UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated August 12, 2011
Commission File Number: 001-15092
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)
Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: A press release dated August 11, 2011 announcing the results of Turkcell’s Extraordinary General Assembly held on August 11, 2011.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TURKCELL EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DATED AUGUST 11, 2011
Istanbul, Turkey: August 11, 2011 – Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, held its ExtraordinaryGeneral Assembly of shareholders at the Company’s headquarter at 3.00 pm on August 11, 2011. It subsequently announced today that among the agenda items and as a result of the voting held during the meeting:
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The Presidency Board was not authorized to sign the minutes of the meeting.
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The Balance Sheet and Profit/Loss Statements relating to fiscal year 2010 were not approved.
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The Board members were not released in respect of the Company’s activities and operations of the fiscal year 2010.
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The auditors (statutory) were not released in respect of the Company’s activities and operations of the fiscal year 2010.
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The Board of Directors’ recommendation to distribute a dividend of 75% from the fiscal year 2010 profits was not approved.
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Pertaining to the agenda item on the election of auditors for a period of one year and determination of their remuneration; Faika Bozkaya and Ertan Mitap were elected as Turkcell’s statutory auditors for a year without being paid any remuneration.
www.turkcell.com.tr
ABOUT TURKCELL
Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey with 34.1 million subscribers and a market share of approximately 54% as of June 30, 2011 (Source: Operator’s announcements and excluding the impact of the change in prepaid churn periods in Q2 2011).Turkcell is a leading regional player, with market leadership in five of the nine countries in which it operates with it’s approximately 61.7 million subscribers as of June 30, 2011. The company covers approximately 85% of the Turkish population through its 3G and 99.07% through its 2G technology supported network. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and achieved a 42.2 Mbps speed using the HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell reported a TRY2.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) net revenue with total assets of TRY15.5 billion (US$9.5 billion) as of June 30, 2011. It has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey.
Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr
For further information please contact Turkcell
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Corporate Affairs
Koray Öztürkler, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Tel: +90-212-313-1500
Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr
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Nihat Narin, Investor and International
Media Relations
Tel: + 90-212-313-1244
Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
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Media:
Filiz Karagul Tuzun,
Corporate Communications
Tel: + 90-212-313-2304
Email: filiz.karagul@turkcell.com.tr
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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Date: August 12, 2011
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/s/Koray Öztürkler
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Name: Koray Öztürkler
Title: Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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Date: August 12, 2011
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By:
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/s/Nihat Narin
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Name: Nihat Narin
Title: Investor & Int. Media Relations – Division Head
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