Özet:

Capital market contributes signifi cant economic value production by directly bringing together fund suppliers and fund demanders. Therefore, it is required that capital market performed by equitably, effectively and transparently and capital market actors’ rightful interest protected. After the Enron Scandal (2001) and the subprime mortgage crisis (2008) were experienced in United States of America, public authorities have tended to increase the level of supervision over capital markets. Capital Market Act No 6362 entering into force on 30.12.2012 was prepared to be taken those developments in the world and particularly “The Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments” (The MiFID) into consideration. The Act provides exclusive legal sanctions for capital market with the intent of preventing some actions, which may affect negatively capital market. In this study, one of the legal sanctions, market manipulation crime is examined having regard to original context of capital market regulations in the light of criminal law principles.

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