Tuncay Dinç

Halk Investment CEO Murat Çetinkaya was elected as the new CEO of Turkey's main stock exchange Borsa Istanbul, replacing Osman Saraç, during the bourse's 4th Ordinary General Board Meeting on June 8. 

Borsa Istanbul Chair Himmet Karadağ has kept his position. 

A recent survey by the Exporters' Assembly of Turkey (T?M) has shown that almost half of Turkish exporters do not have any plan to protect themselves against parity risks. 

Istanbul has been named one of the world's top future financial centers along with Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and others in a fresh report. The Istanbul Financial Center project should however be improved further in line with successful rising examples, such as Dubai, according to experts. 

Like the previous year, a bell-ringing ceremony was held at Turkey's main stock exchange Borsa Istanbul on March 8 in cooperation with U.N. Global Compact, U.N.

Turkey's main stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, has announced the launching of a training program for employees of Bosna Bank International (BBI) in line with a memorandum of understanding with the bank to facilitate the mutual exchange of know-how and experience.

A total of 16 employees will receive training for one year from Borsa Istanbul and Turkey's Kuveyt Türk, it added. 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Borsa Istanbul have finalized the bank's purchase of a 10 percent stake in the Turkish stock exchange.

Borsa Istanbul has become a hub for companies that generated more than $100 billion in profits between 2010 and 2014, its CEO said during the opening speech of the second International Borsa Istanbul Finance and Economics Conference on Oct. 1.

A planned initial public offering (IPO) by Borsa Istanbul that was originally planned for the second quarter of next year may be delayed if necessary due to downward factors, the exchange's chief has said. 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is entering exclusive negotiations to acquire a 10 percent stake in Borsa Istanbul, in a landmark deal which will support Turkey's efforts to reshape its capital markets, the EBRD has said in a statement.