A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND PARTICIPATION BANKING SYSTEMS: A CASE OF TURKEY

Abstract

The purpose of a financial system, whether conventional or Islamic, is the mobilization of financial resources and their allocation between different investment projects. Thus Interest-free banks have shown their resistance against the subprime crisis that hit conventional finance. This general study is made to find out the principles, risks and performances of both banking system which are currently active in Turkey. This paper analyses the characteristics of Interest-free banks by comparing them with those of conventional banks. It shows also the different types of products between the two systems. The objective of this research has led us to develop five chapters. The first chapter will focus on overview of banking system. This chapter will allow us to define some concepts and revise the principles governing banks. The second chapter will focus on interest-free banking system. First we will see the principles of Interest-free banks and the kinds of risks we encounter in this system. Then we will present the Interest-free banking financial products. The third and fourth chapter of this thesis will focus on a comparison of the two banking systems in Turkey. And at the end the last chapter will start with a general analysis of the economic and financial aspects of both banking system and then it will finish with a detailed analysis of the different products in Turkey.