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FreeMove Alliance Expands its European Footprint With Turkcell
ISTANBUL, October 19, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications
and technology company in Turkey, has joined the FreeMove Alliance the mobile
telecommunications alliance between Deutsche Telekom Group, Orange France
Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM (Telecom Italia Group) as a partner. This
move will further add to the alliance's offering to the multinational market
by strengthening its foothold in Turkey, one of Europe's key business
markets.
With 62 million subscribers across eight countries, Turkcell
is the third largest operator in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers,
supporting a growing number of multinational clients in telecommunication
management. With this partnership, FreeMove now spans 36 countries across
Europe, as well as the USA and Brazil.
Emre Sayin, Chief Corporate Business Officer, Turkcell said:
"We are proud to become a partner of the FreeMove Alliance as together we
represent an established and successful international alliance and operator
group offering seamless solutions to multi-national customers. This
partnership will give us the edge over our competitors as we now have the
ability to greatly increase our international presence giving our clients an
extension of the Turkcell benefits . We look forward to being a part of the
alliance to give our customers benefits such as harmonized offers,
predictability, good value for money and managed services and working with
Deutsche Telekom Group, Orange France Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM."
About Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company
in Turkey with 33.9 million postpaid and prepaid customers and a market share
of approximately 55% as of June 30, 2010 (Source: Operators' announcements).
Turkcell provides high quality data and voice services to approximately 80%
of the Turkish population through its 3G technology supported network and to
99.05% of the Turkish population through its 2G technology supported
network.. Turkcell reported TRY 2.2 billion ($ 1.5 billion) net revenue for
the period ended June 30, 2010 and its total assets reached TRY 14.0 billion
($ 8.9 billion) as of June 30, 2010. Turkcell has become one of the first
operators among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and to reach
to 42.2 Mbps speed with HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell is a leading
regional player and has interests in international mobile operations in
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus and
Ukraine which, together with its Turkish operations, had approximately 62.0
million subscribers as of June 30, 2010. Turkcell has been listed on the NYSE
and the ISE since July 2000 and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey and
is among the top 15% of companies listed on NYSE by its size as of April
2010. 51.00% of Turkcell's share capital is held by Turkcell Holding, 0.05%
by Cukurova Holding, 13.07% by Sonera Holding, 2.32% by M.V. Group and 0.01%
by others while the remaining 33.55% is free float. Read more at
http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en
About FreeMove
FreeMove is a mobile telecommunications alliance between Deutsche Telekom
Group, Orange France Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM (Telecom Italia
Group). It was founded in 2003 and is committed to providing customers with
seamless access to mobility services without complexity, particularly in the
multinational market, FreeMove currently spans 36 countries across Europe,
the USA and Brazil. Further information about the FreeMove alliance can be
found on its website, http://www.freemovealliance.com
For further information please contact Turkcell
Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations
Tel: +90-212-313-1244
Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
http://www.turkcell.com.tr
Source: Turkcell
For further information please contact Turkcell, Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations, Tel: +90-212-313-1244, Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr, investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
FreeMove Alliance Expands its European Footprint With Turkcell
ISTANBUL, October 19, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications
and technology company in Turkey, has joined the FreeMove Alliance the mobile
telecommunications alliance between Deutsche Telekom Group, Orange France
Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM (Telecom Italia Group) as a partner. This
move will further add to the alliance's offering to the multinational market
by strengthening its foothold in Turkey, one of Europe's key business
markets.
With 62 million subscribers across eight countries, Turkcell
is the third largest operator in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers,
supporting a growing number of multinational clients in telecommunication
management. With this partnership, FreeMove now spans 36 countries across
Europe, as well as the USA and Brazil.
Emre Sayin, Chief Corporate Business Officer, Turkcell said:
"We are proud to become a partner of the FreeMove Alliance as together we
represent an established and successful international alliance and operator
group offering seamless solutions to multi-national customers. This
partnership will give us the edge over our competitors as we now have the
ability to greatly increase our international presence giving our clients an
extension of the Turkcell benefits . We look forward to being a part of the
alliance to give our customers benefits such as harmonized offers,
predictability, good value for money and managed services and working with
Deutsche Telekom Group, Orange France Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM."
About Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company
in Turkey with 33.9 million postpaid and prepaid customers and a market share
of approximately 55% as of June 30, 2010 (Source: Operators' announcements).
Turkcell provides high quality data and voice services to approximately 80%
of the Turkish population through its 3G technology supported network and to
99.05% of the Turkish population through its 2G technology supported
network.. Turkcell reported TRY 2.2 billion ($ 1.5 billion) net revenue for
the period ended June 30, 2010 and its total assets reached TRY 14.0 billion
($ 8.9 billion) as of June 30, 2010. Turkcell has become one of the first
operators among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and to reach
to 42.2 Mbps speed with HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell is a leading
regional player and has interests in international mobile operations in
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus and
Ukraine which, together with its Turkish operations, had approximately 62.0
million subscribers as of June 30, 2010. Turkcell has been listed on the NYSE
and the ISE since July 2000 and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey and
is among the top 15% of companies listed on NYSE by its size as of April
2010. 51.00% of Turkcell's share capital is held by Turkcell Holding, 0.05%
by Cukurova Holding, 13.07% by Sonera Holding, 2.32% by M.V. Group and 0.01%
by others while the remaining 33.55% is free float. Read more at
http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en
About FreeMove
FreeMove is a mobile telecommunications alliance between Deutsche Telekom
Group, Orange France Telecom Group, TeliaSonera and TIM (Telecom Italia
Group). It was founded in 2003 and is committed to providing customers with
seamless access to mobility services without complexity, particularly in the
multinational market, FreeMove currently spans 36 countries across Europe,
the USA and Brazil. Further information about the FreeMove alliance can be
found on its website, http://www.freemovealliance.com
For further information please contact Turkcell
Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations
Tel: +90-212-313-1244
Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
http://www.turkcell.com.tr
Source: Turkcell
For further information please contact Turkcell, Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations, Tel: +90-212-313-1244, Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr, investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr