Turkcell Annual General Assembly Dated June 29, 2012

ISTANBUL, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, today announced that the Annual General Meeting dated June 29, 2012 could not convene since the quorum required by the articles of association of Turkcell has not been reached as Turkcell Holding A.S., which owns a 51% stake in our Company, was not represented at the Meeting.

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ABOUT TURKCELL

Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, with 34.5 million subscribers and a market share of approximately 53% based on March 31, 2012 results (Source: operators '  announcements). Turkcell is a leading regional player, with market leadership in five of the nine countries in which it operates with its approximately 65.3 million subscribers as of March 31, 2012. The company covers approximately 88% of the Turkish population through its 3G and 99.13% through its 2G technology supported network. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and achieved a 43.2 Mbps speed using the HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell reported a TRY2.4 billion ( US$1.3 billion) net revenue with total assets of TRY17.2 billion ( US$9.7 billion) as of March 31, 2012. It has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in  Turkey .    Read more at http://www.turkcell.com.tr .

For further information please contact Turkcell

Corporate Affairs: Koray Ozturkler, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Investors: Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail]

Media: Filiz Karagul Tuzun, Corporate Communications Tel: + 90-212-313-2304 Email: [e-mail] [e-mail]

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