Turkcell 2307042 221625241 2008-06-25T10:12:12Z Estoy Aquí 447705 {{TOCleft}} {{Infobox Company | company_name = Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. | company_logo = [[Image:Turkcell.svg|250px]] | company_type = Public | foundation = 1994 | location = {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] | slogan = "Connect to life with Turkcell" | industry = Mobile telecommunications | products = Mobile phone services, mobile phone related goods | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en www.turkcell.com.tr] | footnotes = }} '''Turkcell''' ({{nyse|TKC}}) is the leading [[List of mobile network operators#Turkey|mobile phone operator]] of [[Turkey]], based in Istanbul. The company has 34.8 million subscribers by the end of September 2007, making it the second biggest in Europe. == Company background == In February [[1994]], Turkcell started [[Turkey]]'s first [[GSM]] network. Its competitors are [[Vodafone]] with a market share of 24% and [[Avea]] with a market share of 16%. Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] (NYSE), where its shares have been traded since [[July 11]], [[2000]] along with trading on the [[Istanbul Stock Exchange]] (IMKB). Turkcell's shareholder structure is as follows: 51% is held by Turkcell Holding A.Ş., 4.15% by Çukurova Holding A.Ş., 13.07% by Sonera Holding B.V., 2.32% by MV Holding A.Ş., and the free float is 29.38%. Çukurova Group controls the company despite holding only 18% of the share capital, due to a complicated shareholding/voting structure. Turkcell also provides GSM services internationally. It has 9.6 million subscribers via [[Fintur]] and its affiliates in partnership with [[TeliaSonera]] in [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Moldova]], as of [[September 30]], [[2007]]. Turkcell's [[Ukraine|Ukranian]] majority-held business, [[Astelit]], has 7.6 million subscribers. ==Coverage area== Turkcell provides coverage of an area that, as of [[March 31]], [[2007]], includes 100% of the population living in cities of 3,000 or more people, 97.21% of the total population, and 80.44% of Turkey's land area. Turkcell has international roaming agreements with 503 operators in 192 countries as of [[June 16]], [[2006]]. It claims to have more international [[GPRS]] roaming agreements than any other operator (203 operators in 81 countries as of [[August 5]], [[2005]]). ==Hazır Kart== In March [[1999]], Turkcell launched a [[prepaid]] service named "Hazır Kart" (English Translation: ''Ready Card'') for subscribers with lower spending levels, or who preferred to have more incoming than outgoing calls. Hazır Kart subscribers have access to all Turkcell's global GSM services. ==Sponsorship== Turkcell has been the "Official Communication Sponsor" of the [[Turkish national football team|national football]] and [[Turkish national basketball team|basketball]] teams since [[2002]]. It also sponsors 14 of the 18 football teams in the [[Turkcell Super League|Turkish Turkcell Super League]]. The "Turkcell Football Awards" project was initiated in [[2003]] to encourage "fair play" by awarding athletes who show fairness, impartiality, and solidarity. Turkcell also sponsors the [[Istanbul International Film Festival]] and co-sponsors the [[Istanbul International Jazz Festival]]. Since 1999, Turkcell has supported the restoration of the ancient city walls in [[Bodrum]]. The last phase of the project, the restoration of an ancient theater, was completed in June [[2003]]. Turkcell has also continued to sponsor the [http://www.cebitbilisim.com CeBIT Bilişim Eurasia] event, one of the major information technology fairs in Europe, for the tenth time in [[2007]]. Turkcell's main educational project, "Contemporary Girls of Contemporary Turkey", which started in [[2000]], grants scholarships to 5,000 young women in less developed parts of the country. The project received international recognition in June [[2001]], when it won the UK "Institute of Public Relations Excellence Award" and the "Crystal Obelisk Award" from the Foundation of Women Executives in Public Relations in [[New York]] in [[2002]]. == References == * [http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en Turkcell homepage in English] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4524744.stm BBC News article about Telsim purchase, mentions details about Turkcell] [[Category:Companies established in 1994]] [[Category:Telecommunication companies of Turkey]] [[Category:Mobile phone companies]] [[Category:Alfa Group]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange]] [[de:Turkcell]] [[it:Turkcell]] [[ru:Turkcell]] [[tr:Turkcell]] {{Turkish mobile phone companies}} {{Istanbul Stock Exchange companies}}