Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu Elected to the GSMA Board

The GSMA named its 26-member Board which will serve from January 2017 through December 2018. Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) CEO Kaan Terzioglu was elected to serve on the Board - Turkcell’s high level of global engagement and contributions to the development of the mobile communications sector were factored in its election.

Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu emphasized that Turkey, which has recently introduced 4.5G, is a country that has a very interesting story in the field of communications – and that Turkcell will continue to contribute to the global discussion with its technological leadership in 4.5G, services-based business model and growing regional footprint.

“The mobile communications industry has a huge potential to contribute significantly to our users’ lives – especially as we start to expand the limits of technology with LTE and the transition to 5G. We aim to use this potential to the maximum with our 4.5G services, OTT offerings like BiP, TV+ and fizy, and 5G collaborations.” said Mr. Terzioglu. “We are honored to serve on the GSMA Board for the second time as the industry goes through this important period. We are also proud to represent our country, and look forward to contributing to Turkey’s mobile communication sector in cooperation with our fellow ecosystem players, including with Turk Telekom who have kindly supported us in this process.”

GSMA leads the mobile communication ecosystem into the future of communications

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with almost 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress and other regional meetings, and acts as a thought leadership and sharing platform for the mobile community.

As the mobile industry increases its potential to contribute to broader growth and sustainable development objectives, the GSMA is also actively involved with the development agenda. The organization supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and works to increase operators’ contribution to broader social good.

ABOUT TURKCELL: 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. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation technologies in 81 cities. In 2G and 3G, Turkcell’s population coverage is at 99.80% and 95.14%, respectively, as of June 2016. It offers up to 1 Gbps fiber internet speed with its FTTH services. Turkcell Group companies serve 66.5 million subscribers in 9 countries – Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Northern Cyprus, Germany, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova – as of June 30, 2016. Turkcell Group reported a TRY3.4 billion revenue with total assets of TRY28.6 billion as of June 30, 2016. It has been listed on the NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr

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