Yapı Kredi: a focus on Turkey
Çatalhöyük Excavations
Since 1997, Yapı Kredi has been a main sponsor of the archaeological excavation of Çatalhöyük, the 9,000-
year old Neolithic site near the Çumra district of Konya. The Çatalhöyük excavation team has made important
archaeological findings each year since 1998. With Yapı Kredi’s support, the team continued to excavate the
site from June to September 2012. Çatalhöyük was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2012.
Environmental Projects and Investments
As a part of its effort to help protect the environment, Yapı Kredi complements its forestation activities with
various projects to conserve natural resources.
In May 2011, Yapı Kredi launched a recycling campaign to sort paper, plastic, glass and metal recyclable
materials at the Yapı Kredi headquarters, its operations center, facilities and regional directorates. In 2012,
888,750 kg of paper, 13,955 kg of plastics, 950 kg of glass and 1,480 kg of metal waste were collected and
delivered to recycling centers, saving roughly 15,100 trees.
Moreover, Yapı Kredi supported the Spinal Cord Paralytics Association of Turkey’s 2012 plastic bottle cap
campaign, which resulted in employees donating five wheelchairs to people in need.
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