About

Currently the seventh largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, VakıfBank plays a pioneering role in the financing of domestic and foreign trade in investment banking and capital market operations in addition to its core banking products and services. Mehmet Emin Karaağaç joined the company in 2012 after a rewarding and successful 23 years at Türkiye İş Bankası where he served as legal counsel and legal consultant in various units and acquired an almost unrivalled understanding of Turkish banking law. Since joining VakıfBank, Karaağaç has led his legal team on numerous financial agreements such as the issuance of international bonds and securing syndication loans including the largest syndication loan agreement of VakıfBank’s history in 2015. Karaağaç is a graduate from Istanbul University Faculty of Law.