ASSESSMENT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
Türk Ticaret Bankası A.Ş. Audit Committee was established pursuant to the Banking Law No. 5411 (the “Law”) and the Regulation on Internal Systems and Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process of Banks (the “Internal Systems Regulation”). Among the units within the scope of internal systems, the Inspection Board, the Internal Control and Legal Compliance Department, the Risk Management Department, and the Anti-Financial Crimes Compliance Department report directly to the Board of Directors through the Audit Committee. On behalf of Board, Audit Committee monitors the efficiency and proficiency of the internal systems of the Bank, the functioning of these systems as well as the accounting and reporting systems in framework of the Law and related regulations, and the integrity of the produced data, providing preliminary evaluations to the Board of Directors when selecting the independent firms of auditing, rating, appraising and outsourcing; regularly monitoring the activities of the said companies which are appointed by the Board of Directors and with which agreements are concluded; ensuring the consolidated internal auditing of partnerships as per the regulations introduced with respect to the Law, and coordinating their activities. The Audit Committee convened 11 times in 2025. The main activities carried out in this context include making the necessary assessments regarding the support service companies from which the Bank plans to procure services, establishing job descriptions of the managers of the Internal Systems units and policies and procedures related to these units, approving the annual internal audit and internal control plans, evaluating the activities of the Internal Systems departments, directing these units if deemed necessary, and informing the Board of Directors. The activities and areas of responsibility of the Bank’s internal systems units for 2025 are presented below.