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Polymarket partners with Paribu for Turkish market access
Turkey’s biggest crypto exchange, Paribu, has established a new partnership with Polymarket, allowing locals to access the operator’s prediction market directly through the exchange’s app.
Access to Polymarket’s event contracts opened on July 1, 2026, with users now able to trade through a built-in self-custody wallet, while the transactions are settled on-chain. This system allows traders to participate in prediction markets without installing a separate Web3 wallet or creating a different account. As part of Paribu’s expansion, the platform has also integrated Hyperliquid perpetual contracts.
The crypto exchange has called the update a super app approach that mixes centralized exchange functionality with decentralized trading through a single interface, as the model is based on Paribu’s proprietary ColdShield infrastructure and Clave passkey authentication.
However, the platform has removed many contract categories, including sports, esports, and markets tied to Turkish politics, in order to comply with the country’s laws. Before listing the contracts, Paribu will consider liquidity, credibility, and risk factors, with users mostly permitted to engage in trading connected to economics, international politics, and cultural events.
At the same time, because prediction markets currently operate under a legal grey area in Turkey, Paribu has assured that Polymarket contracts will only be accessible through an embedded DeFi wallet and will not be classified as a regulated exchange service.
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