
Introduction to 2026
Very few countries in the world have a government leader who is a vocal supporter of Islamic finance – Turkiye is one of them. This has culminated in a vibrant participation finance ecosystem which boasts six Shariah compliant banks, an active Sukuk market and thriving Islamic funds industry.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration has been astute in capitalizing on the country’s young population to further advance the Islamic banking agenda – it licensed several Shariah digital banks, whose entry to the industry is supporting projections that Islamic banking assets would likely command 10% of the total market share in the near future. It is for certain fintech will be a crucial factor in Turkiye’s participation finance success.
As one of the fastest-growing economies in the OECD – an achievement it has held for a decade – Turkiye represents an exciting chapter for global Islamic finance. Market experts will gather in Istanbul to identify new participation finance opportunities, tackle industry challenges and recommend how best the Republic can capture them.
Since REDmoney events’ inception in 2006, we’ve always been at the cutting edge, delivering timely events in a format suited best to each market and sector.
IFN Dialogues were first introduced in Luxembourg, in 2014. Since then, we’ve developed the concept and are delighted to bring this format to the more mature and developed markets, which prefer open discussion and debate over the more traditional forum format.
IFN Dialogues are a series of extended discussions among leading regulators and the industry’s elite, gathered to discuss and identify the sector’s most pressing issues as well as emerging opportunities.
Seated at a round table, with selected observers, each 10-person Dialogue will run for approximately two hours.
Except for the discussion format, every other aspect is identical to an IFN Forum: Breakfast and Lunch Networking, Booths, Delegates, Keynotes, Q&A and Post Event Reports