NEWS FROM TÜRKİYE

Reuters - In 2010, net profit in Türkiye's banking sector rose 8.7 percent to TRY 21.93 billion (USD 13.90 billion) as the country emerged from the global financial crisis, the country’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) said on Monday.

Loans were boosted by a 33.9 percent rise to TRY 525.9 billion in the period, while deposits grew 19.9 percent to TRY 617 billion, said the regulator.

Banking sector assets rose 20.8 percent to TRY 1.007 billion, it said.