TCMA ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Meetings and Events Meeting on LTT Activities A members meeting was held on 25 January 2018, which was attended by the representatives of our members holding leveraged trading transaction (LTT) authorization. In the meeting that was intended to discuss LTT activities, key indicators, numeric data and information such as LTT transaction volume, number of customers, customers’ collateralization structures, customer complaints and personnel employment were evaluated. Additionally, members’ opinions and suggestions regarding the sector’s development were presented. Seminar on Cryptocurrency Law On 15 February 2018, Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA) organized the Seminar on Cryptocurrency Law at the Association, which was attended by 100 people and started with the opening speech of the TCMA Secretary General Ilkay Arikan. The seminar, which featured Bilgesu Demirel, attorney from Ozay Law Office, as the speaker, and attracted intense interest from our members, dealt with blockchain, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts. Liberalizing the Goddesses Seminar On 8 March 2018, “Liberalizing the Goddesses Seminar” was held at the Association, which featured Ayse Ayten, personal development and color expert, as speaker. Having drawn high level of interest from the women market professionals, the seminar was attended by 70 people. Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA) Projects Information Meeting 2018 Projects Information Meeting was held at the Association on 28 March 2018 to give a briefing about the projects and initiatives carried out by the TCMA for thriving the capital markets. Participated by representatives from nearly 50 institutions, the meeting covered presentations on “Our Baby Our Future”, Serathon-in Capital Market Marathon, TCMA Capital Markets Summit 2018 and the 5 th Camera in Your Hand, Future in Your Pocket Short Film Contest made by TCMA employees. 3 rd Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA) Capital Markets Award Ceremony The Association held the third edition of the TCMA Capital Markets Award Ceremony that it has been organizing annually to contribute to the flourishing and increased recognition of capital markets on 11 April 2018. Inaugurated with the speeches delivered by Himmet Karadag, Deputy Chairman of Turkey Wealth Fund and Chairman and CEO of Borsa Istanbul at the time, and Ilhami Koc, TCMA Chairperson at the time, the award ceremony was attended by senior executives of banks, intermediary institutions, asset management companies and investment trusts engaged in the capital market. Nearly 400 people participated to the ceremony and awards were given under a total of 44 branches in eight categories and distributed to organizations that authored the most successful activities during 2017. 3 rd TCMA Capital Markets Award Ceremony 3 rd TCMA Capital Markets Award Ceremony 36 TCMA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT