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Turkcell Excels at Turkey's First Investor Relations Awards

Posted on: Friday, 29 May 2009, 06:59 CDT

ISTANBUL, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- Turkcell Wins 4 Awards, Including the Grand Prix Award for IR

Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE:TCELL), Turkey's leading communication and technology company, last night won 4 awards, including the Investor Relations Grand Prix Award, at Turkey's first "Investor Relations Awards."

Out of 8 different categories, Turkcell won awards in the categories of "Best Investor Relations Annual Report", "Best Communication of Corporate Governance and Disclosure", and "Best CFO". Turkcell also won the "Investor Relations Grand Prix Award."

Turkey's inaugural Investor Relations Awards Gala was held at The Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul, on 28 May 2009. Commenting, Nihat Narin, Turkcell's Head of Investor Relations and International Media Relations, said: "As in everything we do, Turkcell is continuously striving to maintain the highest standards in corporate governance and Investor Relations. Being the only Turkish Company with a dual listing on both NYSE and ISE, we always operate in line with the best practice regulations of both capital markets. We are delighted to have done so well in Turkey's first IR awards and, as the Turkcell family, feel extremely proud."

http://www.turkcell.com.tr

ABOUT TURKCELL

Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 36.4 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of March 31, 2009 operating in a three player market with a market share of approximately 56% as of December 31, 2008 (Source: operators' announcements). In addition to high-quality wireless telephone services, Turkcell currently offers General Packet Radio Service ("GPRS") countrywide and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution ("EDGE") in dense areas, which provide for both improved data and voice services. Turkcell provides roaming with 614 operators in 202 countries as of April 22, 2009. Serving a large subscriber base in Turkey with its high -quality wireless telephone network, Turkcell reported US$1.3 billion net revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as per IFRS financial statements. Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus and Ukraine. Turkcell has been listed on the NYSE ("New York Stock Exchange") and the ISE ("Istanbul Stock Exchange") since July 2000 and is the only NYSE listed company in Turkey. 51.00% of Turkcell's share capital is held by Turkcell Holding, 0.05% by Cukurova Group, 13.07% by Sonera Holding, 2.32% by M.V. Group and 0.08% by others while the remaining 33.48% is free float.

SOURCE Turkcell

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