 

(2) Includes leasing and factoring receivables.

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Non-interest 
Bearing

Total

3,079,150

7,397,070

1,632,396

1,131,261

831,263

422,451

1,826,743

628,745

4,458,677

441,521

68,891,240

11,061,560

71,970,390

19,712,344

1,431,863

424,882

3,735,574

13,510,135

2,201,527

18,682,163

10,695,046

15,703,290

14,935,126

16,511,941

1,299,704

77,827,270

80,443,869

42,331,891

128,818,682

144,383,954

30,229,613

871,707

427,079,716

8,740,222

7,866,262

9,320,990

18,221,372

33,233

114,513

7,379,635

151,549

1,942,384

45,604,603

52,080,721

60,246,278

128,972,393

65,667,911

168,180,506

168,282,127

49,108,820

137,940,506

718,152,263

2,739,231

677,800

170,153

160,355,911

39,927,713

16,434,900

993,278

2,437,702

1,123,810

5,704,272

617,266

156,215,629

375,989,121

25,547,229

3,240,601

1,887,417

6,369,907

3,091,277

11,642

2,709

425,776

6,231

11,076

49,035,045

52,295,662

25,984,647

5,604,915

14,328,261

32,315,785

32,386,022

27,882,004

2,904,132

1,807,737

6,388,015

1,284,754

9,789,049

4,576,940

63,925,427

77,602,888

1,196,611

106,365,735

116,650,246

203,231,573

81,514,933

61,055,062

43,430,610

16,179,866

312,740,219

718,152,263

107,125,444

124,851,517

32,928,954

264,905,915

(74,259,180)

(15,847,022)

1,403,506

7,809,464

1,050,344

(2,449,955)

(7,196,233)

(174,799,713)

(264,905,915)

10,263,314

(9,646,188)

(72,855,674)

(8,037,558)

108,175,788

122,401,562

25,732,721

(174,799,713)

617,126

(3) The expected loss provisions are shown in Non-Interest column. 

(4) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

(5) Shareholders’ equity is included in “non-interest bearing” column.

(6) The borrower funds are presented in “Up to 1 month” column in other liabilities.

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Prior Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency Cash, 
Money in Transit, Cheques Purchased) and 
Balances with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/
Loss (1)

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Loans (2)

Financial Assets Measured at Cost

Other Assets (3)

Total Assets

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Marketable Securities Issued (4)

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Other Liabilities (5) (6)

Total Liabilities

Balance Sheet Long Position

Balance Sheet Short Position

Off Balance Sheet Long Position

Off Balance Sheet Short Position

Total Position

Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Non-interest 
Bearing

Total

805,105

9,315,210

1,498,098

896,131

3,204,784

981,538

53,271,023

7,052,499

54,076,128

20,554,031

1,400,213

283,065

4,067,814

685,111

225,553

2,035,973

252

9,912,762

1,179,448

13,801,531

7,406,549

10,366,064

13,600,354

14,021,049

1,818,173

61,013,720

64,574,186

32,818,912

98,646,908

115,336,356

25,383,588

371,285

337,131,235

6,268,046

4,027,046

6,567,325

9,909,039

21,162

40,508

9,185,155

200,029

1,709,736

43,256,468

33,639,301

47,545,213

101,185,353

51,702,010

124,012,123

139,007,005

41,339,926

107,805,421

565,051,838

3,627,539

769,691

686,099

163,975,987

30,937,128

13,323,389

290,840

2,790,855

530,999

5,905,168

346,641

85,512,036

296,886,036

3,012,612

2,310,390

2,841,314

9,736,197

741,442

7,648

10,625

10,075

9,273

2,056

36,953,650

39,285,994

3,030,335

5,104,814

9,204,134

34,278,653

29,306,716

22,553,419

848,129

963,840

5,658,224

429,206

3,239,839

5,052,424

54,668,754

72,306,980

882,373

89,103,581

92,968,571

186,245,481

66,984,751

46,750,229

43,449,834

9,521,277

212,100,266

565,051,838

(85,060,128)

(15,282,741)

2,348,491

8,977,261

77,261,894

95,557,171

31,818,649

204,637,714

(3,043,647)

(169,384)

(6,281,134)

(104,294,845)

(204,637,714)

11,325,752

(9,494,165)

(82,711,637)

(6,305,480)

74,218,247

95,387,787

25,537,515

(104,294,845)

1,831,587

(1) Includes Derivative financial assets. 

(2) Includes leasing receivables and factoring receivables.

(3) The expected loss provisions are shown in Non-Interest column. 

(4) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

(5) Shareholders’ equity is included in “non-interest bearing” column.

(6) The borrower funds are presented in “Up to 1 month” column in other liabilities.

b. Average interest rates applied to monetary financial instruments:

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault. Foreign Currency Cash. Money in Transit. Cheques Purchased) and Balances with the
Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans (1)

Financial Assets Measured at Cost

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Debt Securities Issued (2)

Funds

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

(1) Includes leasing receivables and factoring receivables.

(2) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

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EUR

%

1.37

2.09

2.29

4.45

1.94

0.26

0.09

0.61

0.10

1.62

USD

%

0.28

4.05

5.07

5.73

5.05

1.22

0.17

1.72

5.87

0.20

2.18

JPY

%

TL

%

12.00

16.80

15.09

17.11

14.11

14.36

12.85

16.50

10.65

16.98

14.04

12.50

13.98

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Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault. Foreign Currency Cash. Money in Transit. Cheques Purchased) and Balances 
with the Central Bank of Turkey

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit/Loss

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Loans (1)

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Money Market Funds

Miscellaneous Payables

Debt Securities Issued (2)

Funds

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

(1) Includes leasing receivables and factoring receivables. 

(2) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan. 

V. Explanations on Equity Shares Risk Arising from Banking Book

EUR

%

0.34

1.56

2.40

4.64

1.92

0.30

0.19

0.03

0.10

1.57

USD

%

1.03

6.21

5.12

7.02

4.43

2.58

1.17

2.46

5.87

1.25

3.69

JPY

%

0.04

TL

%

9.84

9.48

12.44

14.12

16.31

14.26

11.21

7.99

10.18

14.22

7.50

12.25

a. Accounting policies related to equity investments in associates and subsidiaries can be seen in the Section Three Note III.2.

b. Balance sheet value of equity investment, fair value and for publicly traded, if the market value is different from the fair value comparison to the market price: 

Investment in Shares

Quoted

Investment in Shares Group A

Subsidiaries

Financial Subsidiaries

Non-Financial Subsidiaries (1)

Non-Quoted

Associate and Subsidiaries

Financial Subsidiaries (2)

Non-Financial Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Financial Subsidiaries

Non-Financial Subsidiaries

(1) Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.

Comparison

Book Value

Fair Value

Market Value

11,563,581

22,478,975

242,174

29,057

1,212,401

(2) Accounted under the equity method in the consolidated financial statements according to TAS 28 and 1st clause of Article 5 of the “Communiqué on the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements”.

c. Information on revaluation surpluses and unrealized gains/losses on equity securities and results included in Common Equity and Tier II Capital:

Portfolio

Private Equity Investments

Shares Traded on a Stock Exchange

Other Stocks

Total

Realized Gains/losses 
During the period

Including into Tier 
I Capital (1)

Total

Including into Tier 
I Capital

Total

Total

Revaluation Increases

Unrealized Gains and Losses

10,217,857

109,996

10,217,857

109,996

10,327,853

10,327,853

(1) Represents the amounts reflected to equity according to the equity method.

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d. Capital requirement as per equity shares:

Portfolio

Private Equity Investments

Share Traded on a Stock Exchange

Other Stocks

Total

Carrying Value

Total RWA Minimum Capital Requirement

11,563,581

1,483,632

13,047,213

11,563,581

1,846,893

13,410,474

925,086

147,751

1,072,837

VI. Explanations on Liquidity Risk Management and Consolidated Liquidity Coverage Ratio

Liquidity risk may occur as a result of funding long-term assets with short-term liabilities. The Groups’ liquidity is managed by the Asset-Liability Management Committee in accordance with the 
business strategies, legal requirements, current market conditions and expectations regarding the economic and financial conjuncture.

The Bank’s principal source of funding is deposits. Although the average maturity of deposits is shorter than that of assets as a result of the market conditions, the Bank’s wide network of 
branches and stable core deposit base are its most important safeguards of funding. Additionally, the Bank borrows medium and long-term funds from institutions abroad. Concentration limits 
are generally used in deposit and non-deposit borrowings in order to prevent adverse effects of concentrations in the liquidity risk profile of the Bank.

In order to meet the liquidity requirements that may arise from market fluctuations, considerable attention is paid to the need to preserve liquidity and efforts in this respect are supported by 
projections of Turkish Lira and Foreign Currency (FC) cash flows. The term structure of TL and FC deposits, their costs and amounts are monitored on a daily basis. During these studies historical 
events and future expectations are taken into account as well, based upon cash flow projections, prices are differentiated for different maturities and measures are taken accordingly to meet 
liquidity requirements. Moreover, potential alternative sources of liquidity are determined to be used in case of extraordinary circumstances. 

The liquidity risk exposure of the Group has to be within the risk capacity limits which are prescribed by the legislation and the Group’s risk appetite defined in its business strategy. It is essential 
for the Group to have an adequate level of unencumbered liquid asset stock which can be sold or pledged, in case a large amount of reduction in liquidity sources occurs. The level of liquid asset 
buffer is determined in accordance with the liquidity risk tolerance which is set by the Board of Directors. Asset-Liability Management Committee is responsible for monitoring the liquidity 
position, determining appropriate sources of funds and deciding the maturity structure in accordance with the limits which are set by the Board of Directors.

The Treasury Division is responsible for monitoring the liquidity risk, in accordance with the Asset-Liability Management Risk Policy limits, objectives set out in the business plan and the 
decisions taken at the meetings of Asset-Liability Management Committee. The Treasury Division is also responsible for making liquidity projections and taking necessary precautions to reduce 
liquidity risk, by using the results of stress testing and scenario analysis. Within this scope, Treasury Division is monitoring the Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign currency (FC) liquidity position 
instantly and prospectively based on the information provided from the branches, business units and IT infrastructure of the Bank. The assessment of long-term borrowing opportunities is 
carried out regularly in order to balance the cash inflows and outflows and to mitigate the liquidity risk. The Bank creates liquidity through repurchase agreements and secured borrowings based 
on the high-quality liquid asset portfolio, through securitization and other structured finance products which are created from the asset pools like credit card receivables and retail loans. 

The Bank applies liquidity stress tests to measure liquidity risk. In this approach, in liquidity stress scenarios in which parameters are determined by the Board of Directors, the ability of 
the Bank’s liquid assets’ in covering cash outflows within a one-month horizon has been described. Liquidity adequacy limits for TL and FC are determined by Board of Directors, based on 
the liquidity requirements and risk tolerance of the Bank. The liquidity risk is measured by the Risk Management Division and results are reported to the related executive functions, senior 
management and Board of Directors. The reflections of conveniences provided for loan customers on repayments due to the COVID-19 outbreak and pressure in financial markets on the Bank’s 
liquidity adequacy are analyzed under various scenarios. 

It is essential for the Bank to monitor the liquidity position and funding strategy continuously. In case of a liquidity crisis that may arise from unfavorable market conditions, extraordinary 
macroeconomic situations and other reasons which are beyond the control of the Bank. “Emergency Action and Funding Plan” is expected to be commissioned. In that case, related committees 
have to report the precautions taken and their results to the Board of Directors through Audit Committee.

The Group’s Foreign Currency (FC) and total (TL+FC) liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) averaged for the last three months are given below.

Current Period

TL+FC

162.85

172.12

172.53

Prior Period

TL+FC

168.96

178.92

200.82

FC

300.96

418.24

475.82

FC

275.51

328.70

338.46

October 31, 2020

November 30, 2020

December 31, 2020

October 31, 2019

November 30, 2019

December 31, 2019

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Liquidity Coverage Ratio:

Current Period

High Quality Liquid Assets

High Quality Liquid Assets

Cash Outflows

Retail and Small Business Customers, of which;

Stable deposits

Less stable deposits

Unsecured wholesale funding, of which;

Operational deposits

Non-operational deposits

Other unsecured funding

Secured funding

Other cash outflows, of which;

Derivatives cash outflow and liquidity needs related to market valuation changes on derivatives or other 
transactions

Obligations related to structured financial products

Total Unweighted Value (1)

Total Weighted Value (1)

TL+FC

FC

TL+FC

FC

137,652,570

82,706,283

284,278,935

184,412,860

26,054,861

18,441,286

47,460,641

2,373,032

-

236,818,294

184,412,860

23,681,829

18,441,286

127,724,546

69,111,661

67,880,137

36,572,634

1,312,536

77,180

328,134

19,295

92,179,706

61,209,683

43,827,669

29,078,250

34,232,304

7,824,798

23,724,334

7,475,089

6,752,800

9,938,661

6,752,800

9,938,661

49,796

43,392

2,885,234

6,071,095

2,885,234

6,071,095

Commitments related to debts to financial markets and other off-balance sheet obligations

Other revocable off-balance sheet commitments and contractual obligations

3,867,566

3,867,566

38,073,361

32,472,635

3,867,566

1,903,668

3,867,566

1,623,632

Other irrevocable or conditionally revocable off-balance sheet obligations

186,692,719

86,537,556

19,605,398

10,786,378

Total Cash Outflows

Cash Inflows

Secured lending

Unsecured lending

Other cash inflows

Total Cash Inflows

Total HQLA Stock

Total Net Cash Outflows

Liquidity Coverage Ratio (%)

(1) The simple arithmetic average calculated for the last three months of weekly simple arithmetic average.

122,246,660

77,405,983

270,305

46,427,450

5,169,196

203,045

26,630,710

46,416,513

12,887

35,145,249

5,169,196

12,887

22,537,576

46,416,513

51,866,951

73,250,268

40,327,332

68,966,976

Upper Limit Applied Values

137,652,570

82,706,283

81,919,328

21,893,173

169.17

398.34

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High Quality Liquid Assets

High Quality Liquid Assets

Cash Outflows

Retail and Small Business Customers, of which;

Stable deposits

Less stable deposits

Unsecured funding, of which;

Operational deposits

Non-operational deposits

Other unsecured funding

Secured funding

Other cash outflows, of which;

Derivatives cash outflow and liquidity needs related to market valuation changes on derivative or other 
transactions

Obligations related to structured financial products

Commitments related to debts to financial markets and other off-balance sheet obligations

Other revocable off-balance sheet commitments and contractual obligations

Other irrevocable or conditionally revocable off-balance sheet obligations

Total Cash Outflows

Cash Inflows

Secured lending

Unsecured lending

Other cash inflows

Total Cash Inflows

Total HQLA Stock

Total Net Cash Outflows

Liquidity Coverage Ratio (%)

Total Unweighted Value (1)

Total Weighted Value (1)

TL+FC

FC

TL+FC

FC

121,555,112

56,371,580

196,763,195

111,492,296

17,843,005

11,149,230

36,666,295

1,833,315

160,096,900

111,492,296

16,009,690

11,149,230

92,163,597

44,303,837

49,709,052

22,650,364

564,159

4,105

141,040

1,026

67,798,730

39,938,703

33,524,004

19,190,843

23,800,708

4,361,029

16,044,008

3,458,495

53,711,962

26,539,661

53,711,962

26,539,661

999,514

998,967

50,211,076

23,038,775

50,211,076

23,038,775

3,500,886

3,500,886

26,430,681

21,401,268

3,500,886

1,321,534

143,964,846

59,934,013

15,073,463

3,500,886

1,070,063

7,397,989

138,658,530

69,806,274

279,825

117,115

23,580

23,152

33,236,614

18,385,134

23,988,876

15,260,319

47,900,864

40,641,242

47,900,864

40,641,242

81,417,303

59,143,491

71,913,320

55,924,713

Upper Limit Applied Values

121,555,112

56,371,580

66,745,210

18,128,795

182.90

314.22

(1) The simple arithmetic average calculated for the last three months of the monthly simple arithmetic average.

Compared to prior period, a decrease in the total liquidity coverage ratio and an increase in the foreign currency liquidity coverage ratio has been observed for the fourth quarter of 2020. While 
the foreign currency liquidity coverage ratio, increased due to the increase in the high-quality liquid asset stock, the total liquidity coverage ratio decreased due to the increase in net cash 
outflows. Total and Foreign Currency liquidity coverage ratios are continuing to hover far above the minimum level (respectively 100% and 80%) pursuant to legal legislations. 

The Liquidity Coverage Ratio which has been introduced to ensure banks to preserve sufficient stock of high quality assets to meet their net cash outflows that may occur in the short term is 
calculated as per the Communiqué on “Measurement and Assessment of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio of Banks’ published by BRSA. The ratio is directly affected by the level of unencumbered 
high-quality assets which can be liquidated at any time and net cash inflows and outflows arising from the Group’s assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions.

The Group’s high-quality liquid asset stock primarily consists of cash and the accounts held at CBRT and unencumbered government bonds which are issued by Turkish Treasury. 

The Bank’s principal source of funding is deposits. In term of non-deposit borrowing, funds received from repurchase agreements, marketable securities issued, and funds borrowed from 
financial institutions are among the most significant funding sources.

In order to manage liquidity effectively, concentration of liquidity sources and usages should be avoided. Due to the strong and stable core deposit base of the Bank, deposits are received from 
a diversified customer portfolio. In addition, in order to provide diversification in liquidity sources and usages, liquidity concentration limits are used effectively. Total amount of funds borrowed 
from a single counterparty or a risk group is closely and instantaneously monitored, taking liquidity concentration limits into account. In addition to these, the cumulative liquidity deficits that the 
Parent Bank is exposed to in various maturity tranches are periodically monitored and reported to the senior management.

Cash flows of derivatives that will take place within 30 days are taken into account in calculation of liquidity coverage ratio. Cash outflows of derivatives that arise from margin obligations, are 
reflected to the results in accordance with the methodology articulated in the related legislation. 

Liquidity risk of the Bank, its foreign branches and subsidiaries that are to be included in consolidation are managed within the regulatory limits and in accordance with the Group strategies. For 
the purposes of effectiveness and sustainability of liquidity management, funding sources of Group companies and funding diversification opportunities in terms of markets, instruments and 
tenor are evaluated and liquidity position of the group companies are monitored continuously by the Parent Bank.

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Demand

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

3-12
Months

1-5
Years

5 Years and 
Over

Unallocated (1)

Total

Current Period

Assets

Cash (Cash in Vault, Foreign Currency 
Cash, Money in Transit, Cheques 
Purchased) and Balances with the 
Central Bank of Turkey

32,507,502

39,462,888

Banks

11,711,405

6,747,225

831,263

422,451

Financial Assets at Fair Value through 
Profit/Loss (2)

3,731,746

1,895,119

1,131,261

1,977,870

4,646,127

1,151,033

108,240

628,745

441,521

71,970,390

19,712,344

13,510,135

2,201,527

Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value 
Through Other Comprehensive 
Income

Loans (3)(4)

Financial Assets Measured at 
Amortized Cost

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Bank Deposits

Other Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial 
Institutions

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued (5)

Miscellaneous Payables

Other Liabilities (6)

Total Liabilities

Liquidity Gap

1,193,255

3,443,997

2,719,249

8,781,171

33,771,331

27,811,818

106,449

77,827,270

14,473,892

40,872,322

38,776,258

108,623,042

159,584,414

41,453,536

23,296,252

427,079,716

3,867,984

2,721,161

6,685,798

23,540,267

8,789,393

45,604,603

7,264,632

10,885,937

86,280

351,417

493,306

41,164,706

60,246,278

70,882,432

108,306,733

47,740,826

129,951,527

218,540,351

78,162,987

64,567,407

718,152,263

1,123,809

2,739,232

677,800

170,153

993,278

156,215,628

160,355,520

39,926,094

16,431,322

2,443,291

617,266

2,794,932

4,776,565

26,865,985

29,290,928

13,874,478

25,547,229

11,642

425,776

2,245,825

2,343,961

14,565,165

32,694,917

12,075,559

34,507,788

17,159,750

212,608

6,741

408,775

5,704,272

375,989,121

77,602,888

25,984,647

63,925,427

52,295,662

57,800

6,942,308

5,022,373

2,178,403

1,309,095

223,138

100,917,129

116,650,246

191,905,025

217,784,796

52,971,043

60,643,545

67,140,284

26,790,441

100,917,129

718,152,263

(121,022,593)

(109,478,063)

(5,230,217)

69,307,982

151,400,067

51,372,546

(36,349,722)

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

(2,889)

(2,546,299)

(3,056,205)

(152,308)

699,240

7,774

Derivative Financial Assets

1,253,008

73,124,894

48,885,862

29,307,917

41,828,035

48,022,635

Derivative Financial Liabilities

1,255,897

75,671,193

51,942,067

29,460,225

41,128,795

48,014,861

Non-cash Loans

67,981,107

2,833,862

6,189,109

25,982,187

14,953,815

4,946,327

(5,050,687)

242,422,351

247,473,038

122,886,407

Prior Period

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Liquidity Gap

62,996,897

76,652,905

32,407,366

88,603,015

185,504,633

63,458,450

55,428,572

565,051,838

114,634,981

194,788,029

40,689,653

53,123,996

61,541,721

17,844,418

82,429,040

565,051,838

(51,638,084)

(118,135,124)

(8,282,287)

35,479,019

123,962,912

45,614,032

(27,000,468)

Net Off Balance Sheet Position

Derivative Financial Assets

Derivative Financial Liabilities

(1,314)

962,593

963,907

7,232

(369,404)

1,540,901

673,867

(1,208)

43,993,437

24,170,288

28,756,327

37,655,859

43,238,110

43,986,205

24,539,692

27,215,426

36,981,992

43,239,318

Non-cash Loans

54,722,663

2,082,801

5,729,978

18,729,423

10,541,533

4,786,934

1,850,074

178,776,614

176,926,540

96,593,332

(1) Assets, such as Tangible Assets, Subsidiaries and Associates, Office Supply Inventory, Prepaid Expenses and Non-Performing Loans, which are required for banking operations and which cannot be converted 
into cash in short-term, other liabilities such as Provisions which are not considered as payables and Shareholders’ Equity, are shown in ‘Unallocated” column. 

(2) The balances include financial derivative assets.

(3) Includes leasing and factoring receivables.

(4) Stage 3 Nonperforming loans are included in “Unallocated” column.

(5) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan. 

(6) The borrower funds are presented in “Up to 1 month” column in other liabilities.

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prepared by referencing the earliest dates of payments without discounting the liabilities. The interest to be paid to the related liabilities is included in the following table. Adjustments column 
shows the items that may cause possible cash flows in the following periods. The values of the related liabilities registered in balance sheet do not include these amounts.

Current Period

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial 
Institutions

Demand

Up to 1 
Month

1-3 
Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Adjustments 
(-)

Balance 
Sheet Value

Total

157,339,437

163,515,468

40,912,349

16,801,854

3,500,350

735,236

382,804,694

1,111,301

381,693,393

3,136,352

5,045,193

27,715,328

32,071,745

14,548,478

82,517,096

4,914,208

77,602,888

Money Market Funds

25,611,420

11,687

428,338

26,051,445

66,798

25,984,647

Marketable Securities Issued (Net) (1)

2,274,376

2,511,577

17,477,662

40,245,888

16,003,969

78,513,472

14,588,045

63,925,427

Leasing Liabilities

26,713

56,965

205,568

675,895

417,762

1,382,903

464,163

918,740

(1) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

Prior Period

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial 
Institutions

Demand

Up to 1 
Month

1-3
Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

5 Years and 
Over

Adjustments 
(-)

“Balance 
Sheet Value

Total

86,043,036

167,938,057

31,960,063

14,213,840

3,198,763

399,399

303,753,158

961,954

302,791,204

4,100,506

5,040,886

29,521,491

26,823,978

12,998,370

78,485,231

6,178,251

72,306,980

Money Market Funds

2,976,782

45,681

10,149

3,032,612

2,277

3,030,335

Marketable Securities Issued (Net) (1)

2,904,052

2,544,694

12,382,030

40,345,165

7,535,365

65,711,306

11,042,552

54,668,754

Leasing Liabilities

28,410

56,032

235,503

737,217

436,483

1,493,645

536,761

956,884

(1) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

The following table shows the remaining maturities of non-cash loans of the Group.

Demand

Up to 1 
Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

14,423,731

1,183,876

1,206,403

5,581,173

198,728

5 Years and 
Over

Total

22,593,911

52,890,702

1,282,444

4,150,104

16,223,311

10,231,470

3,293,179

88,071,210

66,504

600,170

367,542

832,602

4,083,376

3,700,319

9,050,343

94,327

823,298

1,653,148

3,170,943

67,981,107

2,833,862

6,189,109

25,982,187

14,953,815

4,946,327 122,886,407

Demand

9,463,410

44,430,047

341,439

487,767

Up to 1 
Month

655,786

900,365

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

744,157

4,321,570

1,131,911

5 Years and 
Over

Total

16,316,834

2,911,806

11,396,726

8,847,838

3,060,557

71,547,339

517,170

2,074,015

2,996,168

66,539

45,001

6,040,332

9,480

14,959

495,245

1,681,376

2,688,827

54,722,663

2,082,801

5,729,978

18,729,423

10,541,533

4,786,934

96,593,332

Current Period

Letters of Credit

Letters of Guarantee

Acceptances

Other

Total

Prior Period

Letters of Credit

Letters of Guarantee

Acceptances

Other

Total

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Current Period

Forwards Contracts- Buy

Forwards Contracts- Sell

Swaps Contracts -Buy

Swaps Contracts -Sell

Futures Transactions-Buy

Futures Transactions-Sell

Options-Call

Options-Put

Other

Total

Prior Period

Forwards Contracts - Buy

Forwards Contracts - Sell

Swaps Contracts - Buy

Swaps Contracts - Sell

Futures Transactions - Buy

Futures Transactions - Sell

Options - Call

Options - Put

Other

Total

Demand Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

816,023

914,210

8,645,929

4,322,816

9,149,971

8,521,913

4,484,575

8,961,042

1-5 Years

2,553,562

2,546,661

5 Years and 
Over

Total

25,488,301

25,428,401

50,595,003

34,514,507

16,909,423

38,527,288

46,181,823

186,728,044

62,209,114

44,558,222

17,162,503

37,834,949

46,174,049

207,938,837

306,435

330,779

2,883,278

2,882,495

1,888,709

1,408,440

628,963

626,246

778,672

12,421,141

8,395,451

960,069

1,056,468

2,033,885

2,030,192

504,589

747,185

747,185

1,840,812

1,840,812

3,155,213

2,795,687

8,134,123

8,126,930

22,099,853

2,508,905

148,796,087

100,827,929

58,768,142

82,956,830

96,037,496 489,895,389

Demand Up to 1 Month

1-3 Months

3-12 Months

1-5 Years

700,344

801,705

2,114,708

2,123,121

2,222,144

2,219,209

7,510,330

2,490,506

7,419,249

2,520,639

5 Years and 
Over

Total

15,038,032

15,083,923

38,522,335

20,536,627

18,577,266

33,237,912

41,890,595

152,764,735

38,530,294

20,832,261

17,232,242

32,533,918

41,891,807

151,020,522

540

540

60,852

56,670

2,866,619

1,099,096

1,946,607

2,784,795

1,036,690

1,086,451

1,841,813

596,670

1,444,246

424,451

230

220

1,847,990

1,847,990

158,446

1,347,513

1,347,513

61,622

57,430

9,107,825

8,908,562

3,660,503

1,926,500

87,979,642

48,709,980

55,971,753

74,637,851

86,477,428

355,703,154

VII. Explanations on Leverage Ratio

a. Explanations on Differences Between Current and Prior Years’ Leverage Ratios

The Bank’s consolidated leverage ratio is calculated in accordance with the principles of the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Banks’ Leverage Level”. The Bank’s consolidated 
Leverage ratio is 7.12% (December 31, 2019: 8.16%). According to Regulation the minimum leverage ratio is 3%. The changes in the leverage ratio are mostly due to the increase in the risk 
amounts. 

b. Summary Comparison Table Related to Total Amount of Asset and Risk Situated in The Consolidated Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with TAS: 

Summary Comparison Table Related to Total Amount of Asset and Risk Situated in The Consolidated Financial 
Statements Prepared in Accordance with TAS

The difference between Total Amount of Asset in the Consolidated Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with 
TAS and the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks

The difference between total amount and total risk amount of derivative financial instruments with credit derivative in 
the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks (2)

The difference between total amount and total risk amount of risk investment securities or commodity collateral 
financing transactions in the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks (2)

The difference between total amount and total risk amount of off-balance sheet transactions in the Communiqué on 
Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks (2)

The other differences between amount of assets and risk in the Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial 
Statements of Banks (2)

Total Exposures (2)

Current Period

Prior Period

648,032,467 (1)

559,624,998

(7,250,340) (1)

(5,426,840)

(3,351,515)

(2,466,092)

18,116,176

12,865,465

(806,281)

963,934,710

1,565,916

7,911,768

(593,265)

721,302,308

(1) As the consolidated financial statements dated 31.12.2020 prepared per paragraph 6 of article 5 of the “Communiqué on the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks” have not yet been 
published as of the report date pursuant the legal regulations, the consolidated financial statement balances of 30.06.2020 are included.

(2) The amounts in the table represents the average of three months. 

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On-Balance Sheet Items

On-balance sheet items (excluding derivatives and SFTs. but including collateral)

Asset amounts deducted in determining Basel III Tier 1 capital

The total amount of risk on-balance sheet exposures

Derivative exposures and credit derivatives

Replacement cost associated with derivative financial instruments and credit derivatives

The potential amount of credit risk with derivative financial instruments and credit derivatives

The total amount of risk on derivative financial instruments with credit derivatives

Investment securities or commodity collateral financing transactions

Current Period (1)

Prior Period (1)

730,977,764

(1,548,881)

729,428,883

10,703,858

3,351,515

14,055,373

545,377,636

(1,183,412)

544,194,224

4,902,196

2,466,092

7,368,288

The amount of risk investment securities or commodity collateral financing transactions (Excluding on balance sheet items)

5,669,548

2,938,119

Risk amount of exchange brokerage operations

The total amount of risk investment securities or commodity collateral financial transactions

5,669,548

2,938,119

Off -Balance Sheet Items

Gross notional amount for off-balance sheet items

Adjustments for conversion to credit equivalent amounts

The total amount of risk for off-balance sheet items

Capital and Total Exposures

Tier 1 Capital

Total Exposures

Leverage Ratio

Leverage Ratio

(1) Three-month average of the amounts in Leverage Ratio table.

VIII. Explanations on Other Price Risk

The Group is exposed to stock price risk due to its investments in companies being traded on the BIST.

226,931,774

(12,150,868)

214,780,906

68,560,575

963,934,710

174,219,331

(7,417,654)

166,801,677

58,827,327

721,302,308

7.12

8.16

The Group’s sensitivity to stock price risk at the reporting date was measured with an analysis. In the analysis, with the assumption of all other variables were held constant and the data (stock 
prices) used in the valuation method are 10% higher or lower. According to this assumption in shares traded in Borsa Istanbul and followed under Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or 
Loss account, expected to have an effect amounting to TL 160,759 increase/decrease.

IX. Explanations on Presentation of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value

1. Information on fair values of financial assets and liabilities

Financial Assets

Money Market Placements

Banks

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Loans (1)

Financial Liabilities

Banks Deposits

Other Deposits

Funds Provided from Other Financial Institutions

Marketable Securities Issued (2)

Miscellaneous Payables

Book Value

Fair Value

Current Period

Prior Period

Current Period

Prior Period

2,201,527

19,712,344

77,827,270

45,604,603

403,934,870

5,704,272

375,989,121

77,602,888

63,925,427

52,417,767

1,179,448

20,554,031

61,013,720

33,639,301

2,201,527

19,686,929

77,827,270

45,702,301

316,028,505

384,847,541

5,905,168

296,886,036

72,306,980

54,668,754

39,344,944

5,586,995

375,097,507

75,876,780

64,293,176

52,417,767

1,179,448

20,536,034

61,013,720

33,757,348

316,422,287

5,832,104

296,379,917

70,338,442

54,785,418

39,344,944

(1) Factoring and Leasing Receivables are included.

(2) Includes Tier 2 subordinated bond which is classified on the balance sheet as subordinated loan.

Strike prices, quotations, market prices determined by the CBRT and published in the Official Gazette and the values calculated by using alternative models, are taken as the basis in the fair value 
determination of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

When the prices of the financial assets measured at amortized cost cannot be measured in an active market, fair values are not deemed to be reliably determined and amortized cost, calculated 
by the internal rate of return method, are taken into account as the fair values. 

Fair values of banks, loans granted, deposits and funds borrowed from other financial institutions are calculated by discounting the amounts in each maturity bracket formed according to 
repricing periods, using the rate corresponding to relevant maturity bracket in the discount curves based on current market conditions. 

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TFRS 13 - “Fair Value Measurement” standard requires the items, which are recognized in the balance sheet at their fair values to be shown in the notes by being classified within a range. 
According to this, the related financial instruments are classified into three levels in such a way that they will express the significance of the data used in fair value measurements. At the first 
level, there are financial instruments, whose fair values are determined according to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, at the second level, there are financial 
instruments, whose fair values are determined by directly or indirectly observable market data, and at the third level, there are financial instruments, whose fair values are determined by 
the data, which are not based on observable market data. The financial assets, which are recognized in the balance sheet at their values, are shown below as classified according to the 
aforementioned principles of ranking. 

Current Period

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss

Other

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (1)

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

290,342

1,345,669

360,628

51,030,195

82,962

657,092

527,505

261,922

6,710,129

1,763,563

24,638,435

428,254

89,168

8,854,434

Level 3

100,564

2,149,813

862,526

(1) Since they are not traded in an active market, the equity securities (TL 38,638) under the financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are shown in the financial statements at 
acquisition cost and the related securities are not shown in this table.

Prior Period

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Derivative Financial Assets Held for Trading

Other

Financial Assets Available-for-Sale (1)

Debt Securities

Equity Securities

Other

Derivative Financial Liabilities

Level 1

408,556

156,052

131,615

42,288,372

58,140

1,159,455

Level 2

142,884

5,111,267

1,805,479

16,292,498

477,481

76,207

2,731,824

Level 3

7,096

2,149,813

614,677

(1) Since they are not traded in an active market, the equity securities (TL 46,890) under the financial assets available-for-sale are shown in the financial statements at acquisition cost and the related securities 
are not shown in this table.

The movement table of financial assets at level 3 is given below:

Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Purchases

Redemption or Sales

Valuation Difference

Transfers

Balance at the end of the Period

Current Period

2,771,586

356,360

(77,739)

62,696

3,112,903

Prior Period

2,595,148

476,387

(51,633)

277,913

(526,229)

2,771,586

Properties that are recorded under tangible assets at fair value by the Bank and consolidated companies are classified in the 3rd level, whereas investment properties are classified both in the 2nd 
and 3rd level.

The loans measured at fair value through profit and loss under Level 3 consists of loan granted to the special purpose entity which is disclosed in the Section V footnote I-b.3 and footnote I.n. 
The mentioned loan’s fair value is determined by the various valuation methods. The potential changes in the fundamental estimations and assumptions in the valuation work can affect the 
carrying fair value of the loan.

X. Explanations on Transactions Carried Out on Behalf of Third Parties and Fiduciary Transactions 

The Group gives trading, custody, fund management services in the name and on the account of its customers. The Group has no fiduciary transactions.

XI. Explanations on Risk Management Objectives and Policies

Explanations according to “Communiqué on Public Disclosures about Risk Management” published on the Official Gazette No.29511 dated October 23, 2015 are included below. The Bank uses 
standardized approach for calculation of capital charge for credit risk, therefore explanations about internal ratings-based approach are not included. 

Reverse stress tests are regularly carried out by the Bank considering the increase in deteriorated loan portfolio and interest and exchange rate shocks which might cause the capital adequacy 
to fall within the legal limits. 

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a.1 Risk Management Approach of the Group

The Group is exposed to financial and non-financial risks which are required to be analyzed, monitored and reported within specific risk management principles and with the perspective of 
Group risk management. The risk management process is organized within the framework of risk management and serves the creation of a common risk culture in corporate level; which brings 
“corporate governance” to forefront, the independence of the internal audit and monitoring units from the business units that undertake risks is established risk is defined in accordance with 
international regulations and in this context measurement, analysis, monitoring, reporting and control functions are carried.

Risk management process and the functions involved in the process is one of the primary responsibilities of the Board of Directors. The Risk Committee operates to prepare the Group’s risk 
management strategies and policies, submit them to the Board of Directors for approval and monitor the implementations. Evaluating the capital adequacy and observing the active use of 
results in planning and decision making processes, establishing and monitoring limits related to main risks, monitoring the activities of risk management (determining, defining, measuring, 
evaluating and managing risk) and monitoring results and methods in measuring risk are also under their authority and responsibility of the Committee. Committee reports activity results to the 
Board of Directors through Audit Committee.

The Risk Management Department, which operates under the Parent Bank’s Board of Directors, has been organized as Asset-Liability Management Risk Unit, Credit Risk Unit, Operational Risk 
and Subsidiary Risk Unit, Model Risk and Validation Unit, Internal Capital Assessment Process and Economic Capital Unit.

The Group’s risk management process is carried out within the framework of risk policies which are issued by the Board of the Directors by taking the recommendations of the Risk Management 
Department into account and which include the written standards that are implemented by the business units. These policies which are entered into force in line with the international practices 
are general standards which contain organization and scope of the risk management function, risk measurement policies, duties and responsibilities of the risk management group, procedures 
for determining risk limits, ways to eliminate limit violations, compulsory approvals and confirmations to be given in a variety of events and situations.

In the aforementioned risk policies, the Group’s risk appetite framework is defined as a set of approaches that determine the risk capacity, the risk appetite, the risk tolerance and that include 
the policies, procedures, controls and systems for reporting and monitoring of the limits set for the Group’s risk profile and the indicators in the framework. The Group’s risk appetite framework, 
which is formed in accordance with the above-mentioned factors and entered into force with the Board of Directors approval, includes indicators that are aligned with the business plan, the 
strategic programme, capital and remuneration planning and comparable on a business unit level to the extent possible. The compliance to the limits within the framework is periodically 
monitored and the realization of the risk appetite indicators are reported to the Risk Committee and the Boards on a monthly basis.

In order to build a strong corporate culture that has a risk management perspective, the Group has policies, processes, systems and a control system that is integrated with the risk management 
system. All employees of the Group essentially perform their duties in a responsible manner that aims to develop controls to reduce or eliminate the probability of the Group to incur losses 
related to the operational risks. In the process risk analysis studies, risks and the related controls are evaluated together with employees performing the relevant process in a holistic approach. 
Procedures to be followed in case of a risk threshold breach and risk definitions are given in the risk politics. Code of conducts, operation manuals, the sharing of duties between business units 
and risk units are announced to staff.

The risk reports that analyze the results reached by the Parent Bank and the comprehensive risk assessment and comparison of these results with a risk management perspective are 
periodically submitted to the Risk Committee and to the Board through the Audit Committee. The content of the above-mentioned reports could be summarized as follows:

 - Capital adequacy ratio, the progression of the components of this ratio and the issues that affect the aforementioned ratio,

 - Monitoring the compliance status of the limits set by the Board of Directors as a part of the risk appetite framework and based on the components of the main risk types,

 -

In addition to the assessment of the loan portfolio on the basis of counterparties and loan types, monitoring of the portfolio as a whole according to parameters such as maturity, sector, 
geography, risk ratings, arrears, defaults,

 - Measuring the assets and liabilities management risk, and reporting of measurement results,

 - Monitoring of all risks assessed in the context of operational risk, loss events that occurred in the Bank caused by operational risks and the risk indicators, 

 - Testing the measurement results in terms of completeness and reliability,

 - Analyzing the level of risk indicators under various stress scenarios,

 - Examining various concentration indicators and the course followed by these indicators. 

In addition, analyzes and evaluations regarding the risk level of the companies included in the consolidated risk policies are also included in the mentioned report.

As per the communique on “Bank’s Internal Systems and Internal Capital Adequacy and Assessment Process” and “Guidelines for Stress Testing of Banks to Use in Capital and Liquidity Planning”, 
stress tests are conducted for the entire risks that the Group is exposed to and on the basis of significant risk categories. As a part of the holistic stress tests, risk appetite, capital planning, 
strategic plan and budget, action plans for emergencies and unexpected situations related to miscellaneous risks and other issues considered as significant are taken into consideration. In 
the holistic and individual stress test processes carried out by the Bank, the most advanced approaches used in risk measurement in the Bank are used as much as possible, together with the 
methods that are the basis of legal reporting (standard approaches for credit and market risk, basic indicator approach for operational risk).

In the stress tests, both the first pillar risks (credit risk, market risk, operational risk) in scope of the regulatory framework and all the other risks that the Group is exposed to independent of the 
regulatory framework are taken into account in a holistic perspective. In determining the course of capital adequacy under various scenarios during the planning horizon, the actions that the 
Group will take in case of stress conditions and the impact of the diversified growth strategies of business units on the capital adequacy and the balance sheet are considered.

The reflections of developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak on the Bank’s risk profile and risk appetite framework are closely monitored. The negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak 
are also taken into account in the calculation of expected credit loss. The levels at which the capital adequacy ratio of the Bank will reach are estimated and monitored with stress tests. In 
addition, reverse stress tests are carried out regularly, by determining the problematic loan growth rate and increase in exchange rates, which will cause the Bank’s capital adequacy to fall within 
the legal limits.

The scope and content of the Parent Bank’s risk management system in terms of the main risk types are listed below. Risk mitigation strategies and processes for the assessment of their 
effectiveness are given in Fourth Section II No. “Explanations on Credit Risk” under the Fourth Chapter XI-f.1 notes. No. “The Public Disclosure of Qualitative Information Related to the Market 
Risk “ mentioned in the section.

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Credit risk is defined as the risk of the failure to comply with the requirements or failing to fulfill its obligations partially or totally of the counter side of the transaction contract with the Parent 
Bank. The methodology and responsibilities of the credit risk management, controlling and monitoring and the framework of credit risk limitations specified with the credit risk policy. 

The Bank defines measures and manages credit risk of the all products and activities. Board of Directors review the Parent Bank’s credit risk policies and credit risk strategy on an annual basis as 
a minimum. Key Management is responsible for the implementation of credit risk policies which are approved by Board of Directors.

As a result of loans and credit risks analysis all findings are reported to Board of Directors and Key Management on a regular basis. In addition to transaction and company-based credit risk 
assessment process, monitoring of credit risk also refers to an approach with monitoring and managing the credit as a whole maturity, sector, security, geography, currency, credit type and credit 
rating. 

In the Bank’s credit risk management, along the limits as required by legal regulations, the Bank utilizes the risk limits to undertake the maximum credit risk within risk groups or sectors that 
the Board of Directors determines. These limits are determined such a way that prevents risk concentration on particular sectors. In case of exceeding the limits, the excess and its reasons are 
immediately reported to the Risk Committee and Board of Directors. The actions to be taken to remedy the excess and the time to eliminate the excess are concluded under the authority of 
the Board of Directors. The results of the controls regarding the excess of the risk limits and the evaluations of these limits are presented by Internal Audit and Risk Management Group to Top 
Management and Board of Directors.

The Bank uses credit decision support systems which are created for the purpose of credit risk management, lending decisions, controlling the credit process and credit provisioning. The 
consistency of the credit decision support systems with the structure of the Parent Bank’s activities, size and complexity is examined continuously by internal systems. Credit decision support 
systems contain the Risk Committee assessment and approval of Board of Directors.

Asset and Liability Management Risk

Asset-liability management risk defined as the risk of Group’s incurring loss due to managing all financial risks that are inflicted from the assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions, 
ineffectively. Trading book portfolio’s market risk, structural interest rate risk and liquidity risk of the banking portfolio; are considered within the scope of the asset liability management.

Complying the established risk limits and being at the limits that stipulated by the legislation are the primary priority of Asset-liability management risk. Risk limits are determined by the Board of 
Directors by taking into consideration of the Group’s liquidity, target income level and general expectations about changes in risk factors

Board of Directors and the Audit Committee are responsible for following the Group’s capital is used optimally; for this purpose, checking the status against risk limits and providing the necessary 
actions are taken.

Asset and Liability Management Committee is responsible for managing the Asset and Liability risk within the framework of operating principles that are involved in the risk appetite and risk 
limits are set by the Board of Directors in accordance with the policy statement. 

Asset and liability management processes and compliance with the provisions of the policy are controlled and audited by the internal audit system. The execution of the audit, reporting the 
audit results, action plans for the elimination of errors and gaps identified as a result of inspections regarding the fulfillment of the principles, are determined by the Board of Directors.

Operational Risk

Operational risk is defined as “the probability of loss due to the inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, external factors or legal risks”. All risks except financial risks are 
considered within the scope of operational risk. Studies consisted and are formed of occur by execution of identification, definition, measurement, analysis, monitoring of operational risk, 
providing and reporting the necessary control related to monitoring the progress of our country and the world, the development of techniques and methods, necessary legal reporting, 
notification and conduct of follow-up transactions. Studies on the subject are conducted by the Department of Risk Management.

Operational risks that arise due to the activities are defined in “Bank Risk Catalogue” and classified in respect of species. Bank Risk Catalogue is kind of the fundamental document that used for 
identification and classification of all at the risk that may be encountered. It is updated in line with the changes in the nature of the processes and activities. 

Qualitative and quantitative methods are used in a combination for measurement and evaluation of the operational risks. In this process, information use that obtained from “Impact-Probability 
Analysis”, “Missing Event Data Analysis”, “Risk Indicators” methods. Methods prescribed by legal regulations are applied as minimum in determining the capital requirement level for the operating 
risk.

All risks are assessed in the context of operational risk, loss events and the risk indicators same as operational risks that occurred in the Parent Bank, are monitored on a regular basis by the 
Department of Risk Management and reported periodically to the Risk Committee and the Board of Directors.

Model Risk Management and Validation Operations

Model risk is the risk of financial losses and/or loss of reputation that the Bank may be exposed to due to errors and/or malfunctions that occur during the creation, implementation or use of 
models used in its activities. In order to address the model risk in a holistic manner, the model definition, model life cycle and triple line of defense structure and the duties and responsibilities of 
all functions of the Bank in this structure are defined in the model risk management policy.

Model risk management and validation activities in the second line of defense of the triple line of defense structure; creating the model inventory, determining and approving the model class, 
validating the models, preparing periodic reports on the Bank’s model risk and presenting those reports to the Risk Committee, Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

Risk measurement models are validated at least once a year according to international standards. Within the scope of validation, activities are carried out to test the performance and validity of 
models with statistical methods, to examine the quality of the data used in the model development phase and the conceptual soundness of the selected methods, and to evaluate the health of 
the processes created for the use of the models. The results of the validation activities are reported to the Risk Committee, Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

Subsidiaries Risk Operations

Corporations within the Bank’s consolidated risk policy, in terms of their own business lines, measure, evaluate and monitor risks, establish risk limits. Risk limits are approved by their own Board 
of Directors. Risk levels are reported to the Bank’s Risk Committee within the periods set by the Bank, to monitor risk levels on consolidated basis. The Bank’s Risk Committee, assesses the risk 
levels and report the results to the Board of the Directors of the Bank.

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Credit risk (excluding counterparty credit risk) (CCR)

Of which standardized approach (SA)

Of which internal rating-based (IRB) approach

Counterparty credit risk

Of which standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (CCR)

Of which internal model method (IMM)

Equity positions in banking book under basic risk weighting or internal rating-based 
approach

Equity investments in funds - look-through approach

Equity investments in funds - mandate-based approach

Equity investments in funds - 1250% weighted risk approach

Settlement risk

Securitization positions in banking accounts

Of which IRB ratings-based approach (RBA)

Of which IRB Supervisory formula approach (SFA)

Of which SA/simplified supervisory formula approach (SSFA)

Market risk

Of which standardized approach (SA)

Of which internal model approaches (IMM)

Operational Risk

Of which Basic Indicator Approach

Of which Standardized approach (SA)

Of which Advanced measurement approach

 Risk Weighted Amount

Minimum Capital Requirements

Current Period

460,542,007

460,542,007

10,583,780

10,583,780

Prior Period

401,894,678

401,894,678

8,582,423

8,582,423

Current Period

36,843,361

36,843,361

846,702

846,702

2,745,702

3,175,390

219,656

17,495,725

17,495,725

41,095,093

41,095,093

8,563,275

8,563,275

35,636,968

35,636,968

1,399,658

1,399,658

3,287,607

3,287,607

The amounts below the thresholds for deduction from capital (subject to a 250% risk 
weight)

605,435

551,920

48,435

Floor adjustment

Total

533,067,742

458,404,654

42,645,419

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b.1 Differences and linkage between scopes of accounting consolidation and regulated consolidation

Differences and Linkage Between Accounting Consolidation and Legal Consolidation Scope:

Carrying values of items in accordance with Turkish Accounting Standards (TAS)

Carrying values in 
financial statements 
prepared as per 
TAS (1)

Carrying values 
in consolidated 
financial statements 
prepared as per TAS

Subject to 
credit risk

Subject to 
counterparty 
credit risk

Securitization 
Positions

Subject to 
market risk

Not subject to 
capital requirements 
or subject to 
deduction from 
capital

58,882,672

28,042,718

71,970,390

71,970,390

21,913,871

21,913,871

3,661,368

6,800,006

3,557,377

71,714,132

77,827,270

77,827,270

7,216,872

6,710,129

6,710,129

6,710,129

3,242,629

684,680

4,763,020

359,129

385,139,476

427,079,716

427,079,716

44,003,825

45,604,603

45,604,603

21,305,967

26,049,421

26,049,421

1,207,539

1,302,608

1,302,608

1,112,923

23,695,622

2,329,652

4,293,073

108,925

4,204,744

13,052,096

13,052,096

8,099,954

8,099,954

1,653,988

3,649,631

48,923

1,653,988

3,649,631

48,923

3,672,736

3,672,736

33,365,764

54,815,763

54,815,763

79,888

1,530,485

648,032,467

718,152,263

714,909,634

6,710,129

8,690,329

1,610,373

339,310,123

85,534,799

17,407,703

43,608,544

381,693,393

77,602,888

25,984,647

39,499,306

8,046,256

24,558,771

5,482,702

8,854,434

8,854,434

59,209

1,272,625

24,039,020

3,209,745

328,469

22,670,763

25,838,575

79,270,190

918,740

24,027,066

2,851,982

144,431

24,426,121

57,287,535

74,861,720

648,032,467

718,152,263

32,605,027

8,854,434

Current Period

Assets

Cash and CBRT

Banks and Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/
Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value 
Through Profit/Loss

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value 
Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Loans (2)

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Other Financial Assets

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Expected Credit Loss (-)

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued 
Operations

Investment in Associates, Subsidiaries and 
Joint-Ventures

Tangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Investment Properties

Current Tax Asset

Deferred Tax Asset

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Borrowed

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value 
Through Profit/Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value 
Through Other Comprehensive Income

Leasing Liability

Provisions

Current Tax Liability

Deferred Tax Liability

Subordinated Debts

Other Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities

(1) June 30, 2020 amounts are represented, as consolidated financial statements dated December 31, 2020 prepared in accordance with Article No 5 of Clause No 6 in the Communiqué on Preparation of 
Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks are not published as of reporting date.

(2) Leasing and Factoring Receivables are included.

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Carrying values in 
financial statements 
prepared as per TAS

Carrying values 
in consolidated 
financial statements 
prepared as per TAS

Subject to 
credit risk

Subject to 
counterparty 
credit risk

Securitization 
Positions

Subject to 
market risk

Not subject to 
capital requirements 
or subject to 
deduction from 
capital

53,898,390

22,027,221

54,076,128

54,076,128

21,733,479

21,733,479

2,666,162

4,801,495

1,074,673

61,023,546

61,013,720

61,013,720

5,369,818

5,111,267

5,111,267

5,111,267

3,726,822

484,050

2,473,546

335,520,809

337,131,235

337,131,235

35,650,782

33,639,301

33,639,301

17,144,869

17,117,296

17,117,296

1,218,276

1,190,220

1,190,220

981,049

23,172,273

1,920,650

4,314,742

90,429

3,075,980

25,839,740

11,190,991

11,190,991

7,994,765

7,994,765

1,196,724

1,196,724

3,444,979

3,444,979

23,646

23,646

1,950,997

1,950,997

37,670,187

37,670,187

91,213

1,125,231

559,624,998

565,051,838

561,325,016

5,111,267

6,684,418

1,216,444

294,647,350

302,791,204

79,295,160

3,030,335

44,266,745

72,306,980

3,030,335

39,291,778

8,040,905

2,863,882

3,013,572

2,731,824

2,731,824

280

1,245,427

20,633,777

1,862,833

287,030

15,365,226

21,738,305

74,238,958

956,884

17,860,585

1,586,552

76,292

15,376,976

43,340,961

65,701,467

559,624,998

565,051,838

10,904,787

2,731,824

Prior Period

Assets

Cash and CBRT

Banks and Money Market Placements

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit/
Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value 
Through Profit/Loss

Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value 
Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Loans (1)

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Other Financial Assets

Financial Assets at Measured at Amortized 
Cost - Expected Credit Loss (-)

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued 
Operations

Investment in Associates, Subsidiaries and 
Joint-Ventures

Tangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Investment Properties

Current Tax Asset

Deferred Tax Asset

Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Deposits

Funds Borrowed

Money Market Funds

Marketable Securities Issued

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value 
Through Profit/Loss

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value 
Through Other Comprehensive Income

Leasing Liability

Provisions

Current Tax Liability

Deferred Tax Liability

Subordinated Debts

Other Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities

(1) Leasing and Factoring Receivables are included.

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b.2 The main sources of the differences between the risk amounts and the amounts assessed in accordance with TAS in the financial statements

Current Period

Asset carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Liabilities carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Total net amount under regulatory scope of consolidation

Off-balance sheet amounts

Repurchase Transactions Valuation Adjustments (1)

Differences in valuations

Differences due to different netting rules

Differences due to consideration of provisions

Differences due to prudential filters

Differences due to risk mitigation (2)

Risk Amounts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total

Credit Risk

718,152,263

714,909,634

718,152,263

477,657,792

714,909,634

90,428,221

Counterparty 
credit risk

6,710,129

(32,605,027)

39,315,156

9,869,395

5,494,929

Securitization 
Position

Market risk

8,690,329

8,854,434

164,105

(30,300,466)

(5,859,247)

769,178,142

15,364,324

164,105

(1) According to the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks”, it is the counterparty credit risk amount calculated for repo style transactions.

(2) The source of the difference is the collateral for receivables under credit risk mitigation in the calculation of capital adequacy.

Prior Period

Asset carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Liabilities carrying value amount under scope of TAS

Total net amount under regulatory scope of consolidation

Off-balance sheet amounts

Repurchase Transactions Valuation Adjustments (1)

Differences in valuations

Differences due to different netting rules

Differences due to consideration of provisions

Differences due to prudential filters

Differences due to risk mitigation (2)

Risk Amounts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total

565,051,838

Credit Risk

561,325,016

565,051,838

359,716,424

561,325,016

68,019,093

Counterparty 
credit risk

5,111,267

(10,904,787)

16,016,054

7,598,552

3,203,936

Securitization 
Position

Market risk

6,684,418

2,731,824

3,952,594

(4,956,387)

624,387,722

10,802,488

3,952,594

(1) According to the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks”, it is the counterparty credit risk amount calculated for repo style transactions.

(2) The source of the difference is the collateral for receivables under credit risk mitigation in the calculation of capital adequacy.

The differences between financial statements resulting from legal consolidation and the ones resulting from accounting consolidation are mainly due to the differences in the scope of 
companies included in consolidation. Legal consolidation only includes partnerships that are in the form of credit institutions or financial institutions in accordance with Article No 5 of Clause 
No 1 in the “Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks” while accounting consolidation includes all partnerships regardless of them being in the form of credit 
institutions or financial institutions in accordance with Article No 5 of Clause No 6 in the same communiqué.

Bank using the valuation methodology are mainly based on data observed may in accordance with TFRS 13 aims to use methods that measure the fair value. In this context, securities 
qualification reality in the fair value measurement of financial assets in the transaction prices, quotes, set by the CBRT and as the price published in the Official Gazette as are used also 
necessary from internal pricing models. As for the derivative transactions interest rates, yield curves, foreign exchange, the basis of valuation models using market data such as volatility curves, 
valuation service is also available from third parties. 

The market prices used to value the scope of the independent price verification process, data and/or model inputs for accuracy is regularly subjected to control, as well as compliance of the 
results provided by the pricing services obtained from third parties with respect to certain ranges tested.

c. Explanations on Credit Risk

c.1. General Information on Credit Risk

c.1.1. General Qualitative Information on Credit risk

Relevant information is given in the footnotes below Section Four footnote II “Explanations on Credit Risk” and Section Four footnote numbered XI-a.1.

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c.1.2. Credit Quality of Assets:

Current Period

Loans (1)

Debt Securities

Off-balance sheet exposures

Total

Gross carrying value in financial statements
prepared in accordance with Turkish Accounting 
Standards (TAS)

Defaulted

23,144,846

913,737

24,058,583

Non-defaulted

403,934,870

119,172,863

208,255,293

731,363,026

Allowances/Amortization 
and Impairments

14,371,889

695,465

15,067,354

(1) Credit balance which is monitored as Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss is not included in the above table. It is shown in detail in Section 5 footnote 1.b.3.

Prior Period

Loans (1)

Debt Securities

Off-balance sheet exposures

Total

Gross carrying value in financial statements
prepared in accordance with Turkish Accounting 
Standards (TAS)

Defaulted

21,102,730

1,025,318

22,128,048

Non-defaulted

316,028,505

91,478,421

161,829,477

569,336,403

Allowances/amortization 
and impairments

11,291,709

538,085

11,829,794

(1) Credit balance which is monitored as Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss is not included in the above table. It is shown in detail in Section 5 footnote 1.b.3.

c.1.3. Changes in Stock of Default Loans and Debt Securities (1) 

Defaulted loans and debt securities at end of the previous reporting period

Loans and debt securities that have defaulted since the last reporting period

Receivables back to non-defaulted status

Amounts written off

Other Changes

Defaulted loans and debt securities at end of the reporting period

Current Period

21,102,730

5,667,879

(145,197)

(98,452)

(3,382,114)

23,144,846

Net Values

412,707,827

119,172,863

208,473,565

740,354,255

Net Values

325,839,526

91,478,421

162,316,710

579,634,657

Prior Period

12,492,038

13,812,459

(109,537)

(1,572,250)

(3,519,980)

21,102,730

(1) Indemnified non-cash loans or non-cash loans not converted into cash, of the firms which are followed under “Non-performing Loans” accounts are not included in the table.

c.1.4. Additional Information on Credit Quality of Assets

Bank’s methods for determining provision amounts and classification of its loans are mentioned in the Section Three Note VIII.

The bank is restructuring its loans classified as first and second group as well as non-performing loans and receivables. Restructuring in performing loans are made by granting a new loan 
or extending the term date of credit given to customer by Bank with changing conditions of contract aiming the enhancing of solvency of customer or customer’s demand. Restructuring in 
non-performing loans are generally made by establishing a new redemption plan within the context of a protocol aiming the collection of those receivables whose redemption plan are not valid 
because of delinquency previously.

The breakdown of receivables in terms of geographic regions, sectors and remaining maturities are represented in “Explanations on Credit Risk” in the Fourth Section note II.

On the basis of sector-based provisions for receivables are presented in the footnote numbered Section Four II-16. The amounts of the receivables that are set aside for the geographical regions 
are as follows. The amount of non-performing loans which are written off in 2020 is TL 98,452 and it includes the credit which detailed in the Section Five Note I.f.10.2 

Domestic

EU Countries

OECD Countries (1)

Off-Shore Banking Regions

USA, Canada

Other Countries

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

Non-Performing Loans

Specific Provisions

Non-Performing Loans

Specific Provisions

22,625,959

277,753

3,552

8,756

228,826

23,144,846

13,938,685

244,154

3,326

6,405

179,319

14,371,889

20,704,129

224,265

1,604

8,505

164,227

21,102,730

10,953,691

183,557

1,339

5,528

147,594

11,291,709

(1) OECD Countries other than EU countries, USA and Canada.

The aging analysis of past-due receivables are disclosed under Section Four note II-11.

c.2. Credit Risk Mitigation

c.2.1. Qualitative Public Disclosures on Credit Risk Mitigation Techniques

In the calculation of the Group’s Credit Risk Mitigation in accordance with the “Communiqué on Credit Risk Mitigation Techniques” published in the Official Gazette numbered 29111 on September 
6, 2014, the financial collaterals are taken into consideration. The Group takes local currency and foreign currency deposit pledges into consideration as financial collaterals in calculating 
regulatory capital adequacy. 

Collateral valuation and its management policy and primary features processes are given are given at Section Four note.II under “Information on Credit Risk” disclosure.

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c.2.2. Credit Risk Mitigation Techniques - Standard Approach

Current Period

Loans (2)

Debt securities

Total

Exposures 
unsecured

Exposures secured 
by collateral

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures secured 
by collateral

Exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees (1)

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

396,514,406

119,172,863

4,963,570

4,189,276

11,229,851

9,194,462

515,687,269

4,963,570

4,189,276

11,229,851

9,194,462

Of which defaulted

8,560,440

(1) Consists loans of Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury.

(2) Credit balance which is monitored as Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss is not included in the above table. It is shown in detail in Section 5 footnote 1.b.3.

Prior Period

Loans (2)

Debt securities

Total

Exposures 
unsecured

Exposures secured 
by collateral

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures secured 
by collateral

Exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees (1)

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures secured 
by financial 
guarantees

Exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

Collateralized 
amount of 
exposures 
secured by credit 
derivatives

306,053,674

91,478,421

6,102,217

4,994,669

13,683,635

11,463,742

397,532,095

6,102,217

4,994,669

13,683,635

11,463,742

Of which defaulted

9,811,021

(1) Consists loans of Credit Guarantee Fund guaranteed by the Undersecretariat of Treasury.

(2) Credit balance which is monitored as Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss is not included in the above table. It is shown in detail in Section 5 footnote 1.b.3.

c.3. Credit Risk Under Standardized Approach

c.3.1. Qualitative Disclosures on Banks’ Use of External Credit Ratings Under the Standardized Approach for Credit Risk

Aforementioned explanations are disclosed under Section Four note XI-a.1. 

c.3.2. Standard Approach: Credit risk exposure and credit risk mitigation effects:

Current Period

Exposures to sovereigns and their central banks

Exposures to regional and local governments

Exposures to administrative bodies and non-
commercial entities

Exposures to multilateral development banks

Exposures to international organizations

Exposures to banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Past-due Receivables

Exposures in higher-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and 
corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment
Undertakings

Other exposures

Equity investments

Total

Exposures before CCF and CRM

Exposures post-CCF and CRM

RWA and RWA density

On-balance sheet 
amount

Off-balance sheet 
amount

On-balance sheet 
amount

Off-balance sheet 
amount

Risk- Weighted 
Amount

Risk-Weighted 
Amount Density

2,344,669

227,333

1.23%

50.00%

555,328

100.00%

179,670,497

454,543

268,080

188,865,493

490

454,435

505,570

356,295

119,941

803

504,858

356,295

34,063,694

249,246,045

142,148,843

10,323,829

21,573,337

8,475,290

248,854

17,032,661

131,982,901

51,614,095

312,988

3,345,490

869,651

34,063,694

241,166,812

137,370,841

10,306,924

21,573,337

8,475,290

248,854

1,514,133

230

50,470

402

15,360,614

71,312,787

3,355,086

143,168

2,390,881

101,830

15,967,375

308,113,161

82,718,375

3,657,532

14,648,062

6,686,802

367,574

2,680,702

28,740,676

13,790,256

65,000

6,112,340

2,680,702

28,740,676

13,790,256

65,000

18,830

2,545,498

19,770,890

14,153,517

692,278,431

211,724,440

688,598,467

94,313,431

471,756,116

0.00%

0.00%

32.31%

98.60%

75.00%

35.00%

61.12%

78.90%

104.82%

0.00%

0.00%

92.71%

68.75%

102.63%

60.26%

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Exposures to sovereigns and their central banks

Exposures to regional and local governments

Exposures to administrative bodies and non-
commercial entities

Exposures to multilateral development banks

Exposures to international organizations

Exposures to banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Exposures secured by commercial property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and 
corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment Undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

Exposures before CCF and CRM

Exposures post-CCF and CRM

RWA and RWA density

On-balance sheet 
amount

Off-balance sheet 
amount

On-balance sheet 
amount

Off-balance sheet 
amount

Risk- Weighted 
Amount

Risk-Weighted 
Amount Density

142,701,140

144,716

386,112

1,183

30,687,284

203,125,776

103,231,779

14,121,459

20,946,268

9,583,511

485,929

223,299

154,164,883

464

144,717

158,109

661

385,230

1,183

12,411,405

103,818,304

44,406,370

373,541

3,653,998

1,032,838

30,687,284

193,031,579

97,683,478

14,098,417

20,435,990

9,583,511

485,929

345,824

206

50,703

331

12,675,358

57,063,498

3,410,759

160,815

2,637,072

245,486

22,389,428

72,465

435,933

19,876,641

248,281,705

58,635,428

4,990,731

15,488,980

8,681,632

881,041

3,090,390

22,480,268

11,773,502

85,000

2,792,276

3,090,390

22,480,268

11,773,502

85,000

121,823

3,105,954

16,901,658

12,104,654

562,759,317

168,956,265

558,046,361

76,796,875

411,846,250

14.49%

50.00%

100.00%

0.00%

45.84%

99.27%

75.00%

35.00%

67.13%

90.59%

120.46%

97.81%

74.78%

102.81%

64.87%

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Risk Weights

Consolidated

Current Period

Risk Groups

0% 10%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

150% 200% 250%

Total

Exposures to sovereigns and their 
central banks

187,997,008

Exposures to regional and local 
governments

Exposures to administrative 
bodies and non-commercial 
entities

Exposures to multilateral 
development banks

Exposures to international 
organizations

Exposures to banks and securities 
firms

Exposures to corporates

356,697

75,899

454,664

2,306,719

1

555,328

29,950,134

566,755

19,009,555

7,826,073

448,715

15904

304,086,766

5

Retail exposures

30,434,760

110,291,167

10,450,092

18,632,312

4,063,230

5,331,906

3,925,807

486,253

117,080

82,745

150,859

190,379,626

454,665

555,328

356,697

49,424,308

312,479,599

140,725,927

10,450,092

23,964,218

8,475,290

350,684

Exposures secured by residential 
property

Exposures secured by commercial 
property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk 
categories

Exposures in the form of bonds 
secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, 
brokerage houses and corporates

Equity investments in the 
form of collective investment 
Undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

8,988,616

400,408

2,345,294

13,548,082

19,770,890

2,745,702

242,174

13,790,256

28,759,506

227,777,081

30,516,889 10,450,092 50,579,221

110,291,167 352,402,253 653,021

242,174 782,911,898

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property

Exposures secured by commercial 
property

Past-due loans

Exposures in higher-risk 
categories

Exposures in the form of bonds 
secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, 
brokerage houses and corporates

Equity investments in the 
form of collective investment 
Undertakings

Equity investments

Other exposures

Total

Prior Period

Risk Groups

0% 10%

20%

35%

50%

75%

100%

150% 200% 250%

Total

Risk Weights

Consolidated

Exposures to sovereigns and their 
central banks

132,049,286

Exposures to regional and local 
governments

Exposures to administrative 
bodies and non-commercial 
entities

Exposures to multilateral 
development banks

Exposures to international 
organizations

Exposures to banks and securities 
firms

Exposures to corporates

1,514

143,987

144,916

22,317,434

7

435,933

23,165,913

491,875

9,966,876

2,843,051

10,169,519

246,756,845

60,334

3,306

Retail exposures

22,913,666

78,180,571

14,259,232

15,168,165

2,332,013

7,904,897

6,723,244

528,254

144,628

142,907

443,880

154,510,707

144,923

435,933

1,514

43,362,642

250,095,077

101,094,237

14,259,232

23,073,062

9,583,511

731,415

5,700,433

138,873

3,036,517

11,552,734

16,901,658

3,175,390

220,768

11,773,502

22,602,091

160,664,899

23,657,788 14,259,232 30,882,509 78,180,571 325,941,695 1,035,774

220,768 634,843,236

d. Explanations on Counterparty credit risk 

d.1. Qualitative Disclosures on Counterparty Credit Risk Approach

The counterparty credit risk that the Parent Bank exposed to is managed within the framework of general limit allocation and credit risk mitigation that are outlined the credit risk policy. In 
setting general credit limits, the counterparty credit risks of customers as well as their cash and noncash risks are taken into account with a holistic view. Moreover, the total position of the 
transactions which create counterparty credit risk is also monitored under a separate risk limit.

The counterparty credit risk, which stems from derivatives and repo like transactions including transactions with qualified central counterparties that result in liabilities for both sides, is 
measured according to the Appendix-2 and Appendix-4 of the “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks” Counterparty credit risk valuation method based on 
the calculation of fair values of the derivative transactions is implemented. In calculating the potential credit risk, the amount of the contract is multiplied by the rates given in the regulation. The 
replacement costs of derivative instruments are calculated based on the valuation of the related contracts according to the fair value method.

Most of the credit risk related to the derivative transactions with other banks is subject to daily collateral clearing agreements mutually signed with related parties and the counterparty credit 
risk is hence reduced. On the other hand, the risk-reducing effect of such agreements is not considered in the calculation of the counterparty credit risk under the capital adequacy legislation. 
There are no guarantees received or sold by credit derivatives by the Bank in the context of trading or banking accounts.

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Current Period

Replacement Cost

Potential Future 
Exposure

Exposure after Credit 
Risk Mitigation

Risk Weighted Amounts

Standardized Approach - CCR (for derivatives) (1)

6,235,166

2,178,487

8,413,653

5,750,009

Comprehensive Approach for credit risk mitigation (for repo 
transactions, securities or commodity lending or borrowing 
transactions, long settlement transactions and securities financing 
transactions)

Total

6,235,166

2,178,487

(1) Transactions with central counterparties are not included.

5,304,371

13,718,024

2,097,232

7,847,241

Prior Period

Replacement Cost

Potential Future 
Exposure

Exposure after Credit 
Risk Mitigation

Risk Weighted Amounts

Standardized Approach - CCR (for derivatives) (1)

5,111,267

2,153,387

7,264,654

4,931,689

Comprehensive Approach for Credit Risk Mitigation (for repo 
transactions, securities or commodity lending or borrowing transactions, 
long settlement transactions and securities financing transactions)

Total

5,111,267

2,153,387

3,183,774

10,448,428

1,285,486

6,217,175

(1) Transactions with central counterparties are not included.

d.3. Capital obligation for credit valuation adjustment (CVA): 

Total portfolio value with standardized approach CVA capital change

Total subject to the CVA capital change

8,413,653

8,413,653

2,718,719

2,718,719

7,264,654

7,264,654

2,357,342

2,357,342

Current Period

Prior Period

Risk Amounts

Risk Weighted Amounts

Risk Amounts

Risk Weighted Amounts

d.4 CCR Exposures by risk class and risk weights:

Current Period

Risk Groups

0%

10%

20%

50%

75%

100%

150%

Risk Weights

Total Credit 
Exposure

1,080,938

Conditional and unconditional exposures to sovereigns and their central 
banks

1,080,938

Conditional and unconditional exposures to regional and local 
governments

Conditional and unconditional exposures to administrative bodies and 
non-commercial entities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to multilateral development 
banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to banks and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Past-due items

Exposures in high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective investment undertakings

Other exposures

Equity investments

Total

321

321

2,785,215

5,086,222

976

19,613

3

4,712,837

31,899

7,871,440

4,733,426

31,899

1,080,938

2,786,191

5,105,835

31,899

4,713,161

13,718,024

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Risk Groups

0% 10%

20%

50%

75%

100%

150%

Total Credit 
Exposure

Risk Weights

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
sovereigns and their central banks

38,113

53,754

91,867

7,758

7,758

2,627,076

4,154,789

102,293

3,408,305

56,340

6,884,158

3,408,305

56,340

38,113

2,627,076

4,154,789

56,340

3,572,110

10,448,428

Collateral used in 
derivative transactions

Received Collateral

Given Collateral

Segregated Not Segregated

Segregated Not Segregated

Collateral used in other 
transactions

Received 
Collateral Given Collateral

19,973,100

11,632,214

137,736

28,713

31,771,763

Collateral used in 
derivative transactions

Received Collateral

Given Collateral

Segregated Not Segregated

Segregated Not Segregated

Collateral used in other 
transactions

Received 
Collateral Given Collateral

2,477,943

7,870,503

397,413

93,412

33,068

10,872,339

Conditional and unconditional exposures to regional 
and local governments

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
administrative bodies and non-commercial entities

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
multilateral development banks

Conditional and unconditional exposures to 
international organizations

Conditional and unconditional exposures to banks 
and securities firms

Exposures to corporates

Retail exposures

Exposures secured by residential property

Past-due items

Exposures in high-risk categories

Exposures in the form of bonds secured by 
mortgages

Short term exposures to banks, brokerage houses 
and corporates

Equity investments in the form of collective 
investment undertakings

Other exposures

Equity investments

Total

d.5. Collateral for CCR:

Current Period

Cash- Domestic Currency

Cash- Other Currencies

Government bills/bonds-Domestic

Government bills/bonds-FC

Corporate bills/bonds

Total

Prior Period

Cash- Domestic Currency

Cash- Other Currencies

Government bills/bonds-Domestic

Government bills/bonds-FC

Corporate bills/bonds-FC

Total

d.6. Credit derivatives exposures:

None. 

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Prior Period

Post CRM risk exposure

RWA

Post CRM risk exposure

862,425

786,600

782,259

4,341

28,350

47,475

17,820

15,732

15,645

87

2,088

423,129

354,060

333,898

20,162

44,734

24,335

RWA

7,906

7,081

6678

403

825

d.7. Exposures to central counterparties (CCP):

Exposure to Qualified Central Counterparties (QCCPs) (total)

Exposures for trades at WCCPs (excluding initial margin and default fund 
contributions); of which

(i)  OTC Derivatives

(ii)  Exchange-traded Derivatives

(iii)  Repo-reverse transactions, credit securities transactions and 

securities or commodities lending or borrowing

(iv)  Netting sets where cross-product has been approved

Segregated initial margin

Non-segregated initial margin

Paid guarantee fund amount

Unpaid guarantee fund commitment

Exposures to non-QCCPs (total)

Exposures for trades at non-QCCPs (excluding initial margin and default 
fund contributions); of which

(i)  OTC Derivatives

(ii)  Exchange-traded Derivatives

(iii)  Repo-reverse transactions, credit securities transactions and 

securities or commodities lending or borrowing

(iv)  Netting sets where cross-product has been approved

Segregated initial margin

Non-segregated initial margin

Pre-funded default fund contributions

Unfunded default fund contributions

e. Explanations on securitizations:

None.

f. Explanations on Market Risk:

f.1. Qualitative information disclosed to the public regarding Market Risk

Market risk is defined as the risk that may reduce the market value of the trading portfolio due to the changes in the risk factors named interest rate, exchange rates, equities and the price of 
commodities and options.

The procedures for the management of market risk are discussed in the Parent Bank’s “Asset and Liability Management Risk Policy” and those procedures are in line with the risk/return 
expectations and with the limits that are defined in the risk appetite framework. Limits related to market risk; are established by the Board and are revised periodically in order to reflect market 
conditions and best practices in the industry. Compliance to those limits is closely monitored by the Risk Management Department, Asset and Liability Management Committee and by the 
executive departments. Additionally, compliance with the provisions relating to the procedures and policies of market risk management is audited by the internal audit system.

Trading activities of the securities that are included in the calculation of market risk is carried out by taking the Asset-Liability Committee decisions, risk policies and established limits into 
consideration and risks arising due to these activities are hedged using derivatives transactions where necessary. 

Measurement of market risk, reporting of results, and monitoring compliance with the risk limits are among the key responsibilities of the Risk Management Department. Analyses related to 
market risk are reported to the Risk Committee and to the Board via the Audit Committee by the Risk Management Department. 

The trading book of the Parent Bank included in market risk calculations consists of on balance-sheet financial assets that are held for trading intent, derivatives that provide hedge to those 
instruments and foreign currency positions. The market risk carried by the Group is measured and monitored using methods known respectively as the Standard Method and the Value at Risk 
Model (VAR) and Expected Shortfall in accordance with the local regulations which are established in compliance with the international legislations. In this context, the exchange rate risk 
emerges as the most important component of the market risk.

The market risk calculations using the Standard Method are performed at the end of each month and the measurement results are included in the statutory reports as well as being reported to 
the Bank’s top management. 

The Value at Risk Model and Expected Shortfall is another alternative for the Standard Method used for measuring and monitoring market risk. This model is used to measure the market risk on 
a daily basis in terms of interest rate risk, currency risk and equity share risk and is a part of the Bank’s daily internal reporting. Further retrospective testing (back-testing) is carried out on a daily 
basis to determine the reliability of the daily risk calculation by the VAR model, which is used to estimate the maximum possible loss for the following day. 

Scenario analyses which support the VAR model used to measure the losses that may occur in the ordinary market conditions are practiced, and the possible impacts of scenarios that are 
developed based on the future predictions and the past crises, on the value of the Bank’s portfolio are determined and the results are reported to the Bank’s top management. 

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Outright Products

Interest rate risk (general and specific)

Equity risk (general and specific)

Foreign exchange risk

Commodity risk

Options

Simplified approach

Delta-plus method

Scenario approach

Securitizations

Total

g. Explanations on Operational Risk

RWA

Current Period

Prior Period

17,364,027

3,902,163

3,844,363

9,416,413

201,088

131,698

131,698

8,175,301

3,021,050

965,063

3,825,625

363,563

387,974

387,974

17,495,725

8,563,275

The operational risk capital requirement is calculated according to “Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks” article number 24, is measured using the Basic 
Indicator Approach once a year in parallel with domestic regulations. As of December 31, 2020, the consolidated operational risk amount is TL 41,095,093 information about the calculation is 
given below (December 31, 2019: TL 35,636,968).

Current Period

Gross Income

Value at operational risk (Total*12.5)

Prior Period

Gross Income

Value at operational risk (Total*12.5)

h. The interest rate risk of the banking book items:

2PP Amount

1PP Amount

CP Amount

Total/Positive 
Years of Gross 
Income Amount

Rate (%)

Total

18,527,745

22,312,078

24,912,326

3

15

3,287,607

2PP Amount

1PP Amount

CP Amount

41,095,093

Total/Positive 
Years of Gross 
Income Amount

Rate (%)

Total

16,179,326

18,527,745

22,312,078

3

15

2,850,957

35,636,968

Interest rate risk arising from the banking accounts is defined as negative effect risk on capital of the changes in market interest rates due to differences in interest settlement and re-pricing 
on, differences in interest-earning assets taking part in the banking book; interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing derivative transactions inclusive of the policies established by the Board 
of Directors, is managed within the framework of the strategies set by the Parent Bank Asset-Liability Committee. Compliance with internal risk limits for banking portfolio is closely and 
continuously monitored by the Risk Management Department and Asset-Liability Committee and the measurement results are reported to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis. 

Duration and sensitivity analysis are conducted on a monthly basis by the Bank in the scope of monitoring of interest rate risk arising from the banking books about Interest Rate Risk in the 
Banking Accounts from the Regulation on Measurement and Assessment of Standard Shock Method which is published in the Official Gazette No. 28034 dated August 23, 2011. In the duration 
analysis, the maturity gap between assets and liabilities of the balance sheet are determined by the calculation of the weighted average maturities based on the asset that sensitive to interest 
rate and liabilities and off-balance sheet transactions re-pricing period. In the interest rate risk sensitivity analysis, the influence of the various interest rate change scenarios to the economic 
value of the Bank’s capital is examined.

In the calculations made within the framework of the said regulation, behavioral maturity modeling is performed for demand deposits with low sensitivity to interest changes and whose original 
maturity is longer than the contractual maturity. In these studies, which are defined as core deposit analysis, based on historical data, calculations are made for what amount of demand deposits 
will remain within the bank for what maturity, and these analyzes are used as an input in quantifying the interest rate risk arising from banking accounts in a way that does not contradict legal 
provisions. 

Applied Shock 
(+/- x basis point)

(+) 500

(-) 400

(+) 200

(-) 200

(+) 200

(-) 200

Gains Loss

(7,912,722)

7,425,467

(391,131)

379,998

521,609

(198,532)

7,606,933

(7,782,244)

Revenue/Shareholders’ Equity - 
Loss/Shareholders’ Equity

(9.36)%

8.77%

(0.46)%

0.45%

0.62%

(0.23)%

8.99%

(9.20)%

Currency

TL

TL

EUR

EUR

USD

USD

Total (for Negative Shocks)

Total (for Positive Shocks)

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The Remuneration Committee, which is established to carry out the duties and activities related to the monitoring and supervision of the Bank’s remuneration applications on behalf of the 
Board of Directors, consists of two members. The Remuneration Committee meets at least twice a year, not exceeding six months, and reports to the Board of Directors on the results of 
the activities carried out and important matters considered to have an impact on the Bank’s position. As of the end of 2019, the Remuneration Committee met 6 times and made a total of 9 
decisions.

Regarding compliance with the Corporate Governance Principles, the Remuneration Committee monitors and supervises the practices related to wage management on behalf of the Board 
of Directors; the fees are in line with the Bank’s ethical values, internal balances and strategic objectives; the evaluation of the remuneration policy and its practices in the context of risk 
management; it is responsible for the presentation of the proposals determined in line with the requirements of the salary policy and the other responsibilities determined by the provisions of 
the applicable legislation and the fulfillment of the duties given by the Board of Directors in this framework.

As of the end of 2020, the number of qualified employees working at the Bank is 27.

The monetary and social rights of employees are determined in accordance with the Chartering Policy in the framework of the legislation related to the Collective Labor Agreement. The Bank 
carries out its practices with regard to remuneration policies within the framework of relevant banking and capital market legislation. This policy includes all managers and employees.

Premium payments are made once a year to managers and managers who work in branches and headquarters units. It is considered that managerial premium payments are in line with the 
Bank’s long-term strategy and the risks assumed, as well as the performance of its employees. There are no variable fees for qualified employees in the Bank.

The compliance of the wage levels in the bank with the sector wage levels is monitored by participating in independent and anonymous wage surveys, which are held twice a year.

Within the scope of the remuneration policy, the Bank’s pricing practices are planned and executed on the basis of effective risk management, prevention of excessive risk taking, compliance 
with relevant legislation and scope and structure of the bank’s activities, strategies, long-term objectives and risk management structures.

The fees to be paid to the managers and employees of the Bank at every stage; It is essential that the Bank is in line with its ethical values, internal balances and strategic objectives, and that it 
is not only associated with its short-term performance.

Payments made to employees are determined in a manner that will positively impact the Bank’s corporate values and on the basis of objective conditions.

Payments to be made to the managers of the units within the internal systems and to their staff are determined by taking into account the performance of the relevant personnel in relation to 
their functions, as they are in the audit or oversight, or are independent of the performance of the activity unit they control.

XII. Explanations on Segment Reporting

The Group’s activities are classified under corporate/commercial banking, retail/private banking, treasury operations and investment activities, insurance and reinsurance activities and others. 

Services to the large corporations, SMEs and other trading companies are provided through various financial instruments within the scope of the corporate and commercial operations. Services 
such as project financing, operating and investment loans, deposit and cash management, credit cards, cheques and bills, foreign trade transactions and financing, letter of guarantee, letter of 
credit, forfeiting, foreign currency trading, bill collections, payrolls, investment accounts, tax collections and other banking services are provided to the aforementioned customer segments.

Retail banking services include deposits, consumer loans, overdraft accounts, credit cards, bill collections, remittances, foreign currency trading, safe-deposit boxes, insurance, tax collections, 
and investment accounts and other banking services for individuals. All kinds of financing and cash management services provided to individuals in the high-income level are recognized as 
Private Banking activities. 

Treasury transactions are comprised of medium and long-term funding tools such as securities trading, money market transactions, spot and forward TL and foreign currency trading, and 
derivative transactions such as forwards, swaps, futures and options, as well as syndications and securitizations. Investment activities of intermediary institutions and venture capital and real 
estate investment partnerships are also classified in this area. Investments of subsidiaries who operate in the real sector, investments of associates who operate both in financial and real sector 
and investments of jointly controlled entities that are presented in the consolidated financial statements are evaluated within the scope of investment activities.

Insurance and reinsurance activities include individual pension, life/non-life insurance transactions and reinsurance transactions.

The Group’s financial leasing, factoring, asset management and portfolio management activities are classified under the ‘Other’ heading.

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Corporate/
Commercial Banking

Individual/Private 
Banking

25,677,637

4,178,058

4,156,208

10,612

8,592,126

5,402,127

2,281,149

85

1,517,338

245,951

7,515,789

2,058,802

534,157

4,914,808

Treasury 
Transaction/
Investment 
Activities

12,424,000

7,836,465

716,455

71,502

31,057

(1,206,769)

350,854

74,924

564,288

1,455,956

Insurance and 
Reinsurance 
Activities

385

71,833

1,208,916

Other/
Unallocated

1,267,214

1,481,227

155,836

1,170,953

9,014,735

605,051

105,839

8,059,214

5,919,331

5,582,046

Current Period

Interest Income

Interest Expense

Fees and Commissions Income

Fees and Commissions Expense

Dividend Income

Trading Income/Loss (Net)

Other Income

Expected Credit Loss and Other Provision 
Expenses

Other Operating Expense

Income/Loss from Investments in 
Subsidiaries Accounted by Equity Method

Income Before Tax

Tax Provision

Net Period Profit

Group Profit/Loss

Minority Interest Profit/Loss

Total

47,960,977

18,898,262

7,381,481

2,462,068

31,057

(1,206,769)

11,733,929

14,150,040

21,179,158

1,455,956

10,667,103

2,915,351

7,751,752

6,655,442

1,096,310

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

315,988,780

176,196,685

78,552,996

221,704,133

182,480,178

156,650,726

35,704,002

51,755,859

105,426,307

111,844,860

718,152,263

718,152,263

Corporate/
Commercial Banking

Individual/Private 
Banking

27,687,607

6,433,501

4,646,334

9,146

7,793,667

9,286,642

1,915,386

489

838,536

245,000

5,982,645

1,850,790

560,736

3,920,797

Treasury 
Transaction/
Investment 
Activities

11,851,835

7,996,356

229,275

52,939

20,819

(4,633,920)

545,737

20,022

490,568

1,462,479

Insurance and 
Reinsurance 
Activities

17,295

51,744

1,015,141

Other/
Unallocated

1,120,721

1,920,958

228,390

1,381,644

7,298,879

2,014,736

74,057

6,658,170

2,598,823

4,592,586

Prior Period

Interest Income

Interest Expense

Fees and Commissions Income

Fees and Commissions Expense

Dividend Income

Trading Income/Loss (Net)

Other Income

Expected Credit Loss and Other Provision 
Expenses

Other Operating Expense

Income/Loss from Investments in 
Subsidiaries Accounted by Equity Method

Income Before Tax

Tax Provision

Net Period Profit

Group Profit/Loss

Minority Interest Profit/Loss

Total

48,453,830

25,654,752

7,071,129

2,459,359

20,819

(4,633,920)

10,942,888

9,236,283

17,512,911

1,462,479

8,453,920

1,422,289

7,031,631

6,009,805

1,021,826

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

252,901,903

146,599,366

57,143,269

167,353,047

144,938,347

114,223,366

27,117,194

40,146,062

82,951,125

96,729,997

565,051,838

565,051,838

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I. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON CONSOLIDATED ASSETS

a. Cash and Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey:

a.1. Information on Cash and Balances with the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey:

Cash in TL/Foreign Currency

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Other

Total

a.2. Information on Balances with the CBRT:

Unrestricted Demand Deposit

Unrestricted Time Deposit

Restricted Time Deposit

Other (1)

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

2,486,752

3,079,305

FC

6,650,065

59,386,999

367,269

TL

2,091,656

3,171,506

FC

3,428,324

45,204,187

180,455

5,566,057

66,404,333

5,263,162

48,812,966

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

FC

3,079,305

19,987,701

3,171,506

20,792,607

3,079,305

39,399,298

59,386,999

3,171,506

24,411,580

45,204,187

(1) The amount of reserve deposits held at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.

a.3. Explanations on reserve requirement application:

As per the Communiqué no. 2013/15 “Reserve Deposits” of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (“CBRT”), banks keep reserve deposits at the CBRT for their TL and FC liabilities mentioned 
in the communiqué. The reserve deposit rates vary according to their maturity compositions; the reserve deposit rates are realized between 1% - 6% for TL deposits and other liabilities, 
between 13% - 22% for FC deposits and between 5% - 21% for other FC liabilities. Reserves are calculated and set aside every two weeks on Friday for 14-day periods. Interest is paid for 
required reserves which are in TL in accordance with the procedures and principles determined by the CBRT. 

b. Information on Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss:

b.1. Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are given as collateral or blocked:

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are given as collateral or blocked as of 31 December 2020, amount to TL 772,176 (December 31, 2019: 44,061 TL).

b.2. Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, which are subject to repurchase agreements as of 31 December 2020, amount to TL 61,909 (December 31, 2019: TL 91,705). 

b.3. All creditors including the Group reached an agreement on restructuring the loans granted to a company. As previously stated, loans of the company had been planning to be restructured 
based on required permits and necessary approvals within a new special purpose entity which was already incorporated or will be incorporated in the Republic of Turkey and owned by the 
creditors either directly or indirectly through takeover of the shares, that have been pledged by the company as a guarantee for the credit risk. Above mentioned process was completed in 2018 
and, in this context the Bank owns 11.5972% and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş, a group company, owns 1.6172% of the newly formed special purpose entity. 

At the Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of 2018 held in the prior period, it has been decided to increase the share capital of the mentioned company by TL 3,982,230, all to be covered 
by common receivables. Whereas the Bank’s and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.’ ownership ratio in company share have not changed, the nominal value of the shares owned increased from 
TL 6 to TL 461,833 and from TL 1 to TL 64,403 respectively. Related amount is recognized under Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations account. 

This remaining loan amount after the capital increase of the mentioned company amounting to TL 2,149,813 (31.12.2019: TL 2,419,813) is accounted under financial assets at fair value through 
profit or loss. The amount of impairment recognized for the total asset converted into loan and capital is TL 1,133,758 and is classified under the specified item. 

Assets, which are converted into loan and capital, amounted TL 2,676,049 are measured at fair value under TFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” standard and TFRS 5 “Assets Held for Sale and 
Discontinued Operations” Standard. Balance of related asset is followed in financial statements as Stage 3 within the scope of “TFRS 13 - Fair Value Measurement” standard.

The Bank re-evaluated the fair value of the relevant financial asset as of the end of the period and did not make any changes to the current value monitored during the current period. If the 
growth rate and risk-free return rate on investment used in the discounted cash flow method used in valuation are increased or decreased by 0.25%, provided that all other variables are 
constant, the total value of assets recognized in the financial statements and profit before tax will increase by about TL 63 million (full TL amount) or will decrease by TL 56 million (full TL 
amount).

b.4. TL 1,113,993 of other financial assets consists of the mutual funds; Quasar İstanbul Konut Gayrimenkul and Quasar İstanbul Ticari Gayrimenkul which were founded by İş Portföy Yönetimi 
A.Ş. 

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Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (1)

Forward Transactions

Swap Transactions

Futures

Options

Other

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

233,145

123,089

6,678

FC

463,125

5,445,588

85,245

90,560

TL

95,400

168,784

FC

320,138

4,403,159

1,511

54,391

362,912

6,084,518

265,695

4,777,688

(1) Includes information related to derivative financial assets held for trading in derivative financial assets. Information on derivative financial assets for hedging purposes is disclosed in Section Five footnote I.1.

d. Banks Account

d.1. Information on Banks:

Banks

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Office and Branches

Total

d.2. Information on foreign banks:

EU Countries

USA, Canada

OECD Countries (1)

Off-shore Banking Regions

Other

Total

(1) OECD countries other than the EU countries, USA and Canada.

Expected credit loss for cash and cash equivalents:

Provisions beginning of the period

Additional provisions within the period

Transfers within the period

Write-offs from Assets

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

FC

2,618,265

197,388

1,613,288

15,283,403

1,767,681

220,993

5,338,759

13,226,598

2,815,653

16,896,691

1,988,674

18,565,357

Current Period

Prior Period

Unrestricted 
Amount

7,902,000

3,272,983

2,011,931

1,688,333

14,875,247

Restricted Amount

Restricted Amount

Unrestricted 
Amount

6,655,724

4,165,684

62,203

605,544

605,544

1,820,577

12,704,188

743,403

743,403

Current Period

Prior Period

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 1

51,910

42,828

(37,179)

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 1

35,635

36,637

(20,601)

239

51,910

Currency Exchange Difference

Provisions at the end of the period

(7,083)

50,476

e. Information on Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income:

e.1. Information on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, which are given as collateral or blocked: 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, which are given as collateral or blocked, amount to TL 22,460,070 as of 31 December 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 
9,802,629).

e.2. Information on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, which are subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income which are subject to repurchase agreements amount to TL 19,425,159 as of 31 December 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 
2,423,549).

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e.3. Information on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

Debt Securities

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not-Quoted (1)

Share Certificates

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not-Quoted

Provision for Impairment Losses (-)

Other

Total

Current Period

76,939,749

49,959,610

26,980,139

562,074

56,322

505,752

682,184

1,007,631

77,827,270

Prior Period

59,981,477

41,483,412

18,498,065

592,349

31,479

560,870

831,857

1,271,751

61,013,720

(1) Refers to the debt securities, which are not quoted on the Stock Exchange or which are not traded, while quoted, on the Stock Exchange at the end of the related period.

f. Information related to loans: 

Leasing and factoring receivables are considered as loans in the footnotes of this section. 

f.1. Information on all types of loans and advances given to shareholders and employees of the group:

Direct Lending to Shareholders

Corporate Shareholders

Individual Shareholders

Indirect Lending to Shareholders

Loans and Other Receivables to Employees

Total

Current Period

Cash

Non-Cash

Prior Period

Cash

Non-Cash

301,478

301,478

1,142

1,142

270,296

270,296

444

444

f.2. Information about the Standard Loans and Loans Under Close Monitoring and Loans Under Close Monitoring that have been restructured:

Cash Loans

Non-specialized loans

Corporation Loans

Export Loans

Import Loans

Loans Extended to Financial Sector

Consumer Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Specialized Loans

Other Receivables

Total

12 Month Expected Credit Losses

Significant Increase in Credit Risk

Loans Under Close Monitoring

Restructured Loans

Standard 
Loans

Loans Not Subject to 
Restructuring

Loans with Revised 
Contract Terms

355,284,508

144,386,368

24,803,553

13,551,939

64,642,959

23,797,483

84,102,206

16,643,423

10,084,187

726,038

2,332

2,365,941

670,120

2,794,805

15,582,803

9,084,951

140,706

4,049

397,342

5,955,755

Refinanced

16,424,136

9,854,639

353,138

1,497,092

4,719,267

355,284,508

16,643,423

15,582,803

16,424,136

Current Period

Standard 
Loans

3,094,850

Loans Under Close 
Monitoring

Prior Period

Standard 
Loans

1,710,047

Loans Under Close 
Monitoring

8,564,927

4,103,792

Changes observed in the expected credit loss for the Stage 1 and Stage 2 loans calculated in accordance with TFRS 9, is mainly due to fluctuation of probability of credit defaults, and also 
increase in provisions allocated to loans classified as Stage 2 due to effects of COVID-19 has a role in aforementioned increase.

f.3. Information on Maturity analysis of cash loans:

Cash Credit

Short-term Loans

Medium and Long-term Loans

Loans Under Close Monitoring

Standard Loans

96,459,288

258,825,220

Loans Not Subject to 
Restructuring

3,112,780

13,530,643

Refinanced

1,328,494

30,678,445

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f.4. Information on consumer loans, retail credit cards, personnel loans and personnel credit cards:

Short-Term Medium and Long- Term

Interest and Income 
Accruals

1,402,573

10,577

18,613

1,373,383

17,298

17,298

16,836,506

6,703,007

10,133,499

11,280

11,280

19,965

57

19,908

217

217

119,309

46,399

72,910

185

185

1,711,383

82,921

20,201,637

64,145,404

20,926,235

1,207,802

42,011,367

3,557

3,557

212,049

7,011

90

204,948

954,375

954,375

139,782

1,220

535

138,027

2,850

64

2,786

4,084

4,084

731,138

192,279

10,151

528,708

17,585

17,585

615

40

575

82,191

82,191

1,462

5

5

1,452

19

1

18

228

228

21,223

65,462,101

854,461

Consumer Loans-TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Consumer Loans - FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Consumer Loans - FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Retail Credit Cards-TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Retail Credit Cards-FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Personnel Loans-TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Loans- FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Loans-FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Consumer Loans

Other

Personnel Credit Cards-TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Personnel Credit Cards-FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Overdraft Accounts - TL (real persons)

Overdraft Accounts - FC (real persons)

Total

324

Total

66,279,115

21,129,091

1,236,566

43,913,458

21,142

21,142

229,962

7,051

90

222,821

17,873,072

7,657,382

10,215,690

11,280

11,280

161,209

1,225

597

159,387

3,086

65

3,021

123,621

50,483

73,138

185

185

1,732,606

82,921

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Commercial Loans with Installments-TL

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Commercial Loans

Other

Commercial Loans with Installments-FC Indexed

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Commercial Loans

Other

Commercial Loans with Installments-FC

Real Estate Loans

Vehicle Loans

General Purpose Commercial Loans

Other

Corporate Credit Cards-TL

With Installments

Without Installments

Corporate Credit Cards-FC

With Installments

Without Installments

Overdraft Accounts - TL (corporate)

Overdraft Accounts - FC (corporate)

Total

f.6. Distribution of credits according to users:

Public

Private

Total

f.7. Domestic and foreign loans:

Domestic Loans

Foreign Loans

Total

Short-Term

7,228,878

1,085

170,712

7,057,081

Medium and Long
Term

Interest and Income
Accruals

47,943,237

1,369,284

5,008,855

41,565,098

347,994

8,859

20,333

318,802

846,424

10,356

37,829

798,239

402,860

9,584

19,939

373,337

Total

56,018,539

1,380,725

5,217,396

49,420,418

750,854

18,443

40,272

692,139

291,216

6,530,944

128,478

6,950,638

6,247,677

283,267

187,429

187,429

84,462

206,754

6,648,846

2,921,807

3,727,039

1,007

1,007

1,270,469

263

124,225

4,253

19,505

19,505

28,681

6,456,364

494,274

6,855,780

3,109,236

3,746,544

1,007

1,007

1,299,150

263

15,440,679

55,009,604

1,425,948

71,876,231

Current Period

5,495,644

398,439,226

403,934,870

Current Period

388,029,854

15,905,016

403,934,870

Prior Period

4,747,562

311,280,943

316,028,505

Prior Period

304,151,714

11,876,791

316,028,505

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Direct Loans Granted to Subsidiaries and Associates

Indirect Loans Granted to Subsidiaries and Associates

Total

f.9. Information on impairment provisions of Loans (Stage 3):

Loans with Limited Collectability

Loans with Doubtful Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

Total

f.10. Information on non-performing loans (Net):

f.10.1. Information on non-performing loans, which are restructured by the Group:

Current Period

(Gross amounts before the provisions)

Restructured Loans

Prior Period

(Gross amounts before the provisions)

Restructured Loans

Current Period

2,857,404

2,857,404

Current Period

436,240

1,609,932

12,325,717

14,371,889

Prior Period

218

218

Prior Period

815,278

3,246,343

7,230,088

11,291,709

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

132,313

132,313

66,918

66,918

878,142

878,142

1,041,075

1,041,075

1,698,715

1,698,715

878,136

878,136

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f.10.2. Information on the movement of total non-performing loans:

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Prior Period Ending Balance

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Additions (+)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Transfers from Other NPL Categories (+)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Transfers to Other NPL Categories (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Collections (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Write-Offs (-) (1)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Debt Sale (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Currency Exchange Effect

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Current Period Ending Balance

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Specific Provisions (-)

Corporate and Commercial Loans

Retail Loans

Credit Cards

Other

Net Balance on Balance Sheet

Loans
with Limited Collectability

Loans with Doubtful
Collectability

1,922,169

1,625,267

179,964

107,346

9,592

3,293,412

2,729,797

440,891

105,235

17,489

4,209,060

3,455,284

552,824

185,308

15,644

186,582

92,141

61,215

27,214

6,012

1,028

912

112

4

4,464

4,204

260

823,375

810,931

6,964

55

5,425

436,240

432,622

1,902

55

1,661

387,135

7,315,012

6,775,204

311,177

198,632

29,999

1,749,016

1,547,180

63,299

136,490

2,047

4,209,060

3,455,284

552,824

185,308

15,644

8,776,061

7,831,207

558,585

350,658

35,611

902,298

661,126

161,601

75,945

3,626

805

425

298

82

181,235

180,518

717

3,775,159

3,465,428

207,533

93,745

8,453

1,609,932

1,438,676

110,087

55,112

6,057

2,165,227

Uncollectible Loans

11,865,549

10,334,497

780,003

587,738

163,311

625,451

597,713

5,937

3,707

18,094

8,776,061

7,831,207

558,585

350,658

35,611

2,693,161

2,249,936

296,374

125,488

21,363

96,619

78,434

10,583

620

6,982

69,031

59,710

9,321

18,546,312

16,494,757

1,046,889

815,995

188,671

12,325,717

10,562,130

878,279

727,220

158,088

6,220,595

(1) The receivables of İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. which followed under nonperforming receivables account and calculated lifetime expected credit loss, have been written-off. After that, the Group’s non-performing 
loans ratio have been decreased from 5.43% to 5.42%.

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f.10.3. Information on foreign currency non-performing loans:

Current Period

Balance at the End of the Period

Provisions (-)

Net Balance on Balance Sheet (1)

Prior Period

Balance at the End of the Period

Provisions (-)

Net Balance on Balance Sheet (1)

(1) In addition to the loans extended in foreign currency, loans which are monitored in Turkish Lira are included.

f.10.4. Information on gross and net non-performing loans as per customer categories:

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

137,815

71,759

66,056

138,677

58,278

80,399

2,438,551

912,785

1,525,766

4,532,552

1,755,399

2,777,153

9,363,546

5,286,740

4,076,806

5,438,318

2,387,791

3,050,527

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

Current Period (Net)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Net)

Banks (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Banks (Net)

Other Loans (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Other Loans (Net)

Prior Period (Net)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Loans to Individuals and Corporate (Net)

Banks (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Banks (Net)

Other Loans (Gross)

Provisions (-)

Other Loans (Net)

387,135

823,375

436,240

387,135

1,106,891

1,922,169

815,278

1,106,891

2,165,227

3,775,159

1,609,932

2,165,227

4,068,669

7,315,012

3,246,343

4,068,669

6,220,595

18,417,843

12,213,995

6,203,848

128,469

111,722

16,747

4,635,461

11,750,967

7,130,240

4,620,727

114,582

99,848

14,734

f.10.5. Information on interest accruals, valuation differences and related provisions calculated for non-performing loans:

Current Period (Net)

Interest accruals and valuation differences

Provisions (-)

Prior Period (Net)

Interest accruals and valuation differences

Provisions (-)

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Loans with Limited 
Collectability

Loans with Doubtful 
Collectability

Uncollectible Loans

(877)

(4,336)

(3,459)

64,964

121,568

56,604

268,363

474,869

206,506

403,659

694,560

290,901

522,878

1,512,493

989,615

317,600

730,154

412,554

f.10.6 Outline of the liquidation policy for uncollectible loans and other receivables

In order to ensure the liquidation of non-performing loans, all possibilities evaluated to ensure maximum collection according to the legislation. Primarily, administrative initiatives are taken to 
deal with the borrower. Collection through legal proceedings is applied if there is no possibility of collection, liquidation or structuring for receivables through negotiations.

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f.10.7. Explanations on write-off policy:

Receivables classified as non-performing loans are collected primarily within the framework of administrative contacts with the debtors, and if no result is obtained, legal proceedings are 
applied. In case of deletion of NPLs from assets, one of the methods of destruction, receivable sale and write-off can be applied. 

In the Bank’s write-off policy within the framework following the amendment made in Article 53 of the Banking Law with the Law on Income Tax and amending Certain Laws No. 
19.07.2019/7186, along with the “Classification of Loans and the Procedures and Principles for the Reserves to be Allocated” published in the Official Gazette No. 27.11.2019/30961, the 
following statements are issued:

 - The portion of the receivables, which are monitored under the Fifth Group-Uncollectible Loans and allocated for lifetime expected credit loss due to the default of the debtor, can be write-off 

to the extent of the maximum provision amount,

 - write-off is an accounting practice and does not result in the remission of the receivable,

 -

the receivables to be write-off must be monitored as non-performing loans for at least 1 year.

There are no receivables that have been write-off in the current period. Receivables that are proven to be uncollectible in legal follow-up process can be write-off within the instructions of Tax 
Procedure Law. Information on non-performing loans deducted from records in the current period is given in Section Five Note I.f.10.2. 

Provisions beginning of the period

Additional provisions within the period

Transfers within the period

Write-offs from Assets

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Currency Exchange Difference

Stage 1

1,710,047

3,206,632

Current Period

Stage 2

4,103,792

6,435,669

(1,910,463)

(1,586,260)

85,965

(141,136)

(8,658)

152,463

(77,813)

151,472

(623,623)

161,690

Stage 3

11,291,709

4,017,116

(1,570,849)

(89,532)

(8,152)

(10,336)

632,281

109,652

Stage 1

2,054,722

1,264,618

Prior Period

Stage 2

3,115,431

3,290,871

(1,388,955)

(1,566,481)

121,867)

(340,375)

(46,968)

45,138

(115,287)

346,359

(1,019,624)

52,523

4,103,792

Stage 3

7,060,841

5,591,903

(990,900)

(1,463,249)

(6,580)

(5,984)

1,066,592

39,086

11,291,709

Provisions at the end of the period

3,094,850

8,564,927

14,371,889

1,710,047

g. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost:

g.1. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost given as collateral or blocked: 

Financial assets measured at Amortized cost given as collateral or blocked amount to TL 9,741,594 as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 2,580,545).

g.2. Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost subject to repurchase agreements:

Financial assets measured at Amortized cost, which are subject to repurchase agreements amount to TL 7,024,998 as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 465,212).

g.3. Information on government securities measured at Amortized cost: 

Government Bonds

Treasury Bills

Other Public Debt Securities

Total

g.4. Information on financial assets measured at amortized cost: 

Debt Securities

Quoted on a Stock Exchange

Not Quoted (1)

Impairment Losses (-)

Total

(1) Indicates unlisted debt securities, and debt securities that have not been traded at the end of the related periods while they are listed. 

g.5. Movement of financial assets measured at amortized cost within the year:

Beginning Balance

Foreign Exchange Differences Arising on Monetary Assets

Purchases During the Year

Disposals through Sales and Redemption

Impairment Losses (-)

Valuation Effect

Balance at the End of the Period

Current Period

43,854,204

Prior Period

32,736,600

43,854,204

32,736,600

Current Period

Prior Period

45,604,603

43,828,009

1,776,594

33,639,301

32,779,106

860,195

45,604,603

33,639,301

Current Period

33,639,301

1,477,592

16,459,781

(7,309,408)

1,337,337

45,604,603

Prior Period

29,013,507

375,173

11,617,638

(8,515,412)

1,148,395

33,639,301

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Expected credit loss for financial assets measured at amortized cost:

Current Period

Prior Period

Provisions beginning of the period

Additional provisions within the period

Transfers within the period

Write-offs from Assets

Transfer to Stage 1

Transfer to Stage 2

Transfer to Stage 3

Currency Exchange Difference

Provisions at the end of the period

h. Information on Associates (Net):

Stage 1

11,748

12,654

(6,822)

175

17,755

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 1

8,564

7,476

(4,539)

247

11,748

As per the “Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks”, credit institutions or financial institutions associates are included in the scope of consolidated financial 
statements. Within this context, credit institutions and financial associates are accounted in the consolidated financial statements according to TAS 28 - Investments in Associates and Joint 
Ventures”.

h.1. Information on credit institution or financial institution associates that are not accounted by the equity method: None.

h.2. Information on credit institution or financial institution associates that are accounted by the equity method:

Title

Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş.

Address (City/Country)

İstanbul/Turkey

Information on financial statements of associates in the above order:

Bank’s Share Percentage-If Different. 
Voting Percentage (%)

20.58

Bank’s Risk Group 
Share Percentage (%)

79.42

Total Assets

5,861,336

Shareholders’ 
Equity

Total Tangible 
Assets

Interest Income (1)

Securities Income

Current Period 
Profit/Loss

Prior Period Profit/
Loss

Fair Value

1,176,982

158,816

292,839

33

100,781

164,509

(1) Includes interest income on securities.

h.3. Movement of investments in consolidated associates (1):

Beginning Balance

Movements during the period

Purchases

Bonus shares acquired

Dividends received from the current year profit

Sales

Revaluation Increase (2)

Impairment

Balance at the end of the period

Capital commitments

Contribution in equity at the end of the period (%)

(1) Includes the information related to associate which is a credit institution in which the Bank has direct shares.

(2) Includes the equity method accounting differences.

Current Period

Prior Period

220,768

181,741

21,406

39,027

242,174

220,768

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h.4. Sectoral information on consolidated associates and the related carrying amounts (1):

Banks

Insurance Companies

Factoring Companies

Leasing Companies

Finance Companies

Other Financial Participations

Total

(1) Includes the information related to associate which is a credit institution in which the Bank has direct shares.

h.5. Consolidated associates traded on a stock exchange: None.

h.6. Consolidated associates disposed of in the current period: None. 

h.7. Consolidated associates acquired in the current period: None.

h.8. Other issues related to associates:

Current Period

242,174

Prior Period

220,768

242,174

220,768

Due to the change in the partnership structure of Bankalararası Kart Merkezi A.Ş., which is a non-financial subsidiary of the Bank, and the loss of the significant influence within the scope of 
TAS 28 “Investments in Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures”, the company has been classified from the Subsidiaries account to Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income 
account in the current period.

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., who has a 20% share of the capital of Tatilbudur Seyehat Acentalığı ve Turizm A.Ş. and is one of the companies included in the consolidation, has signed 
a Share Transfer Agreement with Çetin Yılmaz, who is one of the partners of Tatilbudur Seyahat Acentalığı ve Turizm A.Ş., regarding the transfer of Çetin Yılmaz’s 20% share in the company 
capital to İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. free of charge. The transaction took place on 14.08.2020 and İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.’s share in the Tatilbudur Seyahat 
Acenteliği ve Turizm A.Ş. has reached 40%.

The accounting method for non-financial subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled associates is changed in accordance with TAS 27 “Individual Financial Statements” to the equity method 
introduced in TAS 28. The effects of these changes are given in Section Three III.2 numbered footnotes in detail.

i. Information on subsidiaries (Net):

As per the “Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks”, the Bank includes credit institutions or financial institutions subsidiaries in the scope of consolidated 
financial statements.

i.1. Information on the equity of major subsidiaries:

COMMON EQUITY TIER I CAPITAL

Common Equity Tier I Capital Before Deductions

Deductions from Common Equity Tier I Capital (-)

Total Common Equity Tier I Capital

ADDITIONAL TIER I CAPITAL

Additional Tier I Capital before Deductions

Deductions from Additional Tier I Capital (-)

Total Capital

TIER II CAPITAL

Tier II Capital Before Deductions

Deduction from Tier II Capital (-)

Total Additional Tier II Capital

Total Capital and Tier II Capital

Türkiye Sınai 
Kalkınma Bankası 
A.Ş.

Insurance/
Reinsurance 
Companies

İş Gayrimenkul 
Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Finansal Kiralama 
A.Ş.

İş Yatırım Menkul 
Değerler A.Ş.

6,179,047

78,986

6,100,061

7,066,707

227,682

6,839,025

4,131,257

1,243

4,130,014

1,614,122

5,688

1,608,434

1,915,503

77,088

1,838,415

6,100,061

6,839,025

4,130,014

1,608,434

1,838,415

2,717,143

2,717,143

8,817,204

6,839,025

4,130,014

1,608,434

1,838,415

Deductions from Total Capital and Additional Tier I Capital (-)

CAPITAL

8,817,204

6,839,025

4,130,014

1,608,434

1,838,415

i.2. Information on unconsolidated subsidiaries: None.

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Bank’s Share Percentage-If 
Different. Voting Rights (%) (1)

Bank’s Risk Group Share 
Percentage (%)

i.3. Information on consolidated subsidiaries:

No Title

1- Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi

2- Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.

3- Efes Varlık Yönetim A.Ş.

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

İş Faktoring A.Ş.

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.

İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

10-

İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

11-

İşbank AG

12-

JSC İşbank

13-

JSC Isbank Georgia

14- Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.

15- Maxis Investments Ltd.

16- Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.

17- TSKB Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

18- Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

19- Yatırım Finansman Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

20- Yatırım Varlık Kiralama A.Ş.

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

Frankfurt/Germany

Moscow/Russia

Tblisi/Georgia

İstanbul/Turkey

London/England

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

İstanbul/Turkey

50.21

74.81

66.26

46.23

45.19

59.24

35.63

67.42

67.97

24.93

100.00

100.00

100.00

67.97

67.97

87.60

44.90

50.02

48.48

48.48

49.79

25.19

33.74

53.77

54.81

40.76

64.37

32.58

32.03

75.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

32.03

32.03

12.40

55.10

49.98

51.52

51.52

Additional 
Shareholders’ 
Equity Required

Fair Value (2)

3,719,500

3,697,570

2,710,290

2,346,061

1,425,116

Securities 
Income

Current Period 
Profit/Loss

Prior Period 
Profit/Loss

175,485

56,441

93

3,538

6,943

7,669

11,961

15,423

799,894

28,201

5,989

11,400

128,523

19,968

9,572

510,026

526,939

10,431

55,292

197,586

266,502

2,050

59,256

977,305

27,975

59,514

2,647

20,760

(326)

7,585

348,599

(45,781)

709,473

44,209

17

449,201

360,692

(5,796)

(23,348)

84,292

297,390

1,736

37,145

420,975

6,265,040

569,806

2,844,000

4,989,600

64,271

77,784

16,796

11,640

(782)

(235)

312,511

52,113

736,141

16,588

23

(1) Indirect share of the Group is considered as the Parent Bank’s share percentage.

Financial statement information related to consolidated subsidiaries in the above order:

Total Assets

Shareholders’ 
Equity

Total
Tangible Assets

1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

11-

12-

13-

14-

15-

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

11,651,496

36,087,753

223,054

4,645,186

12,760,612

5,225,405

267,841

187,315

8,775,444

250,107

16,619,872

1,162,816

761,827

2,950

583,260

5,506,298

603,050

52,430,920

1,494,905

432,728

2,385,997

1,601,893

42,707

476,570

1,717,698

4,130,954

263,814

166,864

2,184,415

248,110

1,940,155

424,924

212,555

2,131

33,944

2,638,634

464,639

6,130,769

175,496

190

(1) Includes interest income on securities. 

(2) Fair value is the companies’ market value.

307,031

283,990

9,592

3,004

24,902

4,303,529

1,412

8,953

132,850

581

205,860

40,219

10,780

515

182

673,646

590,502

729,654

12,627

6

Interest 
Income (1)

438,844

326,451

83,285

337,177

873,785

7,940

4,024

9,388

276,611

26,316

373,213

86,512

42,569

205

3,329

185,985

493

3,336,674

71,037

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Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Movements in the Period

Purchases (2)

Bonus Shares Acquired

Dividends Received from the Current Year Profit

Sales

Revaluation Surplus/Deficit (3)

Impairment

Balance at the End of the Period

Capital Commitments

Contribution in equity at the end of the period (%)

Current Period

9,915,702

Prior Period

8,255,742

482,999

8,500

2,606,220

1,651,460

13,004,921

9,915,702

(1) Reveals the information related to companies subject to consolidation in which Bank directly owns share.

(2) The amount in the current period is due to the purchasing shares of Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş., İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş and Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş. by cash and the amount in the previous 
period is due to the purchasing shares of Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş. by cash.

(3) Includes accounting differences by equity method.

i.5. Sectoral information on consolidated subsidiaries and the related carrying amounts (1):

Banks

Insurance Companies

Factoring Companies

Leasing Companies

Finance Companies

Other Financial Subsidiaries

Total

(1) Reveals the information related to companies subject to consolidation in which Bank directly owns share. 

i.6. Consolidated subsidiaries traded on stock exchange (1):

Traded on domestic stock exchanges

Traded on foreign stock exchanges

(1) Reveals the information related to companies subject to consolidation in which Bank directly owns share.

i.7. Consolidated subsidiaries disposed of in the current period: None

i.8. Subsidiaries acquired in the current period: None

i.9. Other issues on subsidiaries: 

Current Period

5,580,606

3,659,077

Prior Period

4,183,845

2,836,609

442,361

331,262

3,322,877

13,004,921

2,563,986

9,915,702

Current Period

7,867,084

Prior Period

6,065,370

The Bank’s non-financial subsidiary Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.’s merger transaction with the companies, Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.Ş., Denizli Cam Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş., Paşabahçe Cam San. 
ve Tic. A.Ş., Soda Sanayii A.Ş. and Trakya Cam Sanayii A.Ş., by taking over was completed as of September 30, 2020. After the merger, The Bank’s shares in the capital of Türkiye Şişe ve Cam 
Fabrikaları A.Ş. have reached 50.93%.

Assets of Numnum Yiyecek ve İçeçek A.Ş. which is the subsidiary of İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş, one of the companies included in the consolidation, transferred to three new 
companies which are established by full division method. All of the shares in two newly established companies are sold for a total price of TL 24,025. Mikla Yiyecek ve İçecek A.Ş. is another new 
company, which was established by division, to operate remaining business operations and the share of İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. in this company is 83.57% as in the divided 
company Numnum Yiyecek ve İçecek A.Ş.

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. has purchased shares in its subsidiary Ortopro Tıp Aletler San. ve Tic. A.Ş. by paying in cash for TL 3,500 and its share ratio has increased from 90.63% to 
97.22%.

In the current period, Toksöz Spor Malzemeleri Tic. A.Ş. which is a subsidiary of İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. has increased the capital by TL 37,500 paid all in cash. TL 30,000 of the 
cash capital increase was afforded by İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. whose share ratio in the company increased from 88.27% to 90.63%.

As explained in Note III.2 of Section Three, non-financial subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled associates are accounted by using the equity method defined in TAS 28 “Investments in 
Subsidiaries and Associates” within the scope of TAS 27 “Individual Financial Statements”.

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As per the “Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks”, jointly controlled entities as credit institutions or financial institutions are included in the scope of 
consolidated financial statements. There are no jointly controlled entities which are excluded in the scope of the consolidation.

On the other hand, as explained in Note III.2 of Section Three, non-financial subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled associates are accounted by using the equity method defined in TAS 28 
“Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates” within the scope of TAS 27 “Individual Financial Statements”.

k. Information regarding finance lease receivables (Net):

k.1. Presentation of finance lease receivables according to their remaining maturities:

Less than 1 Year

1-4 Years

More than 4 Years

Total

k.2. Information regarding net investments made on finance lease:

Gross Finance Lease Investment

Unearned Finance Revenue from Finance Lease (-)

Net Finance Lease Investment

Current Period

Prior Period

Gross

2,439,094

3,132,209

281,364

5,852,667

Gross

3,477,055

4,512,253

481,846

8,471,154

Net

2,916,349

3,984,049

437,920

7,338,318

Current Period

8,471,154

1,132,836

7,338,318

k.3. Presentation of operating lease receivables according to their remaining maturities:

As of December 31, 2020, the remaining maturities of the Group’s operating lease receivable is less than 1 year the total amount is TL 12,824 (December 31, 2019: TL 15,278).

i. Positive differences table for hedging derivative financial assets:

Part of Derivative Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit Loss (1)

Hedging Derivative Financial Assets

Hedging Cash Flow

Protection from Net Investment Risk Abroad

Total

(1) Includes information on derivative financial assets for hedging purposes classified under derivative financial assets.

Current Period

Net

Gross

262,699

262,699

Prior Period

Net

Net

2,075,844

2,775,490

266,556

5,117,890

Prior Period

5,852,667

734,777

5,117,890

Gross

67,884

67,884

Explanations on hedging derivative financial assets:

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair 
Value through Profit/Loss

Interest Rate Swap Transactions

FC

TL

Currency Swap Transactions

FC

TL

Contract Sum

15,214,012

15,214,012

4,626,754

4,626,754

Current Period

Prior Period

Assets

262,699

262,699

Liability

Contract Sum

16,520,430

16,520,430

Assets

67,884

67,884

Liability

16,545

16,545

154,049

154,049

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Current Period: 

Hedging Instrument

Hedging Item

Interest Rate Swap 
Transactions

Interest Rate Swap 
Transactions

Fixed Interest rate 
Eurobond and Greenbond

Fixed Rate Loans Used

Interest Risk

Cross Currency Swap 
Transactions

Fixed Interest Rate 
Eurobond

Interest Risk

Fair Value 
Difference of 
Hedging Assets (1)

Net fair value of hedging instrument (1)

Assets

Liabilities

Income statement effect (profit/loss 
from derivative financial transactions)

Risk Exposure

Interest Risk

(184,285)

181,026

(41,043)

40,450

(54,959)

54,947

(3,259)

(593)

(12)

(1) The fair value of the protected assets and the hedged assets subject to hedge accounting is shown as the net market value excluding the credit risk and the accumulated interest.

Prior Period:

Hedging Instrument

Hedging Item

Interest Rate Swap 
Transactions

Interest Rate Swap 
Transactions

Fixed Interest rate 
Eurobonds and 
Greenbonds

Fair Value 
Difference of 
Hedging Assets (1)

Net fair value of hedging instrument (1)

Assets

Liabilities

Income statement effect (profit/loss 
from derivative financial transactions)

Risk Exposure

Interest rate risk

Fixed Rate Loans Used

Interest rate risk

16,960

(5,481)

69,500

13,577

4,597

72,883

(884)

(1) The fair value of the protected assets and the hedged assets subject to hedge accounting is shown as the net market value excluding the credit risk and the accumulated interest.

j. Information on Tangible Assets:

Current Period

Previous Period

Cost

Accumulated Depreciation

Net Book Value

Current Period

Net Book Value at the Beginning of Period

Current Period Changes (Net) (1)

Depreciation Fee

Provision for Impairment (Net)

Foreign Exchange Differences (Net) (1)

End of Term Cost

Accumulated Depreciation at the End of the Period

Net Book Value at the End of the Period

Real Estate

Right-to-Use 
Assets

Buildings Under 
Construction

Vehicles

Other MDV

Total

6,145,347

(64,159)

6,081,188

6,081,188

(77,636)

(51,078)

2,420

1,130

6,070,841

(114,817)

5,956,024

1,512,690

(583,856)

928,834

928,834

213,003

(321,471)

27,211

1,804,042

(956,465)

847,577

224,348

224,348

224,348

23,881

248,229

248,229

36,221

(20,239)

15,982

15,982

8,718

(6,267)

605

42,938

(23,900)

19,038

2,938,507

(2,194,094)

744,413

744,413

589,058

(307,769)

3,384

3,483,315

(2,454,229)

1,029,086

10,857,113

(2,862,348)

7,994,765

7,994,765

757,024

(686,585)

2,420

32,330

11,649,365

(3,549,411)

8,099,954

(1) Includes the movements in cost value and accumulated depreciation items.

k. Information on Intangible Assets:

Explanation regarding consolidation goodwill that is included in intangible assets is given in Section Three under the caption of “XII. Explanations on Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The 
table consisting movements of other intangible assets are presented below. 

Net Book Value at the Beginning of the Period

Change During the Period (Net) (1)

Depreciation

Impairment

Currency Translation Differences (1)

Cost at Period End

Accumulated Depreciation at Period End

Net Book Value at the End of the Period

(1) The balance includes the movements in cost and accumulated depreciation items .

Current Period

Prior Period

1,160,750

752,848

(324,296)

28,712

4,183,145

(2,565,131)

1,618,014

847.567

656.215

(352.303)

9.271

3,372,579

(2,211,829)

1,160,750

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Investment properties are properties that the Group holds to earn rentals. Explanations on these subjects are given in Section Three Note XIV. Total rental income obtained from investment 
properties during the period is TL 124,724 (December 31, 2019: TL 177,081).

Net Book Value at the Beginning of the Period

Change During the Period (Net) (1)

Revaluations Surplus/Deficit

Net Book Value at the End of the Period

Current Period

3,444,979

17,297

187,355

3,649,631

Prior Period

3,704,581

(501,456)

241,854

3,444,979

(1) In the prior period, investment property amounting to TL 264,260 has sold to the Bank’s non-financial associate Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. which is included in the risk group at a price of TL 310,000.

m. Information on deferred tax asset:

As of December 31, 2020, the Parent Bank and the other consolidated Group companies has deferred tax asset amounting to TL 3,672,736. Such deferred tax asset is calculated based on the 
temporary differences between the book value of assets and liabilities and their tax basis measured as per the prevailing tax regulation. When the items comprising, the temporary differences 
are followed under equity, the related tax asset/liability is directly recognized under equity items.

Tangible Assets Base Differences

Provisions (1)

Finance Lease Income Accruals

Valuation of Financial Assets

Other

Net Deferred Tax Asset

Current Period

478,240

(3,489,533)

16,384

(598,113)

(79,714)

(3,672,736)

Prior Period

438,369

(2,521,953)

11,924

180,161

(59,498)

(1,950,997)

(1) Comprised of employee termination benefits, actual and technical deficits of the pension fund, insurance technical provisions, the provisions for credit card bonus points, expected credit loss for Stage 1 and 
Stage 2 loans and other provisions. 

Movement of the deferred tax asset is as follows:

Beginning Value

Deferred Tax Income/(Expense) (Net)

Deferred Tax Accounted Under Equity

Deferred Tax Accounted Under Previous Year K/Z

Exchange rate differences

Other

Deferred Tax Asset (1)

Current Period

1,874,705

1,863,243

(196,818)

(13,786)

961

Prior Period

1,463,804

1,051,344

(644,322)

3,879

3,528,305

1,874,705

(1) In the consolidated financial statements, there are deferred tax assets of TL 1,347,866 and deferred tax liabilities of TL 144,431 in the current period. Explanations on deferred tax liability are given in Section 
Five, Note II.j.2.

n. Information on assets held for sale and discontinued operations:

Net Balance at the Beginning of the Period

Change during the periods (Net)

Amortized Cost

Foreign Currency Difference

Net Book Value at the End of the Period

Current Period

1,190,220

111,914

(7)

481

1,302,608

Prior Period

283,138

900,446

(119)

6,755

1,190,220

Investment in a special purpose company whose details be given in Section Five footnote I.b.3 is classified within the scope of “TFRS-5 Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”. As 
stated in the same footnote, in prior period the Bank’s and Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.’s shares’ nominal values in company’s capital increased from TL 6 to TL 461,833 and TL 1 to TL 
64,403 respectively and this amount is located in the line “Change during the periods (Net)”. On the other hand, an international investment bank is authorized as a sales advisor in the prior 
period for the sale of the relevant company or the shares owned by the company and in this context, necessary works related to the sale and negotiations with potential investors has been 
initiated.

The other assets classified as “Fixed Assets Held for Sale” mostly consist of real estates. Announcements about the real estates subject to sale are made by using newspaper advertisements 
and similar media. Additionally, the Parent Bank’s real estates subject to sale are announced on the Bank’s web site.

The Group has no discontinued operations.

o. Information on other assets of the group:

Other assets item does not exceed 10% of the balance sheet total. 

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a. Information on Deposits:

a.1. The maturity structure of deposits (Current Period):

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits

Residents in Turkey

Residents Abroad

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Precious Metals Deposits

Interbank Deposits

The Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Participation Banks

Other

Total

Demand

21,210,745

88,486,220

77,521,647

10,964,573

941,849

12,882,574

541,979

32,152,261

1,123,809

510

115,744

998,457

9,098

7 Days
Notice

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

3-6
Months

6,277,095

59,511,073

2,134,712

6 Months
to 1 Year

449,790

1 Year and
Over

Accumulated
Deposits

Total

751,497

8,557

90,343,469

14,003,962

84,111,032

5,525,404

3,250,065

12,856,336

1,263

208,234,282

12,178,923

72,291,088

3,506,840

1,114,563

3,613,468

1,825,039

11,819,944

2,018,564

2,135,502

9,242,868

878

385

170,227,407

38,006,875

1,272

70,444

7,734,268

13,182,655

565,554

2,396,713

390,882

1,803,160

1,002,743

754,461

1,048,699

192,488

810,255

7,829

191,959

123,706

87,716

65,260

65,260

329

1,924,058

2,265

195

9,691

26,155

4,013,730

163,286

255,227

1,454,073

180,729

74,498

1,454,073

1,021,918

35,925,205

3,656,372

36,807,875

5,704,272

510

1,243,422

4,451,242

9,098

157,339,437

30,385,311

160,665,542

8,136,586

9,895,464

15,261,233

9,820 381,693,393

a.2. The maturity structure of deposits (Prior Period):

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Deposits

Residents in Turkey

Residents Abroad

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Precious Metals Deposits

Interbank Deposits

The Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Participation Banks

Other

Total

Demand

17,391,846

46,488,317

39,951,664

6,536,653

947,893

11,789,957

459,012

8,435,010

531,001

485

36,422

493,918

176

7 Days
Notice

Up to 1
Month

1-3
Months

5,038,638

54,412,656

17,469,285

75,753,321

3-6
Months

2,914,178

5,327,074

6 Months
to 1 Year

918,450

1 Year and
Over

Accumulated
Deposits

Total

876,065

10,875

81,562,708

2,671,973

12,096,970

1,488

159,808,428

16,266,859

64,762,481

3,456,218

1,304,672

3,804,364

1,072

129,547,330

1,202,426

10,990,840

1,870,856

1,367,301

8,292,606

416

30,261,098

2,499

48,966

422

1

8,665,520

15,227,940

411,937

1,504,425

572,741

4,072,570

1,096,957

160,474

184,611

37,813

1,689,738

192

72,812

48,199

85,211

1,853,743

1,782,719

137,895

418,051

1,181,759

858,050

995,693

42,937

1,739,782

137,895

244,518

173,533

1,181,759

999,973

37,672,591

6,409,953

10,432,383

5,905,168

485

1,181,927

4,722,580

176

86,043,036

33,602,426

151,482,783

9,926,276

7,363,112

14,361,208

12,363

302,791,204

a.3. Savings deposits which are under the guarantee of Savings Deposits Insurance Fund exceeding the insurance limit:

Savings Deposits

Savings Deposits

Foreign Currency Savings Deposits

Other Deposits in the Form of Savings Deposits

Foreign Branches’ Deposits Under Foreign 
Authorities’ Insurance

Off-shore Banking Regions’ Deposits Under Foreign 
Authorities Insurance

Under the Guarantee of Savings Deposits Insurance Fund

Exceeding the Limit of Deposit Insurance Fund

Current Period

47,354,070

42,668,430

17,580,279

Prior Period

44,102,037

34,185,261

5,898,896

Current Period

41,824,890

88,281,588

17,357,298

Prior Period

36,391,606

66,511,898

4,305,318

16,641,572

11,930,319

1,800,626

1,266,511

a.4. Savings deposits which are not under the guarantee of deposit insurance fund:

Foreign Branches’ Saving Deposits and Other Accounts

Deposits and Other Accounts held by Main Shareholders and their Relatives

Deposits and Other Accounts of the Chairperson and Members of Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Senior 
Executive Officers and their Relatives

Deposits and Other Accounts Covered by Assets Generated Through the Offenses Mentioned in Article 282 of the Turkish 
Criminal Code Numbered 5237 and Dated 26 September 2004

Deposits in the Banks to be Engaged Exclusively in Off-shore Banking in Turkey

Current Period

1,683,372

Prior Period

1,170,490

28,274

22,831

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b. Negative Differences on Derivative Financial Liabilities Held for Trading: 

Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value through Profit/Loss (1)

Forward Transactions

Swap Transactions

Futures

Options

Other

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

212,130

1,301,626

480

FC

265,801

6,432,114

37,234

451,000

TL

162,530

518,102

FC

196,592

1,780,176

559

57,320

1,514,236

7,186,149

681,191

2,034,088

(1) Includes information related to derivative financial liabilities held for trading and classified under derivative financial liabilities. Information on derivative financial liabilities for hedging purposes is disclosed in 
Note II.h of Section Five.

c. Banks and Other Financial Institutions:

c.1. Information on banks and other financial institutions:

Funds borrowed from the CBRT

Domestic banks and institutions

Foreign banks, institutions and funds

Total

c.2. Maturity analysis of funds borrowed:

Short-term

Medium and Long-term

Total

c.3. Information on funds borrowed:

Current Period

TL

2,594,453

1,840,513

4,434,966

FC

12,010

4,927,294

68,228,618

73,167,922

Prior Period

TL

3,246,629

1,495,409

4,742,038

FC

925,967

4,768,303

61,870,672

67,564,942

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

2,844,336

1,590,630

4,434,966

FC

2,622,591

70,545,331

73,167,922

TL

2,701,261

2,040,777

4,742,038

FC

4,933,433

62,631,509

67,564,942

Information on funds received through syndicated loans and securitization deals, which take a significant place among funds borrowed, are given below. 

Syndication loans:

Date of Use

May 2020

July 2020

November 2020

November 2020

Securitization deals:

Funds Borrowed

USD 207,500,000 + EUR 539,000,000

USD 35,000,000 + EUR 102,500,000

USD 238,000,000 + EUR 448,000,000

USD 5,000,000 + EUR 15,000,000

Maturity

1 Year

1 Year

1 Year

1 Year

The Parent Bank obtained funds by putting on securitization deals all its claims and receivables based on diversified payment rights in USD, EUR and GBP through its consolidated structured 
entity TIB Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company (TIB) which was established in abroad. The Parent Bank monitors securitization credits under the “Borrowings” on its financial 
statements as per its nature.

Information on funds received through securitization is given below.

Date

June 2012

December 2013

December 2014

March 2015

October 2015

October 2016

December 2016

December 2017

December 2017

December 2017

Other Transactions: 

Amount

EUR 125,000,000

EUR 50,000,000

USD 220,000,000

USD 75,000,000

USD 221,200,000

USD 240,000,000

USD 158,800,000

USD 265,000,000

EUR 125,000,000

USD 125,000,000

Final Maturity

12 year

12 year

14 year

7-15 year

10 year

5-12 year

10-13 year

5-7 year

5 year

9 year

Remaining Debt Amount as at 
December 31, 2020

EUR 46,875,000

EUR 25,000,000

USD 160,000,000

USD 30,000,000

USD 131,337,500

USD 99,849,913

USD 135,780,000

USD 184,000,000

EUR 83,333,333

USD 125,000,000

The financing transaction amounting to USD 500 million, with a maturity of 10 years, obtained within the scope of the Diversified Payment Rights (DPR) securitization programme, which had 
been disclosed on August 2014, has been increased to USD 600 million by an additional funding of USD 100 million with the identical maturity profile on September 2017.

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d. Information on Debt Securities Issued (Net):

Bills

Asset backed security

Bonds

Total

e. Concentration of the liabilities of the Group:

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

5,095,133

377,032

1,662,744

7,134,909

FC

32,364,397

32,364,397

TL

7,506,622

138,244

1,469,342

9,114,208

FC

30,177,570

30,177,570

Group’s liabilities 53% are comprised of deposits, 11% are comprised of funds borrowed, 9% are comprised subordinated debt and marketable securities issued and 4% are comprised of debt 
from money markets. Deposits are distributed among a large variety of customers with different characteristics. The borrowings, on the other hand, are comprised of various funds obtained 
from financial institutions through syndication, securitization, post-financing and money market operations.

f. Information on Other Liabilities: 

Other liabilities do not exceed 10% of the balance sheet total.

g. Information on Lease Payables (Net):

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

More than 4 years

Total

h. Negative differences related to derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes:

Part of Derivative Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit Loss (1)

Fair Value Hedge Purpose

Cash Flow Hedges

Net Investment Hedge Abroad

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

Gross

47,802

153,914

1,181,187

1,382,903

Current Period

Gross

Net

29,110

110,680

778,950

918,740

Net

154,049

154,049

Gross

29,821

267,671

1,196,153

1,493,645

Prior Period

Gross

Net

12,608

200,625

743,651

956,884

Net

16,545

16,545

(1) Includes the negative differences related to derivative financial assets for hedging purposes classified under derivative financial assets. 

The transactional details for the hedging derivative financial instruments are disclosed in Note I.l of Section Five. 

i. Information on Provisions:

i.1. Reserves for employee benefits:

According to the related regulation and the collective bargaining agreements, the Parent Bank is obliged to pay employee termination benefits to employees who retire, die, quit for their military 
service obligations, who have been dismissed as defined in the related regulation or to the female employees who have voluntarily quit within one year after the date of their marriage. In 
accordance with the related regulations, the amount of employee termination benefits is TL 7,117.17 (exact TL amount as of December 31, 2020), which is one-month salary for each service 
year and cannot exceed the base salary ceiling for employee termination benefits. A provision for severance pays to allocate that employees need to be paid upon retirement is calculated by 
estimating the present value of probable amount. A provision for severance pays to allocate that employees need to be paid upon retirement is TL 1,501,616 as of December 31, 2020 (December 
31, 2019: TL 1,260,666).

Main actuarial assumptions used in calculation of severance pay liability are as follows:

 -

 -

In the calculation, the discount rate is 12.40%, the inflation rate is 8%, and the real wage increase rate is 2%.

In the calculation, the ceiling of 7,117.17 TL (full TL amount) valid as of 31.12.2020 was taken as basis.

 - Retirement age is taken into account as the earliest age at which individuals can retire.

 - CSO 1980 mortality table is used for probability of death for women and men.

The movements related to provision for employee termination benefits are given below:

Present value of defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the period

Current Service Cost

Interest Cost

Benefits paid

Loss/(Gain) due to Settlements/Reductions/Terminations

Prior Year Service Cost

Actuarial loss/(gain)

Current Period

1,260,666

Prior Period

1,024,853

96,112

144,591

(79,882)

6,372

3

73,754

79,108

157,671

(83,745)

823

5

81,951

Defined benefit obligation at the end of the period

1,501,616

1,260,666

In addition to the retirement pay liability, the Bank and the Group companies included in the consolidation reserve provisions for unused vacation. As of December 31, 2020 the unused vacation 
provision amount is TL 119,315 (December 31, 2019: TL 95,365).

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i.2. Provisions for exchange losses in the principal amount of foreign currency indexed loans: 

Since foreign currency indexed loans are followed based on the rates on the lending date, the Parent Bank incurs a loss if the exchange rates decrease and makes profit if the exchange rate 
increases. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 there is no provision amount for the currency evaluation losses in the principal amount of foreign currency indexed loans.

i.3. Specific provisions for non-cash loans, which are not indemnified and not converted into cash: 

As of December 31, 2020, TL 695,465 provision (December 31, 2019: TL 538,085) is allocated for the non-cash loans of companies whose loans are followed under non-performing loans 
accounts.

i.4. Information on other provisions:

i.4.1. Liabilities arising from retirement benefits: 

Liabilities of pension funds founded as per the Social Security Act:

Within the scope of the explanations given in. Section Three Note XX.2, in the actuarial report which was prepared as of December 31, 2020 for Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Emekli Sandığı Vakfı 
(İşbank Pension Fund) by a licensed actuary, of which each Bank employee is a member, and which has been established according to the provisional Article 20 of the Social Security Act 
numbered 506, the amount of actuarial and technical deficit stands at TL 4,236,111 (31.12.2019: TL 3,494,026). According to the actuarial report as at December 31, 2020 of Milli Reasürans 
T.A.Ş. besides the Parent Bank, the amount of actuarial and technical deficit was determined to be TL 69,561 (31.12.2019: TL 53,217). There is a provision on financial statements to compensate 
the deficit in mentioned period, the mentioned provision is preserved on current year financial statements as well. In the financial statements of the aforementioned period, the provision 
amount is as much as the amount of the aforementioned provisions and the amount of the provision is kept in the financial statements in the current period.

The above mentioned actuarial audit, which was made in accordance with the principles of the related law, measures the cash value of the liability as of December 31, 2020, in other words, it 
measures the amount to be paid to the Social Security Institution by the Parent Bank. Actuarial assumptions used in the calculation are given below.

 - 9.8% technical deficit interest rate is used.

 - 34.5% total premium rate is used.

 - CSO 1980 woman/man mortality tables are used.

Below table shows the cash values of premium and salary payments of the Parent Bank as of December 31, 2020, taking the health expenses within the Social Security Institution limits into 
account.

Net Present Value of Total Liabilities Other Than Health

Net Present Value of Long-Term Insurance Line Premiums

Net Present Value of Total Liabilities Other Than Health

Net Present Value of Health Liabilities

Net Present Value of Health Premiums

Net Present Value of Health Liabilities

Pension Fund Assets

Amount of Actuarial and Technical Deficit

The assets of the pension fund are as follows: 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Securities Portfolio

Other

Total

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

(12,863,517)

5,185,068

(7,678,449)

(1,564,560)

3,759,175

2,194,615

1,247,723

(4,236,111)

(11,295,446)

4,695,781

(6,599,665)

(1,347,791)

3,404,441

2,056,650

1,048,989

(3,494,026)

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

752,948

439,787

54,988

301,165

696,788

51,036

1,247,723

1,048,989

Health benefits that are still being paid will be determined within the framework of the Social Security Institution legislation and related regulations with the transfer.

i.4.2. Provision of credit cards and promotion of banking services applications: The Bank has recognized provisions amounting to TL 72,709 for the amount which is recognized within the 
framework of credit card expenses of credit card customers or promotions for banking services as of December 31, 2020. (December 31, 2019: TL 89,062)

i.4.3. As mentioned public disclosures of the Bank on December 31, 2012 and December 19, 2013; an inspection has been made by the inspectors of Tax Inspection Board to “Türkiye İş Bankası 
A.Ş. Mensupları Munzam Sosyal Güvenlik ve Yardımlaşma Sandığı Vakfı” (“İşbank Supplementary Pension Fund”), which was founded as per the provisions of the Turkish Commercial and Civil 
Codes, regarding the payments that fulfill İşbank’s liabilities within the framework of the Articles of Foundation of the Pension Fund and the relevant legislation. As a result of this investigation, 
tax audit reports were prepared for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 claiming that the aforementioned liabilities should be taxed in terms of wage base, thus, they should be subject to 
withholding tax and stamp duty. According to this report, the total amount of tax and penalties notified to Bank was TL 74,353 for 2007 and 2008; and as of reporting date TL 151,899 for 2009, 
2010 and 2011 and it was stated that the Bank applied to tax courts to cancel these tax notifications and some of the court decisions were determined in favor of the Bank and some others 
were determined against the Bank.

In this context, for the finalized decisions of Regional Administrative Courts related to the years 2007 and 2008 against the Bank, the Bank applied to the Constitutional Court. According to 
decisions made by Constitutional Court up to reporting date, there is no predictability in legal conformity for taxing the Bank’s contributions to the Pension Fund in terms of wage base and 
for this reason it was accepted that property right of the Bank has been violated according to the 35th article of Constitution. The Court decided that the amount of tax, penalties and default 
interest which was paid by the Bank should be paid back to the Bank as for compensation with its legal interest.

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Besides of the Bank, an inspection was conducted by Tax Audit Committee Inspectors regarding to the contribution obligations mentioned above for the period 2007-2011 on Munzam Sosyal 
Güvenlik ve Yardımlaşma Sandığı Vakfı Mensupları which is founded according to Turkish Commercial Law and Civil Law, owned by “Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş”. “Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş”, and 
Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi. As a result of the issued report that companies a total of TL 33 million (exact amount) tax penalty notices were notified. Assessments made on the subject 
by the company’s application in accordance with the legislation, which was suspended for Tax Administration concluded that the lack of legal basis of assessment and said assessment were filed 
in court against the various tax. A number of cases concluded in favor of the Bank; another part of lawsuits concluded against the Bank.

According to the decision of the Constitutional Court, it is expected that the cases related to the periods 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 will conclude in favor of the Bank and the litigant 
Group companies. In this context, the provisions amounting to TL 217,265 which had been allocated for the mentioned periods, reversed at 2015. 

In the last decision of the constitutional court numbered 2016/2400 regarding the legal proceedings initiated upon the conclusion of the lawsuits amounting to TL 61,060 for the 20 periods in 
2012 and 2013 against the bank; it was accepted that the predictability criterion was realized after the 2012 tax review, and it was concluded that the Bank’s ownership rights were not violated 
for December 2012 and beyond periods. However, since the aforementioned periods were filed by making a reservation and paying taxes, the mentioned decision had no additional effect on 
the financial statements. In addition, at a case file, which was one of the lawsuits regarding the repayment of income tax stoppage and stamp tax which has been paid by reservation statement 
beginning from December 2013, of which its court decision was rendered in favor of the Bank, has been reversed by the majority of the votes of the Assembly after it was submitted to the 
General Assembly of Tax Courts. Regarding the mentioned issue, the legal process is ongoing.

In this process, the Group companies are acting together with the Parent Bank and in this regard TL 128,837 (December 31, 2019: TL 74,017) have been transferred to the provision expense 
accounts in the current period. 

i.4.4. In 1993, Dışbank A.Ş. shares which were owned by the Bank were sold to Lapis Holding A.Ş. In 2008, it was claimed that USD 52.6 million of the amount, which was paid upfront within the 
context of the sale agreement, had been provided from the funds of the insolvent TYT Bank A.Ş. by the buyer and payment of the mentioned amount as well as the interest to be calculated to 
the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) was demanded. 

The administrative actions initiated by the SDIF in 2008 were revoked by Council of State Administrative Law Chambers 13th upon the application of the Bank. The decisions which were in favor 
of the Bank were reversed by Plenary Session of the Law Chamber upon the appeal of the SDIF, Council of State Administrative Law Chambers 13th decided to reject the applications of the Bank 
in January 2016 due to their obligation to obey the decisions of reversal.

After the aforementioned court decisions, although the legal process was still in progress, the collection procedures were carried out within the context of Law No. 6183 and TL 298,466 
including the default interest, was collected from the Bank by the SDIF at prior periods and made provision for the whole amount.

As a part of the legal process, individual application to the Constitutional Court of Republic of Turkey has been made by the Bank was not concluded positively. On the other hand, the legal 
process is still ongoing within the framework of the ongoing lawsuits and other available legal options.

i.4.6. Except the other provisions indicated above, the Group Management allocated free provision within conservatism principle, for negative circumstances which may arise from the possible 
changes that may arise in the economy and market conditions, amounting to TL 2,875,000 of which TL 1,125,000 provided in prior years and TL 1,750,000 was provided in the current period.

j. Information on Tax Liability:

j.1. Information on current tax liability:

j.1.1. Information on tax provision:

Explanations on taxation and calculations are explained in Note XXI of Section Three. As of December 31, 2020, as a result of the net off of the Group’s corporate tax liability and temporary 
taxes paid, the remaining corporate tax liability amounts to TL 2,184,343 and as a result of the separate net off process of each partnership and tax authority, current tax asset amounting to TL 
48,923 occurs.

j.1.2. Information on taxes payable:

Corporate Tax Payable

Tax on Securities Income

Tax on Real Estate Income

Banking Insurance Transaction Tax

Foreign Exchange Transaction Tax

Value Added Tax Payable

Other

Total

i.1.3. Information on premiums: 

Social Security Premiums - Employees

Social Security Premiums - Employer

Bank Pension Fund Premiums - Employees

Bank Pension Fund Premiums - Employer

Pension Fund Membership Fees and Provisions-Employees

Pension Fund Membership Fees and Provisions-Employer

Unemployment Insurance - Employees

Unemployment Insurance - Employer

Other

Total

Current Period

2,184,343

233,897

2,448

261,320

18,192

16,091

114,029

2,830,320

Prior Period

952,085

253,643

5,120

234,527

7,439

12,671

102,588

1,568,073

Current Period

Prior Period

3,520

4,172

6,473

7

2,490

4,987

13

21,662

3,120

3,675

5,038

2

2,210

4,426

8

18,479

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j.2. Information on deferred tax liabilities:

The Parent Bank and the consolidated Group companies have TL 144,431 deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2020. The related deferred tax debt is calculated over the temporary 
differences between the book values of assets and liabilities in the records and their tax base values calculated according to tax.

Tangible Assets Base Differences

Provisions

Valuation of Financial Assets

Other

Deferred Tax Liability

k. Information on Payables for Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

The Bank does not have any payables for assets held for sale and discontinued operations.

l. Information on subordinated loans

Current Period

Prior Period

105,528

(9,776)

47,757

922

144,431

76,520

(3,432)

3,690

(486)

76,292

Bank has issued subordinated debt securities, to be included in the contribution capital calculation, with the following nominal values;

 - 10 year-term in the amount of USD 1,000,000 with interest rate of 6% on October 24, 2012, 10 year-term in the amount of USD 400,000,000 with interest rate of 7.85% on December 

10, 2013, 11 year-term having a call option on 6th year in the amount of USD 500,000,000 with interest rate of 7% on June 29, 2017 and 10 year-term having a call option on 5th year in the 
amount of USD 750,000,000 with interest rate of 7.75% on January 22, 2020 for the purpose of making available to the individuals and legal persons who are resident abroad,

 - TL 1,100,000,000 on August 8, 2017, TL 800,000,000 June 19, 2019 and TL 350,000,000 September 26, 2019 (Full TL amount) each with a 10-year maturity and floating interest rates for 

qualified investors without being offered to the public in Turkey. 

The total of the aforementioned debt securities is TL 22,138,559 as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 13,546,931).

As of March 28, 2017, TSKB, the subsidiary of the Parent Bank, included in the consolidation, issued a bond with a maturity of 10 years and a nominal value of USD 300 million with an interest 
rate of 7.625% with an interest payment of six months and a quasi-subordinated loan. The balance sheet value of the mentioned borrowing instrument at the end of the period is TL 2,287,562. 
(December 31, 2019: 1,830,045)

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

FC

TL

FC

Debt Instruments to Be Included in Additional Capital Calculation

Subordinated Loans

Subordinated Debt Instrument

Debt Instruments to Be Included in Contribution Capital Calculation

2,286,510

22,139,611

2,281,084

13,095,892

Subordinated Loans

Subordinated Debt Instrument

Total

m. Information on consolidated shareholders’ equity: 

m.1. Presentation of paid-in capital:

Common shares

Preferred shares

Total

2,286,510

22,139,611

2,281,084

13,095,892

2,286,510

22,139,611

2,281,084

13,095,892

Current Period

4,499,970

30

4,500,000

Prior Period

4,499,970

30

4,500,000

m.2. Explanation as to whether the registered share capital system ceiling is applicable at bank, if so, the amount of registered share capital: 

Capital System

Registered Capital System

Paid-in Capital

4,500,000

Ceiling

10,000,000

m.3. The capital increase made in current period: None.

m.4. Capital increase through transfer from capital reserves during the current period: None.

m.5. Significant commitments of the Parent Bank related to capital expenditures within the last year and the following quarter, the general purpose thereof, and the estimation of funds 
required for them: None

m.6. Information on shares acquired by the Company: The Parent Bank has repurchased shares amounting to TL 530,307 in accordance with the Board of Directors Decision dated August 17, 
2018.

m.7. Previous periods’ indicators related to income, profitability and liquidity, and the estimated effects of forecasts, which are to be made by taking into consideration the uncertainties of 
these indicators, on the Group’s equity: The Parent Bank’s and the Group companies’ balance sheets are managed in a prudent way to ensure that the effect of risks arising from interest rates, 
exchange rates and loans is at the lowest level.

m.8. Privileges Granted to Shares:

Turkish Commercial Law and related registration are kept conditionally;

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 -

receiving 20 times the number of shares in the distribution of bonus shares issued from conversion of extraordinary and revaluation reserves generated in accordance with the relevant laws 
(Article 18 of the Articles of Incorporation),

 - exercising the preference rights as 20 times (Article 19 of the Articles of Incorporation) and

despite having a lower nominal value, Group (B) shares, each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus, have the same rights with the Group (C) shares having a nominal value of 4 Kurus each. 
Furthermore, Group (A) and (B) shares, each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus are granted privileges in distribution of profits pursuant to Article 58 of the Articles of Incorporation.

m.9. Information on marketable securities value increase fund: 

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Valuation Difference

Deferred Tax Effect on Valuation

Foreign Exchange Differences

Total

n. Information on minority interest

Balance at the beginning of the period

Distributed Dividend

Subsidiaries Profit/Loss on minority interest

Effect of change in subsidiaries equity

Effect of change in Group’s minority interest

Period Ending Balance

III. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON CONSOLIDATED OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

a. Explanations to Liabilities Related to Off-Balance Sheet Items:

a.1. Types and amounts of irrevocable loan commitments:

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

1,348,303

1,664,000

(335,623)

19,926

FC

(62,532)

(93,702)

31,170

TL

859,773

1,078,795

(228,123)

9,101

FC

(382,751)

(510,696)

127,945

1,348,303

(62,532)

859,773

(382,751)

Current Period

7,065,589

(190,292)

1,096,310

57,354

(615,243)

7,413,718

Prior Period

6,022,995

(130,003)

1,021,826

180,200

(29,429)

7,065,589

Commitment for customer credit card limits amounts to TL 37,915,127 and commitment to pay for cheque leaves amounts to TL 2,641,068. The amount of commitment for the forward purchase 
of assets is TL 3,277,288 and for the forward sale of assets is TL 3,295,419.

a.2. The structure and amount of probable losses and commitments resulting from off-balance sheet items, including those below:

The Group’s provisions for indemnified non-cash loans balance is TL 695,465 as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: TL 538,085) which is allocated for the non-cash loans of companies 
whose loans are followed under “Non-performing Loans” accounts, Commitments are shown in the table of “Off-balance sheet items”.

a.3. Guarantees, bank acceptances, collaterals that qualify as financial guarantees, and non-cash loans including other letters of credit:

Bank Acceptances

Letters of Credit

Other Guarantees

Total

a.4. Certain guarantee, provisional guarantees, suretyships and similar transactions:

Letters of Tentative Guarantees

Letters of Certain Guarantees

Letters of Advance Guarantees

Letters of Guarantee Given to Customs Offices

Other Letters of Guarantee

Total

a.5. Total Non-cash Loans: 

Non-cash Loans against Cash Risks

With Original Maturity of 1 Year or Less

With Original Maturity More Than 1 Year

Other Non-cash Loans

Total

Current Period

9,050,343

22,593,911

3,170,943

34,815,197

Current Period

1,546,664

49,123,966

9,454,770

6,556,617

21,389,193

88,071,210

Current Period

22,889,316

3,590,697

19,298,619

99,997,091

122,886,407

Prior Period

6,040,332

16,316,834

2,688,827

25,045,993

Prior Period

914,451

42,252,919

9,011,022

3,236,625

16,132,322

71,547,339

Prior Period

18,989,874

4,831,681

14,158,193

77,603,458

96,593,332

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a.6. Sectoral risk concentration of non-cash loans:

Agriculture

Farming and Livestock

Forestry

Fishery

Industry

Mining and Quarrying

Manufacturing Industry

Electricity, Gas, Water

Construction

Services

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Hotel and Restaurant Services

Transport and Communications

Financial Institutions

Real Estate and Rental Services.

Self-Employment Services

Education Services

Health and Social Services

Other

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

189,630

155,107

27,935

6,588

11,570,309

182,761

7,177,334

4,210,214

4,445,354

23,731,693

15,100,474

329,800

2,391,187

3,999,311

1,286,329

383,396

57,331

183,865

191,389

(%)

0.47

0.39

0.07

0.01

28.83

0.46

17.89

10.48

11.08

59.14

37.63

0.82

5.96

9.97

3.21

0.96

0.14

0.45

0.48

FC

331,934

68,163

9

263,762

49,646,367

638,665

42,317,411

6,690,291

11,176,868

21,466,661

10,399,723

1,025,193

4,047,046

3,902,525

1,539,488

102,698

1,426

448,562

136,202

(%)

0.40

0.08

0.00

0.32

TL

165,814

141,388

17,966

6,460

59.99

10,047,167

0.77

51.13

8.09

13.51

25.94

12.57

1.24

4.89

4.72

1.86

0.12

0.00

0.54

0.16

222,368

5,557,865

4,266,934

3,936,383

18,063,990

10,643,561

352,326

2,037,173

3,454,633

1,003,655

311,050

64,814

196,778

181,778

(%)

0.51

0.44

0.06

0.01

31.01

0.69

17.16

13.16

12.15

55.76

32.86

1.09

6.29

10.66

3.10

0.96

0.20

0.60

0.57

FC

78,134

16,894

17

61,223

36,088,890

511,873

30,176,635

5,400,382

10,400,674

17,075,360

8,187,144

728,812

4,130,266

2,370,223

937,813

254,673

1,708

464,721

555,142

(%)

0.12

0.03

0.00

0.09

56.21

0.80

47.01

8.40

16.20

26.60

12.75

1.14

6.43

3.69

1.46

0.40

0.00

0.73

0.87

40,128,375

100.00

82,758,032

100.00

32,395,132

100.00

64,198,200

100.00

a.7. Non-cash Loans classified under Group I and Group II:

Non-cash Loans

Letters of Guarantee

Bank Acceptances

Letters of Credit

Endorsements

Underwriting Commitments of the Securities Issued

Factoring Related Guarantees

Other Guaranties and Warranties

b. Information on derivative financial instruments:

Group I

TL

FC

Group II

TL

FC

38,533,065

80,454,231

1,595,310

2,303,801

37,967,717

46,315,150

1,595,310

2,193,033

84,800

8,946,640

454,945

22,047,101

18,903

91,865

9,355

16,248

3,145,340

The derivative transactions of the Group mainly consist of money and interest swaps and forward foreign exchange purchase and sale transactions. In addition to these, money, interest and 
security options and futures transactions are also performed. Although the Group’s derivative transactions accounted for trading purposes, there are derivative transactions that are accounted 
for trading purposes, as all the conditions required to be defined as an item suitable for financial risk hedge accounting are not fulfilled, although they provide economic hedging. On the other 
hand, derivative transactions, which are carried out to protect against changes in the fair values   of financial instruments and have all the necessary conditions for their evaluation within the 
scope of hedge accounting, are classified as hedging purposes.

c. Explanations Related to Contingencies and Commitments:

The balance of the “Other Irrevocable Commitments” account, which comprised the letters of guarantees, guarantees and commitments submitted by the Group pursuant to its own internal 
affairs, and guarantees given to third parties by other institutions in favor of the Parent Bank and the commitments due to housing loans extended within the scope of unfinished house projects 
followed, amounts to TL 13,123,558. 

The cheques given to customers is presented under off balance sheet commitments, as per the related regulations is amounting to TL 2,641,068 in case the cheques presented for payment to 
beneficiaries are not covered, the Parent Bank will be obliged to pay the uncovered amount up to TL 1,345 (in exact TL amount) for the cheques that are subject to the Law numbered 3167 on 
“the Regulation of Payments by Cheque and Protection of Cheque Holders”, and up to TL 2,225 (in exact TL amount) for the cheques that are subject to the “Cheque Law” numbered 5941, The 
uncollected amount will be followed under “Indemnified Non-Cash Loans.

d. Explanations related to transactions made on behalf of or on the account of others: 

It is explained in Note X under Section Four.

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a. Interest Income

a.1. Information on interest income on loans:

Interest Income on Loans (1)

Short-term Loans

Medium and Long-term Loans

Interest on Non-performing Loans

Premiums Received from State Resource Utilization Support Fund

Current Period

TL

FC

Prior Period

TL

5,585,757

18,118,672

718,313

1,010,925

9,229,416

104,940

7,331,060

17,423,428

948,843

FC

1,154,921

8,724,143

94,031

Total

24,422,742

10,345,281

25,703,331

9,973,095

(1) Includes fee and commission income on cash loans.

a.2. Information on interest income on banks:

The Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Offices and Branches

Total

a.3. Information on interest income from securities:

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Cost

Total

a.4. Information on interest income received from associates and subsidiaries:

Interest Received from Affiliates and Subsidiaries

b. Interest Expense

b.1. Information on interest expense from funds borrowed: 

Banks

Central Bank of Turkey

Domestic Banks

Foreign Banks

Foreign Head Offices and Branches

Other Institutions

Total (1)

(1) Includes fee and commission expenses from cash loans. 

b.2. Information on interest paid to associates and subsidiaries:

Interest Paid to Associates and Subsidiaries

b.3. Information on interest paid on marketable securities issued:

Interest on Securities Issued

Current Period

TL

372,578

12,265

FC

3,006

31,273

69,700

Prior Period

TL

232,872

218,028

FC

65,338

193,967

384,843

103,979

450,900

259,305

Current Period

Current Period

TL

41,768

5,731,532

4,314,904

10,088,204

FC

16,589

1,277,397

183,466

1,477,452

Current Period

292,070

FC

66,658

5,211,180

3,944,090

9,221,928

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

652,615

401,149

251,466

3,811

656,426

TL

459,129

263,899

195,230

1,757

460,886

FC

1,163,241

1,667

126,911

1,034,663

720,852

1,884,093

Current Period

36,112

FC

6,627

904,274

126,966

1,037,867

Prior Period

FC

1,347,680

2,738

129,501

1,215,441

903,869

2,251,549

Prior Period

65,199

Current Period

Prior Period

TL

FC

1,284,341

3,449,048

TL

2,152,510

FC

2,642,579

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Current Period

TL

Bank Deposits

Savings Deposits

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Total

FC

Foreign Currency Deposits

Bank Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Precious Metals Deposits

Total

TOTAL

Prior Period

TL

Bank Deposits

Savings Deposits

Public Sector Deposits

Commercial Deposits

Other Institutions Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Total

FC

Foreign Currency Deposits

Bank Deposits

Deposits with 7 Days’ Notice

Precious Metals Deposits

Total

TOTAL

Demand 
Deposits

Up to One 
Month

Up to Three 
Months

Up to Six 
Months

Up to
One Year

Over One Year

Accumulated 
Deposits

Time Deposits

74

1

24

1

114,903

516,129

571

875,858

33,334

67,871

5,217,171

4,704

1,224,253

239,748

4,170

212,256

363

35,415

31,626

772

50,900

9

138,972

7,996

95,003

11

5,388

385

817

Total

187,790

6,092,277

5,658

2,279,910

313,090

100

1,540,795

6,753,747

283,830

198,649

100,787

817

8,878,725

838

5,902

6,740

6,840

38,181

1,743

39,924

318,262

2,065

2,332

322,659

25,402

1,940

453

27,795

15,603

2,553

12,719

30,875

1,580,719

7,076,406

311,625

229,524

160,392

15,237

1,105

176,734

277,521

12

12

829

Demand 
Deposits

Up to One 
Month

Up to Three 
Months

Up to Six 
Months

Up to
One Year

Over One Year

Accumulated 
Deposits

Time Deposits

558,690

29,440

16,609

604,739

9,483,464

Total

303,684

178,126

313,781

450

951,617

71,575

123,118

8,356,242

8,621

2,055,076

589,640

81

849,297

35

222,323

448,182

1,449

118,412

89,649

9,440

910

125,482

12

163,793

248

1,330

9,764,544

9,118

3,482,475

1,119,085

1,515,549

11,132,697

1,519,918

218,950

290,445

1,330

14,678,906

163,875

3,935

1,233,022

8,993

104,168

4,577

858

1,865

98

168,668

1,243,880

108,843

65,241

7,396

10,728

83,365

1,684,217

12,376,577

1,628,761

302,315

209,726

10,531

789

221,046

511,491

22

1,776,781

39,667

14,338

22

1,830,786

1,352

16,509,692

17

17

727

4,235

4,962

4,979

c. Explanations on dividend income:

Financial Assets with Fair Value Differences Recognized in Profit/Loss

Financial Assets with Fair Value Differences Recognized in Comprehensive Income

Other

Total

d. Information on trading profit/losses (Net):

Profit

Securities Trading Gains

Gains on Derivative Financial Instruments (1)

Foreign Exchange Gains

Losses (-)

Securities Trading Losses

Losses on Derivative Financial Instruments (1)

Foreign Exchange Losses

Trading Income/Losses (Net)

Current Period

Prior Period

7,507

23,381

169

31,057

Current Period

694,246,386

42,701,725

29,789,564

621,755,097

695,453,155

41,473,540

39,928,485

614,051,130

(1,206,769)

9,749

9,721

1,349

20,819

Prior Period

529,061,005

17,579,583

35,365,769

476,115,653

533,694,925

17,149,515

40,336,567

476,208,843

(4,633,920)

(1) Income arising from foreign currency changes related to derivative transactions amounting TL 10,143,156 and the losses amounting TL 19,824,032 and the amount of net loss is TL 9,680,876 (December 31, 
2019: profit TL 30,910,020 loss TL 35,780,431 and net loss amount TL 4,870,411)

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As at reporting period, TL 8,835,512 of other operating income sources from inclusion and classification of operations of insurance and reinsurance companies; 91% of which is from insurance 
premiums. (December 31, 2019: TL 7,186,461 ,93%). The remaining amount mainly consists of expected credit loss reversals or collections from Stage 3 loans, and income from fees received 
from customers in return for various banking services and sales of fixed assets. 

e. Information on expected credit loss and other provision expense:

Expected Credit Loss

Expected Credit Loss for 12 Months (Stage 1)

Significant Increase in Credit Risk (Stage 2)

Non-Performing Loans (Stage 3)

Impairment Losses on Marketable Securities

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Impairment Losses on Associates, Subsidiaries and Joint-Ventures

Associates

Subsidiaries

Jointly Controlled Entities

Other (1)

Total

(1) Includes provision expense for impairment of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and free provision expense amounting to TL 1,750,000.

f. Other operating expenses:

Reserve for Employee Termination Benefits

Bank Pension Fund Deficit Provisions

Impairment Losses on Tangible Assets

Depreciation Expenses of Tangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Intangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Goodwill

Amortization Expenses of Intangible Assets

Impairment Losses on Investments Accounted Under Equity Method

Impairment Losses on Assets to be Disposed

Depreciation Expenses of Assets to be Disposed

Impairment Losses on Assets Held for Sale and Subject to Discontinued Operations

Other Operating Expenses

Leasing Expenses Related to Exceptions to TFRS 16

Repair and Maintenance Expenses

Advertisement Expenses

Other Expenses

Loss on Sale of Assets

Other

Total

Current Period

Prior Period

11,379,112

1,631,142

4,648,360

5,099,610

20,047

2,129

17,918

8,570,651

602,233

1,151,702

6,816,716

1,485

1,485

2,750,881

14,150,040

664,147

9,236,283

Current Period

Prior Period

168,124

758,429

154,623

627,201

686,592

650,956

324,296

352,303

5,320

1,306

3,739,903

132,158

265,704

249,311

3,092,730

1,854

9,192,141

435

3,030,987

122,386

248,109

251,738

2,408,754

46,345

7,397,662

14,877,965

12,260,512

(1) The Group’s expenditure within the scope of donation, aid and social responsibility projects in the current period is TL 104,006 (31.12.2019: TL 65,742).

In the table above, TL 7,247,084 of the operating expenses in the “Other” group arises from the insurance and reinsurance companies because of the classification of their activities in the 
“Other” group, and significant portion of the related expenses is compensation expenses paid (December 31, 2019: TL 5,831,689). The Group’s fees, taxes, duties and fund expenses amounting 
to TL 560,848 are other expense items in the current period “Other” group.

g. Information on provision for taxes from continuing and discounted operations

The Group’s profit before tax arises from continuing operations. As of 31.12.2020, the profit before tax consists of TL 29,062,715 of net interest income, TL 4,919,413 of net fees and 
commission income, and the total of personnel expenses and other operating expenses is TL 21,179,158.

g1. Explanations on net profit/loss of continued and discontinued operations:

As of 31.12.2020, the Group’s tax provision amounting to TL 2,915,351 consists of current tax provision of TL 4,778,594 and deferred tax income of TL 1,863,243. The Group does not have any 
discontinued operations.

g2. Explanations on net profit/loss of continued and discontinued operations:

The net profit of the Group from its ongoing operations as of 31.12.2020 is TL 7,751,752.

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h.1. Income and expenses resulting from ordinary banking activities: There is no specific issue required to be disclosed for the Group’s performance for January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020. 

h.2. Effects of changes in accounting estimates on the current and future periods’ profit/loss: There is no issue to be disclosed.

h.3. “The Other’’ item which is located at the bottom “Fees and Commissions Received” in the income statement consist of various fees and commissions received from transactions such as 
credit card transactions, capital market transactions and insurance-reinsurance transactions. 

h.4. Net profit/loss of Minority Interest:

Net Profit/Loss of Non-controlling Interest

i. Explanation on other items in income statement

Current Period

1,096,310

Prior Period

1,021,826

Other items do not exceed 10% of the total amount of the income statement.

V. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The paid-in capital is TL 4,500,000 in legal records. As of balance sheet date, the balance of legal reserves is TL 5,336,963 the balance of extraordinary reserves is TL 178,599 and the balance 
of statuary reserves is TL 38,549,266.

The details of revaluation surplus account of securities are shared in the Note Section V-II-l-9. TL (304,453) of this amount is the deferred tax effect on marketable securities at fair value 
through other comprehensive income (December 31, 2019: TL (100,178)).

VI. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENS OF CASH-FLOWS

The consolidated operating profit of TL 34,258,222 before the changes in operating assets and liabilities mostly comprised of TL 41,826,344 of interest received from loans and securities, and 
TL 18,786,386 of interest paid on deposits, money market transactions and funds borrowed by the Bank. An important part of other revenues, TL 5,760,716 consists of premium collections of 
insurance companies. The account “Other” classified under operating profit other than fees and commissions paid, cash payments to personnel and service suppliers and taxes paid consists of 
other operating expenses and foreign exchange gains/losses accounts is TL (8,265,460) (December 31, 2019: TL (5,916,139)).

Net Increase (Decrease) in Other Liabilities account classified in changes of assets and liabilities resulting from the changes in Funds Provided Under Repurchase Agreements, miscellaneous 
payables, other liabilities and taxes, duties, charges, and premiums is decreased by TL 33,362,942 (December 31, 2019: TL 890,902 decrease).

The Net Cash Provided from Other Investing Activities account includes net cash flows from the sale of intangible assets and declined by TL 752,504 (December 31, 2019: TL 656,217 decrease).

The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents is on the positive side TL (1,239,044) (31.12.2019: TL 909,669) as of December 31, 2020. Due to the high rate of 
turnover of related foreign currency assets, the difference between the last 30 days’ arithmetic average of currency exchange rates and the year-end currency exchange rate is used to calculate 
the effect of change in foreign exchange rate. Under the same assumption, the effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents is calculated.

Cash, cash in foreign currency, unrestricted deposits in Central Bank of Turkey, money in transit, cheques purchased, money market operations as well as demand deposits and time deposits up 
to 3 months are defined as cash and cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period:

Cash

Cash in TL and Foreign Currency

Central Bank of Turkey and Other

Cash Equivalents

Receivables from Money Market Operations

Banks’ Demand Deposits and Time Deposits Up to 3 Months

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

29,663,454

5,519,980

24,143,474

18,075,154

1,166,865

16,908,289

47,738,608

23,065,119

4,857,428

18,207,691

11,574,069

753,146

10,820,923

34,639,188

The total amount resulting from the transactions made in the previous period shows the total cash and cash equivalents as of the beginning of the current period.

Cash and Cash equivalents as of end of the period:

Cash

Cash in TL and Foreign Currency

Central Bank of Turkey and Other

Cash Equivalents

Receivables from Money Market Operations

Banks’ Demand Deposits and Time Deposits Up to 3 Months

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

348

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

32,519,831

9,136,817

23,383,014

19,801,714

2,179,919

17,621,795

52,321,545

29,663,454

5,519,980

24,143,474

18,075,154

1,166,865

16,908,289

47,738,608

İşbank 2020 Annual ReportTürkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.(Convenience Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note I in Section Three)(Amounts expressed in thousand Turkish Lira (TL) unless otherwise stated.)Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2020VII. DISCLOSURES AND FOOTNOTES ON THE GROUP’S RISK GROUP

a. Information on the volume of transactions relating to the Group’s risk group, incomplete loan and deposit transactions and period’s profit and loss:

a.1. Information on loans held by the Group’s risk group:

Current Period:

Group’s Risk Group

Loans

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest and commission income received

Prior Period:

Group’s Risk Group

Loans

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest and commission income received

a.2. Information on deposits held by the Group’s risk group:

Current Period:

Group’s Risk Group

Deposits

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest expense on deposits

Prior Period:

Group’s Risk Group

Deposits

Balance at the beginning of the period

Balance at the end of the period

Interest expense on deposits

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and Corporate 
Bodies that have been Included in 
the Risk Group

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

218

2,857,404

292,070

5,999,538

9,877,588

1,638

2,963,240

1,232,269

103,258

884,605

495,030

2,309

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and Corporate 
Bodies that have been Included in 
the Risk Group

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

Cash

Non-Cash

278

218

5,830,957

5,999,538

497

447,270

2,963,240

213,567

530,059

884,605

2,354

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and 
Corporate Bodies that have been 
Included in the Risk Group

Current Period

Current Period

Current Period

932,049

7,520,649

36,073

8,896

157,226

4,833

7,802,825

1,153,201

76,599

Investments in Associates, 
Subsidiaries and Jointly Controlled 
Entities (Joint Ventures)

Direct and Indirect 
Shareholders of the Bank

Other Real Persons and 
Corporate Bodies that have been 
Included in the Risk Group

Prior Period

Prior Period

Prior Period

581,002

932,049

64,882

178,624

8,896

10,004

2,597,067

7,802,825

199,317

a.3. Information on forward and option and other similar agreements made with the Group’s risk group: None

b. Disclosures for the Group’s risk group:

In accordance with the relevant decision of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, the special purpose entity and the mentioned company’s subsidiary Türk Telekom A.Ş, are not 
included in the Bank’s risk group, where details are disclosed in Section V, footnote I.b.3 and I.o.

b.1. The relations of the Group with corporations in its risk group and under its control regardless of whether there are any transactions between the parties:

All types of corporate and retail banking services are provided to these corporations in line with the articles of Banking Law. 

b.2. The type and amount of transaction carried out, and its ratio to the overall transaction volume, values of principal items and their ratios to overall items, pricing policy and other items in 
addition to the structure of the relationship: 

The transactions carried out are mainly loan and deposit transactions, The ratio of loans extended to the risk group to the overall loans is 1.04%, while the ratio to the overall assets is 0.57% the 
ratio of deposits of the risk group corporations to the overall deposits is 2.31%, while the ratio to overall liabilities is 1.23%, The comparable pricing method is used for the transactions.

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agreements, funding (including loans and provision of support as cash capital or capital-in-kind), guarantees and collaterals and management agreements: 

The Parent Bank’s branches act as agents of Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi and Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. Furthermore, through its branches, the Bank mediates the order transmission 
for İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. and carries out agency activities of İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. 30 mutual funds which are founded by the Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. are managed by İş Portföy 
Yönetimi A.Ş. Securities purchases, when required, are made by İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Bank, through leasing. 

If requested, the cash and non-cash loan needs of the risk group companies are met in accordance with the limits imposed by Banking Law and the prevailing market conditions.

c. Total salaries and similar benefits paid to the (executive members and senior executives)

In the current period, the net payment provided to the top management of Group amounts TL 135,024 (December 31, 2019: TL 116,469).

VIII. DISCLOSURES ON THE GROUP’S DOMESTIC, FOREIGN, OFF-SHORE BRANCHES OR PARTICIPATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

The Parent Bank - Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. 

Domestic Branches (1)

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Number

1,205

Employees

23,193

Country of Incorporation

1

1

2

15

2

2

1

2

2

44

204

37

30

6

China

Egypt

England

TRNC

Iraq

Kosovo

Bahrain

Total Assets

20,577,621

8,776,308

2,159,548

1,270,258

3,483,661

Legal Capital

1,009

80,000

332,077

90,298

Off-Shore Branches

(1) The Branches located in Free Trade Zones in Turkey are included among domestic branches.

İşbank AG

Domestic Branches (1)

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Off-Shore Branches

Number

9

1

Employees

157

Country of Incorporation

7

Netherlands

Total Assets

1,144,794

Legal Capital

(1) The branches of the company, which is headquartered in Germany, in Germany are shown as domestic branches 

Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.

Domestic Branches

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Off-Shore Branches

JSC İşbank

Domestic Branches (1)

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Off-Shore Branches

Number

1

1

Employees

193

Country of Incorporation

Total Assets

Legal Capital

12

Singapore

331,410 

220,215 

Number

3

Employees

103

Country of Incorporation

Total Assets

Legal Capital

(1) The branches of the company, which is headquartered in Moscow, in Russia are shown as domestic branches.

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JSC İşbank Georgia

Domestic Branches (1)

Foreign Representative Offices

Foreign Branches

Off-Shore Branches

Number

2

Employees

64

Country of Incorporation

Total Assets

Legal Capital

(1) The branches of the company, which is headquartered in Tiflis, in Georgia are shown as domestic branches.

Number of employees of consolidated companies that does not have agencies and branches abroad:

Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.

Efes Varlık Yönetimi A.Ş.

İş Faktoring A.Ş.

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.

İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A. Ş

Maxis Investments Ltd (1)

TSKB Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

Yatırım Finansman Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

Employees

1,361

1,066

139

112

138

69

10

66

375

6

3

9

11

389

115

(1) The Company, which is headquartered in London, does not have any branch or representative office beside its head office. Yatırım Varlık Kiralama A.Ş. which is included to scope of consolidation during the 
current period does not have any employees.

IX. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The General Directorate was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Bank on 27.07.2020 to purchase 100% share of Moka Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş. for USD 3.8 million and to carry out all 
transactions related to the process. The process regarding the issue was completed and the 100% share of MOKA Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş. was transferred to the Bank in January 2021.

Within the scope of the decision of the Board of Directors dated 08.10.2020 regarding the issuance of debt instruments, the Bank has issued a commercial paper with a nominal value of TL 
336,533 after December 31, 2020.

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş., issued bond abroad in the amount of USD 350 million with fixed rate (5.875%) and 5-year term on January 14, 2021.

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Rating

Outlook (*)

B3

B3

B3

Not-Prime

Not-Prime

B+

B+

B

B

A+ (tur)

b+

5

B+

B

trA+

trA-1

Rating

B+

B+

B

B

A+(tur)

4

Negative

Negative

Negative

-

-

Negative

Negative

-

-

Stable

-

-

Negative

-

-

-

Outlook

Negative

Negative

-

-

Stable

-

SECTION SIX: OTHER EXPLANATIONS

I. EXPLANATIONS ON THE GROUP’S CREDIT RATINGS:

Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

MOODY’S

Long-term Foreign Currency Deposit

Long-term Local Currency Deposit

Long-term Foreign Currency Senior Debt

Short-term Foreign Currency Deposit

Short-term Local Currency Deposit

FITCH RATINGS

Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

National Long-term Rating

Viability Rating

Support Rating

STANDARD & POOR’S

Long-term Counterparty Credit Rating

Short-term Counterparty Credit Rating

Long-term National Scale Rating

Short-term National Scale Rating

The dates below given are on which the credit ratings were last updated:

Moody’s: 10.12.2020, Fitch Ratings: 01.09.2020, Standard & Poor’s: 17.08.2018

İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

FITCH RATINGS

Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

National Long-term Rating

Support Rating

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The date below given is on which the credit rating was last updated for İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.:

Fitch Ratings: 02.09.2020

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

MOODY’S

Baseline Credit Assessment

Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Rating

Senior Unsecured Debt Foreign Currency Issuer Rating

Foreign Currency GMTN Program Rating

FITCH RATINGS

Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating

Short-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating

Long-term National Rating

Support Rating

Support Rating

Subordinated Debt Rating

Financial Capacity Rating

Rating

Outlook(*)

caa1

B3

Not-Prime

B3

Not-Prime

B3

(P)B3

B+

BB-

B

B

AA(tur)

4

B

B-

b+

-

Negative

-

Negative

-

Negative

-

Negative

Negative

-

-

Stable

-

-

-

-

The dates below given are on which the credit ratings were last updated for TSKB:

Moody’s: 11.09.2020, Fitch Ratings: 01.09.2020

(*) Outlook:

“Stable” indicates that the current rating will not be changed in the short term; “positive” indicates that the current rating is very likely to be upgraded and “negative” indicates that the current 
rating is very likely to be downgraded.

SECTION SEVEN: EXPLANATIONS ON THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

I. EXPLANATIONS ON THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT:

The consolidated financial statements and disclosures for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by Güney Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik Anonim 
Şirketi (A member firm of Ernst&Young Global Limited) and the independent auditor’sreport dated February 8, 2021, is presented preceding the consolidated financial statements. 

II. EXPLANATIONS AND FOOTNOTES OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT

There are no significant issues or necessary disclosures or notes in relation to the Group’s operations other than those mentioned above.

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Financial Highlights and Key Ratios for the
Five-Year Period

UNCONSOLIDATED

ASSETS (TL thousand)

Cash and Equivalents
Banks and Receivables from Interbank Money Markets (1)
Securities (Net) (2)
Loans (3)

Associates and Subsidiaries (Net)

Fixed Assets (Net)
Other Assets (4)

Total Assets

LIABILITIES (TL thousand)

Deposits 
Funds Borrowed and Interbank Money Market Placements (5)
Provisions (6)

Other Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities 

INCOME STATEMENT (TL thousand)

Interest Income (7)
Interest Expenses (7)

Net Interest Income

Net Trading Income

Net Fees and Commissions Income

Dividend Income

Other Operating Income

Total Operating Income
Operating Expenses (8)
NET OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS (9)
Provision for Losses on Loans and Other Receivables (10)

Profit/Loss from subsidiaries Based on Equity Method

PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES

Provision for Taxes

NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS

KEY RATIOS

Interest Earning Assets (11) / Total Assets
Interest Earning Assets (11) / Interest Bearing Liabilities

Securities / Total Assets

Loans / Total Assets

Loans / Deposits

Retail Loans / Total Loans

NPL Ratio

Coverage Ratio

Demand Deposits / Total Deposits

Shareholders’ Equity / Total Liabilities

Capital Adequacy Standard Ratio
Return on Average Assets (12)
Return on Average Equity (12)
Cost / Income (13)

OTHER INFORMATION (TL thousand)

Regulatory Capital

Core Capital
Free Capital (14)

Demand Deposits

2016/12

3,742,497

30,913,211

51,309,768

203,143,845

11,890,718

4,838,475

7,235,720

313,074,234

2016/12

177,359,976

78,872,749

4,470,748

14,961,459

37,409,302

2017/12*

3,363,250

35,060,422

57,351,543

239,408,795

13,802,243

5,162,561

8,094,719

362,243,533

2017/12*

203,752,032

92,457,257

8,808,734

14,241,243

42,984,267

2018/12

4,888,627

43,630,394

68,133,659

260,316,291

17,638,720

5,996,958

15,782,955

416,387,604

2018/12

245,268,846

94,468,343

6,256,462

20,673,329

49,720,624

2019/12

5,661,559

60,525,991

84,246,760

270,360,084

21,070,554

8,478,257

17,716,266

468,059,471

2019/12

295,922,002

86,102,534

7,042,357

20,119,113

58,873,465

2020/12

9,463,666

74,974,753

109,485,041

345,150,130

26,002,383

9,161,214

19,665,245

593,902,432

2020/12

368,876,491

116,407,089

10,224,590

30,612,810

67,781,452

313,074,234

362,243,533

416,387,604

468,059,471

593,902,432

2016/12

22,327,585

11,490,304

10,837,281

-816,736

2,840,357

682,673

1,313,972

14,857,547

6,506,124

8,351,423

2,597,641

-

5,753,782

1,052,576

4,701,206

2016/12

91.1%

111.3%

16.4%

64.9%

114.5%

24.9%

2.4%

77.5%

24.6%

11.9%

15.2%

1.6%

13.6%

43.8%

2016/12

40,996,321

35,505,450

24,295,964

43,598,933

2017/12*

27,655,465

14,447,809

13,207,656

-1,878,444

3,373,715

11,072

1,146,647

15,860,646

7,395,787

8,464,859

2,633,246

1,610,386

7,441,999

1,240,720

6,201,279

2017/12*

91.5%

111.9%

15.8%

66.1%

117.5%

23.8%

2.2%

86.0%

26.3%

11.9%

16.7%

1.8%

15.4%

42.3%

2017/12*

50,559,960

42,474,633

29,874,011

53,501,377

2018/12

38,840,381

21,788,130

17,052,251

-4,071,660

4,405,201

6,425

1,912,307

19,304,524

8,039,721

11,264,803

6,343,674

2,808,736

7,729,865

960,780

6,769,085

2018/12

89.3%

109.4%

16.4%

62.5%

106.1%

22.4%

4.1%

58.7%

24.4%

11.9%

16.5%

1.7%

14.8%

36.4%

2018/12

58,950,530

49,052,634

29,896,338

59,961,577

2019/12

43,042,350

23,183,222

19,859,128

-6,397,400

5,569,128

9,098

3,146,751

22,186,705

9,792,544

12,394,161

8,325,906

2,806,196

6,874,451

806,864

6,067,587

2019/12

89.0%

109.0%

18.0%

57.8%

91.4%

23.6%

6.5%

54.7%

28.4%

12.6%

17.9%

1.4%

11.4%

39.2%

2020/12

42,516,332

17,274,293

25,242,039

-3,341,357

5,617,613

21,487

2,436,205

29,975,987

11,796,986

18,179,001

12,729,920

3,406,471

8,855,552

2,044,635

6,810,917

2020/12

89.4%

109.4%

18.4%

58.1%

93.6%

25.0%

5.6%

63.7%

41.7%

11.4%

18.7%

1.3%

10.9%

35.3%

2019/12

69,198,849

57,971,231

30,903,681

84,040,178

2020/12

84,540,460

66,666,192

38,469,439

153,998,446

(*) Changes in accounting policy were applied retrospectively; accordingly, the financial statements of the year 2017 were restated due to the changes in the valuation methodology of associates and 
subsidiaries.
(1) Includes balances at the Central Bank and required reserves.
(2)  2019/12 and 2020/12 balances do not include the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss.
(3)  Excludes Non-performing Loans. 2018/12 period includes the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss.
(4) Includes general provisions after 2017/12 period, and includes the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss in 
2019/12 and 2020/12 periods.
(5) Includes Turkish Lira and foreign currency securities issued and subordinated debts.
(6) Due to the change in accounting policy, general provisions are not classified in this item after 2017/12 period.
(7) Fees and Commissions Received from Cash Loans are shown in Interest Income, Fees and Commissions Given to Cash Loans are shown in Interest Expenses.
(8) Includes Personnel Expenses.
(9) Net Operating Profit / Loss = Total Operating Income - Operating Expenses
(10) Named as “Provision for Losses on Loans and Other Receivables” prior to the 2018/12 period.
(11) Interest earning assets include Turkish Lira and foreign currency required reserves.
(12) Averages are calculated by using restated year-end figures for 2017/12 period and by using quarterly balances for the other periods.
(13) Operating Income = Total Operating Income + Profit/Loss from Subsidiaries Based on Equity Method
(14) Free Capital = Shareholders’ Equity - (Fixed Assets + Non-Financial Associates and Subsidiaries + Net Non-performing Loans)

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ASSETS (TL thousand)
Cash and Equivalents
Banks and Receivables from Interbank Money Markets (1)
Securities (Net) (2)
Loans,Factoring Receivables and Lease Receivables (3)
Associates and Subsidiaries (Net)
Fixed Assets (Net)
Other Assets (4)
Total Assets

LIABILITIES (TL thousand)

Deposits 
Funds Borrowed and Interbank Money Market Placements (5)
Provisions (6)
Other Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity
Total Liabilities 

INCOME STATEMENT (TL thousand)

Interest Income (7)
Interest Expenses (7)
Net Interest Income
Net Trading Income
Net Fees and Commissions Income
Dividend Income
Other Operating Income
Total Operating Income
Operating Expenses (8)
NET OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS (9)
Provision for Losses on Loans and Other Receivables (10)
Profit/Loss from subsidiaries Based on Equity Method
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES
Provision for Taxes
NET PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS

KEY RATIOS

Interest Earning Assets (11) / Total Assets
Interest Earning Assets (11) / Interest Bearing Liabilities
Securities / Total Assets
Loans / Total Assets
Loans / Deposits
Retail Loans / Total Loans
NPL Ratio
Coverage Ratio
Demand Deposits / Total Deposits
Shareholders’ Equity / Total Liabilities
Capital Adequacy Standard Ratio
Return on Average Assets (12)
Return on Average Equity (12)
Cost / Income (13)

OTHER INFORMATION (TL thousand)

Regulatory Capital
Core Capital
Free Capital (14)
Demand Deposits

2016/12*
3.770.953
39.186.809
59.622.108
230.824.082
6.010.149
9.921.047
24.485.116
373.820.264
2016/12*
179.159.438
110.736.096
14.813.554
27.300.009
41.811.167
373.820.264
2016/12*
25.061.299
12.639.534
12.421.765
-417.002
2.148.533
318.223
6.716.704
21.188.223
11.314.488
9.873.735
2.835.495
12.871
7.051.111
1.353.214
5.697.897
2016/12*
88,1%
113,6%
15,9%
59,9%
125,0%
22,7%
2,3%
76,1%
24,9%
11,2%
14,3%
1,7%
14,5%
42,2%
2016/12*
45.092.524
38.967.938
24.755.176
44.601.611

2017/12*
3.395.184
44.638.342
66.218.177
275.721.584
7.387.455
10.342.126
30.054.547
437.757.415
2017/12*
207.880.492
130.496.873
17.044.695
34.210.740
48.124.615
437.757.415
2017/12*
31.108.967
16.277.297
14.831.670
-946.253
2.733.423
18.258
6.765.642
23.402.740
12.862.111
10.540.629
3.016.417
842.068
8.366.280
1.660.614
6.705.666
2017/12*
88,2%
114,1%
15,1%
61,0%
128,5%
21,4%
2,1%
84,1%
26,3%
11,0%
15,2%
1,7%
14,9%
42,2%
2017/12*
54.979.844
45.054.873
29.638.672
54.724.559

2018/12
4.931.787
51.202.701
77.942.727
303.495.889
9.418.560
11.975.301
40.940.392
499.907.357
2018/12
248.981.402
137.945.969
15.161.685
42.203.408
55.614.893
499.907.357
2018/12
44.078.656
24.492.384
19.586.272
-2.293.686
3.756.035
19.655
8.120.963
29.189.239
14.656.126
14.533.113
7.012.853
1.569.036
9.089.296
1.517.912
7.571.384
2018/12
86,4%
111,7%
15,6%
59,1%
118,6%
19,8%
4,1%
56,5%
24,8%
11,1%
15,3%
1,6%
14,8%
35,9%
2018/12
64.189.820
51.413.549
28.971.576
61.655.721

2019/12
5.700.435
70.109.172
97.304.703
316.028.505
11.190.991
13.826.688
50.891.344
565.051.838
2019/12
302.791.204
130.065.019
17.860.585
48.633.563
65.701.467
565.051.838
2019/12
48.453.830
25.654.752
22.799.078
-4.633.920
4.611.770
20.819
10.942.888
33.740.635
17.512.911
16.227.724
9.236.283
1.462.479
8.453.920
1.422.289
7.031.631
2019/12
85,8%
112,0%
17,2%
54,5%
101,6%
20,8%
6,4%
53,5%
28,4%
11,6%
16,4%
1,3%
11,8%
39,8%
2019/12
75.055.619
60.581.141
31.093.535
86.043.036

2020/12
9.504.086
84.380.175
128.082.066
403.934.870
13.052.096
14.706.181
64.492.789
718.152.263
2020/12
381.693.393
167.635.067
24.027.066
69.935.017
74.861.720
718.152.263
2020/12
47.960.977
18.898.262
29.062.715
-1.206.769
4.919.413
31.057
11.733.929
44.540.345
21.179.158
23.361.187
14.150.040
1.455.956
10.667.103
2.915.351
7.751.752
2020/12
85,8%
112,2%
17,8%
54,6%
102,7%
22,1%
5,6%
62,1%
41,2%
10,4%
17,0%
1,2%
11,2%
36,0%
2020/12
90.577.700
69.037.761
38.572.660
157.339.437

(*) Accounting policy changes made in 2017 and 2018 were applied retrospectively; accordingly, the financial statements of 2016 and 2017 were restated.
- The financial statements of the year 2016 were restated due to the change in the calculation policy of the outstanding claims of the insurance and reinsurance companies, which are in the scope of 
consolidation.
- The financial statements of the year 2017 were restated due to the change in the valuation policy of associates and subsidiaries.
(1) Includes balances at the Central Bank and required reserves.
(2)  2019/12 and 2020/12 balances do not include the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss.
(3)  Excludes Non-performing Loans. 2018/12 period includes the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss.
(4) Includes general provisions after 2017/12 period, and includes the loan granted to the special purpose entity, which is classified under Other Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss in 
2019/12 and 2020/12 periods.
(5) Includes Turkish Lira and foreign currency securities issued and subordinated debts.
(6) Due to the change in accounting policy, general provisions are not classified in this item after 2017/12 period.
(7) Fees and Commissions Received from Cash Loans are shown in Interest Income, Fees and Commissions Given to Cash Loans are shown in Interest Expenses.
(8) Includes Personnel Expenses.
(9) Net Operating Profit / Loss = Total Operating Income - Operating Expenses
(10) Named as “Provision for Losses on Loans and Other Receivables” prior to the 2018/12 period.
(11) Interest earning assets include Turkish Lira and foreign currency required reserves.
(12) Averages are calculated by using quarterly balances whereas the restated year-end balances are used in the calculation of Return on Average Assets for the 2017/12 period, and Return on Average 
Equity for 2016/12 and 2017/12 periods.
(13) Cost and income are netted aganist “Insurance Technical Income / Expense”. Operating Income = Total Operating Income + Profit/Loss from Subsidiaries Based on Equity Method.
(14) Free Capital = Shareholders’ Equity - (Fixed Assets + Non-Financial Associates and Subsidiaries + Net Non-performing Loans)

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DIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

Name

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.
Arap Türk Bankası A.Ş.
İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.
İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.
İş Merkezleri Yönetim ve İşletim A.Ş.
İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Üret. Dağ. Tic. ve İlet. Hizm. A.Ş.
İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. 
İşbank AG
JSC Isbank Georgia
JSC İşbank
Kredi Kayıt Bürosu A.Ş.
Kültür Yayınları İş Türk A.Ş.
Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.
Trakya Yatırım Holding A.Ş.
Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.
Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.

31/12/20

Direct Share

62.00%
20.58%
27.79%
50.51%
86.33%
100.00%
65.65%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
9.09%
99.17%
87.60%
100.00%
47.23%
50.93%

Bank’s Risk Group Share 
Percentage
83.00%
20.58%
58.24%
63.89%
100.00%
100.00%
70.69%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
9.09%
100.00%
87.60%
100.00%
50.92%
57.02%

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Name
 Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi 
Anavarza Otelcilik A.Ş.
Automotive Glass Alliance Rus AO 
Automotive Glass Alliance Rus Trading OOO
Batı Karadeniz Elektrik Dağıtım ve Tic. A.Ş.
Bayek Tedavi Sağlık Hizmetleri ve İşletmeciliği A.Ş.
Cam Elyaf Sanayii A.Ş.
Camiş Ambalaj Sanayii A.Ş.
Camiş Egypt Mining Ltd. Co.
Camiş Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Camiş Madencilik A.Ş.
Casaba Yönetim İşl.İmal.İth.İhr.Paz.Sağ.Tem.Güv.Ulş.Tic.ve San.A.Ş.
CJSC Brewery Pivdenna
Convera Uluslararası Yazılım Arge Teknoloji Yatırımları A.Ş.
Covision Medical Technologies Limited
Covision Medical Technologies San. Tic. A.Ş.
Cromital SPA
Çayırova Cam Sanayii A.Ş.
Efes Varlık Yönetim A.Ş.
Erişim Müşteri Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Glasscorp S.A.
Gullseye Lojistik Teknolojileri A.Ş.
İş Faktoring A.Ş.
İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.
İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.
İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.
JSC Mina
Kasaba Gayrimenkul İnşaat Taahhüt ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Kanyon Yönetim İşletim ve Pazarlama A.Ş.
Koridor Incorporated
Livewell Giyilebilir Sağlık Ürün Hizm. A.Ş.
M4 Otelcilik ve Turizm A.Ş.
Madencilik Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Maxi Digital GmbH
Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ.
Maxis Investments Ltd.
Maxitech Inc. 
Merefa Glass Company Ltd.

Direct Share
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Bank’s Risk Group Share 
Percentage
64.31%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
65.00%
99.80%
100.00%
100.00%
99.70%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
57.52%
100.00%
38.66%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
74.66%
100.00%
40.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%

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INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

31/12/20

Direct Share
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Bank’s Risk Group Share 
Percentage
83.57%
88.00%
95.37%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
97.22%
100.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.50%
25.50%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%

Name
Mikla Yiyecek ve İçecek A.Ş.
Miltaş Turizm İnşaat Ticaret A.Ş.
Nevotek Bilişim Ses ve İletişim Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Nevotek Intercorporation
Nevotek Middle East FZ Limited Liability Company
OOO Energosystems
OOO Posuda
OOO Ruscam Glass Packaging Holding
OOO Ruscam Management Company
Ortopro Tıbbi Aletler San. Tic. A.Ş.
Oxyvit Kimya Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Pacific Soda LLC 
Pasabahce Bulgaria EAD 
Pasabahce Egypt Glass Manufacturing SAE
Paşabahçe (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd 
Paşabahçe Glass Gmbh
Paşabahçe Investment BV
Paşabahçe Mağazaları A.Ş.
Paşabahçe Spain SL
Paşabahçe SRL
Paşabahçe USA Inc
Radore İnternet Hizmetleri A.Ş. 
Radore Veri Merkezi Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Richard Fritz Holding Gmbh
Richard Fritz Kft
Richard Fritz Prototype Spare Parts Gmbh
Richard Fritz Spol S.R.O.
Rudnik Krecnjaka "Vijenac" D.O.O
SC Glass Trading BV
Sisecam Chemicals USA Inc
Softtech (Shanghai) Technology Co. Ltd.
Softtech Ventures Teknoloji A.Ş.

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31/12/20

Name
Softtech Yazılım Teknolojileri Araştırma Gel. ve Paz. Tic. A.Ş.
Şişecam Automotive Bulgaria EAD 
Şişecam Bulgaria EOOD
Şişecam Chem Investment Bv
Şişecam Çevre Sistemleri A.Ş.
Şişecam Dış Ticaret A.Ş.
Şişecam Elyaf Sanayii A.Ş.
Şişecam Enerji A.Ş.
Şişecam Flat Glass Holding B.V.
Şişecam Flat Glass India Private Limited
Şişecam Flat Glass Italy S.r.l.
Şişecam Flat Glass South Italy SRL
 Şişecam Glass Packaging B.V. 
Şişecam Otomotiv A.Ş.
Şişecam Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Şişecam Soda Lukavac DOO
Şişecam Trading co.
Tatilbudur Kurumsal Hizmetler Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Tatilbudur Seyahat Acenteliği ve Turizm A.Ş.
Toksöz Spor Malzemeleri Tic. A.Ş.
Topkapı Danışmanlık Elektronik Hizmetler Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Trakya Glass Bulgaria Ead
Trakya Glass Rus AO
Trakya Glass Rus Trading OOO
Trakya Investment BV
TRSG Glass Holding BV
TSKB Gayrimenkul Değerleme A.Ş.
TSKB Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.
TSKB Sürdürülebilirlik Danışmanlığı A.Ş.
Yatırım Finansman Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
Yatırım Varlık Kiralama A.Ş.

(*) Includes the direct and indirect subsidiaries in which İşbank’s share is equal to or exceeds five percentage points.

Direct Share
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Bank’s Risk Group Share 
Percentage
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
90.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
40.00%
40.00%
90.63%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
70.00%
100.00%
89.53%
99.85%
98.42%
100.00%

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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

COMPANIES
Firms that entered to
 Bank’s Risk Group in 2020
Gullseye Lojistik Teknolojileri A.Ş.
Livewell Giyilebilir Sağlık A.Ş.

Mikla Yiyecek ve İçecek A.Ş.
Softtech Ventures Teknoloji A.Ş.

Direct Share 
of İşbank 
December 2019

Direct Share 
of İşbank 
December 2020

Bank’s Risk 
Group Share 
Percentage 
December 2019

Bank’s Risk 
Group Share 
Percentage 
December 2020

Reason

-
-
-

-

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%

-
-
-

-

100.00%
100.00%
83.57%

100.00%

Acquisition
Acquisition
New company establishment 
through division
New company establishment

Firms whose share ratio changed in Bank’s Risk Group in 2020
İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş.

27.79%

27.79%

58.29%

58.24%

İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.

47.90%

50.51%

63.70%

63.89%

İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Üret. Dağ. Tic. ve 
İlet. Hizm. A.Ş.

94.65%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.

77.06%

87.60%

77.06%

87.60%

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.

41.44%

47.23%

50.92%

50.92%

Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.

67.54%

50.93%

75.81%

57.02%

Casaba Yönetim İşl.İmal.İth.İhr.Paz.Sağ.
Tem.Güv.Ulş.Tic.ve San.A.Ş.

0.00%

0.00%

50.00%

100.00%

Sale of Shares in Borsa İstanbul
Purchasing shares from our bank's 
group company and transferring the 
shares from Borsa İstanbul to the 
subsidiary portfolio
Purchasing shares from our bank's 
group companies
 Purchasing non-group shares of our 
bank
Purchasing a share from our bank's 
group company
Our direct share ratio decreased to 
49.61% after the Şişecam merger, 
and our direct share ratio increased 
to 50.93% due to the transfer of the 
shares from Borsa Istanbul to the 
subsidiary portfolio.
Our group share increased to 
100% due to the acquisition of 
the non-group shares, which are in 
the capital of the parent company 
Kasaba Gayrimenkul İnşaat Taahhüt 
ve Ticaret A.Ş., by one of our group 
companies.
Sale of shares of our bank's group 
company in Borsa Istanbul
Our bank's group company 
purchases non-group shares
Share purchase from a partner
Share purchase from a partner

0.00%

57.67%

57.52%

0.00%

0.00%
0.00%

0.00%

50.00%

20.00%
90.63%

20.00%

100.00%

40.00%
97.22%

40.00%

Share purchase from a partner

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

Share purchase from a partner

0.00%

88.27%

90.63%

Share increase through cash capital 
increase

İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı 
A.Ş.
Kasaba Gayrimenkul İnşaat Taahhüt ve 
Ticaret A.Ş.
M4 Otelcilik ve Turizm A.Ş.
Ortopro Tıbbi Aletler San. Tic. A.Ş.
Tatilbudur Kurumsal Hizmetler Turizm 
ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Tatilbudur Seyahat Acenteliği ve 
Turizm A.Ş.

Toksöz Spor Malzemeleri Tic. A.Ş.

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%
0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

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0.00%

0.00%

86.23%

89.53%

COMPANIES
Firms that were removed from Bank’s Risk Group in 2020

Direct Share 
of İşbank 
December 2019

Direct Share 
of İşbank 
December 2020

Bank’s Risk 
Group Share 
Percentage 
December 2019

Bank’s Risk 
Group Share 
Percentage 
December 2020

Bankalararası Kart Merkezi A.Ş.

AC Glass Holding BV
Anadolu Cam Investment BV
Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.Ş.
Denizli Cam Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Istanbul Investment BV
Nude Design Investment BV
Nude Glass Investment BV
Num Num Yiyecek ve İçecek A.Ş.
Paşabahçe Cam Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Soda Sanayii A.Ş.
Trakya Cam Sanayii A.Ş.

9.98%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

4.89%

9.98%

4.89%

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

100.00%
100.00%
77.27%
51.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
83.57%
99.47%
62.02%
70.35%

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

The use of pre-emptive rights not 
used in the purchase of shares 
from Borsa Istanbul and cash 
capital increase by our Bank's group 
company

Reason

Removed from the list due to losing 
its subsidiary qualification
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger
Merger

Firms whose title changed in Bank’s Risk Group in 2020
Old Title
İş Altınhas İnşaat Taahhüt ve Tic. A.Ş.
Topkapı Yatırım Holding A.Ş.

New Title
Kasaba Gayrimenkul İnşaat Taahhüt ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Topkapı Danışmanlık Elektronik Hizmetler Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Title Change
Title Change

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Duties İşbank Board of Directors’ members perform outside the Bank

Name-Surname

 Position in Bank

Duties outside the bank

Füsun Tümsavaş

Chairperson 

Vice Chairperson of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members

Supplementary Pension Fund, Chairperson of Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi

Yusuf Ziya Toprak

Vice Chairperson

None

Adnan Bali

Member of the Board 

Chairperson of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members

Supplementary Pension Fund, Chairperson of the Board of Softtech Ventures Teknoloji A.Ş., Chairman of 
Şişecam Group, Member of the Board of Directors of Vehbi Koç Foundation, Member of the High Advisory 
Board of Darüşşafaka Society, The Institute of International Finance (IIF), Institut International d’Etudes 
Bancaires (IIEB) and Member of the Board of Directors of The Banks Association of Turkey

Feray Demir

Member of the Board

Member of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members

Supplementary Pension Fund

Ersin Önder Çiftçioğlu

Member of the Board

Fazlı Bulut

Durmuş Öztek

Member of the Board

Member of the Board

None

None

None

Recep Hakan Özyıldız

Member of the Board

Atatürk University Faculty of Political Sciences Part-Time Instructor

Mustafa Rıdvan Selçuk

Member of the Board

Independent Auditor of BDD Bağımsız Denetim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş., Partner of Girişim YMM Ltd. Şti. 

Ahmet Gökhan Sungur

Member of the Board

Sadrettin Yurtsever

Member of the Board

None

None

Independence declaration of Mr. Ahmet Gökhan Sungur who is an Independent Member of the Board

Mr. Ahmet Gökhan Sungur was nominated as Independent Member of the Board to the Corporate Governance Committee that performs the tasks of the Nomination 
Committee and Corporate Governance Committee’s “Evaluation Report of Independent Member Nominee” dated 29.01.2020 was submitted to the Board on 
30.01.2020. Independence declaration of Mr. Ahmet Gökhan Sungur who was elected as an Independent Member of the Board at the Ordinary General Meeting dated 
31.03.2020 is quoted below:

“As per the requirements of the legislation, Corporate Governance Principles of Capital Markets Board and the Articles of Incorporation of İşbank, due to my nomination 
as an “independent member” to the Board of Directors of İşbank, I hereby declare to the committee, İşbank shareholders and all the related parties that;
•	 	Within	the	last	five	years,	no	executive	employment	relation	that	would	give	important	duties	and	responsibilities	has	been	established	between	myself,	my	spouse,	
my second degree relatives by blood or by marriage and (i) İşbank and (ii) the subsidiaries of İşbank, and (iii) shareholders who control the management of İşbank 
or who have significant influence in İşbank and juridical persons controlled by these shareholders; and that I neither possess more than 5% of any and all capital or 
voting rights or privileged shares nor have significant commercial relations,

•		 Within	the	last	five	years,	I	have	not	worked	as	an	executive	manager	who	would	have	important	duties	and	responsibilities	or	have	not	been	a	member	of	the	Board	

of Directors or been a shareholder (more than 5%) particularly in the companies that provide auditing, rating and consulting services for the Bank (including tax 
audit, legal audit, internal audit), and in the companies that the Bank purchase products and services from or sells products and services to within the framework of 
the agreements signed during the timeframe of selling/ purchasing of the products and services,

•		 I	possess	the	vocational	education,	knowledge	and	experience	necessary	to	fulfill	the	duties	I	will	assume	in	connection	with	being	an	independent	board	member,
•		 I	am	not	working	fulltime	in	public	institutions	and	organizations,
•		 I	am	considered	as	a	resident	in	Turkey	according	to	the	Income	Tax	Law	(n.193)	dated	31/12/1960,
•		 I	have	high	ethical	standards,	goodwill	and	experience	necessary	to	contribute	to	İşbank’s	activities,	Maintaining	my	objectivity	in	conflicts	of	interest	between	İşbank	

and its shareholders and deciding independently by taking into account the rights of stakeholders,

•		 I	am	capable	of	dedicating	sufficient	time	to	be	able	to	observe	the	Bank’s	activities	and	to	fulfill	the	requirements	of	the	duties	I	undertake,
•		 I	have	not	been	a	member	of	the	Board	of	Directors	of	İşbank	for	more	than	6	years	in	total	within	the	last	decade,
•		 I	have	not	been	an	independent	member	of	the	Board	of	Directors	in	more	than	three	of	the	companies	controlled	by	İşbank	or	by	the	shareholders	who	control	the	

management of İşbank and in more than five of the publicly traded companies in total,

•		 I	have	not	been	registered	and	announced	on	behalf	of	the	juridical	person	elected	as	member	of	the	Board	of	Directors,
•		 I	still	have	all	the	qualifications	as	per	the	Corporate	Governance	Principles	to	be	an	independent	member	and	I	will	protect	all	these	conditions	during	the	duty	term	
in case of being appointed as independent member. I will inform Board of Directors of İşbank and the Capital Markets Board (simultaneously) about the situation in 
writing including its reasons in case of losing my independency. And thus, I am independent.”

Remuneration

•		 Benefits	paid	to	key	management	personnel	in	2020	amount	to	TL	33,722	thousands.	Moreover,	cost	of	allowance,	travel,	accommodation,	representation,	as	well	as	

the opportunities in cash and in kind, insurance and similar guarantees for key management personnel in the same year amount to TL 6,288 thousands.

Other Issues

•		 The	actions	required	with	respect	to	the	decisions	made	at	Ordinary	General	Shareholders’	Meeting	of	2020	were	performed.
•		 No	custom	audits	were	carried	out	at	İşbank	within	the	scope	of	Articles	207,	438	and	439	of	the	Turkish	Commercial	Code	in	2019.	Our	bank	is	subject	to	public	

auditing, especially public institutions such as BRSA, CMB, Competition Board, Central Bank. If there is a situation that needs to be disclosed to the public regarding 
the audits of the aforementioned public institutions in our Bank, they are disclosed via KAP platform.

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İşbank 2020 Annual ReportAmendments in the Articles of Incorporation in 2020 (*)

ARTICLE
5

OLD
Capital

NEW
Capital

The Corporation has accepted the registered capital system 
pursuant to the provisions of the Capital Market Law, and adopted 
the registered capital system as per the Capital Market Board 
permission dated 6.3.1997 and Nr.2683. The maximum level of 
registered capital of the Corporation is TRY 10,000,000,000 (ten 
billion).

The issued and fully paid capital of the Corporation is TL 
4,500,000,000 (four billion five hundred million) and TL 1,000 of 
it is composed of Group (A) shares each of which worth 1 Kurus, TL 
29,000 of it is composed of Group (B) shares each of which worth 1 
Kurus and TL 4,499,970,000 of it is composed of Group (C) shares 
each of which worth 4 Kurus.

The registered capital maximum level permission granted by the 
Capital Market Board is valid between 2016 and 2020 (5 years). 
Even if the registered capital maximum level is not reached by the 
end of 2020; the Board of Directors, in order to be able to resolve for 
another capital increase after 2020, is obliged to obtain permission 
from the Capital Markets Board for the previously permitted or a 
new maximum level amount and then obtain authorization from the 
General Assembly for a new time period which shall not be more 
than five years. Unless such authorization is received, a capital 
increase cannot be made by a resolution of the Board of Directors. 

The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the issued capital by 
issuing registered shares up to the maximum level of the registered 
capital in accordance with the provisions of the Capital Market Law 
and the relevant legislation, whenever it deems necessary.

However, no new shares can be issued unless all the issued shares 
are sold and their values are collected.

All the shares of the Corporation are strictly required to be issued in 
return for cash; all of them must be registered.

The Corporation has accepted the registered capital system pursuant 
to the provisions of the Capital Market Law, and adopted the 
registered capital system as per the Capital Market Board permission 
dated 6.3.1997 and Nr.2683. The maximum level of registered capital 
of the Corporation is TRY 10,000,000,000 (ten billion).

The issued and fully paid capital of the Corporation is TL 
4,500,000,000 (four billion five hundred million) and TL 1,000 of 
it is composed of Group (A) shares each of which worth 1 Kurus, TL 
29,000 of it is composed of Group (B) shares each of which worth 1 
Kurus and TL 4,499,970,000 of it is composed of Group (C) shares 
each of which worth 4 Kurus.

The registered capital maximum level permission granted by the 
Capital Market Board is valid between 2020 and 2024 (5 years). 
Even if the registered capital maximum level is not reached by the 
end of 2024; the Board of Directors, in order to be able to resolve for 
another capital increase after 2024, is obliged to obtain permission 
from the Capital Markets Board for the previously permitted or a 
new maximum level amount and then obtain authorization from the 
General Assembly for a new time period which shall not be more 
than five years. Unless such authorization is received, a capital 
increase cannot be made by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the issued capital by 
issuing registered shares up to the maximum level of the registered 
capital in accordance with the provisions of the Capital Market Law 
and the relevant legislation, whenever it deems necessary.

However, no new shares can be issued unless all the issued shares 
are sold and their values are collected.

All the shares of the Corporation are strictly required to be issued in 
return for cash; all of them must be registered.

(*)At the Annual General Meeting convened on 31 March 2020, Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation was amended to reflect the modified duration of the Bank’s authorized 
capital ceiling.

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IntroductionActivitiesCorporate GovernanceFinancial Informationand Risk ManagementInformation to Shareholders

Corporate Title: Türkiye İş Bankası Anonim Şirketi

Trade Registry Number: 431112

Address: İş Kuleleri 34330 Levent/İstanbul

Website: www.isbank.com.tr

Contact Information of Branches: Please visit www.isbank.com.tr

Annual General Meeting:

As per the decision of the Board of Directors of İşbank, the Annual General Meeting of the Bank will be held at 14:00 on 31 March 2021, Wednesday in the İş 
Kuleleri Headquarters Auditorium, 34330 Levent-İstanbul.

Independent Auditor:

Güney Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş.

A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited

İstanbul Head Office
Orjin Maslak Plaza, Eski Büyükdere Cad.
Maslak Mah. No: 27, 34485, Sarıyer, İstanbul
Telephone: +90 (212) 315 30 30
Fax: +90 (212) 230 82 91

Company Announcements and Financial Data:

İşbank’s financial statements, independent auditor’s reports, annual reports, press releases and disclosures of material events are available on the Bank’s 
corporate website under the title of Investor Relations, in both Turkish and English.

Investor Relations and Sustainability Division:

Neşe Gülden Sözdinler, Division Head
İş Kuleleri Kule: 1
Kat: 15, 34330
Levent/İstanbul
Telephone: +90 (212) 316 16 02
E-mail: investorrelations@isbank.com.tr

Dividend Payments:

İşbank’s dividend payment policy is set out in detail in article 58 of the Bank’s articles of incorporation. Information about the policy is provided in this annual 
report. The said information is also available on the Bank’s corporate website under the title of Investor Relations, in Turkish and English.

Company Share Information:

İşbank’s Group A, Group B shares are listed on the Main Market with the symbols of ISATR and ISBTR; İşbank’s Group C shares are listed on the Stars Market 
with the symbol of ISCTR. İşbank’s Group C shares are traded on London Stock Exchange as Global Depositary Receipts, being subject to “Regulation S”; they 
are also traded on over-the-counter markets in the USA as American Depositary Receipts, being subject to “Rule 144A”.

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www.isbank.com.tr

TÜRKİYE İŞ BANKASI A.Ş.

Head Office

İş Kuleleri 34330 Levent/İstanbul

Telephone: (+90 212) 316 00 00

Fax: (+90 212) 316 04 04

Call Center: (+90 850) 724 0 724

E‑mail: musteri.iliskileri@isbank.com.tr

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