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Turkey’s Capital Markets Board rejects claims about foreign investors
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board rejected claims about foreign financial firms operating in the country’s capital markets.
The claims said some firms had made unusually large profits and then left, closed all their positions or sold all of certain assets.
The board said these claims were not supported by concrete information or documents and did not reflect the facts.
It also said its rule-making process took account of views from relevant stakeholders.
Draft and final rules were shared with the public at the same time, without distinguishing between domestic and foreign investors’ access to information.
The statement presents transparency and equal access to information as principles guiding the board’s regulatory work.
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board said claims about foreign financial institutions’ activity and investment positions in Turkish capital markets did not reflect the facts.
The claims included that institutions made excessive profits, closed all their positions or sold all holdings in certain capital-market instruments.
The board said the claims lacked concrete information and documents.
It said its regulatory processes took stakeholders’ views into account and followed transparency and predictability principles.
Draft and final regulations were shared with the public at the same time, without distinguishing between domestic and foreign investors’ access to information.
- Who
- Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK).
- What
- It rejected claims about foreign financial institutions’ profits, positions and holdings in Turkey’s capital markets.
- When
- October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Turkey’s capital markets.
- Why
- The board said the claims did not reflect the facts and lacked concrete information and documents.
Some media and social media claims
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board
Foreign institutions’ positions
Some media and social media claims
Some claims said foreign financial institutions made excessive profits, then some exited and fully closed their positions.
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board
The board said these claims did not reflect the facts.
Holdings in certain instruments
Some media and social media claims
Some claims said foreign institutions had sold all their holdings in certain capital-market instruments.
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board
The board said these claims did not reflect the facts.
Some media outlets and social media platforms circulated claims about foreign financial institutions’ activities and investment positions in Turkey’s capital markets.
The Capital Markets Board issued a statement rejecting the claims and describing its regulatory processes.
- Statement date
- October 28, 2026
- Regulator
- Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK)
- Market
- Turkey’s capital markets
- Regulatory process
- The board said it consulted relevant stakeholders and followed transparency and predictability principles.
What people are saying
The claims that foreign financial institutions made excessive profits, that some left after making high profits, fully closed their existing positions and completely sold their holdings in certain capital-market instruments do not reflect the facts.