Munich Personal RePEc Archive Transformation of the Turkish Financial Sector in the Aftermath of the 2001 Crisis Akin, Guzin Gulsun and Aysan, Ahmet Faruk and Yildiran, Levent Bogazici University, Department of Economics, Bogazici University, Center for Economics and Econometrics December 2008 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/17803/ MPRA Paper No. 17803, posted 12 Oct 2009 13:12 UTC Transformation of the Turkish Financial Sector in the Aftermath of the 2001 Crisis Abstract This paper attempts to delineate the evolution of the Turkish banking sector in the post- crisis era after 2001. The paper summarizes the events in the Turkish banking sector until the 2001 crisis. After that, a section focuses on the major regulatory changes. A detailed account of the consolidation and transformation of Turkish banks following the crisis is presented with reference to various structural indicators of the sector. Efficiency and foreign bank entry are examined in for the post-crisis period as well. Keywords: Turkish banking sector, post-crisis era after 2001, Efficiency, Foreign bank entry JEL classification: G21, G28, O16 G. Gulsun Akin Department of Economics, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey e-mail:
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[email protected] 1 Transformation of the Turkish Financial Sector in the Aftermath of the 2001 Crisis G. Gülsün Akına, Ahmet Faruk Aysanb, Levent Yıldıranc 1. Introduction The Turkish financial sector has shown remarkable progress in the period following the 2001 crisis.