TY - JOUR TI - Ramadan Effect: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul AB - This study analyzes the effect of Ramadan on the market index (Borsa Istanbul-BIST 100) and 23 BISTSectoral Indices in Borsa Istanbul over the period between January 1997 and December 2015. Accordingto the analysis, the average returns of tourism, service, transportation, electricity, and chemical industriesare higher than the market index during the Ramadan period. Moreover, according to regression analysisresults, Ramadan has a statistically positive effect on 5 sectors (BIST Transportation, BIST Non-MaterialMineral Products, BIST Investment Trust, BIST Electricity, and BIST Chemicals). Also, this study dividesthe Ramadan days into 3 periods, where the first period comprises the first 10 days of Ramadan, secondperiod covers the next 10 days, and the final period involves the last 10 days. The first ten days of Ramadan,for the most of indices, has both positive and statistically significant returns. AU - tan, ömer faruk DO - 10.14780/muiibd.329932 PY - 2017 JO - Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi VL - 39 IS - 1 SN - 2149-1844 SP - 239 EP - 256 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/293968 ER -