International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings revised the outlook for Turkey’s long-term rating from “Negative” to “Stable” on 8 September 2023. Subsequently, with the review announced on 22 September 2023, Türkiye Finans’ long-term positive currency rating of “B-” and local currency rating of “B” remained unchanged, while their outlook was revised from “Negative” to “Stable”. Fitch Ratings confirmed the Bank’s financial capacity rating as “b-”.
According to this review, Türkiye Finans maintained its position among the Turkish banks to receive the highest credit rating in 2023.
Credit Ratings |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Foreign Currency |
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Long Term |
BB- |
B+ |
B+ |
B+ |
B- |
B- |
Short Term |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
Long Term Foreign Currency Outlook |
Negative |
Stable |
Negative |
Negative |
Negative |
Stable |
Local Currency |
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Long Term |
BB |
BB- |
BB- |
BB- |
B |
B |
Short Term |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
Long Term Local Currency Outlook |
Negative |
Stable |
Negative |
Negative |
Negative |
Stable |
Sovereign |
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Long Term |
AA(tur) |
AA(tur) |
AA(tur) |
AA(tur) |
AA(tur) |
AA(tur) |
Long Term Sovereign Outlook |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Viability Rating |
b+ |
b+ |
b+ |
b+ |
b- |
b- |
Principal Shareholder Support Rating/Support Rating |
3 |
4 |
4 |
b+* |
b- |
b- |
* Rating classification changed in 2021 due to Fitch Ratings’ change from support rating to principal shareholder support rating.