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FORMER VERSION
NEW VERSION
Participation Ban in the Discussion of Certain Issues, Banned
Transactions
Article 60 (The amended version with the Extraordinary General
Assembly decision dated 24.10.2005)
The Members of the Board of Directors cannot participate in the discussions
of the issues specifically related with them and cannot directly/indirectly
make transactions on behalf of others or themselves with the Bank without
getting permission from the General Assembly, and cannot become an
executive member in another corporation that makes transaction with the
Bank.
The provisions of the Banking Law are reserved.
Members’ Liabilities
Article 60 (The amended version with the Ordinary General Assembly
decision dated 29.03.2013)
The Members of the Board of Directors cannot participate in the discussions
of the issues regarding the conflicts of interest between the Bank and their
personal interests outside the Bank and cannot participate in the discussions
of the issues regarding the conflicts of interest between the Bank and the
personal interests plus the interests outside the Bank of their ascendants and
descendants or their spouses or their relatives by blood or by marriage up to
third degree (third degree included).
The Members of the Board of Directors, cannot make transactions on behalf
of others or themselves with the Bank without getting permission from the
General Assembly.
Board of Directors Members who are not shareholders and their relatives,
listed in the Article 393 of the Turkish Code of Commerce, who are not
shareholders cannot become indebted to the Bank in cash. For these persons;
the Board Members cannot give Bank surety, guarantee and collateral, and
cannot undertake responsibility, and cannot take over their debts.
The Members of the Board of Directors, cannot make any transactions of
commercial type that are included within the area of business of the Bank,
on behalf of others or themselves without getting permission from the
General Assembly, and cannot take part as an unlimited shareholders in a
company that is in the same type of commercial business.
The provisions of the Banking Law are reserved.
Committee Minute Book
Article 63
(The amended version with the Extraordinary General Assembly decision
dated 25.12.1958)
Credit Committee decisions are written daily in a book – that has consecutive
page numbers and that is certified in accordance with the provisions of the
Turkish Code of Commerce regarding bookkeeping – in the order of date and
number, without leaving space and making indent between the lines and
without leading to any suspicion on the correctness of the text and under
each decision committee members’ signature are written.
Instead of the above mentioned book it is permissible to use, with the
permission of the Ministry of Finance, a loose leaf book with certified pages
that are consecutively numbered provided that the book is binded at year
ends.
Committee Minute Book
Article 63
(The amended version with the Ordinary General Assembly decision dated
29.03.2013)
Decisions taken by the Credit Committee are registered in the committee
decision book.
Credit Committee decision book is kept in accordance with the procedures
and principles that the Board of Directors decision book is subject to.
The Committees of the Board of Directors
Article 72 (Added with the Extraordinary General Assembly decision
dated 24.10.2005)
In order to carry out its tasks and duties effectively and efficiently, the Board
of Directors may establish Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee and other committees. With a professional approach
the committees help the Board of Directors work on the Bank affairs in a
well-informed manner. The committees counsel the Board of Directors and
carry out their activities within the framework of the duties and powers
(authorities) given by the Board of Directors while the responsibility of their
activities is only enforceable on the Board of Directors. The committees are
not entitled to take executive decision.
The committees are composed of at least members. In case a committee
is composed of two members, both members, and case it is composed
of more than two members, majority of the members are non-executive
members. Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee and the Audit Committee must be an independent member.
The Board of Directors can always re-specify the duties and tasks of the
Committees and can make necessary changes on the positions of the
members.
The committees meet at a regularity required by their tasks and upon the call
made by the Chairman of the Committee. All tasks are carried out in writing
and necessary records are kept.
The Committees of the Board of Directors
Article 72 (The amended version with the Ordinary General Assembly
decision dated 29.03.2013)
In order to carry out its tasks and duties effectively and efficiently, the Board
of Directors may establish Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee and other committees. With a professional approach
the committees help the Board of Directors work on the Bank affairs in a
well-informed manner. The committees counsel the Board of Directors and
carry out their activities within the framework of the duties and powers
(authorities) given by the Board of Directors. The committees are not entitled
to take executive decision.
The committees are composed of at least members. In case a committee
is composed of two members, both members, and case it is composed
of more than two members, majority of the members are non-executive
members. All members of the Audit Committee, and the chairman of the
other committees are elected from among the Independent the Members of
the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors can always re-specify the duties and tasks of the
Committees and can make necessary changes on the positions of the
members.
The committees meet at a regularity required by their tasks and upon the call
made by the Chairman of the Committee. All tasks are carried out in writing
and necessary records are kept.
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION