MOSCOW, May 4. The Turkish bank DenizBank, one of the largest in the country, has significantly tightened the conditions for opening accounts for Russian citizens since the beginning of this year , increasingly rejecting such applications, RBC reports, citing intermediaries assisting Russians in obtaining bank cards in Turkey.
“Since the beginning of 2024, DenizBank has practically stopped opening accounts for Russian citizens — out of ten applications for opening an account, only one receives approval,” emphasized intermediary Sergei Ovsyannikov.
He also noted that even having a residence permit or registration in Turkey does not make it possible to open a bank account. However, the credit institution approves applications for clients with a large deposit of $100 thousand and above, the expert added. At the same time, previously it was possible to open an account with DenizBank only if you had a Russian foreign passport, the material says.
In February it became known that the Turkish bank Deniz began to request clients from among Russian citizens documents confirming a residence permit in Turkey.
Since January 1, Turkish exporters have been faced with bank refusals to accept money transfers from Russia. According to the source, the problem is partly due to US pressure on Turkey due to sanctions. The Turkish Ministry of Trade has taken up the issue, and Moscow is conducting a dialogue with Ankara. The Turkish side is officially aware of the existing problems in payment transfers with Russia, considers the situation not catastrophic, the relevant departments of the two countries are working to resolve the situation, a source in the presidential administration said. At the same time, a source in the banking sector reported on February 14 that the United States, based on sanctions policy, is warning a number of private banks in Turkey about the need to carefully check payment transfers with Russia, reaching a threatening tone.