General Directorate Units

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Regulate daily cash needs and available liquid surplus of the Bank, monitor the cash position on a daily basis and evaluate the surplus efficiently, increase the efficiency of the Bank's funds, and reduce the cost of funds. Follow the cash flows of the Bank's accounts in other banks,Ensure the opening, closing, and backup of the EFT system within the principles of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, update all bank and branch records registered in the system, make the registration and accounting of outgoing and incoming wire transfers and make payments related to banks and execute transactions for transfer orders,Make necessary transactions for fund transfers denominated in foreign currencies through other banks, issue letters of credit, carry out recording and accounting procedures related to these transactions, convey the necessary information and documents to relevant units,Make all kinds of insurance transactions of service recipients and Bank personnel upon their requests on behalf of the insurer for which the Bank operates as an agency,Arrange the risk analysis tables used for the evaluation of credit requests from service recipients, carry out transactions for short-term cash loans as well as letters of guarantee, guaranty and brokerage. Provide through other banks and follow up the letters of guarantee requested from the bank to be given to courts and enforcement offices, make disbursements of cash support loans and reflect the same on loan accounts,carry out in accordance with the relevant legislation the procedures and transactions regarding EU grants and other grants and loans received from international financial institutions,Provide the Bank personnel with staff loans up to five salaries and carry out the procedures related to the follow-up of these loans,Make necessary examinations about service recipients who want to use cash and non-cash loans from the Bank and present the outcomes to the Board of Directors,Carry out preparations for participating General Assembly meetings of the Bank's affiliates and other procedures and operations related to subsidiaries,Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• In line with the principles of the Uniform Chart of Accounts and its Prospectus used by banks and published by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency pursuant to Tax Procedure Law, Turkish Commercial Code, and other relevant legislation, Keep the accounting records of the Bank and perform the relevant procedures and transactions regarding legal books,Prepare the Bank's budget and carry out the procedures about budget implementation, allocation of funds, and exceeding and transfers of the budget, Keep records of the capital shares of the Bank's shareholders,Pay all taxes and dues that the Bank should pay as a taxpayer and accountable entity to the relevant agencies or organizations,Make current payments of the Bank and progress payments for the works, supplies and service contracts carried out on behalf of the Bank,Carry out the procedures and transactions related to the General Assembly such as allowances, registration and inventory of fixtures and equipments, insurance, grants and cancellations,Select the auditing firm that will audit the financial and information systems pursuant to the Banking Law and carry out the procedures related to the auditing process,Prepare and publish interim activity reports and annual reports of the Bank and submit the same to the relevant institutions and organizations,Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• In order to ensure the safe, efficient and beneficial use of the Bank's funds for the national economy, regarding project-based loan requests, in line with the Bank's general objectives and strategies determined by loan policies, make the necessary economic, technical and financial examinations on the basis of service recipients, and prepare and review economic, technical, environmental and financial evaluation reports,Determine project financing needs of service recipients who will use loans, and prepare their loan allocation approvals,Advise on the determination and implementation of the Bank's loan policies, and prepare the relevant directives and specifications,Follow the latest developments in project evaluation techniques and methods and loan legislation, and ensure the necessary contact and information flow with relevant institutions and organizations in this regard,Review the proposals for changes in amount, maturity, guarantee and similar issues that might be submitted by Regional Directorates or service recipients regarding the approved project-based loans, and present those deemed appropriate to the General Directorate or the Board of Directors,Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Prepare project designs, or have them prepared, for drinking water supply, storage, distribution networks and treatment plants, wastewater networks and treatment plants, stormwater networks, marine outfalls, and solid waste and geothermal power plants in line with the demands of service recipients and public institutions and organizations. Prepare the following, or have them prepared, for the execution of these services: hydrological, hydrogeological, geophysical, geotechnical, geological surveys and feasibility studies, bathymetric and oceanographic researches, and analyses and project designs on the effect of ground water on concrete. Prepare, when necessary, technical and administrative specifications and tender documents for these procedures,Carry out technical review and approval procedures of the projects executed or caused to be executed by the Bank, service recipients or other public organizations,Prepare or cause to prepare additions and revisions to project designs of the projects approved by the Bank during pre-tender procedures for works,Participate in the processes aimed at eliminating problems arising from projects during the construction or operation phases of facilities,Prepare technical evaluation reports regarding loan requests from municipalities,Conduct R&D studies on infrastructure and superstructure issues, and ensure coordination with universities and related institutions in this regard,Carry out technical supervision of externally funded projects, and deliver opinions on or approve such projects,Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Review and evaluate externally-funded projects, and organize cooperation and ensure coordination among the Bank's units, service recipients and other national and international organizations for the use of eligible and needed financial resource (loan/grant),Establish a Project Management Unit for all necessary preparations to be done before a loan agreement is signed for an accepted project and for the execution of the project after the signing of the loan agreement,Represent the Bank during international efforts, and coordinate the participation of the departments related to such efforts,Carry out the procedures for opening representative offices and similar units in foreign countries and provide the necessary coordination,Participate in processes on behalf of the Bank in all projects related to the environmental infrastructure carried out by the EU Commission and the relevant Ministry and communicate with the relevant departments when necessary,Create projects in order to develop institutional capacity in accordance with the European Union norms,Coordinate and follow up the co-financing disbursements, covered by the Bank, of urban infrastructure projects carried out by receiving grants from the European Union,Carry out the procedures regarding the assignments of the Bank staff going abroad, and announce training activities, seminars, meetings and similar events abroad, so ensure that such opportunities are capitalized on,Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

So as to implement profit-oriented real-estate investment projects or have the same implemented in order to provide funds to the Bank without undertaking any debt or conditional liability; Sell and lease out the Bank's real-estate properties, buy new ones, lease and exchange real-estate properties, and carry out procedures and transactions related to establishment of partnerships, Develop projects on real estate properties belonging to the Bank, its shareholders, other public and private organizations or persons, and design such projects or have them designed or establish income sharing in exchange for land, Carry out procedures and transactions related to establishment of pledge, lien, usufruct, easement rights, and real estate liabilities within the scope of projects that provide funds to the Bank, Regarding the real-estate projects to be developed, conduct technical and legal studies, prepare administrative and technical specifications, and carry out marketing, promotion, expertise, sales and transfer transactions, procure services related to these processes, follow up responses and ensure coordination between the Departments for the such processes, Manage, evaluate and monitor the processes related to acquisition and establishment of affiliates or subsidiaries of the Bank or their operations, Develop projects for more effective and efficient use of bank assets and equities, Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles. Carry out identification processes regarding real estate properties belonging to the Bank and its shareholders, and develop and implement projects for structuring the debts of the debtor partners to the Bank against real estate,

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

a) Construct the following or have the same constructed for the service recipients and Public Institutions and Organizations depending on resources: drinking water supply, storage, and distribution, drinking water treatment, HPPs and other power plants, dams, ponds, irrigation, regulators, geothermal heating plants and distribution, rail systems, subways, bridges, junctions, underpasses, roads and road pavements, wastewater collection and discharge, wastewater treatment, marine outfalls, stormwater collection and discharge, flood protection and stream reclamation, solid waste collection, disposal, recovery and rehabilitation, renewable energy and similar environmental protection and infrastructure facilities, carry out the project modifications and approval processes for the facilities under construction,

b) Perform factory and manufacturing quality control procedures on concrete and reinforced concrete pipes and related gaskets in works carried out jointly with the Bank and service recipients or loan users, or have the same performed. Furthermore, if requested, carry out manufacturing quality control procedures for enterprises in the market producing concrete and reinforced concrete pipes used in sewage networks and parcel and manhole elements based on relevant standards, and document the compliance of production with the legislation of our Bank,

c) Determine the construction techniques and measures to be applied for reasons such as ground problems, and hold the necessary examinations and make decisions regarding the solution of the problems that occur in the execution of the work,

d) If requested by service recipients, Public Institutions and Organizations, or other institutions with special statuses, prepare technical specifications and provide consultancy services,

e) In case of assignment by the General Directorate, make researches for service recipients to supply all kinds of materials to be purchased in relation to the business, at appropriate quality and prices for the relevant work, prepare the relevant technical specifications, determine what should be procured by the Bank and inform the relevant unit accordingly, prepare, examine, review and submit for approval the price analyses and unit price charts related to the service issues of the Department,

f) Deliver sites for construction of facilities, carry out provisional and final acceptance procedures,
g) Provide the relevant units with statistical information based on the sector related to investments,

h) While executing the works, ensure coordination between domestic service units and Service recipients or loan users and provide solutions for problems, monitor as necessary in order to ensure unity among the domestic service units, and prepare circulars,

i) Work in coordination with other relevant institutions for preparation of regulations and standards related to the facilities, and involve in negotiations and decisions. Participate in meetings and actions with other institutions and organizations related to implementation,

j) Provide service recipients, professional chambers, municipal unions and other relevant units with technical consultancy and training services according to their demands and conditions related to construction, maintenance and operation of facilities,

k) Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Follow the developments in the media,

Prepare corporate promotional texts, and produce printed and electronic materials required for corporate promotion,

Conduct the relations with the public relations agency, and the internal communication activities,

Carry out the planning and coordination of the communication of corporate events, promotional campaigns and sponsorships,

Plan branding activities related to newly developed products,

Follow and implement social media, internet and intranet updates,

Plan and execute fairs, congresses and similar organizations,

Carry out other tasks assigned by the General Director.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Perform actions aimed at necessary surveys, project designs, restrictions, consultancy, audits and estimations for Base Maps, Zoning Plans, Geological - Geotechnical - Geothermal Surveys, Geographic Information Systems, and Expropriation and Zoning Implementation for local governments and, if requested, for public institutions and organizations, or have the foregoing performed, Preserve the originals and relevant documents of base maps, zoning plans, and geological-geotechnical surveys produced by our Bank or sent to our Department for information purposes, and if requested, provide public institutions and organizations, the Bank's relevant units and municipalities with their copies, Base Maps

Carry out inspection and final acceptance processes for digital base maps produced by Terrestrial, Photogrammetric and

• Yersel, Lidar methods,

Planning

• Pursuant to Spatial Planning Regulation of Zoning Law no. 3194, prepare / cause to prepare / audit / provide consultancy services for Spatial Plans of all types and scales in accordance with the current upper scale / grade plan based on the principle of graduated unity, prepare / cause to prepare / audit / provide consultancy services for conservation zoning plan, sector (transportation, tourism, etc.) plans, rural area plans, landscaping project designs, etc., Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
• In order to support sustainable development and urbanization in line with the Strategic Plan, ensure the development and dissemination of GIS projects for our Bank and local governments to produce accurate, fast and economic services by using their resources effectively and efficiently, Ensure that all the spatial data produced directly by İlbank through the Geographic Archive System of İlbank has an international standard production and presentation structure, and keep our digital archive up-to-date and ready for sharing on a continuous basis. Support preliminary work, technical specifications, tendering, consultancy, financing and implementation of all Information System projects of Local Governments under the Smart Cities concept, Geological ? Geotechnical Surveys

Conduct geological and geotechnical surveys, which are legally required for zoning plans of all types and scales sensitive to disasters and micro-zoning surveys as a basis for the zoning plan, Conduct geological ? geotechnical surveys as a basis for the zoning plan and ground and foundation surveys in all risky areas and risky building locations within the scope of urban transformation, Conduct / cause to conduct / audit / provide consultancy services for project activities related to Geothermal Energy (hot water-steam-gas) supply and integrated systems and heat transfer originating from water and ground (heat pumps),

• Expropriation and Zoning Implementation
• Carry out zoning implementations where cadastral ownerships are harmonized with the zoning plan,Allocate loans for all kinds of expropriation processes required for the services provided by the municipalities and special provincial administrations.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Formulate strategies about information and communication systems in the Bank, closely follow the technological developments in this field, ensure that informatics personnel obtain up-to-date information, develop medium- and long-term plans, carry out, finalize and monitor project works within the framework of these plans,
• Determine the standards for the establishment and use of information and communication systems in the bank and for meeting the demands for such systems, take the necessary precautions and make audits and arrangements for the effective, efficient, fast and coordinated execution of information processing services, Work on the information security of the Bank, and ensure the security of the Bank's information systems and of the information on these systems by creating security layers on the information systems and developing security policies,
• Carry out quality and improvement processes for the efficient use of information and communication systems, take the necessary precautions for the smooth functioning of the systems and the applications running on the systems, conduct or cause to conduct maintenance and repair procedures by setting priorities within the framework of work plans,
• Ensure regular flow of information over the internet and intranet network of the Bank, and create and update the Bank's website, Design, develop and execute the necessary information and communication systems in order to ensure that the Bank can fulfill its functions stipulated by law effectively, efficiently and securely, and update such systems in accordance with technological developments,
• Meet all kinds of software and hardware needs of the Bank's information and communication systems, prepare technical specifications and ensure the procurements by following the developments in hardware, software and communication technologies, Update the programs according to user needs and legislation amendments, and provide training and support to users, Provide consultancy services to the General Directorate and domestic service units in matters necessary for information and communication systems,
• Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Carry out paperwork and archiving processes at the General Directorate,
• Carry out the library, publication, announcement and advertisement works of the Bank and internal and external protocol services at the General Directorate,
• Carry out the Bank's fixtures purchases and processes for procurement of furnishing materials, stationery, offices, book and magazine subscriptions, health supplies, etc.,
• Carry out the procedures to provide domestic service units with tender permissions and expenditure authorizations for security, cleaning, personnel transportation, car rental, printing house workmanship and food service workmanship for the General Directorate's premises and facilities as well as other service procurements when necessary,
• Carry out the housing and food services for the personnel in the General Directorate as well as training, recreation and camping services for the Bank's employees and retirees, and perform the necessary activities within the framework of the relevant legislation in case of decease,
• Carry out the necessary procedures for transfers, inventory, operation of the official vehicles of the General Directorate and domestic service units as well as take such vehicles out of commission, provide their compulsory traffic insurance and automobile insurance policies, motor vehicle taxes, traffic accidents, etc.,
• Carry out or cause to carry out the necessary procedures for operating the printing house, phones, and telephone switchboards, faxes, book sales office, etc. in the General Directorate,
• Carry out or cause to carry out the maintenance and repair procedures on equipments, instruments, materials, and machinery belonging to the Bank, provide logistic support services,
• Ensure the construction and installation as well as the maintenance & repair of the Bank's Premises and Housings and the operation of the existing installations,
• Fulfill the duties assigned in the institutional medical standards under Law no. 5283 on Transfer of Healthcare Units of Some Public Institutions and Organizations to the Ministry of Health,
• Ensure the execution of the relevant procedures and processes by planning the Civil Defense Services at the Bank in line with the relevant legislation,
• Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

• Work on the Bank's manpower planning and personnel policy, and conduct researches, and put forward proposals for the development and maintenance of the personnel system,
• Carry out procedures and processes related to positions in the General Directorate and domestic and overseas service units as well as examinations, assignments, transfers, promotions, signing authority, retirement and other personal rights of the personnel.
• Carry out procedures regarding the participation of personnel in all kinds of events organized domestically by other institutions for educational purposes,
• Accrue monthly and daily wages and other remunerations of the General Directorate staff,
• Carry out procedures regarding contracts and collective labor agreements, and ensure their implementation,
• Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Carry out inspections, inquiries, examinations, and investigations related to all kinds of activities and processes of the Bank's General Directorate and domestic service units as well as the shareholding institutions,

Prepare and submit to the Board the necessary recommendations intended for better accomplishment of the Bank's objectives and ensure that the Bank operates in accordance with the legislation, plans, projects, and schedules,

Inspect, examine, and search, and when necessary, investigate the transactions, accounts and operations related to the following in terms of administrative and technical aspects: all kinds of projects, constructions and facilities conducted or caused to be conducted on behalf of the Bank, service recipients or other public organizations by the General Directorate and domestic service units of the Bank and the shareholding institutions as well as other operations and the staff of the Bank,

Conduct examinations on the Bank's transactions and operations in every aspect in order for the operations to be better and of good quality and executed in coordination, and make suggestions about issues with the Bank's legislation causing disruptions and contradictions.

BAssess the efficiency and adequacy of the Bank's internal control system and risk management systems,

Perform other inspection works assigned by the Board of Directors.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Ensure the control of the fact that the Bank's operations are conducted regularly, efficiently and effectively within the framework of current legislation and rules in accordance with legal regulations and strategies and policies determined by the Board of Directors,

Carry out the internal control activities within the scope of the legislation regarding the internal control system and within the framework of control schedules and control points to be designed by Department,

Make suggestions to increase the effectiveness of control activities based on job descriptions and work flow diagrams to be prepared by operational units,

Plan the activities of the Department by taking into consideration the suggestions from the operational units as well in order to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the Bank's operations,

Check whether internal control activities are carried out, whether rules and limits are followed, whether targets are achieved at various management levels and related control steps and points, and ensure that the outcomes of such checks are notified by the Internal Control Personnel to the Department of Internal Control normally or urgently taking into consideration the nature of the determinations as well.

Together with the related Senior Management, determine the procedures and principles regarding the distribution of the internal control activities between the personnel carrying out the operational activities of the Bank and the Internal Control Staff, and determine the number of Internal Control Staff, and the control mechanisms and methods to be employed.

Keep in the Department of Internal Control the reports submitted to the Department and the documents on which such reports predicate, classify the reports according to their qualifications as those made by bank personnel carrying out operational activities and by the internal control personnel, and evaluate the reports in conjunction with the related Senior Management, take the necessary measures to improve the internal control system or to carry out the internal control activities smoothly, inform the Audit Committee about the practices in this context at least quarterly,

Ensure coordination and cooperation with other personnel carrying out the Bank's operations in the place where the Internal Control Staff works,

Evaluate the errors, omissions, opinions and suggestions determined by the Supervisory Board regarding the effectiveness of the Internal Control System,

Make arrangements and establish communication channels for the Bank personnel carrying out operational activities to report to the Department of Internal Control,

Ensure that the existing software programs used in Bank in relation to the issues within the unit's mandate are developed or replaced or new software programs to be used are prepared in collaboration with the relevant units,

Regarding the use of information technology and tools in the Bank, in order to ensure that the procedures and transactions are carried out on common computer systems and that the data to be created in this process are kept in the database, to ensure the availability and adequacy of data backup systems and emergency and contingency plans, and to provide monitoring, control and cross control on the Bank's general field of activity by using the data kept in the database, formulate proposals within the framework of cooperation with the relevant units and coordinate accordingly the preparation of written rules such as the instructions about the use of information technology,

Ensure, through compliance checks, the compliance of all activities realized and planned by the Bank and that new transactions and products are in compliance with the Law and other relevant legislation, internal policies and rules, and banking practices, and ensure that the Bank's personnel are informed as soon as possible about the amendments to the Law and other relevant legislation, and the internal policies and rules of the Bank,

Perform other tasks assigned by the Board of Directors within the scope of internal control activities.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Design and implement the Risk Management system,

Identify, measure, analyze, monitor and report the risks faced by the Bank, and issue warnings in order to reduce controllable and uncontrollable risks,

Based on the Risk Management strategies, determine the Risk Management policies and implementation procedures in line with the opinions of the Board of Directors and ensure that they are implemented and complied with,

Participate in design, selection, implementation and pre-approval of risk measurement models which are basic tools in the Risk Management process, review the models regularly, and make changes by performing scenario analysis and retrospective testing,

Ensure that risks are understood and adequately assessed before starting a transaction,

Request information, opinions and reports from the relevant departments, when deemed necessary, in order to ensure effective performance of the risk monitoring function,

Determine the risk limits in conjunction with the senior management and the Audit Committee regarding the risks that the bank is exposed to and that can be quantified, present such risk limits to the Board of Directors, and monitor and report their use,

Ensure that the monthly report showing the risk status of the bank is submitted to the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors and the senior management regularly,

Prepare various reports on the risk status of the Bank as requested by the Institution, and submit such reports to the Audit Committee,

In addition to operational processes, Perform other tasks assigned by the Board of Directors.

FAALİYET KONULARI

Organize and carry out the official and private correspondence, all kinds of protocol works, and visiting, inviting, welcoming, hosting and farewell services of the General Director,

Present the letters and messages received by the General Directorate to the General Manager or his/her deputies,

Announce the orders and instructions of the General Director to the concerned and follow up such orders and instructions,

Ensure that documents required to be signed by the General Director are submitted in a timely manner, such documents are transferred to the relevant units, and the necessary ones are kept,

Carry out other tasks assigned by the General Director.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Carry out reporting, secretarial, and office services of the Board of Directors,

YPrepare the meeting agenda in line with the directives of the Chairman of the Board of Directors,

Ensure that the decisions of the Board of Directors are printed on notarized papers in computer environment, signed, bound at the end of the year, and preserved,

Perform other tasks assigned by the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Carry out reporting, secretarial, and office services of the Audit Committee,

Prepare the meeting agenda in line with the directives of the Head of the Audit Committee,

Ensure that the decisions of the Audit Committee are printed on notarized papers in computer environment, signed, bound at the end of the year, and preserved,

Perform other tasks assigned by the Head of the Audit Committee.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

a) Control, according to the principles of the Bank's Building Inspection Services Regulation, all kinds of surveys, project works and the following works to be performed for service recipients and contracted by the General Directorate units: maps, zoning plans, drinking water and sewage networks, treatment plants, construction works as well as related installations, central heating, geothermal energy, urban transportation, and solid waste facilities.

b) Ensure that those the performance authority of which are granted by the General Directorate to Regional Directorates among the abovementioned works are performed by means of contracting, and controlled, supervised and executed onsite,

c) Participate in committees for surveys, projects, and site delivery and provisional and final acceptance procedures or perform the foregoing in person according to the powers given, and participate in site delivery, examination and acceptance procedures of other Regional Directorates' facilities, if deemed necessary by the General Directorate,

ç) Provide technical service support to service recipients, if requested, and assist them with construction, assembly, operation, maintenance, repair works of facilities, map purchases, zoning implementations, and other public services,

d) Carry out preliminary works for loan requests from service recipients, and ensure that technical evaluation reports and their annexes are submitted to the relevant Department,

e) Gather and classify service recipients' various local information and prepare necessary statistics for use in provision of bank services and preparation of plans and programs,

f) Attend meetings and trips within the Regional Directorate in which they are on duty or to which they are invited, and cooperate with the General Directorate and related institutions in the implementation and monitoring of these programs,

g) Make weekly and monthly work programs for supervision and inspection services delivered by the Regional Directorate, taking into account the status of the work, personnel and vehicles,

ğ) Carry out the Regional Directorate's services for statistics, research, personnel, accounting, administrative affairs, protective security and civil defense within the framework of the legislation,

h) Keep ready for use the premises of Regional Directorates, their houses and guesthouses, and training and recreation facilities, if any, based on the authority to be granted by the General Directorate, and provide all kinds of administrative works and maintenance and repair of these facilities,

ı) Perform other tasks assigned by the General Directorate in line with the relevant legislation and the working procedures and principles.