By market capitalization, BNP Paribas is one of the largest banks in the Eurozone. The bank was created in 2000 as a result of a merger of BNP and Paribas, two of the most prominent financial institutions in Europe, with historical roots dating back to the early 19th century. Since 2000, BNP Paribas has pursued dynamic growth plans, both organic and external, as illustrated in 2006 by the acquisition of BNL, which was then Italy’s sixth largest bank.

In accordance with its international profile, BNP Paribas has had a longstanding presence in the fields of corporate banking and consumer finance in Turkey, first with the Ottoman Bank (1920) and most recently through BNP Ak Dresdner (1996) and Anadolu Cetelem (1998). ...

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