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Emlak vs Dunya: The Battle for Turkey's Gold Savers
Both print a 50 percent gold profit split, the sector's best. Emlak wins on entry at 10 grams; Dunya wins on everything physical around the account. The gram-by-gram comparison.
Dunya Katilim Review 2026: What Happens When a Gold Refiner Builds a Bank
The former Adabank, reborn under gold group Ahlatci Holding, runs the best gold platform in Turkish banking and the cleanest daily-money account. The rest of the shelf is a work in progress.
Ziraat Katilim Review 2026: The Disclosure Benchmark of Turkish Participation Banking
Ziraat Katilim prints everything: a flat 90/10 TL grid, weak FX and gold splits it could have hidden, and the full TMSF fine print. The state bank that made honesty its product.
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 BDDK Caps That Shape Every Halal Home and Car Financing Deal in Turkey
LTV bands, tenor ceilings and energy-class grading are set by regulation, not by your bank. Understanding the caps tells you what any financing offer can be before you ask for one.
How to Open a Katilim Account in Turkey: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Timers
From choosing the bank to locking your profit-share ratio, here is the complete process of opening a participation account, with the checkpoints that protect your money at each step.
Gold Participation Accounts, Explained: How Grams Earn Grams Without Interest
Your gold joins a financing pool and the profit comes back in metal. The mudarabah mechanics, the splits worth taking, the taxes and the honest expectations, all in one explainer.
DASK vs Konut Sigortasi: What Each Actually Covers (2026)
Turkish homeowners routinely believe DASK covers their home. It covers the building shell against earthquake, up to a state ceiling, and nothing else. What DASK does, what konut policies add, and how the participation stack fits together.
Participation Banking in Turkey 2026: The Complete State of Play
Eleven licensed participation banks, 4.3 trillion lira in assets, and a 9.5 percent market share. Here is who actually serves retail customers, who publishes real numbers, and where the sector goes next.