VAKIF KATILIM BANK

Opening an account with VAKIF KATILIM BANK

Cost for the private persons from 1600

Cost for the legal entities from 4000

Opening Term: 3 weeks

Remotely: yes

Vakıf Katılım Bankası is one of the leading Turkish banks founded in 2015. Thanks to its successful policy, Vakıf Katılım Banka has been able to attract a large number of foreign clients who wanted to open an account in Turkey. Vakıf Katılım is a state-owned bank, which guarantees a high level of trust and stability.

Vakıf Katılım Bankası offers a wide range of services for individuals and businesses. It is important that foreigners are offered the same range of services as Turkish residents.

Open an account with Vakıf Katılım Bankası for a non-resident: 

  • Current account. This account in a Turkish bank can be replenished or closed at any convenient time, international transfers, mobile and Internet banking in several languages are available;
  • Deposit account. This type of account can be in both Turkish lira and USD. This account earns interest on deposits;
  • Gold account. Deposits are secured by physical gold, and the purchase and sale of precious metals is allowed in Turkey.

It is possible to open an account with Vakıf Katılım in different currencies (TRY, USD, EUR), which is convenient for importers and exporters. In addition, the bank provides fast international transfers through the SWIFT system, offers letters of credit, bank guarantees and other tools for international trade.

How to open a card in a Turkish bank?

To open an account with Vakıf Katılım, a Ukrainian needs to provide:

  • a foreign passport,
  • Turkish tax number,
  • a document confirming the address of residence (a utility bill or bank reference is acceptable),
  • email and Turkish phone number.

All documents must be certified with a translation into Turkish.

Opening an account with Vakıf Katılım will allow you to simplify financial transactions and avoid currency conversion costs, receive free MasterCard service and access to a wide network of branches throughout Turkey.

Vakıf Katılım adheres to the principle of ‘know your customer’ and reserves the right to request additional documents in each case, which will lead to an increase in the time required to open an account, and may also refuse to open an account without giving any reason.

VAKIF KATILIM BANK advantages

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Opening an account without a residence permit in Turkey

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Convenient online banking and mobile application

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Deposits and accounts in gold

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Wide network of branches throughout Turkey

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Free Mastercard service

General Information

Types of accounts

Personal and corporate accounts. Deposit accounts and gold accounts. A prerequisite for opening an account with Vakıf Katılım Bankası is a Turkish tax number for any client.

Personal visit

A personal visit to a bank branch in Turkey is required. On an individual basis, it is possible to open an account in a Turkish bank remotely.

Service rates

Rates for non-residents of Turkey are provided upon individual request.

Useful information

Official website: www.vakifkatilim.com

Stages of account opening

01

Preparation of documents

To open an account with Vakıf Katılım Bank, you need to fill out our application form and provide information about your activities and counterparties. Along with the questionnaire, you must provide the company's corporate documents (for a legal entity) and personal identification documents (for an individual).

02

Analysis of documents

Maira Consult lawyers analyze the information and documents provided, fill out the Vakıf Katılım Bank questionnaires.

03

Submission of documents

At this stage, we organize the translation of corporate documents and passports of the director and beneficiary or documents of an individual (for a personal account) into Turkish and notarization of documents in Turkey. Next, we obtain a Turkish tax number for the company or for an individual. After that, we send the finished package of documents for opening an account at Vakıf Katılım Bank for review by the manager.

04

Passing verification

It is possible to open an account in a Turkish bank if the director and beneficiary (for a legal entity) or an individual personally visit a bank branch in Turkey. Opening a Vakıf Katılım Bank account is possible without a residence permit in Turkey, the main thing is to have a Turkish tax number.

05

Compliance Check

At this stage, Vakıf Katılım Bank checks the client and may request additional information about his activities and the source of funds.

06

Account opening

It is possible to open an account with Vakıf Katılım Bank within 2-3 weeks after a personal meeting with the bank manager and submitting a full package of documents to the bank.

Answers to the Most Common Questions:

To open an account with Vakıf Katılım Bankası, a Turkish tax number is required for a non-resident individual or a foreign company.
It is possible to open an account in Turkey for Ukrainians during a personal visit to a bank branch or remotely on an individual basis. To open an account with the Turkish bank Vakıf Katılım Bankası, a Ukrainian does not need to have a residence permit in Turkey, it is enough to have a Turkish tax number.

Our Contacts

Client Relations Department

+380 73 427-66-30

Address

Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine,

40B Ivan Franko St., office 207

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