Following the meeting of the Financial Stability Committee, CMB announced that measures would be taken.
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The Financial Stability Committee convened under the chairmanship of the Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek.
Following the meeting of the Financial Stability Committee, the Capital Markets Board (CMB) made a statement.
The statement said, "The recent developments in our capital market are being followed by our Board. In this context, a series of measures have been taken by our Board. These measures will be announced to the public on our Board's website in a short time."
FINANCIAL STABILITY COMMITTEE WAS MEETING
The Financial Stability Committee (FIK) convened at 08:00 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek.
In the statement made after the meeting, it was said: "There is no fundamental or structural risk to the functioning of Borsa Istanbul and our capital markets. The problem is concentrated in a certain part of the fund market and is temporary and manageable."
The following statements were used in the statement:
"The Financial Stability Committee convened on September 17, 2026, under the chairmanship of our Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mr. Mehmet Şimşek.
At the meeting, the latest developments in capital markets were discussed. In this context, it was evaluated that the activity in the markets resulted from the credit and liquidity problems experienced in some funds held by a limited number of portfolio management companies.
There is no fundamental or structural risk to the functioning of Borsa Istanbul and our capital markets. "The problem is concentrated in a certain part of the fund market and is temporary and manageable."
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