40th meeting of “Anatolia Seminars” was held in Mersin as a result of the cooperation of Borsa İstanbul and Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD).

As an advocate of internationally accepted corporate governance principles, Borsa İstanbul held the 40th meeting of “Anatolia Seminars” project in Mersin on June 12, in cooperation with the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD).

The meeting was organized with the support of Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TURKONFED), Dünya newspaper, International Finance Corporation (IFC), İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD), and Ethics and Reputation Society (TEID) in Mersin. In the panel entitled “Who will be standing Tomorrow?” hosted by Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, corporate governance, sustainability and ethical practices were discussed within the framework of a research report.

Panel: “Who will be standing Tomorrow?”

The panel was moderated by Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD) Secretary General Güray Karacar. The panelists were Borsa İstanbul Private Market Manager Associate Professor Recep Bildik, Dünya newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Hakan Güldağ, Ethics and Reputation Society (TEID) Chairman Selçuk Öncer and TKYD member and İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. Investor Relations Manager Ozan Altan.

Borsa İstanbul Private Market Manager Associate Professor Recep Bildik informed the audience on the Private Market, saying “Borsa İstanbul established the Private Market in order to contribute to growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Turkey, and therefore support new enterprises that will create innovation and employment. A web-based and member-based platform which brings companies and investors together for share trading without going public, the Private Market offers companies the opportunity to have access to finance without going public, company partners intending to sell their shares liquidity, and for investors, new investment opportunities and liquidity for their investments. Thanks to the Private Market, both early stage Start-Ups and Rising Companies that have already made some progress in their enterprise and reached a certain size will have direct access to qualified or licensed angel investors, and therefore raise the funds required to continue their business. With such features, the Private Market provides important benefits in terms of sustainability.

Service Providers and Intermediaries offering companies and investors legal and financial consultancy for the acquisition and share trading processes also operate in the Market, providing all services on a single platform, namely, www.bistozelpazar.com.”