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 November 2, 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 November 2, 2016, regarding investor relations.
Istanbul, November 2, 2016
Announcement Regarding Investor Relations
Subject
: Statement made pursuant to Communique II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
Following changes have taken place within our Investor Relations Department:
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Investor Relations and Business Development Director position that had been served in an acting role by Nihat Narin, who has been appointed as the General Manager of Kule Hizmet ve
İşletmecilik A.Ş. (Global Tower), has been restructured as Investor Relations and Merger
s&Acquisitions Director and Zeynel Korhan Bilek has been appointed to the position effective as of November 1
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, 2016.
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Yeşim Tohma, currently serving as the Investor Relations Manager, took on the Investor Relations Executive position who holds the licenses which are set forth in the Article 11 of Communiqué on Corporate Governance published by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey. Korhan Bilek and Yeşim Tohma, contac
t information of whom are stated below, will be assigned as Corporate Governance Committee members.
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Zeynel Korhan Bilek, Investor Relations and Mergers&Acquisitions Director
e-mail:korhan.bilek@
turkcell.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 313 1888
Yeşim Tohma, Investor Relations Executive
e-mail:yesim.tohma@
turkcell.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 313 1888
Capital Market Activities Level 3 License No: 210035
Corporate Governance Rating Specialist License No:702144
Nihat Narin
graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Marmara University in 1990 and received his MBA degree from Middlesex University while in the same period conducting diverse research on the U.K. stock exchange. He began his professional life as a Telecom Analyst at Ata Invest. Mr. Narin joined the Turkcell family in 2000 and worked as Senior Specialist at Investor Relations division until 2004. Subsequently, he served as the Director of Internal Audit and Betting Business Development Director. Between 2009 - 2015, Nihat Narin served as Investor Relations & International Media Director. Starting from 2015, he has been working as Investor Relations & Business Development Director.
Zeynel Korhan Bilek
graduated from the Faculty of Elect
rical and Electronic Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 1998 and received his MBA degree from Rochester University in 2000. He began his professional life as an Economics Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank. Subsequently, he served as an Analyst at Akyatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. between 2002 and 2004 and Finance Director at Sabancı Holding between 2004 and 2013. He was a Member of the Board of Directors at Carrefoursa between 2011 and 2016. Prior to joining Turkcell, Mr. Bilek had worked as the
Assistant General Manager responsible for Finance at Teknosa.
For more information:
Turkcell Investor Relations
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
Tel: + 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.
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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Date: November 2, 2016
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By:
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Nihat Narin
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Name:
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Nihat Narin
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Title:
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Investor Relations and Business Development Director
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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Date: November 2, 2016
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By:
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/s/Ilter Terzioglu
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Ilter Terzioglu
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Strategy Executive Vice President
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