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	Turkcell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where its shares have been traded since July 11, 2000 along with trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB).
		Turkcell's shareholder structure is as follows: 40.28% is held by the Çukurova Group, 37.09% by Sonera Holding, 6.07% by M.V. Group, 0.01% by other, and the free float is 16.55%.
		Turkcell provides coverage of an area that, as of March 31, 2005, includes 100% of the population living in cities of 10,000 or more people and 99.89% of the population living in cities of 5,000 or more people, 95.91% of the total population, and 75.26% of Turkey's land area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkcell (513 words)

	Turkcell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In its notice to Turkcell, the statutory auditor stated that the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting was being called "due to the Board of Directors being unable to agree upon important and strategic decisions for Turkcell".
		Turkcell has no authority under the Turkish Commercial Code to object to such a notice and is required to take all necessary actions to convene the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting.
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with approximately 17.2 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of Jun 30, 2003.
	aallwebwire.com /turkcell1.htm (279 words)

	Turkcell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although Turkcell currently does not know how the calculation is made, Turk Telekom's basis for calculation violates the decision of the Ankara Seventh Commercial Court of July 17, 2003, that the terms of the Agreement should remain in effect until the parties reach a new interconnection agreement.
		Additionally, Turkcell is currently engaged in negotiations with Turk Telekom to reach a consent on the new Interconnection Agreement which should be renewed according to the Access and Interconnection Regulation introduced recently.
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with approximately 16.3 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of Mar 31, 2003.
	aallwebwire.com /turkcell.htm (504 words)

	Business Report - Turkcell's move to freeze MTN out of Iran deal sows confusion
		Turkcell appealed to Iran's parliamentarians on Sunday, saying attempts to dump it and bring in MTN were in breach of contract.
		Turkcell is pinning much of its hope on parliamentarians, arguing that they created a law earlier this year specifically to enable Turkcell to operate in Iran.
		Turkcell has fallen from favour with its Iranian partners because it wants the 21 percent it lost to be floated rather than given directly to the local Irancell firms.
	www.busrep.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=2891838&fSectionId=552&fSetId=662 (932 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
		Although, Turkcell management believes that plaintiff's claims are without merit, the company is pleased to put the uncertainty and expense of the class action litigation behind and believe that the decision to settle is in the best interest of our shareholders.
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 19 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of December 31, 2003.
		Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Northern Cyprus, which have a total of 2.4 million subscribers as of December 31, 2003.
	www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=20773710&brk=1 (434 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Additionally, Turkcell's solutions for KampusCell (a community service for university students) and another for the system used in Bam, Iran, after the earthquake in 2003 have recently become winners in two different categories in the GSMA Awards for 2005.
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 23.4 million postpaid and prepaid Customers as December 31, 2004.
		Turkcell has interests in International GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Northern Cyprus, which have a total of 3.5 million subscribers as of September 30, 2004.
	www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=28227459&rb=1 (476 words)

	Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. Reports Year-End 2003 Results; 'Improving Macro Environment Boosts Performance'
		On November 20, 2000, Turkcell was informed of the court's decision and received notification from Turk Telekom that Turkcell should comply with the court's decision and the sharing of the revenues should be calculated retroactively from April 1998, the date of the license.
		Turkcell believes that, based on its license agreement, it is not obligated to provide national roaming and that the TA does not have the legal authority to force Turkcell into an agreement.
		Turkcell believes that the TA's decision is due to a misinterpretation of the applicable regulations and that the magnitude of the administrative penalty is surprising.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2004/Apr/1034110.htm (7028 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Axalto Technology Triggers Massive Adoption of Turkcell Value-Added Services with 2.5 Million Subscribers ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 27.9 million post-paid and pre-paid customers as of December 31, 2005 operating in a 3-player market with a market share of app.
		Turkcell has an extensive coverage of 100% of the towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants and 77.08% of geography in Turkey.
		Turkcell provides roaming with 486 operators in 185 countries as of January 16, 2006.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=109052&tsource=3 (755 words)

	Turkcell given second chance for Irans mobile deal - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A consortium led by Turkcell won the tender to operate Iran’s second mobile phone license in February 2004, but Iranian MPs earlier this year reduced its share from 70 to 49 percent, increasing the local share of the deal.
		Turkcell accepted the new conditions but was left out of the talks last week after it insisted on having the power of veto in the management of the network, which Iranian lawmakers had refused.
		Turkcell General Manager Muzaffer Akpinar said last week that his company will not accept Iran's insistence on controlling the management of the network, but noted that the firm will not abandon the deal entirely.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=8996 (600 words)

	Turks.US Daily News - Turkcell expands subscriber base to 19.7 million in Q1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Turkcell, Turkey's leading GSM operator has expanded its subscriber base to 19.7 million as of March 31, 2004 from 19.0 million as of December 31, 2003, an increase of 3.6%.
		In the first quarter of 2004, Turkcell's number of postpaid subscribers climbed to 4.9 million and the number of prepaid subscribers reached 14.8 million.
		Turkcell's net new additions totaled 677,948 by an increase of 15% compared to 588,687 in the first quarter of 2003.
	www.turks.us /article.php?story=20040430134525168 (325 words)

	Irancell replaces Turkcell with South African MTN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He said Irancell obtained the permission from the political and economic officials of the state to cut off ties with Turkcell and all costs associated with reestablishment of the relations should be borne by those taking a decision in this respect.
		The news comes just a week after it was announced that Turkcell and its Iranian partners had signed a final agreement and had brought an end to months of wrangling over the deal.
		Turkcell was initially awarded the contract in February 2004 in a landmark deal to provide a mobile phone service to some 11 million users over the next three years, subject to the payment of a 300-million-euro license fee.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/sep/1086.html (550 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Turkcell signs Iran mobile deal
		Turkcell - which has more than 20 million subscribers in its home market - refused to comment beyond a short statement confirming the signing of the deal by Irancell, its 51%-owned subsidiary.
		Turkcell has yet to finalise the deal with a 300m euro ($370m; £205m) payment which will put the mobile licence in Irancell's hands.
		Turkcell is planning to price its lines at about $178 each.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3683048.stm (445 words)

	ITP.net {News: Turkcell takes sip of what could be poisoned chalice} (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Turkcell has decided to remain a part of the Iranian joint venture it established to operate the country’s second GSM network, and has signed an agreement to accept a 49% stake in the company, which offers it no management control.
		Turkcell had originally held a 70% stake in the licensee, but had seen its holding eroded due to political pressures against the foreign entity possessing management control of the operator.
		In an announcement Turkcell said its board of directors decided to "perform the necessary transactions and take the legal steps necessary...to continue with the Irancell project." It is understood the Turkish company now has until November 21 to fulfil all its obligations and complete licensing payments believed to total US$367 million.
	www.itp.net /news/details.php?id=17622&category= (313 words)

	Mobile Monday - Breaking News: TeliaSonera to pay 30% premium on Turkcell shares (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A further 14.74 percent of Turkcell is publicly floated on the stock exchange, while 6.07 percent is held by M.V. Group.
		Last year, Cukurova lost control of its stake in Turkcell temporarily following the seizure by the Turkish government of a large portion of the stake as security for USD 6.2 billion in debt owed by two Cukurova-owned banks to the state.
		Turkcell in the meantime counted over 23 million subscribers at the beginning of this year.
	www.mobilemonday.net /mm/story.php?id=4184 (461 words)

	Iran Focus-Turkcell fails to win Iran mobile stake - official - Iran (General) - News
		TEHRAN - Turkcell has failed to secure a 49 percent stake in a $2 billion mobile phone deal in Iran, a deputy telecommunications minister was quoted as saying by the ISNA students news agency on Monday.
		Turkcell had hoped to be be part of the Irancell consortium, seeking to run Iran's second private GSM network.
		He said Turkcell had lost heart in the project when parliamentarians stripped it of management rights.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=3888 (240 words)

	Turkcell claims is not informed of its replacement by MTN - Irna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Turkish telecoms giant, Turkcell, said on Monday that it was not informed of a decision by Iranian officials and the country's Communications and Information Technology Ministry for its replacement by another company in Irancell Consortium.
		Turkcell was awarded the contract in February 2004 in a landmark project to provide service to some 16 million users over the next 15 years, subject to payment of a 300-million-euro licence fee.
		Turkcell's stake was then cut from 70 to 49 percent, a move lawmakers in Tehran said was necessary to protect Iran's national security lest the network become subject to espionage.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-18/0509123275221816.htm (443 words)

	Turkcell Settles its Interconnection Dispute With Turk Telekom
		Turkcell accepted and committed to pay TL997,644, 669 million (US$725.6 million as of December 24, 2004) after the deduction of Turk Telekom's collections through November 30, 2004, amounting to TL533,003,258 million (US$387.6 million as of December 24, 2004), including principal, interest, VAT and SCT according to the conditions described below.
		Turkcell has the option to pay all or a portion of its debt, set forth by the settlement agreement, prior to a date determined by the installment plan.
		http://www.turkcell.com.tr About Turkcell Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 22.3 million postpaid and prepaid customers as at the end of the third quarter 2004.
	www.cellular.co.za /news_2005/jan/010505-turkcell_settles_its_interconnec.htm (747 words)

	TeliaSonera in Agreement to Purchase Additional Shares in Turkcell from Cukurova
		Turkcell is the leading mobile operator in Turkey, with 23.4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2004.
		TeliaSonera acknowledges the contribution of Turkcell's current executive management to the strong performance of the Company and is confident in the ability to continue driving the business forward and to develop and exploit the interesting future opportunities.
		Turkcell is the leading mobile operator in Turkey with 23.4 million subscribers as at end of December 2004.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom?d=75117 (966 words)

	Motorola supplies Push To Talk over Cellular System (PoC) to Turkcell
		The contract with Turkcell is in addition to commercially launched systems in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and EMEA and a number of PoC trials and market pilots that Motorola has implemented and has scheduled with wireless operators in EMEA in 2005.
		Turkcell represents a significant opportunity for Motorola to show technology innovation whilst working with an important regional operator with exciting growth potential," said Margaret Rice-Jones, corporate vice president and general manager for Motorola's networks business in EMEA.
		About Turkcell Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 22.3 million postpaid and prepaid customers as at the end of the third quarter 2004.
	www.cellular.co.za /news_2005/jan/010405-motorola_supplies_push_to_talk_o.htm (954 words)

	Turkcell Subsidiary Intends to Buy Digital Platform
		Turkcell's Board of Directors today unanimously authorized Turkcell management to enter into discussions regarding the purchase of 72.6% of Digital Platform from Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S. and its subsidiaries.
		Completion of the purchase is contingent on the satisfaction of several conditions such as agreement on the fair-value assessments and opinion to be provided by a third party, due diligence report, obtaining necessary approvals and board approvals as well as signing the final share purchase agreement.
		Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with approximately 17.2 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of June 30, 2003.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/ck/Bturkcell.R3MY_DS4.html (224 words)

	Alfa gets option for part of Turkcell - Boston.com - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The move was seen as an attempt to prevent the Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera from buying a 27 percent share in Turkcell, which would give it a majority 64 percent stake.
		The group said the decision was made in light of public sensitivity and calls from the Turkcell board to keep a Turkish company in control.
		Cukurova has been in difficulty since the group was stripped of its banking licenses by regulatory authorities earlier this year and lost control over two of its banks.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/06/22/alfa_gets_option_for_part_of_turkcell (338 words)

	Turkcell raises US$100 Million in Islamic finance syndicate - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News
		Turkcell is honored to be a recipient of such a diverse and high quality funding base.
		Piraye Antika, HSBC Bank A.S Chief Executive, said: “The strength of Turkcell’s standing in the international financial markets and the quality of its relationships with the international banking community are reflected by this debut Murabaha facility. The quality of the investor group is testimony to Turkcell’s strong standing in the Gulf region.
		Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Northern Cyprus, which have a total of 2.1 million subscribers as of September 30, 2003.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20040125104034 (756 words)

	Iran expels Turkcell from mobile phone project - Telecom Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Turkcell has been put aside from the consortium operating the country's second cellphone license after it failed to deposit its registration fee by the Sept. 4 deadline," the radio quoted a local partner in the project as saying.
		Iran's conservative-dominated parliament last year lowered Turkcell's stake in the consortium from 70% to a non-controlling 49%, citing security concerns.
		The original contract was said to be around $3 billion, representing the biggest foreign investment outside Iran's oil and gas sectors since its 1979 Islamic revolution toppled the pro-Western leader and brought hard-line clerics to power.
	www.telecomasia.net /telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=179914 (244 words)

	Ericsson Press release: Ericsson and Turkcell sign USD 850 million mobile network contract
		Turkcell will increase its network capacity considerably, from today's 7,7 million users, which corresponds to a market share of some 70 percent.
		In August 1999, Turkcell was the first operator to invest in Ericsson's WISE High-Speed Internet solution, which blends carrier-class products from Ericsson's wireless and datacom portfolios.
		Turkcell is awarded with ISO 9001 certificate for its quality management concept and service quality.
	www.ericsson.com /press/archive/2000Q1/20000201-0062.html (506 words)

	Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary
		Turkcell was eventually founded with Finland's Sonera Oyj, Karamehmet, Vargi and Ericsson AB as partners.
		A year later, after the bubble had burst and the lira had lost half of its value against the dollar, Turkcell shares were trading at about 13 percent of that total, and haven't recovered to their original price since.
		Berkmen, a director of Turkcell and many other Cukurova units, declined to be interviewed for this article.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=aJ8sjsQeCPP4 (3345 words)

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