Established in 1946, Garanti Bank is TurkeyÍs second largest private bank with consolidated assets of US$ 95.7 billion as of June 30, 2017. Garanti is an integrated financial services group operating in every segment of the banking sector including corporate, commercial, SME, payment systems, retail, private and investment banking together with its subsidiaries in pension and life insurance, leasing, factoring, brokerage, and asset management besides international subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Romania. Garanti provides a wide range of financial services to its 14.5 million customers with more than 19 thousand employees through an extensive distribution network of 948 domestic branches; 7 foreign branches in Cyprus and one in Malta; 3 international representative offices in London, DÙsseldorf and Shanghai with 4,759 ATMs, an award-winning Call Center, internet, mobile and social banking platforms, all built on cutting-edge technological infrastructure. Following the best practices in corporate governance, GarantiÍs majority shareholder is Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) with 49.85% share. Having shares publicly traded in Turkey, depositary receipts in the UK and the USA, Garanti has an actual free float of 50.07% in Borsa Istanbul as of June 30, 2017. Building on the BankÍs core values, Garanti Bank defines Sustainability as a commitment to build a strong and successful business for the future, while minimizing negative environmental and social impacts, and sharing long-term values with its customers, staff, shareholders and the communities it operates in. Garanti further strengthens its sustainable banking approach through community investment programs in a variety of topics ranging from sports to education, arts to nature and informing the business world.