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TMA Turkey

Get to Know TMA Turkey | FOYDER: Association's Founding and Vision with Önder Yılmaz

Önder Yılmaz, founder of the Financial and Operational Restructuring Professionals Association (TMA Turkey | FOYDER), shares the association's founding purposes and its contributions to the restructuring ecosystem in Turkey.

SUMMIT 2025 | "Turkey Needs a Preventive Restructuring Law" - Önder Yılmaz

Speaking at Summit 2025, Önder Yılmaz highlights the gaps in Turkey's debt restructuring law and the urgent need for a Preventive Restructuring Law to protect companies from bankruptcy.

TMA Turkey | FOYDER Summit 2024 Opening Speech: Önder YILMAZ

At the opening of the TMA Turkey Summit 2024 themed "Stability-Oriented Restructuring", Önder Yılmaz shares the current state of the ecosystem and future expectations.

TMA Turkey | FOYDER Summit Opening Speech: Önder Yılmaz

Önder Yılmaz's sectoral evaluations at the association summit, the importance of financial restructuring professionals, and the association's future roadmap.

Chairman Önder Yılmaz Attended BloombergHT Fokus Broadcast

FOYDER Chairman Önder Yılmaz joins the BloombergHT Fokus program as a guest to evaluate debt restructuring trends in the real sector and current financial regulations.

TMA Turkey | FOYDER Annual Summit - 2023 BloombergHT Broadcast

BloombergHT live broadcast within the scope of TMA Turkey | FOYDER Summit 2023 and macroeconomic & sectoral evaluations of Önder Yılmaz.

Önder YılmazSpeaker

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NPL Strategy

In Distressed Commercial Loans, the Core Issue is Restructuring, Not Collection

Distressed commercial loan management is often handled as a collection issue. This approach harms both the debtor company and the bank in the long run. The main question is whether this business can be restructured.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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Restructuring

A New Financing Model for Distressed Companies: DIP

Alongside traditional tools like concordat, DIP financing, which enables companies under financial distress to sustain operations, is an underdeveloped area in Turkey. Structural requirements and market conditions are evaluated.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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Asset Management

From Non-Performing Loans to Capital Markets: The Role of Asset Management Companies

What are the structural barriers to transferring non-performing loans on bank balance sheets to capital markets via AMCs? Restrictions in Turkish practice and how the system can be improved.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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Restructuring

Preventive Restructuring for Businesses and New Trends

With recent changes in Turkish law, preventive restructuring mechanisms have become more accessible. However, in practice, these tools are not utilized to their full potential.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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Banking

The Social and Economic Cost of Unresolved Asset Quality in the Turkish Banking Sector

The chronic nature of bank asset quality issues is not just a financial risk; it becomes a societal burden through job losses, informal economy, and real sector contraction.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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Restructuring

Turnaround Management for Companies

Turnaround management in a company under financial pressure is far beyond a mere financial intervention. Speed, decisiveness, and correct prioritization determine the success of the process.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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TMA Turkey

The Story of FOYDER

The establishment process of the Financial and Operational Restructuring Professionals Association: closing the gap in Turkey's restructuring ecosystem and uniting professionals under a common roof.

Önder YılmazFounder / Author

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