Capital Markets Board of Turkey

Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) is the regulatory and supervisory authority in charge of the securities markets in Turkey. Empowered by the Capital Markets Law (CML), which was enacted in 1981, the CMB has been making detailed regulations for organizing the markets and developing capital market instruments and institutions for the past twenty four years in Turkey.

Based on the main objectives of fair and orderly functioning of the markets and protecting the rights of investors, the CMB has a wide range of responsibilities. Depending upon the development stages of the markets and the state of the country's economy, the list of priorities changes from time to time. However the major objective remains the same: to take the necessary measures for fostering the development of capital markets, and hence to contribute to the efficient allocation of financial resources in the country while ensuring investor protection.

The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies

GYODER, The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies, was established in 1999 by the representatives of 12 REICs for the purposes of encouraging the development of newly booming real estate industry in Turkey, fostering the growth of REICs, promoting and acting as a spokesman for the sector and introducing and maintaining standards in quality, control and training issues. Since then, GYODER, with its nearly 170 members, has been directing its activities for accelerating the process of institutionalization of the real estate sector, bringing new and everlasting solutions towards its improvement, enriching its operational scope, participating in the creation of modern cities through new developments as well as supporting inner-city rehabilitation and redevelopment, generating cooperation between all local authorities, relevant state bodies, private institutions, academics and NGOs in shaping quality environments and guaranteeing the communication and exchange of information among them. The conferences, meetings, seminars, symposiums, panels and education programs GYODER has organized are seen as major meeting platforms of the actors in the sector.