Turkish funds set for liquidation have 353,000 investors, source says

The 130 investment funds that Turkey's Capital Markets Board announced for liquidation have a total of 353,000 investors and a combined portfolio size of 891 billion lira ($21.4 billion), a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Key details

• Turkish authorities took steps on Thursday, September 17, 2026 to preserve financial stability after a small number of funds struggled to meet client withdrawals amid a stock market selloff earlier that week.
• Turkey's central bank boosted repo funding (short-term lending to banks against securities) to 300 billion lira.
• The central bank also increased banks' borrowing limits in the interbank money market tenfold to ensure lira liquidity.

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