ISTANBUL--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Wells Fargo International Group, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), is celebrating 15 years of serving its Global Financial Institutions (GFI) customers in Turkey. Through its local office in Istanbul, Wells Fargo provides trade, payments, deposits, credit, and other financial solutions to financial institution customers across the region.

“Wells Fargo wants to be where our customers are doing business, providing the financial services they need to succeed,” said Charles Silverman, head of Wells Fargo’s GFI business. “Turkey is an important market for our GFI customers and we look forward to continuing to work with them for many years to come.”

“Wells Fargo has continued to steadily grow our GFI business in Turkey since we opened our office. Over the last 15 years, we have seen the Turkish banking sector become stronger and we see great potential to strengthen our relationships and support our customers throughout the region,” said Dilek Mutus, head of Wells Fargo’s GFI business for the Turkey, Russia, Africa, Middle East and South Asia (TRAMS) region.

To commemorate the anniversary, a United Way grant of $10,000 USD was made on behalf of Wells Fargo to the Deniz Temiz Association/Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association (TURMEPA), a non-governmental organization that works to protect Turkey’s seas and coastline. TURMEPA and Wells Fargo held an event for volunteers, including Wells Fargo team members, families and customers, to clean up a beach on the island of Burgazada. Under the guidance of TURMEPA and in cooperation with Burgazada Municipality, 75 kilograms of litter was cleared from the island.

Wells Fargo’s International Group operates from 35 countries, including branches in Cayman Islands, Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), Hong Kong, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo and Toronto.

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