Want personalized recommendations?
Get matched to the best halal products in 60 seconds.
Our Latest Insights
Explore expert analysis on halal finance, ethical investing, and wealth management.
150 articles
Islamic Estate Planning in Turkey (2026): The Complete Checklist
Fatwa, will, family protocol, lifetime gifts, insurance, review cycle: the complete sequence for a Turkish Muslim estate plan, with 2026 costs and the order that makes each step easier than the last.
Lifetime Gifts (Hibe) in Turkish Estate Planning (2026): Uses and Tenkis Risk
Property given while alive bypasses succession entirely, which makes hibe the most powerful and most dangerous tool in Turkish Muslim estate planning. What gifts can do that wills cannot, the fiqh of gifting children, and where tenkis claws back.
How to Calculate Zakat in Turkey (2026): The DIYK Method, Step by Step
Turkey's official zakat methodology comes from the Din Isleri Yuksek Kurulu: 2.5% on net zakatable wealth above the 80.18 gram gold nisab, with debt netting and rules most calculators skip. The complete walkthrough.
TDV vs IHH Zakat Calculators (2026): Same Math, Different Hands
Turkey's two institutional zakat channels use identical DIYK methodology and charge nothing. The differences are custody, control and reach: TDV banks zakat only at participation banks; IHH lets you aim it at 123 countries. The honest comparison.
Zakat on Gold in Turkey (2026): Karats, Prices and the 80.18 Gram Line
Turkey holds family wealth in gold like almost nowhere else: bilezik, quarter coins, wedding sets. The zakat rules: the 80.18 gram nisab, karat conversion, the buy-versus-sell price detail, and the jewelry question answered honestly.
Zakat on Cash and Participation Accounts in Turkey (2026)
TL under the mattress, dollars in the drawer, participation accounts and their profit shares: the zakat treatment of every form of money Turkish households hold, including the inflation question everyone asks and the answer fiqh gives.
Zakat on Stocks, Funds and BES in Turkey (2026): A Working Method
Katilim equities, participation funds, gold funds, BES balances: how Turkish investors calculate zakat on portfolio wealth. The trader-versus-holder distinction, the fund look-through problem, and the pension question, handled honestly.
Nisab in Turkey (2026): The Gold and Silver Thresholds, Explained
Zakat has an entry threshold, and Turkey's official answer prices it at 80.18 grams of gold. Why the threshold exists, why silver gives a lower line, the buy-price detail, and what to do when you hover near it.
The 33/33/5 Standard: How Turkey Decides Which Stocks Are Halal
One national standard, set by the TKBB Advisory Board, governs every katilim fund, index and brokerage screen in Turkey. Here is exactly how the 33/33/5 thresholds work and where they come from.