Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Turkey's time of trial: "In the wake of the Istanbul suicide bombings, attention has focused, understandably enough, on British casualties and the targeting of British interests. But the vast majority of the victims of Thursday's attacks, and of those on Istanbul's synagogues last Saturday, were both Turks and Muslims."

HSBC - The world's local bank: "To truly understand a country and its culture, you have to be a part of it.
That's why at HSBC, we have local banks in more countries than anyone else. And all of our offices around the world are staffed by local people."

Business as usual BUT no message of sympathy to widows and orphans

Bomb blasts in Istanbul: "Bomb blasts in Istanbul - HSBC remains committed to Turkey" ¨

As the orphan of a bank clerk myself, my father died Sept
24th, 1942 HMS SOMALI, I went into the Solihull to give £10 for the widows and orphans - no collection has been organised yet.

Now Sir John Bond, group chairman, that is not good enough
no doubt there is excellent staff insurance but solidarity is important.

A collection may only be symbolic in modern times but it would be a real expression of our feelings of horror and sympathy.