TCMA 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

2012 • Investor training began through social media accounts. • The Association hosted the ICSA and IOSCO SROCC Semi-Annual Conferences. • Free training was offered for university students. • Cooperation agreements were signed with the Korean Stock Exchange and the Japan Association of Intermediary Institutions. • Member data began to be collected using the Association’s proprietary Member Management System software. 2013 • Social network accounts of the Association were activated. • www.paramveben.org (My Money and I) website went live as part of investor education. • “Kamera Elinde Geleceğin Cebinde” (Camera in Your Hand, Future in Your Pocket) short film contest was organized for the first time. • “TSPAKB Public Offering Principles” were developed. 2014 • The Association of Capital Market Intermediary Institutions of Turkey (TSPAKB) acquired its new membership structure with the inclusion of asset management companies and investment trusts, and was renamed Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA). • Various professional committees, sub‑committees and task forces were set up at the Association. • The first issue of the Gösterge publication was released. • The Association was elected as a member of the FEAS (Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges) Board of Directors. 2015 • Under the new Association Statute, Turkish Capital Markets Association Disciplinary Guidelines were updated and entered into force upon being published in the Official Gazette. • Periodic data began to be collected from asset management companies. • The first capital markets scholarships began to be granted. 2016 • Client Dispute Arbitration Committee was set up under the Association. • “TCMA Capital Markets Award Ceremony” debuted. • Informative seminars were initiated for chambers of industry members. • The Association began to be appraised in cash collective investment schemes. The first Turkish Capital Markets Summit was held, which was coordinated by the Association. • The Association hosted the annual meeting of the International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE) in İstanbul. • The Association began to undergo independent audit by a firm offering sworn financial advisory service. • The first personal budget management training was offered. 2017 • TCMA and Turkish Appraisers Association (TDUB) co-published the “International Valuation Standards”. • Investor education began to be co‑organized with the members for the first time. • The first B2B contacts between the manufacturing industry companies and the Association members took place during the “Turkish Capital Markets Summit 2017”. • The first issue of the international peer- reviewed journal titled “Journal of Capital Markets Studies” was published. • The Association was elected to the ICSA Board of Directors to represent the Europe area. 2018 • “Mutual Funds Provisions Directive” was published. • “Recommendations and Action Plan for the Development of the Capital Markets” report was released. • The first Vision Meeting was co-organized by the Association and TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Turkey). • The Association became a signatory of the Asia Securities Forum’s Declaration on Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals along with the leading capital markets representatives in the Asia- Pacific region. 2019 • “Serathon-in Capital Markets Software Marathon”, the first hackathon in the area of capital markets in Turkey, was held. • The Association hosted the Asia Securities Forum. • The Association became a shareholder of JCR Avrasya Derecelendirme A.Ş. • The Association began to be represented on the newly established Borsa İstanbul Advisory Committee with three members. • The 200 th issue of the Gündem was published. 2020 • Our international peer-reviewed journal titled “Journal of Capital Markets Studies” published in cooperation with the Emerald Publishing Group was made available for open access in EconLit and ERIH PLUS. • The Association joined the Executive Committee of the Venture Capital Support Program launched by TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB (Technology and Innovation Grant Programs Directorate). • The Association became a shareholder of Birleşik İpotek Finansmanı A.Ş., a mortgage financing company. 2016 2019 2020 The first Turkish Capital Markets Summit was held, which was coordinated by the Association. Serathon-in Capital Markets Software Marathon was held. “Journal of Capital Markets Studies” was made available for open access in EconLit and ERIH PLUS. TCMA 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 7