At the press conference held in Istanbul European Side PTT Regional Directorate on 16th February 2010 it has been announced that, due to the cooperation between PTT which has the most widespread service network of our country and has been offering service to the citizens for 169 years and the Gedik Investment which is one of the efficient financial intermediary establishment of Turkish Capital Market, the savers living in rural areas will be able to enter the stock market and have comphresensive service with investment options as easily as the people living in big cities.
The savers will be able to have all necessary documents from PTT Centers to make transactions in stock market and send the documents to Gedik Investment, deposit and draw money via PTT free of charge,
The participants of the joint press conference held by Gedik Investment which is operating in Turkish Capital Market for 20 years as an establishment of Gedik Holding and by Our Administration were; Chairman of the Board and General Director of PTT Osman Tural, Gedik Investment Securities A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Erhan Topaç, IMKB President Hüseyin Erkan, VOB General Director Çetin Ali Dönmez, Member of Turkish Capital Market Board Muhammed Emin Özer, Takas Bank General Director Dr.Emin Çatana, MKK General Director Dr. Yakup Ergincan, PTT Press and Public Relations Counsellor Ümit Yeşildağ, Department Head of Financial Postal Exploitation Cevdet Yalçınkaya, Department Head of Promotion and Marketing Hüseyin Somuncuoğlu, Istanbul European Side Regional Director, PTT personnel, personnel from Gedik Investment and press members.
After the joint promotion films of PTT and Gedik Investment have been watched, the first speech was made by Gedik Investment Securities A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Erhan Topaç.
Erhan Topaç declared in his speech that; “The financial intermediary establishments except banking agencies have only 194 branches and communication offices throughout Turkey. Most of these are located in 10 big city centers. In Turkey there are no intermediary establishments in nearly 40 city centers and 850 districts. Hence, 65% of the savers unfortunately do not have the possibility to reach capital market instruments and have qualified financial service. Thanks to the cooperation between PTT and Gedik Investment, all savers in ever point of Turkey will be able to make investment in the stock market and benefit from all finacial products offered by Gedik Investment.
With the aim of expanding investors base and carry out stock markets to all points of Turkey, we, as Gedik Investment, are starting an exciting cooperation with PTT which has the most widespread service network of Turkey. We believe that due to the mission it has undertaken, this cooperation will have an important contribution to our stock markets.”
Later Erhan Topaç said, “Gedik Investment operating in stock markets for 20 years as an establishment of Gedik Holding is in the first place among intermediary establishments which are not banks concerning widespread business and volume of forward transactions with shares according to 2009 consolidated data, with its approximately 30.000 active investors, 23 branches and Millennium Bank branches which are all our agencies.
Gedik Investment which is the first intermediary establishment in Turkey having the Quality Certificate ISO 9001, has been continuing its business with total quality conception.”
Chairman of the Board and General Director of PTT Osman Tural who made later a speech declared that; “As PTT, we are starting a cooperation with Gedik Investment which is among the prestigious and leading intermediary establishments of our country. This coopreration which we have made for the first time with an intermediary establishment, will contribute to the development of Turkish Capital Market, to both institutions and also will be beneficial to our customers.
As PTT, we have a network of approximately 4000 automated workplaces all around our country. We operate in around 1200 locations where there are no banks. 17% of our population comes to PTT every month to make transactions. This cooperation will give the chance to customers to reach intermediary establishment more easily who want to work with Gedik Investment. That’s why PTT will be a bridge between Gedik Investment and its customers. As PTT, we have the honour to offer new services and add one more to our services.
In the continuation of his speech General Director Osman Tural explained; “PTT with it 169 years of experience, 4 thousand service points which are all on-line connected to each other and its 37.000 personnel, has the most long-established and widespread service network of Turkey, brings all services to customers which take place in the 164 protocols signed with 137 establishments. PTT which has more than 20 million transactions on average, has the privilege to bring service to 33 districts, 1002 towns and 144 villages in total 1179 settlements where there are no banks.”
Later on, VOB General Director Çetin Ali Dönmez, IMKB President Hüseyin Erkan Member of Turkish Capital Market Board Muhammed Emin Özer made speeches.
After the speeches, Chairman of the Board and General Director of PTT Osman Tural, Gedik Investment Securities A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Erhan Topaç came to the floor to answer questions from press members.
The meeting ended after the presentation of plaques and photo shooting.
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