T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Türkiye»
 Year
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		94101106111113
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central bank11111
Number of branches or offices2121212121
Number of payment accountsnavnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions) 140,84718,10433,17441,67990,671
Banks
Total number of entities5152535455
Number of branches or offices11,58211,57611,38111,19411,103
Number of payment accounts (thousands)201,876222,475248,297283,917312,179
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands) 236,78446,43158,81570,36577,932
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions)1,820,4962,176,6532,690,4703,636,3705,569,949
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Private Banks
Total number of entities 32425252424
Number of branches or offices6,8156,6746,4226,1656,000
Number of payment accounts (thousands)114,491123,766136,905155,365170,695
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions)1,091,6701,269,1231,471,3211,795,3012,827,000
Public Banks
Total number of entities33333
Number of branches or offices3,6773,7183,7073,7013,715
Number of payment accounts (thousands)81,71292,075102,883118,026129,578
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions) 4614,888759,330996,5161,501,2042,165,534
Participation Banks
Total number of entities55666
Number of branches or offices1,0321,1221,1821,2551,311
Number of payment accounts (thousands)5,3416,6218,49810,51611,895
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions)107,311139,988215,513328,167558,060
SDIF Controlled Banks
Total number of entities 511122
Number of branches or offices11122
Number of payment accounts (thousands) 63267666
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions) 79293158240588
Investment Banks
Total number of entities1313131415
Number of branches or offices5054626468
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Value of payment accounts (TRY millions)navnavnavnavnav
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Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entities55555
Number of branches of foreign banks77777
Number of payment accounts (thousands)65555
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions) 86,5348,1196,96111,45818,767
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entities 94248535657
Breakdown of 'non-banks offering payment services/
 instruments, total number of entities' by subcategory
Non-banks offering storage of value
 (on a payment account or on a device)
Total number of entities 104248535657
Number of branches or offices 114,5195,0605,0694,6454,297
Number of payment accounts (thousands) 126,6097,1637,7928,1678,518
Value of payment accounts (TRY millions) 133,1222,9582,6254,5163,718
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
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MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuers 141214182129
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banks1214182129
Total outstanding e-money value (TRY millions)navnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (TRY millions)navnavnavnavnav
 1 Data as revised by the CBRT: public sector TRY deposits plus other TRY deposits shown in liabilities of the balance sheet. 2017,2018 and 2019: Increase/Decrease in value stems from the increase/decrease in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2017: Increase in value stems from the increase in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2018: Decrease in value stems from the decrease in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2019: Increase in value stems from the increase in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2020: Increase in value stems from the increase in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2021: Increase in value stems from the increase in deposits of the Treasury, General and Special Budgeted Administrations. 2 Since the data for internet-linked payment accounts regardless of the device used to access account is only available for 2017, data given between 2012 and 2016 mostly represents the internet/PC-linked accounts. 3  2020: SDIF classified a bank differently which was previously type I 4  2020: Public banks showed a rapid increase above the sector average in both loans and deposits in 2020. 5  2020: SDIF has added a bank that it previously classified differently. 6  2018: The decline in the number of accounts is due to the liquidation proceedings of banks, of which all zero balance accounts have been closed. 7  2015: The increase is due to increase in public sector deposits and interbank deposits. 2016: The decrease is due to decrease in public sector deposits and interbank deposits. 8  2017: Increase in value stems from a foregin bank opening branches in Turkey 2020: The "foreign banks having branches in Turkey" group does not include all foreign banks operating in Turkey and its share in the banking sector is very small. This increase is thought to be high due to the low base. 9  2016: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 2017: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 2018: The change was made due to updating data source. 2019: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 10 Total number of licensed payment institutions, e-money institutions and Turkish postal organisation (PTT). 2015: Increase in value stems from the entry of the law into force for licensing of the payment institutions and e-money institutions in 2015 2016: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 2017: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 2018: The change was made due to updating data source. 2019: The reason for data correction is that the last year calculations mistakenly did not include PTT. 11 Includes only branches or offices of Turkish postal organisation (PTT) since information regarding other institutions is not available. 12 Includes only the number of payment accounts in Turkish postal organisation (PTT) since information regarding other institutions is not available. 13 Includes only the value of payment accounts in Turkish postal organisation (PTT) since information regarding other institutions is not available. 2020: By the end of 31.12.2020, the total amount of Postal Institution's payment accounts is 4,515,818.10 TL. The specified amount is taken instantly and changes daily. Trade, supply chains and employment have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 aid money and unemployment payments made by public institutions also played a role in the increase in the year-end balance. 14 Banks and e-money institutions can issue e-money inTurkey. Only the number of e-money institutions is reported since relevant information regarding e-money issuer banks is not available.