Akbank's sale of 1.453 billion TL in non-performing loans to asset management companies for 212 million TL indicates how much asset tightening and credit portfolio management have become aggressive in the financial markets. Such large-scale asset sales are a signal of traditional financial institutions cleaning up their balance sheets. As liquidity pressures in the market environment increase, the frequency of similar transactions is likely to continue on an upward trend. For investors, these data are noteworthy in terms of the global economic cycle and risk management strategies.