Turkcell Wins GSMA Award for Its Exemplary Humanitarian Projects
February 27 2017 - 4:53AM
Business Wire
The world’s most important mobile technology
conference, the GSMA Mobile World Congress, got under way in
Barcelona this week. In a special ceremony, Turkcell was
honoured with the GSMA’s prestigious and long-standing “Outstanding
Contribution to the Mobile Industry” award in recognition of its
humanitarian work in supporting Syrian refugees
The 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress, which brings together the
world’s leading mobile technology providers, began in Barcelona
this week. At a special ceremony on Sunday evening, Turkcell
(NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL), a signatory of the GSMA Humanitarian
Connectivity Charter, was honoured—alongside Asiacell, Deutsche
Telekom, the Vodafone Foundation and Zain—with the prestigious
award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry” in
recognition for the companies’ important and inspirational work in
support of refugees, both in the countries neighbouring Syria, and
further afield.
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"Mobile communication is vital in emergency
situations"
Turkcell General Manager, Kaan Terzioğlu,
accepted the award from GSMA Chairman, Sunil Mittal, on behalf of
the five operators, saying, "It is a great honour for me to
represent five companies that have been working to make the world a
better place. We must always be aware that we operate in a sector
that has the resources to make a real difference in the midst of
one of the world's greatest tragedies.
“The humanitarian crisis in Syria is a huge
test for all of us, yet over the past six years we have once again
seen that communication can have a life-saving role in times of
crisis. We responded quickly to ensure that affected people could
have access to communications networks and thus to the information
they need when facing critical choices about their future and those
of their families.
“As part of our initiatives, we established
special emergency services and helplines for Syrian refugees and
developed applications like “Hello Hope” to ensure that they could
maintain access to the information and services they rely on. We
have consistently worked to help make it possible for parents to
take advantage of business opportunities and for children to access
education. All of this was made possible with the combination of
connectivity, the high capacity of smartphones, the world of mobile
services, and, most notably, our willingness to use capabilities
for greater social good.
“The opportunities that we can supply through
technology can only come to fruition when we show the willingness
to help. I know that Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, the Vodafone
Foundation and Zain, with whom we share this honourable award,
share a similar motivation, as we put our customers first, and
support the development of our economies and societies in our own
ways.
“The GSMA, which has honoured us with this
award today, has always offered effective leadership on the role
that the mobile communications industry plays in humanitarian
affairs. On behalf of all the operators present here, I would like
to thank the GSMA for all the support they have given, for the
awareness about humanitarian issues that they have generated around
the world, and for the bridges they have built between not only
operators like us, who have dedicated themselves to this work, but
also between us and other counterparts including technology
companies, governments and development institutions. It is a great
honor to be a part of this community which can do more to help
improve lives and will surely do so.”
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