# Türkiye revokes Bank Mellat’s Istanbul operating licence

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 08:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/19/turkiye-revokes-operating-licence-of-irans-bank-mellat?traffic_source=rss

> Türkiye’s banking regulator has revoked the Istanbul branch licence of Iranian lender Bank Mellat. The decision cited legal provisions covering risks to depositors or financial-system stability. The bank has faced years of Western sanctions over alleged links to Iran’s nuclear programme and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.