Garanti Bank's success story is truly unique. Akin Ongor, a truly legendary person, appointed by its president, in just nine years turned an ordinary Turkish bank into a world-class financial institution. Together with the management team he created, Ongor implemented a program of changes that affected literally all aspects of the bank's work, the market value of which over the years increased from $150 million to $5 billion, and annual profit from $85 million to $500 million. The bank has become a powerful holding with branches in Holland and Russia, and successful insurance and leasing companies in Turkey.