Professor
AYŞE BELMA ÖZTÜRKKAL
Education
Doctorate
MARMARA UNIVERSITY
Business Administration
Master's Degree
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
MBA with concentration in Finance
Bachelor's Degree
Bogazici University
Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
- Finance
- Behavioral Finance
- ESG
- Corporate Finance
- Venture Capital and Fintechs
Work Experience
2023 /
Continuing
Kadir Has University
Professor,
Department of International Trade and Finance,
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
2025 /
2026
NOVA School of Business&Economics, Lisbon
Visiting Professor
2019 /
2019
The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Visiting Fellow,
Centre for Finance and Development
2016 /
2023
Kadir Has University
Associate Professor,
Department of International Trade and Finance,
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
2011 /
2016
Kadir Has University
Assistant Professor,
Department of International Trade and Finance,
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
2010 /
2010
Sabancı University
Adjunct Professor,
Department of Finance,
Faculty of Management
2008 /
2009
University of Texas at Dallas
Adjunct Professor and Post Doctorate,
Department of Finance,
Faculty of Management
2006 /
2008
Koc University
Adjunct Professor,
Department of Finance,
College of Administrative Sciences and Economics
2003 /
2005
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (ITU)
Adjunct Professor,
Department of Management Engineering,
Faculty of Management
2000 /
2006
Koç Invest
General Manager
1999 /
2000
HSBC Invest and Securities
General Manager
Administrative Duties
| Görev Adı | Görev Yeri | Başlangıç tarihi | Bitiş Tarihi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Administrative Sciences Head | School of Graduate Studies | 27.08.2024 | 01.09.2025 |
| Vice Dean | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | 30.06.2021 | 01.02.2023 |
Publications
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"The synergy of statistical and fuzzy logic approaches in mining patterns from the peer-to-peer lending data",
Hudec, Miroslav; Molnár, Bálint; Pisoni, Galena; Vučetić, Miljan; Barčáková, Nina; Będowska-Sójka, Barbara; Öztürkkal, Belma; Perri Shkurti, Rezarta; Kristín Skaftadóttir, Hanna; Iannario, Maria; , Expert Systems with Applications, (2026) Vol.297, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129308 -
"Social Finance in Developed Markets: Successes and Failures"
, Ozturkkal, Belma; , Palgrave Handbook of Social Finance, (2025) -
"Enhancing portfolio management using artificial intelligence: literature review",
Sutiene, Kristina; Schwendner, Peter; Sipos, Ciprian; Lorenzo, Luis; Mirchev, Miroslav; Lameski, Petre; Kabasinskas, Audrius; Tidjani, Chemseddine; Ozturkkal, Belma; Cerneviciene, Jurgita; , Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, (2024) Vol.7, DOI: 10.3389/frai.2024.1371502 -
"Explaining Mortgage Defaults Using SHAP and LASSO",
Ozturkkal, Belma; Wahlstrøm, Ranik Raaen; , Computational Economics, (2024) DOI: 10.1007/s10614-024-10763-6 -
"Editorial Boards of Finance Journals: The Gender Gap and Social Networks. ",
Bedowska-Sójka, B. ; Tarantola, C.; Mare, C.; Paccagnini, A.; Öztürkkal, B.; Pisoni, G. ; Shala, A.; Perri, R.; Skaftadótti, H. K.; , Journal of Business Ethics, (2024) 1-19 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05830-9 -
"Editorial Boards of Finance Journals: The Gender Gap and Social Networks",
Bedowska-Sójka, Barbara; Tarantola, Claudia; Mare, Codruta; Paccagnini, Alessia; Öztürkkal, Belma; Pisoni, Galena; Shala, Albulena; Perri, Rezarta; Skaftadótti, Hanna Kristín; , Journal of Business Ethics, (2024) DOI: 10.1007/s10551-024-05830-9 -
"The Role of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Practices and Ownership on Firm Performance in Emerging Markets",
Bilyay-Erdogan, Seda; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, (2023) DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2023.2223930 -
"Turkish IPOs in a changing regulatory and economic environment",
Tanyeri, Başak; Öztürkkal, Belma; Tırtıroğlu, Doğan; , Borsa Istanbul Review, (2022) Vol.22, No.2, 332-340 DOI: 10.1016/j.bir.2021.06.006 -
"Regional Expansion of Emerging Market Banks: Evidence from the Middle East",
Yildirim, Canan; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Journal of East-West Business, (2022) Vol.28, No.1, 30-60 DOI: 10.1080/10669868.2021.1982103 -
"Contagion of fear: Is the impact of COVID-19 on sovereign risk really indiscriminate?",
Cevik, Serhan; Öztürkkal, Belma; , International Finance, (2021) Vol.24, No.2, 134-154 DOI: 10.1111/infi.12397 -
"Art investment: hedging or safe haven through financial crises",
Öztürkkal, Belma; Togan-Eğrican, Aslı; , Journal of Cultural Economics, (2020) Vol.44, No.3, 481-529 DOI: 10.1007/s10824-019-09371-2 -
"Does mood affect institutional herding?",
Gavriilidis, Konstantinos; Kallinterakis, Vasileios; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, (2020) Vol.26, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2020.100290 -
"Perceived Financial Needs, Income Sources, and Subjective Financial Well-Being in an Emerging Market",
Kiymaza, Halil; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, (2019) Vol.30, No.2, 191-201 DOI: 10.1891/1052-3073.30.2.191 -
"Choice of finance in an emerging market: The impact of independent decisions, politics and religion"
, Davutyan, Nurhan; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Development: Sustainability and Inclusion in Emerging Markets, (2017) -
"Behavioral biases of finance professionals: Turkish evidence",
Kiymaz, Halil; Öztürkkal, Belma; Akkemik, K. Ali; , Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, (2016) Vol.12, 101-111 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2016.10.001 -
"Determinants of Saving-Borrowing Decisions and Financial Inclusion in a High Middle Income Country: The Turkish Case",
Davutyan, Nurhan; Öztürkkal, Belma; , Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, (2016) Vol.52, No.11, 2512-2529 DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2016.1187596 -
"Profit sharing between managers and investors: An experimental investigation",
Ozturkkal, Belma; , Borsa Istanbul Review, (2015) Vol.15, No.2, 106-114 DOI: 10.1016/j.bir.2015.02.002 -
"A behavioral analysis of investor diversification",
Fuertes, Ana Maria; Muradoglu, Gulnur; Ozturkkal, Belma; , European Journal of Finance, (2014) Vol.20, No.6, 499-523 DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2012.719829
Projects
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