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Theoretical Foundations of The Savings Finance

Murat Ustaoğlu () and Mucahid Karabalık ()
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Murat Ustaoğlu: Istanbul Institute for Advanced Studies, İstanbul, Türkiye and İstanbul University
Mucahid Karabalık: Emlak Katılım Tasarruf Finansman

Chapter 2 in The Demand for Alternative Finance, 2025, pp 17-42 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines the emergence and evolution of Turkey’s savings finance sector, an interest-free financial model rooted in Islamic economic principles. Originating in the 1990s with vehicle financing, the sector expanded to real estate by 2005 and was formalized under Law No. 6361 in 2021, supervised by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. The theoretical framework prohibits riba (interest) and unethical investments, emphasizing savings pool independence and savings plan segregation to protect participants. Drawing parallels to global models like ROSCAs and Germany’s Bausparkasse, the sector employs dynamic models—Sequential Savings, Inflation-Protected, and House Price Indexed—to balance ethical compliance with economic challenges. These mechanisms address inflation risks, ensure equitable resource allocation, and safeguard purchasing power. This chapter underscores the sector’s role as a hybrid of Islamic ethics and adaptive financial engineering, necessitating ongoing innovation to sustain relevance amid market demands.

Keywords: Interest-Free Financing; Savings Finance; ROSCA; Bausparkasse; Épargne-Logement; Free Planned Savings Scheme; Sequential Savings Plan; Savings Pool; Risk-Sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-01765-9_2

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