Turkey

Turkey’s fourth largest private bank Yapi Kredi signed a $1.36bn syndicated loan with 37 banks on Monday.

President Erdogan’s consolidation of power in April has translated into the stronger economic growth that he and his followers had hoped for. But questions about its sustainability are growing louder and they are feeding into an undercurrent of distrust among international investors. Virginia Furness reports.

Turkish oil refiner Tüpraş will start roadshowing a 10 year dollar bond on Friday, but the issuer’s links to Iran are expected to raise questions on the roadshow.

Turkey’s Vakifbank has signed its second refinancing facility of the year for $891m equivalent, with a bigger euro tranche than its previous facility, showing banks' preference for financing in euros over dollars.

Turkey’s state-owned Ziraat Bank on Monday morning took orders of $1.25bn to print its second senior trade of the year in what bankers said was a notably softer market.

Turkey’s Vakifbank has signed its second refinancing facility of the year for $891m with 22 banks, bringing the second round of Turkish bank refis to a near end.

Turkey’s state-owned Ziraat Bank on Monday morning took orders of $1.25bn of its second senior trade of the year.

Türkiye İş Bankası signed a $1.1bn dual currency syndicated loan on Monday with 33 banks at a spread 10bp lower than its first loan this year in May, in line with its peers.

Turkish banks are continuing to attract international lenders to their loan financings. Several deals this year have had dozens of arrangers.

Corporate issuer debuts and long awaited sovereign market returns have given emerging market investors an array of trades to look at this week, surprising some who thought they were in for little more than watching the US Federal Open Markets Committee meeting on Wednesday.

Türkiye İş Bankası has signed a $1.1bn dual currency syndicated loan at 10bp lower than its first loan this year in May, in line with its peers.

On Monday evening, Telia, the Nordic telecoms group, launched another large block trade of shares in Turkcell, the leading mobile phone operator in Turkey.