AZINLIK HİSSEDARLARININ KORUNMASI KAVRAMI; TEORİK ÇERÇEVE

Abstract

Bu makale, kurumsal yönetim kapsamında azınlık pay sahiplerinin korunması kavramını teorik çerçevede analiz etmektedir. Konuyu daha iyi analiz edebilmek adına azınlık hissedarı ve çoğunluk hissedarının anlamı da bu makalede sunulacaktır. Bu makalede ele alınan temel soru şudur: Azınlık pay sahipleri korumak için teorik temeller nasıl kurulmuştur? Bu soruyu cevaplamak için bu yazıda, kurumsal yönetim teorilerinin azınlık hissedarlarının korunmasına ilişkin gerekçelendirme ve açıklamaları analiz edilecektir . Buna göre, bu makale, azınlık pay sahiplerinin korunmasına yönelik teorilere değinecek ve kurumsal yönetim için model oluşturacaktır. Ayrıca çalışma, Türk hukuku bağlamında azınlık pay sahiplerinin korunmasının teorik temelini de ayrıca inceleyecektir.

Keywords

• azınlık pay sahiplerinin koruması
• çoğunluk hissedarlar
• temsilcilik çatışması
• kurumsal yönetim

NOTION OF PROTECTION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This article analyses the preferred specific theoretical frameworks of corporate governance and minority shareholder protection. To have better understanding on the issue, the meaning of minority shareholder and majority shareholder will also be given in this paper. The main question in this chapter is: How were the theoretical foundations established for protecting minority shareholders? To answer this question, the article analyses the explanation of theories of corporate governance on minority shareholder protection. Accordingly, this paper will address the theories for development of minority shareholder protection and models corporate governance. Furthermore, the study will examine theoretical foundation of protection of minority shareholders in Turkish law context.

Keywords

• minority shareholder protection
• majority shareholders
• agency conflict
• corporate governance

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