The flexibility of capital in share buybacks for banks has been granted. With the decision of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BRSA), shares repurchased by banks will not be deducted from the core capital. The decision by the BRSA is as follows: “Following the examination of the letter dated 24.03.2025 and numbered E-24049440-045.01[4/1]-149517 in the meeting of the Board on 25.03.2025; – For publicly traded banks whose shares are listed on Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange, the shares acquired through buyback from this market after 17/3/2025 until 31/12/2025; not to be considered as a deduction item from the core capital in the application of the fourth subparagraph (a1) of Article 9 of the Regulation on Banks’ Equity and not to be included in the calculation of credit risk-based amount and market risk-based amount in the application of the Regulation on Measurement and Evaluation of Banks’ Capital Adequacy, – It has been decided to announce this Decision to the institutions and to publish it on the Institution’s website.”