The Islamic Finance

An Islamic Finance Analysis in Germany and Turkey

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: Succesful Defense, Mendel University (Economics), course: International Management, language: English, abstract: This work analyzes whether in recent years Islamic financial developments apply globally, for example to Germany. The author is interested in the reality of Islamic finance and its potential existence in non-Muslim environments. In much of the extant literature, studies consider a theoretical model such as: 'The stability of Islamic finance'. The authors in these studies tend to focus on global Islamic banks. In the present study, the Author wants to examine the situation for a specific non-Muslim country like Germany. The second focus is to find out whether there is a relationship between the number of Muslims in Germany and the need for Islamic financial products. A detailed view of market entry and critical key indicators are analysed. The current laws and their handling by Islamic banks will additionally be examined. To complete this research, a comparison with a country with more real market experiences in the field of Islamic finance, such as Turkey, will be undertaken. Are there certain Islamic, Jewish, Christian Practices and Aims for Business? With this background, starting from the year 2000, the author observed and investigated economics sources. Here, the concrete issue of Islamic finance became more and more compelling. The development of Islamic finance in recent decades is characterized by increasing, worldwide market share. With the most recent crisis of 2008, Islamic finance strengthened its global attention. This was due to profit increases throughout the period of crisis.

CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information Family Name: Cosgun Date and Place of Birth: 07.07.1972 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße/ Germany Citizenship: German (Turkish origin) Corresponding address: Street, City: Mönchhaldenstraße 27a, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Education: 2005 - 2008, MBA: University Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 1999 - 2005, part time, Intermediate Examination: Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1992 - 1994, part time Grammar School: Fachhochschule Wirtschaft II, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1988 - 1991, Professional Training: BASF, Fachhochschule Wirtschaft I, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1982 - 1988, Secondary Modern School: Staatliche Realschule, Haßloch, Germany 1978 - 1982, Primary School: Schillerschule, Haßloch, Germany Professional Work History: 2005 - Today, management consultant, Company: MC72 UG (hb), Stuttgart 1988 - 2005, manager, Company: BASF AG, Ludwigshafen Languages: Basis knowledge: Arabic Mother tongue: Turkish Good knowledge's: English and German Fields of interest: Islam, Family, Nature, Sport and Music