VKF_FRAE_2018_uyg11

168 Part III: Financial Highlights and Assessment of Risk Management CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION OF PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN TURKISH, SEE NOTE I. OF SECTION THREE TÜRKİYE VAKIFLAR BANKASI TÜRK ANONİM ORTAKLIĞI AND ITS FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 (Amounts expressed in thousands of Turkish Lira (“TL”) unless otherwise stated.) Available-for-sale financial assets Available-for-sale financial assets are the financial assets other than loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recorded at cost and subsequently measured at their fair values. However, assets that are not traded in an active market are measured by valuation techniques, including recent market transactions in similar financial instruments, adjusted for factors unique to the instrument being valued; or discounted cash flow techniques for the assets which do not have a fixed maturity. Unrecognized gains or losses derived from the difference between their fair values and the discounted values are recorded in “Valuation differences of the marketable securities” under the shareholders’ equity. In case of disposal of such assets, the valuation differences under shareholder’s equity are transferred directly to the statement of income. Held-to-maturity investments Held to maturity investments are the financial assets with fixed maturities and pre-determined payment schedules that the Bank has the intent and ability to hold until maturity, excluding loans and receivables. Held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using effective interest method after deducting impairments, if any. Financial assets classified as held to maturity investment however sold before its’ maturity or reclassified, are not allowed to be classified as held to maturity investment for two years with respect to TAS 39 rules. There are no financial assets in the Bank’s portfolio contradictory to the standard. Held-to-maturity investments, subsequent to initial recognition, are measured at amortized cost using effective interest method after deducting impairments, if any. Loans and Receivables Loans and receivables are the financial assets raised by the Bank providing money, commodity and services to debtors. Loans are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments, which are not quoted in an active market and not classified as a securities. Loans are initially recognized with their purchase and carried at their amortized costs using the internal rate of return at the subsequent recognition. Foreign currency (“FC”) granted loans are recognized in original currency and is subject to evaluation with the buying rate of Turkish Lira. Foreign currency indexed loans, are converted to Turkish Lira (“TL”) at the rate of the opening date and in the following periods, according to changes in period exchange rate on the income statement in the foreign exchange gains / losses are recorded in the accounts.