African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4188

Full Length Research Paper

Testing the weak form efficiency of the Turkish stock market

Ahmet BÃœYÃœKSALVARCI
  • Ahmet BÃœYÃœKSALVARCI
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Selcuk University, 42030 Konya, Turkey.
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Hasan ABDIOGLU
  • Hasan ABDIOGLU
  • Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Balikesir University, 10200, Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey.
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  •  Accepted: 26 October 2011
  •  Published: 28 December 2011

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