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Turkey Has No Islamic Will Service (2026): The Gap and the Workaround
The UK has online wasiyya builders from GBP 98. Malaysia has an Islamic estate industry. Canada sells Islamic wills for $40. Turkey, home to one of the world's largest Muslim populations, has notaries and a fatwa line. Why, and what to do about it.
KJM Returned 139% in 2025. Here Is Why You Should Not Chase It
A katilim fund beat all 394 pension funds on BEFAS last year. The number is real, the lesson is not the one the headlines sold, and chasing it now is how good years create bad investors.
The Real Return Problem: What Katilim Fund Numbers Look Like After Inflation
Turkish fund tables print huge nominal numbers and savers feel rich while purchasing power leaks away. The honest arithmetic of real returns, and how to build a katilim portfolio that survives it.
Six Myths About Halal Investing in Turkey That Deserve to Die
You need a participation bank. You give up returns. Sukuk is a bond in a costume. Gold under the mattress is safest. Six persistent myths, tested against how the Turkish market actually works in 2026.
Retirement Income Without Interest: How to Get Paid in the Decumulation Years
Accumulating halal savings is a solved problem in Turkey. Turning them into a monthly income without touching interest is the harder half, and the toolkit is smaller but real. Here is how it works.
Why Does Only One Turkish Bank Print Its Financing Rates? An Argument for Daylight
Vakif Katilim prints a vehicle rate table with honest annualized costs. Six competitors route you to calculators. The asymmetry has a logic, and customers should refuse to accept it.