FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2007

Commission File Number 001-15092


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

Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
(Address of principal executive offices)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

TURKCELL ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECISIONS DATED MARCH 23, 2007

 

Istanbul, Turkey: March 23, 2007 – Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading provider of mobile communications in Turkey, announced today the following decisions taken at its Annual General Assembly:

 

1.   The Turkcell Board of Directors determined that our Company’s 2006 profit calculated in accordance with CMB accounts (Capital Markets Board of Turkey) is TRY 1,270,352,019 (approximately US$923 million*) whereas the 2006 commercial profit after tax; calculated in accordance with the Turkish Commercial Law is TRY 1,857,157,840 (approximately US$1,349 million*) and based on the CMB regulations, the lower of the two profits, which is TRY 1,270,352,019 (approximately US$923 million*) shall be taken as the basis for the dividend distribution calculation.

 

Accordingly, in line with the CMB rules, we have taken TRY1,270,352,019 (approximately US$923 million*) as the basis and we have deducted TRY305,125,229 (approximately US$222 million*), which is the total profits of our Company’s subsidiaries and the affiliates, not subject to the dividend distribution and first legal reserves of TRY92,857,892 (approximately US$68 million*) which is 5% of the commercial profit after tax calculated in accordance with the Turkish Commercial Law; as a result reached to the net distributable income of the current year of TRY872,368,898 (approximately US$634 million*).

 

Consequently, TRY567,039,784 (approximately US$412 million*) which corresponds to 65% of the distributable income, will be distributed to our shareholders as net cash dividend. This represents a net cash dividend of TRY0.2577453 (approximately US$0.1872) per ordinary share with a nominal value of TRY1 and approximately TRY0.64436 (approximately US$0.4681*) per ADR.

 

Secondary reserve, amounting to TRY45,703,978 (approximately US$33 million*) shall be set aside from the remaining net distributable income of the current year and TRY 259,625,136 (approximately US$188 million*) set aside and to be regarded as previous years profit and TRY305,125,229 (approximately US$222 million*), the aggregate profit of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates not subject to distribution shall be left within the Company as the extraordinary reserve.

 

Turkcell shareholders will not be subject to a withholding tax deduction from the gross dividend in accordance with the current tax regulations.

 

The cash dividend payment to our shareholders shall commence on April 16, 2007 in Istanbul Head Office, Ciftehavuzlar, Izmir and Ankara branches of Finans Yatirim Menkul

 

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Degerler A.S. and also in Merkezi Kayit Kurulusu A.S. (Central Registration Agency) located at Suzer Plaza Askerocagi Caddesi No.15 Kat.2 34367 Elmadag-Sisli Istanbul for 30 days and shall be made in exchange of the dividend share denominations for year 2006;

 

Of the total retained earnings, TRY5,252,797 (approximately US$4 million*), which is 2005 profit of Kibris Mobile Telekomünikasyon Ltd. Sti. shall be transferred to the extraordinary reserves to be subject to distribution in the years to come in accordance with Capital Market Board’s article.

 

2.

Hamit Sedat Eratalar and Ibrahim Alpay Demirtas are determined as Turkcell’s statutory auditors for a year; and

 

3.

KPMG Akiş Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavir A.Ş., appointed by the Board of Directors as the independent external audit firm for the year, was approved pursuant to Article 14 of the Regulation of the Independent External Auditing in the Capital Markets promulgated by the Capital Market Board;

 

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As per the Capital Market Board decision body’s verdict dated January 18, 2007, numbered 2/53, information regarding the Dividend Policy of the Company has been provided during the Annual General Meeting.

 

* Based on Turkish Central Bank’s TRY/US$ exchange rate of TRY1.3766 for March 23, 2007.

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE: (This note is provided for the convenience of ADR holders and not part of the decisions taken at the Annual General Assembly of the Company)

 

Please find below the key dates for the ADR holders regarding the cash dividend distribution:

 

US ex-dividend” date

11 April 2007

US record date

13 April 2007

US payment date

on or about 27 April 2007

 

 

www.turkcell.com.tr

 

 

 

About Turkcell

 

Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 31.8 million post-paid and pre-paid customers as of December 31, 2006 operating in a three player market with a market share of approximately 60% as of December 31, 2006 (Source: Telecommunication Authority). In addition to the high-quality wireless telephone services, Turkcell currently offers General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) countrywide and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) in dense

 

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areas, which provide for both improved data and voice services. Turkcell provides roaming with 541 operators in 193 countries as of March 9, 2007. Serving a large subscriber base in Turkey with its high-quality wireless telephone network, Turkcell reported US$4,700 million net revenues as of December 31, 2006 as per IFRS financial statements. Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, 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, 7.46% by Cukurova Group, 13.07% by Sonera Holding, 5.07% by M.V. Group and 0.01% by others while the remaining 23.39% is free float.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Contact:

Turkcell:

Investors:

Koray Ozturkler, Investor Relations

Tel: +90-212-313-1500

Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr

 

Ferda Atabek, Investor Relations

Tel: + 90-212-313-1275      

Email: ferda.atabek@turkcell.com.tr

 

investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr

 

 

 


Media:

Doruk Arbay, Corporate Communications

Tel: + 90-212-313-2319

Email: doruk.arbay@turkcell.com.tr

 

 

 

 

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SAUDI ARABIA LICENSE TENDER

 

Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 39 of the Capital Markets Board.

 

 

Istanbul Stock Exchange

ISTANBUL

 

 

Special Subjects:

 

As we previously announced on December 21, 2006, Turkcell’s Board of Directors took a decision to take the necessary actions to bid for the tender of the third GSM license in Saudi Arabia.

 

In this respect, Turkcell has submitted an offer for the tender as per the evaluation based on its business plans; however it has been acknowledged that the highest offer has been submitted by another company.

 

We hereby confirm that the above-mentioned explanations are furnished as per the provisions of the Communiqué Serial no VIII/39, that they reflect all information we have gathered so far, that they are in accordance with our corporate documents, that we have used all endeavors to collect the complete and true related information and that we assume the responsibility for this disclosure

 

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

 

 

 

Ferda Atabek
Investor Relations

Selen Doganca
Investments and Subsidiaries

 

26.03.2007, 09:30

26.03.2007, 09:30

 

 

 

 

For further information please e-mail to investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr

or call Turkcell Investor Relations (+ 90 212 313 1888)

 

 

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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:  March 26, 2007 By:  /s/ Koray Ozturkler          
Name:  Koray Ozturkler
Title:    Head of Investor Relations


TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.


Date:  March 26, 2007 By:  /s/ Ferda Atabek          
Name:  Ferda Atabek
Title:    Investor Relations Officer