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Türkiye revokes operating license of Iran's Bank Mellat in Istanbul

Türkiye's banking regulator has revoked the operating license of the Istanbul branch of Bank Mellat, an Iranian state-owned institution operating in the country since 1982. The regulatory authority cited risks to the stability of the financial system following prior restrictions, including removal from the SWIFT and domestic EFT systems under United States sanctions. It remains unconfirmed what immediate procedures will govern the liquidation or transfer of the branch's remaining assets.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on attribution across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramTürkiye's banking regulator
  • arabnewsUS
  • middleeasteyeTurkey
  • jpostTurkey
  • 8amUS Pressure
  • thenationalnewsTurkey
  • iranwireترکیه
  • aljazeeraTurkiye
  • kayhan-londonترکیه
  • klix-baameričkih
  • yna튀르키예서
  • timesofisraelTurkey
  • alarabyتركيا
4 differing positions reported on location across 11 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramIstanbul
  • arabnewsTurkiye
  • middleeasteyeIran's
  • 8amIstanbul
  • dikenİran
  • iranwireاستانبول
  • aljazeeraIstanbul
  • kayhan-londonاستانبول
  • klix-baTurska
  • yna튀르키예서
  • timesofisraelIstanbul
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegram1982
  • klix-banakon 44 godine
WhereIstanbul
41.014, 28.950 ±10 km
First reported37 days ago
Published2026-09-19 00:14 UTC
Sources14
How this travelled.
Reports17Independent tellings12
12 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Türkiye revokes operating license of Iran's Bank Mellat in Istanbul. 2026-09-19T00:14:23.883Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2822. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-18/turkey-revokes-licence-of-iran-s-bank-mellat-as-us-fa498175

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