Awards

Kuveyt Turk has been awarded as the ‘Best Islamic Financial Institution of Türkiye’ by Global Finance Magazine in the last 5 years in a row.

Kuveyt Turk won the ‘Deal of the Year Türkiye’ (by Global Finance News Awards )for the first Turkish bank sukuk issuance of 100 Million USD out of Türkiye and Europe.

Kuveyt Türk’s corporate website features a user-friendly interface and was named “Web Site of the Year” at the prestigious finance and banking awards event Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking in 2014. The site provides customers with detailed information on the Bank’s products and services, as well as up-to date financial data, including financial reports in Turkish and English. The web site also helps customers to easily find branch, ATM and XTM locations on a map. Additionally, customers can file online applications for bank account, loan, private pension (PPS) and insurance products.

After being revamped in 2013, Kuveyt Türk’s Internet Branch further increased the range of its functions in 2014, offering customers products such as cheque-promissory note monitoring, KKB report inquiry and cash flow management. The Kuveyt Türk Internet Branch received the “Online Banking of the Year” designation at the renowned finance and banking awards event Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking. At the Internet Brach, customers can make money transfers free of charge, define smart transactions and designate defined recipients, view the weather forecast of their city of choice, and create a personal profile, thus enjoying a hassle-free, fast and visually rich user experience.

IDC Türkiye CIO Summit 2015 was organized by International Data Corporation (IDC), which is the leading global company in the Information Technologies and telecommunication sections, for the 6th time in Antalya on 9-10 April. IDC CIO of the Year Awards are given to determine the most contributive managers that provide the most contribution to their companies and shareholders among the IT managers of companies operating in our country and support the creative and visionary activities in this field. The award is evaluated in 6 different categories and our Bank's project called "XTM: eXtreme Transaction Machine" was awarded in three categories: 1. First Prize in the 2015 Best Innovation Project of Türkiye section “2015 IDC CIO Awards Best Innovation Project of the Year in Türkiye” 2. Second prize in the Best Business Enablement section “2015 IDC CIO Awards Best Business Enablement Project of the Year in Türkiye” 3. Third prize in the Best IT Governance section “2015 IDC CIO Awards Best IT Governance Project of the Year in Türkiye”

• One of the awards that is a strong indicator of Kuveyt Türk’s presence in Türkiye for over a quarter of a century, its leadership in the sector and the trust of its customers is the “Türkiye’s Largest Issuer of Sukuk” designation. The 2016 “Largest Issuer of Sukuk” title at the Capital Markets Awards, organized by the Association of Turkish Capital Markets (TSPB), was presented to Kuveyt Türk by our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• In the study conducted by Global Finance— one of the world’s most important economic and finance journals—to determine the best companies in the banking sector, Kuveyt Türk was named “Türkiye’s Best Islamic Finance Institution.” Kuveyt Türk General Manager Ufuk Uyan, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Group CEO and Kuveyt Türk Board of Directors Member Mazin Saad Al-Nahedh, who attended the ceremony held in Washington, accepted the award together.

• Kuveyt Türk was awarded by the Talent Board Foundation in the Candidate Experience Competition (CandE), which measures the interview experiences of candidates for recruitment across the world.
• Kuveyt Türk’s 2016 Ramadan commercial film won the first prize in the category “Performance,” one of the most important awards of YouTube, as the highestperforming commercial film in Europe and the Middle East region on YouTube.
• At International Data Corporation Türkiye’s (IDC) Finance Technology Awards 2017, Kuveyt Türk won the first prize for its API Market Platform in the “Digital Channels” category, and second prize in the “Expanding Financial Base” category.
• In the “World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions” survey by Global Finance magazine, Sağlam Kart was named “Best New Generation Credit Card” while Kuveyt Türk’s 100% owned subsidiary KT Bank AG received the award for “Best Up-And-Coming Financial Institution".

• Kuveyt Türk received a prize at the Candidate Experience Award 2018, organized by Talent Board Foundation, measuring the job candidates’ interview experiences.
• At World’s Best Banks Awards organized by the Global Finance Magazine, Kuveyt Türk was named “Türkiye’s Best Islamic Finance Institution” with Sağlam Kart receiving the “Best New Generation Credit Card” award, while Kuveyt Türk’s full subsidiary KT Bank AG received the award for “Europe’s Best Islamic Finance Institution.”
• The Best Workplaces in Türkiye 2018 survey by the Great Place to Work Institute named Kuveyt Türk as the “Best Finance Employer” and one of the “Best Workplaces in Türkiye.” At the World’s Best Banks Awards organized by Global Finance Magazine, which is available in 189 countries, Kuveyt Türk was named “Türkiye’s Best Islamic Finance Institution.” Additionally, Kuveyt Türk’s 100% owned subsidiary KT Bank AG received the award for “Europe’s Best Islamic Finance Institution.” Kuveyt Türk was named “Türkiye’s Most Powerful Islamic Bank” at IRBA (Islamic Retail Banking Awards).
• Kuveyt Türk was named "Türkiye's Strongest Islamic Bank" at IRBA

• Kuveyt Türk won two awards at IFN Awards organized by Islamic Finance News, one of the prominent publications in the financial markets. The contest celebrated Kuveyt Türk's finance facility for the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge and the corporate sukuk issue provided to Turkcell Superonline, which marks the first such sukuk issue in the telecommunications sector.
• Kuveyt Türk received the "Startup Friendly Company" award at Corporate & Startup Day.
• The Best Workplaces in Türkiye 2019 survey by the Great Place to Work Institute named Kuveyt Türk as the “Best Workplace in Türkiye” and “Best Finance Employer” in the "2,000+ Employees" category.
• Architecht Bilişim was named the "Fastest Growing IT Company of the Year" at the 20th edition of Bilişim 500 awards.
• Kuveyt Türk was deemed worthy of the "Best Wealth Management" award at the ninth edition of Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) in 2019.
• Kuveyt Türk was designated “Türkiye’s Best Islamic Financial Institution” and KT Bank AG "Europe's Best Islamic Financial Institution" at World's Best Banks Awards organized by Global Magazine. At Islamic Retail Banking Awards (IRBA) held by Cambridge IFA for the fifth time in 2019, Kuveyt Türk received "Türkiye's Strongest Islamic Bank" and "Türkiye's Most Innovative Islamic Bank" awards. KT Bank AG received three awards including the "Best Developing Islamic Bank in Europe" at the same event.