The Borsa İstanbul is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former IstanbulStock Exchange , the Istanbul Gold Exchange and the Derivatives Exchange of Turkey under one umbrella. It was established as an incorporated company with a founding capital of 423,234,000 on April 3, 2013, and began to operate on April 5, 2013. Its logo is the traditional Ottoman mark for Istanbul, the tulip. Its slogan is “worth investing”. Shareholders of Borsa İstanbul are: 49% Government of Turkey, 41% IMKB, 5% VOB, 4% IMKB members, 1% IMKB brokers and 0.3% IAB members. It is planned that all the Government-owned shares will be offered for sale. Among the executives of the nine-member board of directors, which is presided by chairman Himmet Karadağ, are former deputy chairman of ISE Osman Akyüz, former head of VOB Işınsu Kestelli, Merrill Lynch Investment Bank General Manager Hüseyin Kelezoğlu and Chairman of Turkish Association of Capital Market Intermediary Institutions Attila Köksal.
History
The Istanbul Stock Exchange was the only corporation in Turkey for securities exchange established to provide trading in equities, bonds and bills, revenue-sharing certificates, private sector bonds, foreign securities and real estate certificates as well as international securities. The ISE was founded as an autonomous, professional organization in early 1986. It is situated in a modern building complex in the quarter of İstinye, on the European side of Istanbul, since May 15, 1995. ISE is home to 320 national companies. Trading hours are 09:30–12:30 for the first session and 14:00–17:30 for the second session, on workdays. All ISE members are incorporated banks and brokerage houses. ISE price indices are computed and published throughout the trading session while the return indices are calculated and published at the close of the session only. The indices are: ISE National-All Shares Index, ISE National-30, ISE National-50, ISE National-100, Sector and sub-sector indices, ISE Second National Market Index, ISE New Economy Market Index and ISE Investment Trusts Index. The ISE National-100 Index contains both the ISE National-50 and ISE National-30 Index and is used as a main indicator of the national market.
Annual Returns
The following table shows the annual development of the ISE National-100 since 1990.
Year
Closing level
Change in index in points
Change in index in %
1990
32.56
1991
43.69
11.13
34.18
1992
40.04
−3.65
−8.35
1993
206.83
166.79
416.56
1994
272.57
65.74
31.78
1995
400.25
127.68
46.84
1996
975.89
575.64
143.82
1997
3,451.26
2,475.37
253.65
1998
2,597.91
−853.35
−24.73
1999
15,208.78
12,610.87
485.42
2000
9,437.21
−5,771.57
−37.95
2001
13,782.76
4,345.55
46.05
2002
10,369.92
−3,412.84
−24.76
2003
18,625.02
8,255.10
79.61
2004
24,971.68
6,346.66
34.08
2005
39,777.70
14,806.02
59.29
2006
39,117.46
−660.24
−1.66
2007
55,538.13
16,420.67
41.98
2008
26,864.07
−28,674.06
−51.63
2009
52,825.02
25,960.95
96.64
2010
66,004.48
13,179.46
24.95
2011
51,266.62
−14,737.86
−22.33
2012
78,208.44
26,941.82
52.55
2013
67,801.73
−10,406.71
−13.31
2014
85,721.13
17,919.40
26.43
2015
71,726.99
−13,994.10
−16.33
2016
78,138.66
6,411.67
8.94
2017
115,331.01
37,192.40
47.60
2018
91,270.48
−24,062.50
−20.86
2019
114,424.96
23,154.50
25.37
Early days of the securities market in Turkey
The origin of an organized securities market in Turkey has its roots in the second half of the 19th century. The first securities market in the Ottoman Empire was established in 1866 under the name of "Dersaadet Securities Exchange" following the Crimean War. Dersaadet Exchange also created a medium for European investors who were seeking higher returns in the vast Ottoman markets. Following the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, a new law was enacted in 1929 to reorganize the fledgling capital markets under the new name of "Istanbul Securities and Foreign Exchange Bourse". Soon, the Bourse became very active and contributed substantially to the funding requirements of new enterprises across the country. However, its success was clouded by a string of events, including the Great Depression of 1929 and the impending World War II abroad which had taken their toll in the just developing business world in Turkey. During the industrial drive of the subsequent decades, there was a continuous increase in the number and size of joint stock companies, which began to open up their equity to the public. Those mature shares faced a strong and growing demand from mostly individual investors and some institutional investors. The early phase of the 1980s saw a marked improvement in the Turkish capital markets, both in regard to the legislative framework and the institutions required to set the stage for sound capital movements. In 1981, the "Capital Market Law" was enacted. The next year, the main regulatory body responsible for the supervision and regulation of the Turkish securities market, the Capital Markets Board based in Ankara, was established. A new decree was issued in October 1983 foreseeing the setting up of securities exchanges in the country. In October 1984, the "Regulations for the Establishment and Functions of Securities Exchanges" was published in the Official Gazette. The regulations concerning operational procedures were approved in the parliament and the Istanbul Stock Exchange was formally inaugurated at the end of 1985.
International Organization of Securities Commissions.
ISE and arts
There is a magnificent, four-meter high marble statue of the "Bull and Bear", in front of the ISE building’s protocol entrance. Created by one of Turkey’s foremost sculptors, Mehmet Aksoy, the statue symbolizes the behavior of the world’s stock markets, an aggressive bull poised to attack the surrendering bear. Another group of statues, sculptured by Şermin Güner, made in the honor of all existing and deceased brokers, represents brokers engaged in executing orders and is placed at the main entrance. The Istanbul Stock Exchange makes contributions to the arts by organizing exhibitions and concerts as well as sponsoring important artistic events in Istanbul.
