21.08.2025 23:02
As of the end of 2024, the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund transferred 732.1 million lira to 2,226,269 accounts in banks that have not been active for 10 years. It is noteworthy that among the forgotten funds in bank accounts, there are millions of dollars, euros, and pounds.
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According to Article 8 of the "Regulation on the Acceptance, Withdrawal, and Statute of Limitations of Deposits, Participation Funds, Trusts, and Receivables" published in the Official Gazette dated November 1, 2006, and numbered 26333, lists of all types of deposits, participation funds, trusts, and receivables that have become subject to statute of limitations at banks are announced on the websites of the relevant banks and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) for a period of 4 months starting from the beginning of February.
MONEY NOT SOUGHT FOR 10 YEARS IS TRANSFERRED TO TMSF
All types of deposits, participation funds, trusts, and receivables that have not been sought for a period of 10 years from the date of the last transaction, request, or written instruction made by the rightful owners at banks are subject to statute of limitations and are transferred to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to be recorded as income. As of this year, the transfer of accounts that were last processed in 2014 has been completed.
THE FIGURE IS 732.1 MILLION LIRA
In accordance with the announcements made regarding accounts that have become subject to statute of limitations by banks, accounts that have not been sought by the rightful owners or heirs until June 15 have been transferred to TMSF. As of December 31, 2024, the total amount in TL of the accounts that became subject to statute of limitations and were transferred to TMSF in June was approximately 732.1 million lira.
A total of 172 million 997 thousand 490.09 lira, 4 million 744 thousand 720.06 dollars, 6 million 567 thousand 934.13 euros, 339 thousand 265.87 Swiss Francs, 241 thousand 385.15 pounds, 1 million 19 thousand 686.00 Japanese Yen, 107 thousand 671.49 Norwegian Krona, 258 thousand 658.55 Swedish Krona, 355 thousand 866.41 Danish Krona, 57 thousand 843.85 Australian Dollars, 2 thousand 19.92 Saudi Riyals, 19 thousand 767.84 Canadian Dollars, and 714 thousand 907.82 dollars worth of gold and other items totaling 732 million 80 thousand 374.79 lira were transferred to TMSF.
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS 2 MILLION 226 THOUSAND 269
The total number of accounts that have become subject to statute of limitations and have been reported to TMSF by banks has been recorded as 2 million 226 thousand 269. In 2015, approximately 330 thousand accounts with 64 million lira were transferred to TMSF, and in 2020, approximately 1 million 44 thousand accounts with 217 million lira were transferred. In 2024, 1 million 672 thousand 473 accounts with forgotten assets worth 506 million 662 thousand 509 lira were transferred to TMSF.
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