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Monday, October 22, 2012

Akbank Rides the Turkish Tiger - WSJ.com

Akbank Rides the Turkish Tiger
Boon to Business as the Nation's Economy Thrives Keeps Down Worries Over Regional Conflicts

BY EMRE PEKER AND JOE PARKINSON

ISTANBUL—Suzan Sabanci Dinçer, chairman of Turkey's Akbank T.A.S., has banking in her blood. She also has an unyielding faith in the potential of Turkey's economy.

Perhaps that comes naturally to Ms. Sabanci Dinçer, a scion of one of Turkey's most famous business dynasties, who says Akbank, the country's second-largest lender by market value, sees its fate intertwined with that of its homeland.

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