Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) has taken new enforcement action, filing criminal complaints against three companies and 88 individuals, according to Haber 7. The board also issued trading bans as part of the same set of decisions.
Coverage of the announcement varied in its details. Cumhuriyet described the move as an "operation"-style decision targeting 88 people. Evrensel.net reported that complaints were filed against 67 individuals and that the activities of Trive Yatırım were temporarily halted. Ensonhaber, citing the SPK bulletin, reported a further 44 people referred for prosecution. The discrepancies between outlets were not immediately explained in the available reporting.
Bloomberght reported that the complaints and trading bans concern share transactions in the three companies. The SPK publishes its decisions through a periodic bulletin, which is how several outlets obtained the figures.
The board's actions relate to alleged violations in equity trading rather than to any broader market-wide measure, based on the reports available. No company statements or responses from those named were included in the source material.
What to watch next: the SPK's published bulletin and any subsequent statements from Trive Yatırım or the other companies named, which would clarify the scope of the complaints and the duration of the trading restrictions.