TURKEY: Borsa Istanbul Plans to Shorten Settlement Cycle for Equity Market

Tuesday September 2 2025

On 29^th August 2025, Borsa Istanbul announced that in order to reduce transaction costs of investors trading in capital markets, mitigate post-trade risks, and to align with global post-trade practices, a comprehensive evaluation process of T+1 transition was conducted with all market participants regarding the feasibility of such a transition and its potential implications for the capital markets and market participants.

In this regard, as of January 2026, Borsa Istanbul Group will put into operation the test environments for end-to-end tests to be carried out. Active participation of all members is expected during the testing process, and potential technical incompatibilities or deficiencies will be identified at an early stage. In this way, it is aimed to minimize systemic risks at the time of transition.

It is of utmost importance that members and market participants complete the necessary preparations for the T+1 transition by 31^st December 2026, to ensure maximum compliance and a smooth transition.

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