CMB Draft Communiqué On Debt Instrument Holders Board

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Turkey has moved from a largely unregulated crypto market to one of the more tightly supervised regimes in the region. For foreign investors, exchanges, and businesses holding digital assets with a Turkish nexus, understanding the current framework is no longer optional.

SPK, halka açık olmayan ortaklıkların halka arz başvurularını ilan edilen sıradan bağımsız olarak önceliklendirmek üzere üç alternatif kriter belirledi

With its decision No. 57/1708 dated 17.09.2026, the Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”) set out the liquidation procedures for the 131 investment funds established by Tera, A1 Capital, Atlas, Bulls, Hedef, Pardus and Pusula Portföy Yönetimi, whose liquidation had been ordered under its previous decision, and updated the relevant list of funds in the same decision.

The Capital Markets Board of Türkiye has introduced comprehensive regulatory reforms affecting hedge funds and portfolio management companies, implementing new investment diversification requirements, graduated ownership caps based on free-float ratios, enhanced capital adequacy standards, and stricter personnel qualifications. These changes, effective from August 2026, establish tiered compliance deadlines and fundamentally reshape the operational framework for Turkish portfolio managers.

This article examines the legal and practical framework for opening and operating a Turkish bank account as a foreign national or foreign-owned business. It distinguishes statutory customer-identification and anti-money-laundering duties from each bank's own customer-acceptance policy. The discussion addresses passports,

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index came under significant selling pressure over three consecutive trading sessions between 15-17 September 2026. The index closed down 5.54% on 16 September, a move that triggered Borsa Istanbul’s index-linked circuit breaker, and negative momentum continued into the morning of 17 September. The sell-off was primarily triggered by a default at Pusula Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş., a portfolio management company, which failed to meet investor redemption requests from certain funds it manages in a timely manner. A similar liquidity problem emerged at Tera Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş., and this situation put pronounced pressure on the shares of both companies as well as on broader market indices.

On 16 September 2026, the money market funds founded by Pusula Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. defaulted after failing to meet the cash redemption requests received from investors, triggering a sharp sell off on Borsa Istanbul. The BIST 100 index lost 5.54% that same day and hit a circuit breaker; the selling soon spread to Tera Portföy funds as well. It became apparent that the problem was not confined to those two firms but also extended to Hedef, Atlas, A1 Capital, Pardus and Bulls Portföy.

Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu (“Kurul”) 17.09.2026 tarihli ve 57/1708 sayılı kararı ile, bir önceki kararında tasfiyesine karar verilen ve Tera, A1 Capital, Atlas, Bulls, Hedef, Pardus ve Pusula Portföy Yönetimi tarafından kurulmuş toplam 131 yatırım fonunun tasfiye usul ve esasları belirlenmiş, ilgili fon listesi de aynı kararla güncellenmiştir.

As per Turkish law, joint-stock companies are defined under the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 ("TCC" or "Law") as "companies with a fixed capital and divided into shares...

The Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions (the “Law”) and the Regulation on Payment Services, Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers...

The Republic of Türkiye's Ministry of Treasury and Finance published amendments to Communiqué No. 2008-32/34 ("Communiqué") regarding Decree No. 32...

The Decree Amending the Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency (the "Amendment Decree"), was published in the Official Gazette dated 15 March 2025 and numbered 32842.

The procedure with respect to the exercise of squeeze-out and sell-out rights in public companies has been structured in a more detailed manner.

In the Official Gazette dated 2 July 2024 and numbered 32590, the Law on Amendments to the Capital Markets Law No. 7518 introduced additions concerning crypto assets to various articles of the Capital Markets Law No. 6362.

Venture Capital Investment Funds are non-incorporated assets established by portfolio management companies and managed on behalf of investors based on the principles of fiduciary ownership, through funds collected from qualified investors ...

The Law No. 7511 on the Amendment of the Turkish Commercial Code and Some Other Laws ("Law") was published in the Official Gazette dated 29 May 2024, and numbered 32560.

Capital Markets Board of Turkey published Amendment Regulation re. Istanbul Takas ve Saklama Bankası A.Ş. Central Counterparty Regulation ("CCP Regulation")...

On 2 July 2024, with the Law on Amending the Capital Markets Law numbered 7518, published in the Official Gazette numbered 32590, amendments were made to various articles of the Capital Markets Law numbered 6362 ("CML") regarding cryptocurrency assets.