Legislation

Legislation
The Banking Law and regulations the BRSA is liable to issue and publish pursuant to this Law are accessible on this page.

1-BANKING LAW

1-Banking Law No. 5411

2-Banks Act No. 4389 (Abolished)

2-BANK CARDS AND CREDIT CARDS

1-Bank Cards and Credit Cards Law

2-Regulation on Bank Cards and Credit Cards

3-REGULATIONS ON BANKING LAW

24-Regulation on the Banks’ Corporate Governance Principles

1-Regulation on Operations of Banks Subject to Permission and Indirect Shareholding

2-Regulation on Credit Operations of Banks

3-Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Liquidity Adequacy of Banks

Annex 1

Annex 2

Annex 3

4-Regulation on the Internal Systems of Banks

5-Regulation on Procedures and Principles for Determination of Qualifications of Loans and Other Receivables by Banks and Provisions to be set aside

6-Regulation on Procedures and Principles for Establishment and Operations of Financial Leasing, Factoring and Consumer Financing Companies

Annex

7-Regulation on the Donations and Aids to be made by Banks and Institutions subject to Consolidated Supervision

8-Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for Accounting Practices and Retention of Documents by Banks

9-Regulation on Bank’s Procurement of Support Services and Authorization of Such Service Providers

Annex

10-Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Capital Adequacy of Banks

Annex

11-Regulation on the Principles and Procedures for Notification of and Taking Oath and Declaration of Assets by Executives to be appointed to Top Management of Banks and Maintenance of the Book of Resolutions

12-Regulation on Equity of Banks

13-Regulation on the Principles Regarding the Authorization and Activities of Rating Agencies

14-Regulation on Authorization and Activities of Institutions which will Provide Valuation Services to Banks

Annex

15-Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for Sales and Purchase of Precious Metal and Disposal of Commodities that have been acquired due to Receivables by Banks

16-Regulation on Authorization and Activities of Institutions to Perform External Audit in Banks

17-Regulation on the Calculation and Implementation of Foreign Currency Net General Position/Equity Standard Ratio by Banks on Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Basis

18-Regulation on Financial Holding Companies

19-Regulation on Voluntary Liquidation of Banks

20-Regulation on the Principles and Procedures for Accepting, Withdrawal of Deposits and Participation Funds as well as the Prescribed Deposits, Participation Funds Custody and Receivables

Annex

21-Regulation on the Principles and Procedures concerning the Preparation of the Annual Report by Banks

22-Regulation on Merger, Acquisition, Division and Changes in Shares of Banks

23-Regulation on the Establishment and Operating Principles of Asset Management Companies

Annex

25-Board Resolution on Qualifications to be sought in Audit Committee Members

4-REGULATIONS ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND BANKING PROCESSES

1-Regulation on Bank Information Systems and Banking Processes Audit to be performed by External Audit Institutions

2-Communiqué on Principles to be considered in Information Systems Management in Banks

3-Communiqué on the Report Relating to Information Systems and Banking Processes Audit to be performed by External Audit Institutions

5-COMMUNIQUÉS

1-Communiqué on Uniform Chart of Accounts and its Explanation to be implemented by Participation Banks

2-Communiqué on Uniform Chart of Accounts and its Explanation

3-Communiqué on the Financial Statements to be announced to public by Banks as well as Explanations and Footnotes Thereof

4-Communiqué on Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements of Banks

5-Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures on the Activities of Representative Offices Opened in Turkey

6-Communiqué on Amendments to be made on Communiqué on Required Reserves

7-Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures on the Administrative Fines to be imposed on Reporting Made within the Scope of Banking Data Transfer System

8-Communiqué on the Consideration of Loan Types in the Calculation of Capital Adequacy Standard Ratio according to Standard Method

9-Communiqué on the Calculation of Capital Adequacy according to Standard Method for Market Risk arising from Options

10-Communiqué on the Calculation of Market Risk By Risk Measurement Models and Evaluation of Risk Measurement Models

11-Communiqué on Structural Position

12-Communiqué on Procedures and Principles for the Provisions to be set aside by Financial Leasing, Factoring and Financing Companies for their Receivables

13-Communiqué Uniform Chart of Accounts to be implemented by Financial Leasing, Factoring and Financing Companies and its Explanation as well as the Form and Scope of Financial Statements to be announced to Public

14-Procedures and Principles for Regulating Financial Leasing Contracts with Maturities less than Four Years on condition that they are not less than Two Years