Research Article

Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model

Volume: 11 Number: 2 June 30, 2026
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Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model

Abstract

This study examines how macroeconomic and financial factors affect Turkish stock market volatility over time. The dependent variable is a GARCH(1,1) based conditional volatility series that captures the volatility clustering common in financial markets. The independent variables are the Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) index of Baker, Bloom, and Davis (2016), the sovereign yield spread between Türkiye and the United States on 10-year government bonds, and the USD/TRY exchange rate return. The analysis uses monthly data from February 2010 to December 2024. A TVP-VAR model is estimated, and the resulting impulse response functions, computed separately for each period, are presented as three-dimensional surface plots. The findings indicate that EPU shocks have a strongly positive effect on BIST 100 volatility during the 2014-2015 global monetary policy normalization process, but turn negative during the 2018 currency crisis. Interest rate spread shocks discipline volatility through credible monetary policy in the 2010-2013 period, yet this stabilizing effect nearly vanishes during the unconventional monetary policy episode of 2021-2022. Exchange rate return shocks reach their strongest negative effect in the 2016-2018 period before exhibiting a partial recovery following the return to orthodox monetary policy.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Applied Macroeconometrics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

May 17, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 28, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Kepenek, E., & Ağaslan, E. (2026). Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(2), 646-670. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1953422
AMA
1.Kepenek E, Ağaslan E. Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model. EPF Journal. 2026;11(2):646-670. doi:10.30784/epfad.1953422
Chicago
Kepenek, Ece, and Erkan Ağaslan. 2026. “Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 (2): 646-70. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1953422.
EndNote
Kepenek E, Ağaslan E (June 1, 2026) Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 2 646–670.
IEEE
[1]E. Kepenek and E. Ağaslan, “Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model”, EPF Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 646–670, June 2026, doi: 10.30784/epfad.1953422.
ISNAD
Kepenek, Ece - Ağaslan, Erkan. “Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11/2 (June 1, 2026): 646-670. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1953422.
JAMA
1.Kepenek E, Ağaslan E. Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model. EPF Journal. 2026;11:646–670.
MLA
Kepenek, Ece, and Erkan Ağaslan. “Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2026, pp. 646-70, doi:10.30784/epfad.1953422.
Vancouver
1.Ece Kepenek, Erkan Ağaslan. Economic Policy Uncertainty, Financial Factors, and BIST 100 Volatility in Türkiye: Evidence from A TVP-VAR Model. EPF Journal. 2026 Jun. 1;11(2):646-70. doi:10.30784/epfad.1953422