About Us The main reason behind the rapid development of capital markets in our country is the efficiency and confidence provided by settlement and custody systems. An institution having capital market players as its shareholders, Takasbank serves as a bridge between money and capital markets and is one of the most important financial institutions in Turkey. Takasbank realizes clearing and settlement transactions of all markets in both the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and the Turkish Derivatives Exchange (TURKDEX). With its experienced and rich human resources, its strong infrastructure and its innovative practices, Takasbank has cited as an example in the capital markets of developed and emerging market countries. Under the possession of the sector, shareholding and management structure of Takasbank, which has been structured as an institution serving the sector and managed by the sector; has also been established by considering these aims. Services and applications such as realization of settlement and custody transactions supported by cash and non-cash loan mechanisms in electronic environment in an integrated manner with organized markets and providing access to brokerage houses to national payment system (EFT-EMKT) via Takasbank Electronic Transfer System (TETS), provide efficiency for securities and cash transfers. These services also pave the way to reliable and fast payment of the receivables and obligations arising from the transactions of market participants without causing any value-date loss. Takasbank providing cash and securities financing to brokerage houses via its services and applications such as cash loans and securities lending/borrowing (L/B) market facilitates, secures that the money transfers between brokerage houses and banks took place in a transparent, reliable and sound manner through the money market it operates. Another central function of Takasbank, as being the “National Numbering Agency” of Turkey is to assign ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) codes, which is an identification number for securities in international standards codes to securities issued in Turkey. Furthermore, Takasbank has a characteristic of being an institution, which processes many data it has in its securities data bank due to its position and offers them to the use of market participants, regulatory bodies and data vendors.