Ata Invest Announces Inaugural Turkish Equities Conference on 15th - 17th May 2011 in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unique Opportunity for Investors to Meet Key Decision Makers, Regulators and Companies in Turkey's Major Industries

Ata Invest, a full-service securities firm serving a wide range of retail and institutional client base, today announced the dates of its Inaugural Turkish Equities Conference, to be held from May 15th to 17th, 2011 in Istanbul.

The conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel: Istanbul at the Bosphorus, and will provide a unique opportunity for investors to meet CEOs and CFOs of more than 20 listed companies and some pre-IPO and PE candidates from a variety of industries.

In addition, the conference aims to provide investors with an explicit picture of Turkey's potential in the coming decade, along with access to high profile key-note speakers from among its decision makers and captains of industry. Ata Invest is proud to have confirmed the participation of the following keynote participants at two informative roundtable discussions on the afternoon of Monday, May 16th, 2011:

    
    H.E. Mr. Ali Babacan, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (TBC)
    Topic I - Outlook on Regulatory Environment
    Mr. Tevfik Bilgin, Chairman, BRSA - Banking Regulator - Confirmed
    Mr. Umit Herguner, Managing Partner, HBO - TBC
    Topic II - Corporate Roundtable
    Mr. Korhan Kurdoglu, Chairman, Ata Invest - Confirmed
    Mr. Ferit Sahenk, Chairman, Garanti Bank - Confirmed
    Mr. Husnu Ozyegin, Chairman, FIBA - TBC

    For more information on the conference, please click on this link:
    http://www.atainvest.com/Conference/IstanbulMay2011/

About Ata Invest

Ata Invest, established in 1991, is one of the largest "Independent Full Service Brokerage" firms in Turkey. Ata Invest controls Ata Online, Ata Asset Management, Ata Investment Trust, and Ata Invest Dubai (DIFC) - indicating a multi-channel and international approach.

Ata Invest seeks to distinguish itself through strategic vision, innovation, consistency and prudent market advisory services supported by one of the strongest technology and research teams in Turkey. While the former team boasts an award winning technology platform (Smithsonian Awards in USA, 1996) acting as industry benchmark, the coverage of Turkey provided by Ata Research, in operation for 17 years, is one of the widest in the sector.