Ziraat Bank of TRNC, established right after Cyprus Peace Operation, commenced conducting banking activities, with its first branch in Kyrenia, by assuming the role of Central Bank in line with the agreement concluded in Turkish Cypriot Governance period. With this agreement constituting the inauguration of central banking operations in Cyprus, Ziraat Bank of TRNC succesfully fulfilled the duties and responsibilities that central banks hold and handed over its authorities to Central Bank of TRNC founded on 16 May 1983. Ziraat Bank of TRNC still continues its banking operations with 8 branches and 67 ATMs across Northern Cyprus.