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
Report on Form 6-K dated February 19, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-15092
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)
Aydınevler Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No:20
Küçükyalı Ofispark
34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Turkey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: A press release dated February 18, 2016 announcing the sale and leaseback transactions of lifecell’s towers.
Istanbul, February 18, 2016
Announcement Regarding the Sale and Leaseback Transactions of lifecell’s Towers
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communiqué II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
Our Board of Directors has decided to carry out sale and leaseback transactions with respect to 811 towers of LLC lifecell (“lifecell”), a subsidiary of our Company located in Ukraine, with Ukrtower LLC (“Ukrtower”), also a subsidiary of our Company located in Ukraine, in return for a minimum amount of USD 52 million plus taxes. In this respect, the decision has also been made on a capital increase for Ukrtower through increasing the capital of our Company’s other 100% owned subsidiary, Turktell Bilişim Servisleri A.Ş. by a minimum of the aforementioned amount.
For more information:
Turkcell Investor Relations
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
Tel: + 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.
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Date: February 19, 2016
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/s/Murat Dogan Erden
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| Name: | Murat Dogan Erden | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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Date: February 19, 2016
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By:
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/s/Nihat Narin
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| Name: | Nihat Narin | ||
| Title: | Investor Relations and Business Development | ||