Company Overview

Turkcell is a converged telecommunication and technology services provider, founded and headquartered in Turkey. It serves its customers with voice, data, TV and value-added consumer and enterprise services on mobile and fixed networks. Mobile communication in Turkey began when Turkcell commenced operations in February 1994. Turkcell then signed a 25-year GSM license contract with the Ministry of Transportation on April 27, 1998. Since then, it has continuously increased the variety of its services based on mobile voice and data communication, as well as on its quality levels, and as a result, its number of subscribers. Turkcell's shares have been traded on the Borsa Istanbul (BIST) and New York Stock Exchanges (NYSE) since July 11, 2000, and it is the only Turkish company to be listed on the latter exchange. Turkcell is also quoted on the Borsa Istanbul Sustainability Index.

Turkcell’s target has been to become an integrated communication and technology services player in the region, operating a converged mobile and fixed network platform and offering a wide range of innovative products and services. Turkcell believes that it is important to offer our consumer and corporate customers the full range of our mobile, fixed and broadband services to meet their expectations.

Turkcell also has investments abroad. Launched in 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkcell, Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell operates as a mobile operator and fixed internet provider. In Ukraine, Turkcell's 100%-owned subsidiary lifecell started providing mobile communication services in February 2005. In Belarus, Turkcell acquired 80% of the shares of BeST from the State Assets Committee of the Republic of Belarus in 2008 and increased its shareholding to 100% by 2022 December.

Turkcell was one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSPA+. It has announced two new HSPA+ Technologies on its 3G network to meet rising data usage. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation technologies in 81 cities. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation technologies in 81 cities. Turkcell offers up to 10 Gbps fiber internet speed with its FTTH services. Turkcell, with its wide coverage area and diverse range of services abroad, is therefore, able to provide its subscribers with mobile communication services, both in Turkey and around the world.