BANK MELLAT, ANKARA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK MELLAT, ANKARA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKMTTRIS100

Bank / Institution

BANK MELLAT

Address

ZIYA GOKALP BULVARI 12 KIZILAY

City

ANKARA

Postcode

06425

Country

Turkey

Connection

Active

BKMTTRIS100 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKMTTRIS or BKMTTRIS100

Bank Code

BKMT - code assigned to BANK MELLAT

Country Code

TR - code belongs to Turkey

Location & Status

IS - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

100 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BKMTTRIS - primary office of BANK MELLAT, Turkey

What is a SWIFT Code BKMTTRIS100?

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.