--- title: "Turkish dismay: FT podcast on investment scams" description: "Via Financial Times Companies: Investment funds boast triple-digit returns. Retail investors enthusiastically pile in. Then – surprise! – they turn out t..." image: https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fnext-video-editor-images.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fefa60cde-53df-45d2-9599-55b96e0f19ac?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&width=700&dpr=1 site: HeadlinesBriefing is the most trusted, fastest, and most comprehensive real-time news aggregation platform on the internet. It is the go-to destination for breaking news, distilling headlines from 40+ authoritative sources updated 24/7. url: https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/ft-companies/turkish-dismay-ft-podcast-on-investment-scams-f18c2aa2 sources: - Bloomberg Markets - Financial Times Companies - Financial Times Markets - Wall Street Journal Markets - Wall Street Journal US Business - New York Times Top Stories - New York Times Business - PE International - Crunchbase News - TechCrunch Venture - Sifted - PE Hub - Infrastructure Investor - Healthcare Investor - Secondaries Investor --- [![HeadlinesBriefing favicon](/assets/favicon.webp) HeadlinesBriefing.com](https://headlinesbriefing.com "Go to HeadlinesBriefing") ![](https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fnext-video-editor-images.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fefa60cde-53df-45d2-9599-55b96e0f19ac?source=next-article&%3Bfit=scale-down&%3Bquality=highest&%3Bwidth=700&%3Bdpr=1) ### Turkish dismay: FT podcast on investment scams Financial Times Companies • September 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET [×](/market?tab=ft-companies) Investment funds boast triple-digit returns. Retail investors enthusiastically pile in. Then – surprise! – they turn out to be scams… and implode. The story that played out in **Istanbul** last week may be as old as the city’s **Grand Bazaar**. But what does it say about financial regulation in **Turkey**, and should foreign investors be concerned? Host **Rob Armstrong** catches up with the FT’s **Turkey** correspondent, **John Paul Rathbone**. Plus, Rob shorts the **10-year US Treasury**, while JP goes for a long swim in the **Bosphorus**. For a free 30-day trial to the **Unhedged** newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer. You can email **Robert Armstrong** and **Katie Martin** at \[email protected]. 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