In his address at the Opening Bell Ceremony, Korkmaz Ergun, the CEO of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş., stated the following:
“Distinguished guests,
Today, I welcome you all to your home, to the Opening Bell Ceremony hosted by our Exchange as we celebrate the listing of Forte Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri at our Exchange.
First of all, I wish Allah’s mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives in the February 6 earthquake, patience to their families and relatives, and a speedy recovery to the injured.
Forte Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri has a significant place in the sector with its vision of providing innovative software solutions.
The decision to go public will, hopefully, increase the company's potential, open the door to new horizons, and share these successes with its stakeholders of the IPO.
On this occasion, I would like to take this opportunity to invite all technology companies seeking long-term financing to Borsa İstanbul to benefit from the opportunities offered by our capital markets.
Forte launched an outstanding IPO with an IPO revenue of 267 million TL and a sale to 660 thousand investors.
I would like to extend my thanks to the esteemed managers of our company and our intermediary institution who contributed to this IPO and company employees. I wish this successful IPO to be auspicious for our capital markets I would like to welcome Forte Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri to Borsa İstanbul family.”