TCMA ANNUAL REPORT 2018

The main sponsors of the event were Borsa Istanbul, Metro Investment Securities and Tradesoft, and other supporters included the Central Registry Agency, Istanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank, Citibank and Saha Rating. 1 st International Congress of Political, Economic and Financial Analysis 1 st International Congress of Political, Economic and Financial Analysis 2018 (PEFA-2018), which included Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA) among its main sponsors, took place on 26-28 April 2018. Organized by Adnan Menderes University Nazilli Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences with the main theme of “Strong Capital Market, Strong Economy”, the Congress addressed the latest developments and changes in social sciences. The opening speeches of the congress, in which approximately 250 academic papers were presented, were delivered by Dr. Berra Doganer, TCMA Vice Chairperson at the time, and Prof. Dr. John Karkazis, the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration of Aegean University, Greece. The special plenary session of the congress titled “Global Markets and Turkey Economy” was moderated by Baris Esen, and featured Murat Sagman, Dr. Yasar Erdinc, Mert Yilmaz and Cuneyt Paksoy as speakers. The papers presented throughout the three-day congress focused on labor economics, econometrics, economics, finance, human resources management, labor law, public finance, public administration, urbanization, environment and energy, finance, accounting/auditing, marketing, health management, political science, sociology, strategic management, international relations, international trade/ logistics, production management, management information systems, management/organization and other related minor fields in social sciences. 18 th Ordinary General Meeting The 18 th Ordinary General Meeting was held on 9 May 2018 with the participation of approximately 200 market representatives. The opening speeches were delivered by Borsa Istanbul CEO and Board Member Murat Cetinkaya, Ali Ihsan Gungor, Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Head of the Department of Intermediary Activities, and Ilhami Koc, Association’s Chairperson at the time. At the meeting, elections were made for members of the Board of Directors, Board of Auditors and Discipline Committee, whose two-year terms of office had expired as per the Association’s Statute. At the first Board of Directors meeting held after the elections, Erhan Topac was elected as the Association’s Chairperson, and Dr. S. Alp Keler, CFA was elected as the Vice Chairperson. ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Revision Transition Seminar “ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Revision Transition” seminar was held by the Association on 25 May 2018, which was attended by 30 people. TUV Austria Turk trainer Nalan Acar was the speaker at the seminar which dealt with the comparison of OHSAS 18001 Standard with ISO 45001: 2018, Elaboration of the Articles of ISO 45001: 2018 Standard, Integration and Revisions 18 th Ordinary General Meeting 18 th Ordinary General Meeting 37 TCMA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT