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Istanbul, December 19, 2016

 

Announcement Regarding the Completion of the Sale Process of Turkcell Finansman A.Ş.’s Commercial Paper

Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communique II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board

The sale process of our Company’s %100 subsidiary Turkcell Finansman A.Ş.’s 174-day commercial paper* with a nominal amount of TRY 250,000,000, maturity date of June 8, 2017 and an annual simple interest of 10.70% to qualified investors within Turkey, without public placement was completed on December 16, 2016. Attracting strong interest from 28 institutional investors, the issuance is the largest in the domestic financial sector, excluding banks and subsidiaries, since the beginning of the year.

 

* Capital Markets Board’s decision dated November 30, 2016, approving the issuance of domestic debt securities is for an amount up to TRY 1,500,000,000.

For more information:

Turkcell Investor Relations

Tel: + 90 212 313 1888

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