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 28, 2015
 
Commission File Number: 001-15092
 

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)

Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 71
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 
 
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Enclosure: A press release dated August 27, 2015 announcing a capital markets board application for debt instrument issuance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
           

Istanbul, August 27, 2015
 
 
Announcement Regarding Capital Markets Board Application for Debt Instrument Issuance
 
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communiqué II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
 
Pursuant to our announcement on August 25, 2015, our Company has applied to Capital Markets Board for the approval of issuance certificate to issue bond, commercial paper or any other debentures with an amount up to US$ 1,000,000,000 or its equivalent in another currency, to real and legal persons domiciled outside of Turkey, through private placement and/or sales to qualified investors, without public offering. The debt instrument will be issued in one or more tranches and in various types and terms with fixed and/or floating interest rates to be determined as per the market conditions at the date of the issuance.
 
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer with respect to the securities described herein, in the United States of America or elsewhere.  Such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.  Any public offering of securities in the United States will only be made by means of a duly registered prospectus.
 
 
 
For inquiries:
 
Turkcell Investor Relations
 
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
 
Tel: + 90 212 313 1888
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          
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.
 
 
       
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
  
     
     
Date:  August 28, 2015
By:
 /s/Murat Dogan Erden
  
  Name: Murat Dogan Erden  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 
       
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
  
     
     
Date:  August 28, 2015
By:
 /s/Nihat Narin
  
  Name: Nihat Narin  
  Title: Investor Relations Director