Topology-Informed Financial Network Approach to Portfolio Optimization Using Fuzzy Decision-Making and Genetic Algorithms: Evidence from the Istanbul Stock Exchange
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Doç. Dr. Aylin Erdoğdu İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Faruk DAYI Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Farshad Ganjı İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet İçöz Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ayhan Benek
Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Risks
Dergi ISSN 2227-9091 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Scopus
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 06-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 14 / 6 / 1–27 DOI 10.3390/risks14060128
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.3390/risks14060128
UAK Araştırma Alanları
İşletme Finansı
Özet
This study proposes a hybrid portfolio optimization framework integrating financial network analysis, Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS), and GA for asset allocation in BIST. The empirical analysis focuses on constituent firms within the BIST 30, BIST 50, and BIST 100 indices using daily stock market data covering the period 2000--2025. Financial network centrality indicators and technical analysis variables were employed to identify structurally influential assets and model nonlinear investment decision dynamics under market uncertainty. The ANFIS framework was utilized to capture complex relationships between technical indicators and portfolio allocation decisions, while Genetic Algorithms optimized portfolio weights under return maximization and downside-risk minimization constraints. To reduce overfitting risk, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and K-fold cross-validation procedures were implemented during model training. The proposed framework was additionally evaluated using out-of-sample backtesting over the 2021--2024 period and compared against benchmark portfolio strategies, including Equal Weight and Minimum Variance portfolios. Empirical findings indicate that the ANFISGA framework achieved superior risk-adjusted performance, higher Sharpe and Sortino ratios, and lower maximum drawdown during volatile market conditions. The study contributes to the portfolio optimization literature by integrating financial network indicators with adaptive fuzzy decision systems and evolutionary optimization techniques within an emerging market context. The proposed framework is intended primarily as an adaptive ...
Anahtar Kelimeler
topology-informed financial networks | portfolio optimization | fuzzy logic systems | genetic algorithms | adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system