UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
April 29, 2010
 
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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Enclosure: 
A press release dated April 29, 2010, announcing that Turkcell has been fined by Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority.
 
 
 

 
April 29, 2010
 

 
TURKEY’S INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AUTHORITY FINES TURKCELL
 

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

 
Istanbul Stock Exchange
ISTANBUL
 

Special Subjects:

As per the decree published on Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) website yesterday, ICTA has fined Turkcell in the amount of TRY53,467,062, which corresponds to 0.667% of Turkcell’s 2008 net sales, for the alleged non-compliance with the “GSM Maximum Tariff Schedule” dated March 25, 2009. As per the decree dated April 7, 2010, ICTA has also fined Turkcell in the amount of TRY4,008,026, which corresponds to 0.05% of Turkcell’s 2008 net sales with regards to a subscriber complaint and in the amount of TRY374,152, which corresponds to 0.005% of Turkcell’s 2007 net sales, with regards to a subscriber dissatisfaction resulting from a technical problem in a tariff.

Turkcell will evaluate and seek its legal rights against these administrative fines mentioned above totaling TRY57,849,240.



TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

 


For further information please e-mail to investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
 
or call Turkcell Investor Relations (+ 90 212 313 1888)
 
 
 
 

 
 
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:  April 29, 2010
By:
/s/  Koray Öztürkler  
  Name:  Koray Öztürkler  
  Title: 
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
  
         
 
 
  TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.  
         
Date:  April 29, 2010
By:
/s/ Nihat Narin  
  Name:  Nihat Narin  
  Title: 
Investor & Int. Media Relations - Division Head