Ziraat Bankası became the first bank to exceed 10 trillion TL: 124.5 billion TL net profit in 9 months

Ziraat Bankası became the first Turkish bank to surpass 10 trillion TL in total assets, reaching 10.1 trillion TL in the third quarter of 2026. The state-owned lender posted a net profit of 124.5 billion TL for the first nine months of the year and said its total financing to the economy reached 7.7 trillion TL. The milestone underscores the scale of Turkey's largest bank and the rapid balance-sheet expansion across the sector. Investors will watch whether asset growth continues at this pace and how profitability holds up as the bank's loan book expands.