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 October 8, 2018
 
Commission File Number: 001-15092
 


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

Aydınevler Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No:20
Küçükyalı Ofispark
34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Turkey

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


 

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Enclosure: A press release dated October 8, 2018, regarding the share buy-back transactions.


 
 


 
Istanbul, October 8, 2018
 


Announcement Regarding the Share Buy-back Transactions


Within the scope of our Board of Directors’ share buy-back decisions on July 27, 2016 and January 30, 2017, our company purchased a total of 924,000 shares at a price range of TRY 10.71 – 10.94 totaling TRY 9,998,426 on October 5, 2018. With this transaction, our ratio of shares in company’s capital have reached 0.576%.

The details of the transaction are listed below.


Transaction Date
Type of Transaction
Nominal
Value of
Shares
Subject to Transaction (TRY)
Transaction Price (TRY / Unit)
Transaction Value (TRY)
Nominal
Value of
Shares
Owned
Before Transaction (TRY)
Ratio of
Shares
Owned in Company Capital
Before Transaction (TRY)
Nominal
Value of
Shares
Owned
After
Transaction (TRY)
Ratio of
Shares
Owned in Company Capital
After Transaction (TRY)
05.10.2018
Buy
18,830
10.71
201,669
11,757,442
0.534%
11,776,272
0.535%
05.10.2018
Buy
61,170
10.72
655,742
11,776,272
0.535%
11,837,442
0.538%
05.10.2018
Buy
32,872
10.73
352,717
11,837,442
0.538%
11,870,314
0.540%
05.10.2018
Buy
50,000
10.74
537,000
11,870,314
0.540%
11,920,314
0.542%
05.10.2018
Buy
30,000
10.75
322,500
11,920,314
0.542%
11,950,314
0.543%
05.10.2018
Buy
74,628
10.76
802,997
11,950,314
0.543%
12,024,942
0.547%
05.10.2018
Buy
35,000
10.77
376,950
12,024,942
0.547%
12,059,942
0.548%
05.10.2018
Buy
57,500
10.78
619,850
12,059,942
0.548%
12,117,442
0.551%
05.10.2018
Buy
15,000
10.79
161,850
12,117,442
0.551%
12,132,442
0.551%
05.10.2018
Buy
40,000
10.8
432,000
12,132,442
0.551%
12,172,442
0.553%
05.10.2018
Buy
38,144
10.81
412,337
12,172,442
0.553%
12,210,586
0.555%
05.10.2018
Buy
15,000
10.82
162,300
12,210,586
0.555%
12,225,586
0.556%
05.10.2018
Buy
36,856
10.83
399,150
12,225,586
0.556%
12,262,442
0.557%
05.10.2018
Buy
2,584
10.84
28,011
12,262,442
0.557%
12,265,026
0.558%
05.10.2018
Buy
57,062
10.85
619,123
12,265,026
0.558%
12,322,088
0.560%
05.10.2018
Buy
55,000
10.86
597,300
12,322,088
0.560%
12,377,088
0.563%
05.10.2018
Buy
57,983
10.87
630,275
12,377,088
0.563%
12,435,071
0.565%
05.10.2018
Buy
38,481
10.88
418,673
12,435,071
0.565%
12,473,552
0.567%
05.10.2018
Buy
75,771
10.89
825,146
12,473,552
0.567%
12,549,323
0.570%
05.10.2018
Buy
10,484
10.9
114,276
12,549,323
0.570%
12,559,807
0.571%
05.10.2018
Buy
30,500
10.91
332,755
12,559,807
0.571%
12,590,307
0.572%
05.10.2018
Buy
55,623
10.92
607,403
12,590,307
0.572%
12,645,930
0.575%
05.10.2018
Buy
10,000
10.93
109,300
12,645,930
0.575%
12,655,930
0.575%
05.10.2018
Buy
25,512
10.94
279,101
12,655,930
0.575%
12,681,442
0.576%



For more information:
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:  October 8, 2018
By:
 /s/ Zeynel Korhan Bilek
  Name:  Zeynel Korhan Bilek  
  Title:  Investor Relations and Mergers & Acquisitions Director  

 
     
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
 
Date:  October 8, 2018
By:
 /s/ Osman Yılmaz
  Name: Osman Yılmaz  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer (Acting)