According to information of Anadolu Agency, privatisation methods other than previously decided public offering may come up to agenda for public banks. The officials said that they started works to select an international investment bank that will propose a privatisation method for Ziraat Bankasi, and then will carry out road show for the bank. In January, McKinsey suggested public offering as the most appropriate privatisation method for public
banks. The officials, speaking to Anadolu Agency, noted the high foreign investor interest in Turkish
banks, and said that block sales as well as public offering would be considered. Reuters report that
officials said that for Halkbank they would also select an international investment bank as a consultant
for the privatisation of the bank.