Garanti BBVA Legal Department

Garanti BBVA is one of Turkey's largest private banks and a subsidiary of the Spanish banking group BBVA. The Garanti BBVA Legal Department, based at the bank's headquarters in Istanbul's Levent district, provides comprehensive legal services covering banking regulatory compliance with the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK/BRSA), loan documentation and structured finance, capital markets transactions, anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance, employment law, and litigation management. The legal team handles thousands of cases annually across Turkish commercial courts, consumer arbitration panels, and enforcement proceedings. Garanti BBVA's legal department also advises on digital banking regulation, open banking, and fintech partnerships. Lawyers in this department work at the intersection of Turkish Banking Law No. 5411, Capital Markets Law No. 6362, and KVKK data privacy requirements.