Turkey - Factors to Watch on April 10

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO

10/04/2026 05:42

ISTANBUL, April 10 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Thursday.

The lira TRYTOM=D3 closed at 44.5725 on Thursday.

The BIST 100 index closed 1.12% higher at 13,689.00 points on Thursday.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian stocks ticked up
early on Friday
 but gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of this week's U.S.-Iran ceasefire and remained wary of fragile hopes for Israel-Lebanon peace talks.

ERDOGAN

President Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian late on Thursday in which they discussed upcoming U.S.-Iran talks.

 ENERGY MINISTER IN SOMALIA

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar will attend a drilling ship welcoming ceremony in Mogadishu, where he will meet Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Turkish drilling vessel Cagri Bey is set to conduct Turkey's first deep-sea drilling operation abroad.

DATA

Turkish Statistics Institute will release February industrial production statistics.

 STATE BANKS

 Meltem Taylan Aydin was named chairperson of state lender Halkbank, while Recep Suleyman Ozdil was named chief executive.
Mustafa Saydam was named Vakifbank's chairperson, while Osman Arslan was named CEO.

 TURKISH AIRLINES

 Murat Seker replaced Ahmet Bolat as chairperson, while Ahmet Olmustur was named CEO.

VICE PRESIDENT

 Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz will attend the Turkish police forces 181st anniversary event. (1630 GMT)

TRADE MINISTER

Trade Minister Omer Bolat will attend conference on e-commerce in Istanbul. (0600 GMT)

MAIN OPPOSITION

Main opposition CHP Chairman Ozgur Ozel will meet with smaller opposition party leaders in Ankara.

(Compiled by Miraç Eren Dereli)

((miraceren.dereli@thomsonreuters.com;))