Türkiye’s Capital Markets Board has decided to continue its short selling ban until the end of the trading session on August 29, 2025, writes law firm LBF Partners.
The following practices will remain in effect:
- The ban on short selling transactions in Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. equity markets will remain in force.
- For share buybacks by publicly listed companies, regulations regarding price limits, session-based time restrictions, and special transaction notifications, as well as the restriction stating that the total cost of repurchased shares may not exceed the resources available for profit distribution, will not be applied.
- In transaction on credit, the minimum maintenance margin ratio may be applied as 20% instead of 35%, temporarily and at the discretion of intermediary institutions.