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  The first financial operations in Turkey began in Istanbul in the early 1800s, with so-called money-changers and Galata bankers. All banking operations were carried out by these money-changers during the period, and the Galata bankers were mainly from Istanbul's ethnic minorities.  Istanbul's economy is constantly expanding, and it is Turkey's financial center. Istanbul is where the majority of the country's trade and export/import takes