TIF General Director Delivered a Panel Speech at the 8th Annual Executive Briefing on Private Capital in Türkiye and Environs

On October 8, 2026, TIF representatives, led by Mr. Ramil Babayev, General Director of the Turkic Investment Fund, attended Globalturk Capital’s 8th Annual Executive Briefing on Private Capital in Türkiye and Environs, which was organized with the partnership of GPCA in Istanbul. He was accompanied by Mr. Mehmet Esat Mert, Director of International Relations, Capital Mobilization, and Treasury, Mr. Shabdan Tagayev, Debt Financing Manager, Mr. Nurzhan Sultanbek, Equity Investment Manager, and Ms. Jyldyz Akmatova, Communications Senior Associate.

Mr. Ramil Babayev also delivered a panel speech at the session "Where Is Smart Private Capital Going? DFI & LP Perspectives on Türkiye and Beyond," alongside senior executives from EIB, EBRD, PROPARCO, DEG, ADB, and IFC. Mr. Babayev shared key insights on three topics: 
???? Global Capital Allocation in 2026: Emphasizing how DFIs and institutional LPs are adapting capital deployment models to target resilient, high-growth emerging markets. 
???? Emerging Investment Themes: Highlighting priority sectors across Türkiye and neighboring region, including green energy transition, digital transformation, logistics infrastructure, and industrial production. 
???? Regional Connectivity & TIF's Role: Outlining how accelerating economic integration across Türkiye, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia is creating vast cross-border opportunities and demonstrating how TIF acts as a vital bridge to de-risk investments, mobilize private capital, and crowd-in commercial LPs. 

TIF representatives also held a number of bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the event, including a meeting with Ms. Lisa Kaestner, IFC Director, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan and Mr. Barış Gen, IFC Principal Investment Officer, to exchange views on areas of mutual interest and explore potential avenues for cooperation. 

The summit brought together international institutional investors, DFIs, private equity leaders, and policymakers to examine capital allocation dynamics, cross-border transactions, and strategic investment corridors reshaping the region.