In respect of their contributions to capital markets, evaluation of pension funds in Turkey

In searching of solutions to social security problems, the importance of private pension funds, both in developed and in developing countries, has been seen to increase in recent years, At the same time, private pension funds having significant entity among organizational investors have played also an effective role in directing of this funds into capital markets. In Turkish capital market, parallel to such developments, private pension funds, which put into practice in October 2003, are considered among financial intermediates to contribute to the market in Turkey. For this purpose, in this study, some evaluations have been made on the contribution that private pension funds will make to the market.