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The Ottoman Bank, established in 1856 with British capital, assumed the role of the official state bank and de facto central bank of the Ottoman Empire after forming a partnership with French capital in 1863 and adopting the name Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane. With its multinational structure, it occupied a central position in financial administration while also functioning as a quasi-public financial institution engaged in commercial activities. Until 1933, the bank retained the exclusive right to iss