Capital Markets Board Raises Financial Thresholds for Qualified Investors

The Capital Markets Board of the Republic of the Türkiye (the "CMB") has revised the financial thresholds applicable to professional client classification and qualified investor status through its decision dated October 26, 2026.

Accordingly, the minimum financial assets threshold required for clients seeking to be classified as professional clients upon request has been increased from TRY 10 million to TRY 50 million, while the transaction volume threshold has been raised from TRY 5 million to TRY 25 million. The financial thresholds applicable to legal entities qualifying as professional clients have also been revised accordingly.

These amendments also affect the eligibility criteria for qualified investors under various communiqués of the CMB that refer to the professional client classification requirements.

Furthermore, the exemption introduced by the CMB's Principle Decision No. i-SPK.37.7 dated December 18, 2025, concerning qualified investors in real estate investment funds and venture capital investment funds, has been abolished. Accordingly, investors in these funds will also be subject to the general financial thresholds applicable to qualified investors.

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