AKBANK T.A.S., ISTANBUL - SWIFT/BIC Code

AKBANK T.A.S., ISTANBUL - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

AKBKTRIS004

Bank / Institution

AKBANK T.A.S.

Address

BUYUK POSTANE CADDESI 47 EMINONU

City

ISTANBUL

Postcode

34435

Country

Turkey

Connection

Active

AKBKTRIS004 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

AKBKTRIS or AKBKTRIS004

Bank Code

AKBK - code assigned to AKBANK T.A.S.

Country Code

TR - code belongs to Turkey

Location & Status

IS - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

004 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

AKBKTRIS - primary office of AKBANK T.A.S., Turkey

What is a SWIFT Code AKBKTRIS004?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.