The purpose of this study is to investigate the capital structure determinants of Turkish deposit banks during the period of 2004-2011. The panel data analysis is applied to thirty banks in Turkey. The overall sample period is divided into two sub-periods: i) the period of 2004-2007 is used to determine capital structure determinants of Turkish deposit banks before the global financial crisis and ii) the period of 2008-2010 is used to study the effects of the crisis on such determinants. | The determinants of bank capital structure and the global financial crisis: The case of Turkey
