Turkey – BIST Lifts Short Selling Ban

Turkey – BIST Lifts Short Selling Ban

On 29 June 2026, the BIST announced the ban on short selling in the equity market has been lifted.

  • temporary market restrictions were introduced due to the Iran war;
  • the bourse said the measures imposed by the Capital Markets Board (SPK) in early March expired on Friday;
  • the bourse reinstated the previous pre-ban regime, permitting short selling for shares in the BIST-50 index.