Garanti Yatirim Ortakligi AS operates as an investment trust. The firm operates a portfolio of gold and metals traded on the domestic and international stock markets or on street markets through capital market instruments. Its services include distribution of portfolio diversification and monitoring of developments regarding stocks and shares, financial markets and corporations, and partnerships. The company was founded by Ferit Faik Sahenk, Zekeriya Yildirim, and Sadan Gürtas on July 9, 1996 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.