Map «World». File photo ISTANBUL, Sep 28 Ziraat bank branches in Istanbul continue to use the Russian Mir system, they have not received notifications about the termination of its work, a representative of the bank told RIA Novosti correspondent. Previously, Bloomberg, citing an unnamed high-ranking official According to a Turkish official, Turkish state-owned banks Halkbank, Ziraat Bank and VakıfBank have decided to stop using the Russian Mir payment system. According to the agency, such plans by Turkish banks are an example of how «secondary US sanctions are forcing countries to distance themselves from Moscow.» It is alleged that this decision of the banks also marks a turn in Turkey's position regarding sanctions against the Russian Federation. state-owned banks «Our branches have not received such a notification, we continue to service,» RIA Novosti correspondent was told in the bank. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that he could decide on the further use of the Russian Mir card in Turkey. Earlier Turkish «Ishbank» and «Denizbank» informed RIA Novosti that they had stopped servicing Russian Mir cards. They noted that the decision was made in connection with the sanctions of the United States and Great Britain against the Russian Federation. Acceptance and servicing of cards of the Mir payment system in foreign banks, in particular in Turkish ones, will depend on the position of the credit institutions themselves, RIA Novosti was explained in the press service of the payment system.
The largest Turkish bank was not notified about the termination of the use of Mir
