The content analysis of the investor relations website i̇n the real estate investment trusts

This study evaluated companies' investor relations management through internet websites in Real Estate Investment Trust sector. The study analyzed all companies in Istanbul Stock Exchange and were operating in the field of Real Estate Investment Trust sectors. Questions used in the study were the same that used from Turkish İnvestor Relations Society (TÜYİD) for investor relation awards, a set of questions which had been conducted to examine investor relations section on the website of the companies. In this context, refer to TÜYİD's scorecard, there are three categories (annual reports, financial disclosure, and website contents) that seek to give the answers of 170 questions for each company. Therefore, all of Real Estate İnvestment Trust companies that listed on Istanbul stock exchange market have been all put together for comparison to one another. By 2014, according to the results obtained through the website in real estate investment trusts sector, the investor relations of HLGYO company was found as the most powerful one compared to other companies. Thus, Investor relations department was generally evaluated in Real estate investment trust companies.