Our Firsts
In its 48th year, Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye has supported the real economy with its know-how and expertise, pioneered many innovative steps in Türkiye and achieved many firsts in its corporate history.
It is the first Bank to offer both financial and technical support to businesses.
It was the first Bank to implement incentive loans.
It is the first Bank to support clusters within the program.
It is the first and only organization that provides financial and technical support to the sectors to unlock and develop tourism potential.
It was the first Bank to realize an initial public offering in the capital markets.
The Bank is the initiator of the financial support program for unfinished facilities.
It is the first Bank among public and private sector financial institutions to receive the TSE “Climate Friendly Organization” certificate.
The Islamic Development Bank was the first financial institution to channel its resources to SMEs.
It is the first public Bank to implement the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
It is the first and only Bank to support geothermal drilling projects through the Risk Sharing Mechanism (RSM), a grant program of the World Bank.
It is the first and only Bank in Türkiye to be a member of the European Investment Fund National Promotional Institutions (EIF-NPI).
It was the first Bank in Türkiye to issue asset-backed securities against the mortgage-backed securities of sector Banks through the Asset Financing Fund.
The Bank is the first institution to intermediate Türkiye’s low-carbon transition bond issuance.
It was the first Bank to issue social sukuk in Türkiye.
Intermediated Türkiye’s first amortizing sukuk issuance.
We are the first and only organization in Türkiye to sign the Impact Management Code of Conduct.