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

 

For the month of November 2024

 

Commission File Number: 001-15092

 

 

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

 

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Aydınevler Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No:20

Küçükyalı Ofispark

34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Türkiye

 

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

x Form 20-F  ¨ Form 40-F

 

Enclosure: A press release dated November 7, 2024, announcing the release of the registrant’s financial results for the 3rd quarter 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS 4

 

COMMENTS BY CEO, ALİ TAHA KOÇ, PhD 5

 

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW OF TURKCELL GROUP 7

 

OPERATIONAL REVIEW OF TURKCELL TÜRKİYE 10

 

TURKCELL INTERNATIONAL

 

BeST 11

 

Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell 11

 

TECHFIN

 

Paycell 12

 

Financell 12

 

TURKCELL GROUP SUBSCRIBERS 13

 

OVERVIEW OF THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 13

 

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS 14

 

RECONCILIATION OF ARPU 15

 

Appendix A – Tables 17

 

·Please note that all financial data is consolidated and comprises that of Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (the “Company” or “Turkcell”) and its subsidiaries and associates (together referred to as the “Group”) unless otherwise stated.

 

·We have four reporting segments:

 

"Turkcell Türkiye," which comprises our telecom, digital services, and digital business services related businesses in Türkiye (as used in our previous releases in periods prior to Q115, this term covered only the mobile businesses). All non-financial data presented in this press release is unconsolidated and comprises Turkcell Türkiye only figures unless otherwise stated. The terms "we," "us," and "our" in this press release refer only to Turkcell Türkiye, except in discussions of financial data, where such terms refer to the Group, and except where context otherwise requires.

 

“Turkcell International,” which comprises all of our telecom and digital services-related businesses outside of Türkiye (BeST and KKTCELL).
   
§As per Turkcell Group’s announcement on September 9, 2024, the transfer of shares, along with all rights and liabilities in Lifecell LLC, LLC Global Bilgi, and LLC Ukrtower, was completed. As of Q324, Turkcell Group no longer holds any shares in these companies. These operations have been classified as assets held for sale and as discontinued operations.

 

“Techfin” which comprises all of our financial services businesses.

 

“Other” which mainly comprises our non-group call center and energy businesses, retail channel operations, smart devices management, and consumer electronics sales through digital channels and intersegment eliminations.

 

·This press release provides a year-on-year comparison of our key indicators and figures in parentheses following the operational and financial results for September 30, 2024 refer to the same item as at and for the three months ended September 30, 2023. For further details, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as at and for September 30, 2024, which can be accessed via our website in the investor relations section (www.turkcell.com.tr).

 

·Selected financial information presented in this press release for the third quarter and nine months of 2023 and 2024 is based on IFRS figures in TRY terms unless otherwise stated.

 

·In the tables used in this press release, totals may not foot due to rounding differences. The same applies to the calculations in the text.

 

·Year-on-year percentage comparisons appearing in this press release reflect mathematical calculation.

 

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NOTICE

 

This press release contains the Company’s financial information for the period ended September 30, 2024, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). This press release contains the Company’s financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 29, Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies (“IAS29”). Therefore, the financial statement information included in this press release for the periods presented is expressed in terms of the purchasing power of the Turkish Lira as of September 30, 2024. The Company restated all non-monetary items in order to reflect the impact of the inflation restatement reporting in terms of the measuring unit current as of September 30, 2024. Comparative financial information has also been restated using the general price index of the current period.

 

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes, in particular, and without limitation, our targets for revenue growth, EBITDA margin, and operational capex over sales ratio for the full year 2024. In establishing such guidance and outlooks, the Company has used a certain number of assumptions regarding factors beyond its control, in particular in relation to macro-economic indicators, such as expected inflation levels, that may not be realized or achieved. More generally, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, including, without limitation, certain statements regarding our operations, financial position, and business strategy, may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, among others, “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” and “guidance.”

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. In addition, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned, or projected.

 

These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from our future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these cautionary statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may affect the outcome of such forward- looking statements, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in particular, the risk factor section therein. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to the Company, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release, which remains subject to verification, completion, and change. No responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, board members, officers, employees, or agents as to or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release or any other written or oral information made available to any interested party or its advisers.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

TRY million   Q323    Q324     y/y%    9M23   9M24   y/y% 
Revenue   37,590    40,171    6.9%   108,295    114,592    5.8%
EBITDA1   16,091    17,757    10.4%   44,485    49,031    10.2%
   EBITDA Margin (%)   42.8%   44.2%   1.4pp   41.1%   42.8%   1.7pp
EBIT2   5,795    6,552    13.1%   14,188    15,810    11.4%
   EBIT Margin (%)   15.4%   16.3%   0.9pp   13.1%   13.8%   0.7pp
Net Income / (Loss)   (4,495)   14,280    n.m    (5,707)   20,555    n.m 

 

THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

 

·As per our announcement on September 9, 2024, we completed the transfer of shares, along with all rights and liabilities in Lifecell LLC, LLC Global Bilgi, and LLC Ukrtower operating in Ukraine. Turkcell Group no longer holds any shares in these companies.

 

·Solid operational profitability:

 

Group revenues up 6.9% year-on-year, with Turkcell Türkiye’s strong ARPU and subscriber net add performance primarily driven by postpaid and techfin segment contribution

 

Robust performance by Techfin segment; Paycell revenues up 19.6%; Financell revenues up 38.1%

 

EBITDA rose 10.4%, leading to an EBITDA margin of 44.2%; EBIT up 13.1%, resulting in an EBIT margin of 16.3%.

 

Net income was positive at TRY 14.3 billion, including the sale of subsidiaries in Ukraine

 

Net leverage level at 0.1x; long FX position of US$228 million

 

·Profitability-centric operational performance:

 

Turkcell Türkiye subscriber base3 up by 322 thousand quarterly net additions

 

515 thousand quarterly mobile postpaid net additions; 1.5 million net additions in the first nine months of the year

 

47 thousand quarterly fiber net additions

 

67 thousand new fiber homepasses in Q324

 

Mobile ARPU4 growth of 6.9%; residential fiber ARPU growth of 15.1%

 

Data usage of 4.5G users at 19.5 GB in Q324

 

·Since inflation exceeded expectations in the second half of the year, we have revised our revenue growth guidance5 for 2024 to around 7%. We maintain our EBITDA margin target of around 42%, and operational capex over sales ratio6 guidance at around 23%.

 

(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.

(2) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.

(3) Including mobile, fixed broadband, IPTV, and wholesale (MVNO&FVNO) subscribers

(4) Excluding M2M

(5) The guidance for the year 2024 includes the effects of implementing inflation accounting in accordance with IAS 29. Our 2024 guidance has been established using a certain number of assumptions regarding factors beyond our control, including in relation to macroeconomic indicators such as expected inflation levels. In particular, our 2024 guidance is based on an assumed annual inflation rate of 43% (previously 37)%, applied on a monthly basis. Please note that this paragraph contains forward-looking statements based on our current estimates and expectations regarding market conditions for each of our different businesses. No assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with such estimates and expectations. For a discussion of factors that may affect our results, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in particular, the risk factor section therein.

(6) Excluding license fees

 

For further details, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as at September 30, 2024, via our website in the Investor Relations section (www.turkcell.com.tr).

 

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COMMENTS BY CEO, ALİ TAHA KOÇ, PhD

 

Resuming the Real Growth Path

 

As we celebrate our 30th anniversary at Turkcell Group, we remain committed to creating value for our stakeholders through strong foundations and an innovative vision. In line with our strategic goals, we took a significant step by completing the sale of our assets in Ukraine on September 9, 2024. The proceeds from this transaction have been reflected in our third-quarter financial results.

 

We have proudly led Türkiye's digitalization journey for over 30 years. We will now share our expertise and vision on the global stage. With my recent election to the board of directors of GSMA, the global GSM association, I am honored to represent not just the Turkcell brand but also Türkiye. We will continue to make significant contributions to the mobile communications sector and the broader digital landscape under the GSMA umbrella.

 

We continue the renewable energy investments in line with our plans. Recently, we completed the first phase of our solar energy investments, installing 54 MW of power, with 6.4 MW already activated in the third quarter. Following the acquisition of the necessary permits, we will progressively bring the remaining capacity online.

 

We delivered a strong quarter, driven by a robust ARPU performance of Turkcell Türkiye, an expanding postpaid subscriber base, and contributions from our Techfin business. In the third quarter of 2024, our group revenues rose by 6.9% on an annual basis to TRY 40.2 billion, while our EBITDA1 margin increased by 1.4 points to 44.2% despite the wage increase we made to protect the purchasing power of our employees, who are our focus of value. Our net income reached TRY 14.3 billion, with our strong operations, which contributed TRY 3.1 billion, along with the proceeds from the asset sale in Ukraine. In the third quarter, Turkcell Türkiye's subscriber base increased by 322 thousand to 43.5 million.

 

Despite the aggressive competition, we achieved strong operational results

 

In the third quarter, we continued to deliver a strong operational performance. We gained a net of 515 thousand postpaid subscribers, bringing our total net additions in the last 12 months to 1.9 million. As a result, the share of our postpaid subscriber base grew by 4 percentage points year-on-year, reaching 74%. Thanks to our expanding postpaid subscriber base, price adjustments, and successful upsell, our Mobile ARPU2 growth increased to 6.9% year-over-year. Since May, we have observed increased activity in the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) market due to the aggressive pricing actions of competitors. This trend intensified further in the third quarter as competition heightened. Increased competition, along with seasonality, resulted in a mobile churn rate of 2.2% for the third quarter.

 

In line with our customer-focused approach, we introduced our '30th Year 1000 Mbps Speed ​​Campaign' to our fixed broadband customers in September. In the fixed broadband segment, we remain focused on fiber subscribers, having gained 47 thousand net subscribers thanks to the strong demand for our high-speed and end-to-end fiber service, while our subscriber base exceeded 2.4 million. The share of our 12-month contract packages, implemented to mitigate the effects of inflation, increased by 23 percentage points year-on-year among our residential fiber subscribers, reaching 82%. In the third quarter of 2024, our residential fiber ARPU rose 15.1% year-on-year thanks to the increasing 12-month contract subscriber share, upsell strategy and price adjustments in fixed broadband services and IPTV.

 

Our Techfin business continues to support financial performance

 

Our strategic focus area, Techfin, which includes our Financell3 and Paycell brands, continued to support group revenue strongly in the third quarter. Financell grew by 38.1% on an annual basis, recording a revenue of TRY 1.1 billion, supported by the increase in average interest rates, while the net interest margin of 4.1% continued to improve. On the other hand, Paycell revenues grew by 19.6%, reaching TRY 970 million, driven by the high demand for our POS solutions and the increasing volume of Paycell Card. The transaction volume of the "Pay Later" mobile payment service, which has the largest share in Paycell revenues, increased by 24% (non-group) to TRY 3.1 billion. Since its launch, our POS solutions have exceeded demand expectations, maintaining a strong performance with an 86% increase in transaction volume.

 

The number of standalone paid users of our digital services4 decreased by 14% year-on-year, reaching 5.0 million, in line with our expectations as we prioritized profitability. Meanwhile, our TV+ platform, which has consistently expanded its market share since its launch, has now become the second-largest player in the market, according to the ICTA's second-quarter report.

 

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In our Digital Business Services portfolio, the revenues from our four next-generation data centers, with a total IT capacity of 55 MW –33 MW of which is active—and cloud services offering value-added services, grew by 43% in the third quarter, reaching TRY 639 million. We are committed to expanding the capacity of our data centers, which will remain a key strategic priority in the years ahead.

 

We revise our guidance

 

Due to higher-than-expected inflation in the second half of the year, we have revised our year-end inflation forecast upwards. Accordingly, we are updating our revenue growth target5 for 2024 to approximately 7%. We maintain our EBITDA margin expectation at approximately 42% and our operational capex to sales6 ratio target at approximately 23%.

 

I extend my heartfelt thanks to all our employees for their contributions to our success and express my gratitude to our Board of Directors for their continued support.

 

(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income

(2) Excluding M2M

(3) Following the change in organizational structure, the revenues of Turkcell Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Insurance Agency), which was previously managed under Financell, are now classified as "Other" in the Techfin segment as of the first quarter of 2023.

(4) Including IPTV, OTT TV, fizy, lifebox and GAME+

(5) Our expectations for 2024 incorporate the effects of inflation accounting under IAS 29. These projections are based on assumptions regarding factors beyond our control, including key macroeconomic indicators such as inflation. Specifically, we are assuming an annual inflation rate of 43%, applied on a monthly basis, (previous estimate: 37)%. This paragraph contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current estimates and expectations regarding market conditions across all of our businesses. However, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will occur as anticipated. For a discussion of the various factors that could impact the outcome of these forward-looking statements, please refer to our 2023 annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC, specifically the risk factors section.

(6) Excluding license fees

 

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FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW

 

Financial Review of Turkcell Group

 

   Quarter  Nine Months 
Profit & Loss Statement (million TRY)  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23   9M24   y/y% 
Revenue   37,590.1    40,171.4    6.9%   108,295.3    114,592.2    5.8%
Cost of revenue1   (17,967.2)   (17,990.5)   0.1%   (53,854.2)   (53,417.0)   (0.8)%
Cost of revenue1/Revenue   (47.8)%   (44.8)%   3.0pp   (49.7)%   (46.6)%   3.1pp
Gross Margin1   52.2%   55.2%   3.0pp   50.3%   53.4%   3.1pp
Administrative expenses   (1,216.6)   (1,632.6)   34.2%   (3,280.1)   (4,307.9)   31.3%
Administrative expenses/Revenue   (3.2)%   (4.1)%   (0.9)pp   (3.0)%   (3.8)%   (0.8)pp
Selling and marketing expenses   (2,026.2)   (2,539.3)   25.3%   (5,566.5)   (7,073.1)   27.1%
Selling and marketing expenses/Revenue   (5.4)%   (6.3)%   (0.9)pp   (5.1)%   (6.2)%   (1.1)pp
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets   (289.5)   (252.1)   (12.9)%   (1,109.7)   (763.1)   (31.2)%
EBITDA2   16,090.5    17,756.9    10.4%   44,484.8    49,031.1    10.2%
EBITDA Margin   42.8%   44.2%   1.4pp   41.1%   42.8%   1.7pp
Depreciation and amortization   (10,295.9)   (11,205.1)   8.8%   (30,296.4)   (33,221.5)   9.7%
EBIT3   5,794.6    6,551.8    13.1%   14,188.4    15,809.6    11.4%
EBIT Margin   15.4%   16.3%   0.9pp   13.1%   13.8%   0.7pp
Net finance income / (costs)   2,187.2    (345.2)   (115.8)%   (4,813.8)   (1,777.6)   (63.1)%
    Finance income   3,885.3    2,783.6    (28.4)%   14,720.3    7,237.5    (50.8)%
    Finance costs   (4,405.9)   (4,654.8)   5.6%   (22,510.3)   (14,978.9)   (33.5)%
    Monetary gain / (loss)   2,707.8    1,525.9    (43.6)%   2,976.1    5,963.7    100.4%
Other income / (expenses)   (2,916.1)   (179.3)   (93.9)%   (3,018.8)   (665.9)   (77.9)%
Non-controlling interests   2.3    0.7    (69.6)%   4.3    8.6    100.0%
Share of profit of equity accounted investees   (65.5)   (672.3)   926.4%   (195.4)   (1,568.2)   702.6%
Income tax expense   (9,763.5)   (2,289.7)   (76.5)%   (13,520.4)   (3,679.9)   (72.8)%
Profit /(loss) from discontinued operations   265.8    11,214.4    4,119.1%   1,648.9    12,428.0    653.7%
Net Income   (4,495.1)   14,280.4    n.m    (5,706.7)   20,554.5    n.m 

  

(1) Excluding depreciation and amortization expenses.

(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.

(3) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

Revenue of the Group rose 6.9% year-on-year in Q324. This was mainly driven by Turkcell Türkiye’s strong performance supported by a larger postpaid subscriber base that generates more ARPU than prepaid subscribers, upsell efforts and a solid increase in fixed segment ARPU. The Techfin segment’s solid revenue growth of 30.9% also supported the Group revenue increase.

 

Turkcell Türkiye revenues, comprising 87% of Group revenues, rose 7.1% year-on-year to TRY34,854 million (TRY32,550 million).

 

-Consumer segment4 revenues grew 10.8% year-on-year on the back of rising postpaid subscriber share, price adjustments, and upsell efforts.

 

-Corporate segment4 revenues declined by 1.4% year-on-year. Constrained demand in the tightening economic environment negatively impacted the hardware revenues of digital business services, which declined by 44.1% year-on-year. Recurring service revenues rose 18% year on year.

 

(4) Following the change in organizational structure, the revenues from sole proprietorship subscribers that we define as Merchant, which were previously managed under the Corporate segment, are being reported under the Consumer segment as of and from the third quarter of 2023. Within this scope, past data has been revised for comparative purposes.

 

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-Standalone digital services revenues across consumer and corporate segments rose 4% year-on-year, primarily attributed to price adjustments, despite the continued shrinkage of the paid user base in consequence of our profitability-focused strategy.

 

-Wholesale revenues were down 9.9% year-on-year to TRY2,378 million (TRY2,639 million), resulting from alternative data solutions in the market.

 

Turkcell International1 revenues, comprising 2% of Group revenues, rose 20.6% to TRY935 million (TRY775 million).

 

Techfin segment revenues, comprising 5% of Group revenues, were up 30.9% year-on-year to TRY2,132 million (TRY1,629 million). Financell’s revenue grew 38.1%, and Paycell’s revenues increased 19.6% year-on-year. Please refer to the Techfin section for details.

 

Other segment revenues, at 6% of Group revenues, which mostly include non-group call center and energy business revenues and consumer electronics sales revenues, declined 14.6% year-on-year to TRY2,251 million (TRY2,636 million). This was primarily caused by weak demand for consumer electronics.

 

Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased to 44.8% (47.8)% as a percentage of revenues in Q324. The decline in the cost of goods sold (2.2pp), interconnection cost (1.1pp), and other cost items (1.2pp) outweighed the rise in personnel expenses (0.9pp) and funding cost (0.6pp) as a percentage of revenues.

 

Administrative Expenses increased to 4.1% (3.2)% as a percentage of revenues in Q324. This was mainly led by higher employee expenses (0.7pp) as a percentage of revenues.

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses increased to 6.3% (5.4)% as a percentage of revenues in Q324, due mainly to the rise in personnel expenses (0.6pp) as a percentage of revenues.

 

Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets decreased to 0.6% (0.8)% as a percentage of revenues in Q324.

 

EBITDA2 grew 10.4% year-on-year in Q324, leading to an EBITDA margin of 44.2% (42.8)%.

 

-Turkcell Türkiye’s EBITDA rose 12.6% year-on-year to TRY16,739 million (TRY14,865 million) with an EBITDA margin of 48.0% (45.7)%. The primary contributors to margin improvement were lower interconnection costs and a reduction in cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenues.

 

-Turkcell International EBITDA declined 1.2% year-on-year to TRY365 million (TRY369 million), leading to an EBITDA margin of 39.1% (47.6)%. The increase in personnel expenses led to a margin dilution.

 

-Techfin segment EBITDA decreased 4.1% year-on-year to TRY595 million (TRY620 million) with an EBITDA margin of 27.9% (38.1)%. This was driven by increases in funding costs for Financell and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues.

 

-The EBITDA of other subsidiaries was at TRY58 million (TRY236 million).

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased 8.8% year-on-year in Q324.

 

Net finance expense of TRY345 million (positive TRY2,187 million) was recorded for Q324, including a TRY1.5 billion monetary gain and net FX losses of TRY1.8 billion.

 

See Appendix A for details of net foreign exchange gain and loss.

 

Other expenses decreased to TRY179 million (TRY2,916 million) in Q324.

 

Income tax expense was TRY2,290 million (TRY9,764 million) in this quarter. Higher corporate tax was more than offset by lower deferred tax expenses.

 

(1) As per our Company’s announcement on September 9, 2024, we no longer hold any shares in companies operating in Ukraine as of Q324.

(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.

 

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Profit /(loss) from discontinued operations of TRY11,214 million (TRY266 million) was recorded in Q324. This figure includes Ukrainian assets sales.

 

Net income of the Group was TRY14.3 billion (negative TRY4,495 million) in Q324, thanks to our solid operations and the proceeds from the sale of our Ukrainian assets.

 

Total cash & debt: Thanks to the proceeds from the sale of our companies operating in Ukraine, consolidated cash as of September 30, 2024, increased to TRY81,009 million compared to TRY67,901 million as of December 31, 2023. Excluding FX swap transactions, 57% of our cash is in US$, 21% in EUR, 1% in CNY, and 22% in TRY.

 

Consolidated debt as of September 30, 2024, decreased to TRY106,728 million from TRY114,237 million as of December 31, 2023. TRY3,894 million of our consolidated debt is comprised of lease obligations. Please note that 40% of our consolidated debt is in US$, 35% in EUR, 3% in CNY, and 21% in TRY.

 

Net debt1 as of September 30, 2024, decreased to TRY9,360 million from TRY32,339 million as of December 31, 2023, with a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.1x times.

 

Turkcell Group had a long FX position of US$228 million at the end of the quarter (Please note that this figure takes hedging portfolio and advance payments into account). The long FX position of US$228 million is almost in line with our FX neutral definition, which is between -US$200 million and +US$200 million.

 

Capital expenditures: Capital expenditures, including non-operational items, were at TRY9,562 million in Q324. Operational capital expenditures (excluding license fees) at the Group level were at 18.1% of total revenues in Q324.

 

   Quarter   Nine Months 
Capital expenditures (million TRY)  Q3232   Q3243   9M232   9M243 
     Operational Capex   6,045.2    7,251.9    20,366.3    22,461.2 
     License and Related Costs   14.7    6.9    5,069.2    22.7 
     Non-operational Capex (Including IFRS15 & IFRS16)   6,452.8    2,303.6    13,335.5    9,003.5 
Total Capex   12,512.7    9,562.4    38,770.9    31,487.4 

 

(1) The net debt calculation includes "financial assets” reported under current and non-current assets. Required reserves held in CBRT balances are also considered in net debt calculation. We believe that these assets are highly liquid and can be easily converted to cash without significant change in value.

(2) Including Ukraine operations

(3) Excluding Ukraine operations

 

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Operational Review of Turkcell Türkiye

 

Summary of Operational Data  Q323   Q224   Q324   y/y %   q/q % 
Number of subscribers (million)1   42.7    43.2    43.5    1.9%   0.7%
Mobile Postpaid (million)   26.7    28.1    28.6    7.1%   1.8%
   Mobile M2M (million)   4.3    4.7    4.9    14.0%   4.3%
Mobile Prepaid (million)   11.5    10.4    10.1    (12.2)%   (2.9)%
Fiber (thousand)   2,247.8    2,380.3    2,427.6    8.0%   2.0%
ADSL (thousand)   765.1    767.8    765.0    (0.0)%   (0.4)%
Superbox (thousand)2   720.7    746.4    715.2    (0.8)%   (4.2)%
Cable (thousand)   39.0    38.1    37.3    (4.4)%   (2.1)%
IPTV (thousand)   1,375.0    1,484.4    1,483.8    7.9%   (0.0)%
Churn (%)3                         
Mobile Churn (%)   2.0%   1.5%   2.2%   0.2pp   0.7pp
Fixed Churn (%)   1.6%   1.2%   1.6%   -    0.4pp
Average mobile data usage per user (GB/user)   18.0    18.6    18.6    3.3%   - 

 

(1) Including mobile, fixed broadband, IPTV, and wholesale (MVNO&FVNO) subscribers

(2) Superbox subscribers are included in mobile subscribers.

(3) Churn figures represent average monthly churn figures for the respective quarters.

 

ARPU (Average Monthly Revenue per User) (TRY)  Q323   Q224   Q324   y/y %   q/q % 
Mobile ARPU, blended   226.6    228.8    239.0    5.5%   4.5%
   Mobile ARPU, blended (excluding M2M)   253.3    258.8    270.9    6.9%   4.7%
Postpaid   262.8    263.0    269.7    2.6%   2.5%
   Postpaid (excluding M2M)   310.2    313.5    321.8    3.7%   2.6%
Prepaid   143.4    137.3    154.1    7.5%   12.2%
Fixed Residential ARPU, blended   254.1    283.0    294.4    15.9%   4.0%
   Residential Fiber ARPU   259.8    286.9    299.1    15.1%   4.3%

 

In Q324, Turkcell Türkiye experienced a net increase of 322 thousand subscribers, resulting in a total subscriber base of 43.5 million. The mobile subscriber base totaled 38.7 million, with a net add of 250 thousand in this quarter. Our commitment to expanding our postpaid subscriber base, coupled with successful switch performance, led to a quarterly net add of 515 thousand postpaid subscribers. Over the first nine months of the year, we recorded net adds of 1.5 million postpaid subscribers. Accordingly, postpaid subscribers account for 73.9% (69.8)% of our mobile segment as of the end of Q324. Despite the high tourist activity during the summer months, our prepaid customer base contracted by 266 thousand during the quarter. This reduction can be primarily attributed to the widespread usage of alternative data solutions (eSIM technology).

 

As the market leader in the mobile segment, we prioritize market rationalization. Nevertheless, we have faced aggressive pricing actions from competitors since May 2024, leading to high volatility in the MNP (Mobile Number Portability) market which increased by 47% compared to the previous quarter. Accordingly, the average monthly mobile churn rate slightly increased to 2.2% in Q324. Please recall that the innovative campaigns, primarily the “30th Anniversary Double-Up,” as well as Ramadan and Eid holidays, contributed to the previous quarter’s churn rate. Our mobile ARPU (excluding M2M) rose 6.9% year-on-year, driven mainly by a rising postpaid subscriber base, price adjustments, and upsell efforts.

 

In the fixed business, our subscriber base exceeded 3.2 million on 44 thousand quarterly net additions. Thanks to our fiber focus, the fiber subscriber base grew by 47 thousand in this quarter. Residential fiber ARPU growth was 15.1% year-on-year in Q324 due to an increase in the share of 12-month contract subscribers and expanding high-speed tariffs’ share, price adjustments, and premium pricing in IPTV. The average monthly fixed churn rate remained steady at 1.6% in Q324 on a yearly basis.

 

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TURKCELL INTERNATIONAL

 

  Quarter   Nine Months 
BeST1  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Number of subscribers (million)  1.5   1.5   -   1.5   1.5   - 
    Active (3 months)  1.2   1.2   -   1.2   1.2   - 
Revenue (million BYN)  45.0   56.5   25.6%  126.9   157.4   24.0%
EBITDA (million BYN)  20.5   25.4   23.9%  58.4   74.5   27.6%
EBITDA margin (%)  45.5%  45.0%  (0.5)pp  46.1%  47.4%  1.3pp
Net income / (loss) (million BYN)  (12.3)  (0.6)  (95.1)%  (30.4)  (3.0)  (90.1)%
Capex (million BYN)  21.6   29.7   37.5%  54.1   81.5   50.6%
Revenue (million TRY)  358.8   508.1   41.6%  1,425.7   1,587.8   11.4%
EBITDA (million TRY)  161.8   225.4   39.3%  655.7   751.0   14.5%
EBITDA margin (%)  45.1%  44.4%  (0.7)pp  46.0%  47.3%  1.3pp
Net income / (loss) (million TRY)  (108.4)  (4.9)  (95.5)%  (347.2)  (27.2)  (92.2)%

 

(1) BeST, in which we hold a 100% stake, has operated in Belarus since July 2008.

 

BeST revenues grew 25.6% year-on-year in Q324 in local currency terms, driven by a rise in data, voice revenues, and bulk-SMS in Q324. BeST’s EBITDA grew 23.9% year-on-year, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 45.0%. BeST’s revenues in TRY terms rose 41.6% year-on-year in Q324.

 

BeST continued to offer LTE services to all six regions, encompassing 4.4 thousand sites in Q324. Enhanced LTE coverage has enabled BeST to expand its 4G subscriber base. Accordingly, 4G users reached 85% of the 3-month active subscriber base, which continued to support mobile data consumption and digital services usage. Additionally, the average monthly data usage among 4G subscribers increased 7% year-on-year, reaching 20.4 GB in Q324.

 

  Quarter   Nine Months 
Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell2 (million TRY)  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Number of subscribers (million)  0.6   0.6   -   0.6   0.6   - 
Revenue  389.5   401.5   3.1%  1,077.7   1,156.6   7.3%
EBITDA  162.3   158.0   (2.6)%  404.4   386.3   (4.5)%
EBITDA margin (%)  41.7%  39.4%  (2.3)pp  37.5%  33.4%  (4.1)pp
Net income  (247.2)  16.8   n.m   (332.8)  (165.0)  (50.4)%

 

(2) Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell, in which we hold a 100% stake, has operated in Northern Cyprus since 1999.

 

Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell revenues increased by 3.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024 due to price adjustments. The EBITDA of Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell declined by 2.6%, resulting in a 39.4% EBITDA margin. This margin decrease was primarily attributed to increased personnel expenses.

 

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TECHFIN

 

   Quarter   Nine Months 
Paycell Financial Data (million TRY)  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Revenue  811.3   970.1   19.6%  2,171.0   2,650.0   22.1%
EBITDA  399.2   436.1   9.2%  1,025.1   1,235.9   20.6%
EBITDA margin (%)  49.2%  45.0%  (4.2)pp  47.2%  46.6%  (0.6)pp
Net income  (14.7)  190.2   n.m   61.6   468.3   660.2%

 

Paycell has seen another quarter of robust financial results. Revenues grew by 19.6% year-on-year in the quarter. The main drivers of this performance were POS solutions and prepaid card & money transactions, thanks to increasing volume and commission. Paycell’s EBITDA rose 9.2% year-on-year, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 45.0% in Q324.

 

Strong momentum on the POS solution has continued in this quarter, resulting in an 86% volume increase on a yearly basis. The Pay Later service, the revenues of which account for 56% of the Paycell topline, reached a TRY3.1 billion transaction volume (non-group) in Q324, up 24% year-on-year. 3-month active Pay Later users grew by 5% to 6.2 million. Moreover, the Paycell card transaction volume experienced robust growth, rising 87% year-on-year to TRY7.4 billion. Meanwhile, the total transaction volume across all services expanded by 46% to TRY26.7 billion year-on-year in Q324.

 

   Quarter   Nine Months 
Financell1 Financial Data (million TRY)  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Revenue  816.7   1,128.1   38.1%  2,234.7   3,153.7   41.1%
EBITDA  279.8   209.1   (25.3)%  913.2   465.1   (49.1)%
EBITDA margin (%)  34.3%  18.5%  (15.8)pp  40.9%  14.7%  (26.2)pp
Net income  (1,016.4)  1.8   n.m   (1,044.0)  (151.2)  (85.5)%

 

(1) Following the change in the organizational structure, the revenues of Turkcell Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Insurance Agency), which was previously managed under Financell, have been reclassified from Financell to "Other" in the Techfin segment as of the first quarter of 2023.

 

Financell’s revenues rose 38.1% year-on-year in Q324, driven mainly by the expanding loan portfolio, as well as the higher average interest rate on the loan portfolio when compared to the same period of the last year. EBITDA margin realized at 18.5%.

 

Financell’s loan portfolio was at TRY6.3 billion in Q324. Financell’s cost of risk was at 2.8% at the end of the quarter. As we emphasized in the previous quarter, Financell began offering loans at varying rates based on customers’ individual risk profiles. This approach not only improves customer access and financial inclusion, but also mitigates the negative impact of installment limitations on consumer loans for smartphones above TRY12,000 threshold.

 

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Turkcell Group Subscribers

 

Turkcell Group registered subscribers amounted to approximately 45.6 million as of September 30, 2024. This figure is calculated by taking the number of subscribers of Turkcell Türkiye, and of each of our subsidiaries. It includes the total number of mobile, fiber, ADSL, cable, and IPTV subscribers of Turkcell Türkiye and the mobile subscribers of BeST and Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell.

 

Turkcell Group Subscribers  Q323   Q224   Q324   y/y%   q/q% 
Turkcell Türkiye subscribers1 (million)   42.7    43.2    43.5    1.9%   0.7%
BeST (Belarus)   1.5    1.5    1.5    -    - 
Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell   0.6    0.6    0.6    -    - 
Turkcell Group Subscribers (million)   44.8    45.3    45.6    1.8%   0.7%
                          
lifecell (Ukraine)2   11.4    11.3    -    -    - 

 

(1) Subscribers to more than one service are counted separately for each service. Including mobile, fixed broadband, IPTV, and wholesale (MVNO&FVNO) subscribers

 

(2) As per our Company’s announcement on September 9, 2024, we no longer hold any shares in companies operating in Ukraine

 

OVERVIEW OF THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

 

The foreign exchange rates used in our financial reporting, along with certain macroeconomic indicators, are set out below.

 

   Quarter   Nine Months 
   Q323   Q224   Q324   y/y%  q/q%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
GDP Growth (Türkiye)  6.5%  2.5%  n.a   n.a  n.a   5.3%  n.a   n.a 
Consumer Price Index (Türkiye)(yoy)  61.5%  71.6%  49.4%  (12.1)pp (22.2)pp  61.5%  49.4%  (12.1)pp
US$ / TRY rate                               
   Closing Rate  27.3767   32.8262   34.0900   24.5% 3.8%  27.3767   34.0900   24.5%
   Average Rate  26.7052   32.3812   33.4706   25.3% 3.4%  22.1011   32.2047   45.7%
EUR / TRY rate                               
   Closing Rate  29.0305   35.1284   38.0180   31.0% 8.2%  29.0305   38.0180   31.0%
   Average Rate  28.9644   34.8265   36.6689   26.6% 5.3%  23.9133   34.9603   46.2%
US$ / UAH rate                               
   Closing Rate  36.5686   40.5374   41.1664   12.6% 1.6%  36.5686   41.1664   12.6%
   Average Rate  36.5686   40.0161   41.0237   12.2% 2.5%  36.5686   39.7560   8.7%
US$ / BYN rate                               
   Closing Rate  3.2870   3.1624   3.2113   (2.3)% 1.5%  3.2870   3.2113   (2.3)%
   Average Rate  3.1329   3.2221   3.1684   1.1% (1.7)%  2.9381   3.2001   8.9%

 

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS: We believe Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, facilitates performance comparisons from period to period and management decision making. It also facilitates performance comparisons from company to company. Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure eliminates potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact of changes in effective tax rates on periods or companies) and the age and book depreciation of tangible and intangible assets (affecting relative depreciation expense and amortization expense). We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating the performance of other mobile operators in the telecommunications industry in Europe, many of which present Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results.

 

Our Adjusted EBITDA definition includes Revenue, Cost of Revenue excluding depreciation and amortization, Selling and Marketing expenses, Administrative expenses and Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets, but excludes finance income and expense, other operating income and expense, investment activity income and expense, share of profit of equity accounted investees and minority interest.

 

Nevertheless, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations, as reported under IFRS. The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated using financial data prepared in accordance with IFRS to net profit, which we believe is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.

 

  Quarter   Nine Months 
Turkcell Group (million TRY)  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Consolidated profit before minority interest  (4,497.4)  14,279.7   n.m   (5,711.0)  20,546.0   n.m 
Profit /(loss) from discontinued operations  265.8   11,214.4   4,119.1%  1,648.9   12,428.0   653.7%
Income tax expense  (9,763.5)  (2,289.7)  (76.5)%  (13,520.4)  (3,679.9)  (72.8)%
Consolidated profit before income tax & minority interest  5,000.3   5,355.0   7.1%  6,160.4   11,797.9   91.5%
Share of profit of equity accounted investees  (65.5)  (672.3)  926.4%  (195.4)  (1,568.2)  702.6%
Finance income  3,885.3   2,783.6   (28.4)%  14,720.3   7,237.5   (50.8)%
Finance costs  (4,405.9)  (4,654.8)  5.6%  (22,510.3)  (14,978.9)  (33.5)%
Monetary gain / (loss)  2,707.8   1,525.9   (43.6)%  2,976.1   5,963.7   100.4%
Other income / (expenses)  (2,916.1)  (179.3)  (93.9)%  (3,018.8)  (665.9)  (77.9)%
EBIT  5,794.6   6,551.8   13.1%  14,188.4   15,809.6   11.4%
Depreciation and amortization  (10,295.9)  (11,205.1)  8.8%  (30,296.4)  (33,221.5)  9.7%
Adjusted EBITDA  16,090.5   17,756.9   10.4%  44,484.8   49,031.1   10.2%

 

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RECONCILIATION OF ARPU: ARPU is an operational measurement tool and the methodology for calculating performance measures such as ARPU varies substantially among operators and is not standardized across the telecommunications industry, and reported performance measures thus vary from those that may result from the use of a single methodology. Management believes this measure is helpful in assessing the development of our services over time. The following table shows the reconciliation of Turkcell Türkiye revenues to such revenues included in the ARPU calculations for Q3 2023 and Q3 2024.

 

Reconciliation of ARPU  Q323   Q324 
Turkcell Türkiye Revenue (million TRY)   32,550.2    34,853.5 
Telecommunication services revenue   30,975.5    33,552.8 
Equipment revenue   1,249.2    933.1 
Other*   325.5    367.6 
  Revenues which are not attributed to ARPU calculation1   (4,329.3)   (4,208.2)
Turkcell Türkiye revenues included in ARPU calculation2   27,895.5    30,277.7 
Mobile blended ARPU (TRY)   226.6    239.0 
Average number of mobile subscribers during the year (million)   38.0    38.6 
Fixed residential ARPU (TRY)   254.1    294.4 
Average number of fixed residential subscribers during the year (million)   2.7    3.0 

 

(1) Revenue from fixed corporate and wholesale business; digital business sales; tower business, and other non-subscriber-based revenues

 

(2) Revenues from Turkcell Türkiye included in ARPU calculation comprise telecommunication services revenue, equipment revenue and revenues which are not attributed to ARPU calculation.

 

*Including call center revenues

 

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ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is a digital operator headquartered in Türkiye, serving its customers with its unique portfolio of digital services along with voice, messaging, data, and IPTV services on its mobile and fixed networks. Turkcell Group companies operate in 3 countries – Türkiye, Belarus, and Northern Cyprus. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation technologies in 81 cities. Turkcell offers up to 10 Gbps fiber internet speed with its FTTH services. Turkcell Group reported TRY40.2 billion revenue in Q324 with total assets of TRY326.7 billion as of September 30, 2024. It has been listed on the NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the only dual-listed company in Türkiye. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr.

 

For further information please contact Turkcell

 

Investor Relations

Tel: + 90 212 313 1888

investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr

Corporate Communications:

Tel: + 90 212 313 2321

Turkcell-Kurumsal-Iletisim@turkcell.com.tr

 

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Appendix A – Tables

 

Table: Net foreign exchange gain and loss details

 

  Quarter   Nine Months 
Million TRY  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Net FX loss before hedging  (2,343.3)  (1,582.5)  (32.5)%  (16,604.2)  (5,564.6)  (66.5)%
Swap interest income/(expense)  234.6   123.8   (47.2)%  563.8   462.4   (18.0)%
Fair value gain on derivative financial instruments  1,011.2   (302.6)  (129.9)%  5,522.7   (1,568.4)  (128.4)%
Net FX gain / (loss) after hedging  (1,097.5)  (1,761.4)  60.5%  (10,517.7)  (6,670.6)  (36.6)%

 

Table: Income tax expense details

 

Quarter   Nine Months 
Million TRY  Q323   Q324   y/y%   9M23  9M24  y/y% 
Current tax expense  143.3   (1,481.6)  (1,133.9)%  (812.8)  (1,656.3)  103.8%
Deferred tax income / (expense)  (9,906.9)  (808.1)  (91.8)%  (12,707.6)  (2,023.6)  (84.1)%
Income Tax expense  (9,763.5)  (2,289.7)  (76.5)%  (13,520.4)  (3,679.9)  (72.8)%

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

 

 

 

TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

 

CONTENT PAGE
1. Reporting entity 7
3 Segment information 13
4. Revenue 16
5. Other income and expense 18
6. Finance income and costs 19
7. Income tax expense 19
8. Property, plant and equipment 20
9. Intangible assets 21
10. Right-of-use assets 22
11. Cash and cash equivalents 23
12. Financial assets 24
13. Loans and borrowings 26
14. Derivative financial instruments 28
15. Financial instruments 32
16. Guarantees and purchase obligations 35
17. Commitments and Contingencies 36
18. Related parties 40
19. Subsidiaries 44
20. Investments accounted for using the equity method 45
21. Discontinued operations 46
22. Seasonality of operations 49
23. Subsequent events 49

 

 

 

 

TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

   Notes  30 September
2024
   31 December
2023
 
Assets             
Property, plant and equipment  8   92,508,904    90,551,251 
Right-of-use assets  10   8,915,773    8,336,515 
Intangible assets  9   75,841,515    79,493,783 
Investment properties      179,632    193,418 
Trade receivables      170,703    442,717 
Receivables from financial services      405,027    806,399 
Contract assets      183,194    137,601 
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income  12   6,444,625    144,043 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss  12   2,559,027    735,670 
Deferred tax assets      2,045,707    1,533,522 
Investments in equity accounted investees  20   6,406,297    7,974,483 
Other non-current assets      6,855,453    6,019,190 
              
Total non-current assets      202,515,857    196,368,592 
              
Inventories      745,103    734,335 
Trade receivables      16,308,532    14,843,619 
Due from related parties      233,933    232,828 
Receivables from financial services      6,693,859    7,937,113 
Contract assets      4,980,740    4,336,307 
Derivative financial instruments  14   2,090,343    2,778,025 
Financial assets at amortized cost  12    7,970    - 
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income  12   1,241,824    - 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss  12   5,431,485    12,050,579 
Cash and cash equivalents  11   81,008,662    67,901,254 
Other current assets      5,406,272    5,265,638 
Subtotal      124,148,723    116,079,698 
Assets held for sale  21   -    23,239,957 
Total current assets      124,148,723    139,319,655 
              
Total assets      326,664,580    335,688,247 

 

The above interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

   Notes  30 September
2024
   31 December
2023
 
Equity             
Share capital      43,929,825    43,929,825 
Share premium      10,437    10,437 
Treasury shares      (1,259,274)   (1,007,150)
Reserves      4,307,195    7,574,179 
Remeasurements of defined benefit plan      (2,763,119)   (2,781,348)
Retained earnings      130,253,816    118,360,358 
Total equity attributable to equity holders of Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (“the Company”)      174,478,880    166,086,301 
Non-controlling interests      -    (17,600)
Total equity      174,478,880    166,068,701 
              
Liabilities             
Borrowings  13   71,038,033    78,726,513 
Trade and other payables      158,495    1,509,001 
Due to related parties      32,196    52,085 
Employee benefit obligations      2,682,057    2,788,296 
Provisions      1,726,425    1,874,105 
Deferred tax liabilities      4,912,081    3,105,990 
Contract liabilities      1,907,492    1,621,717 
Other non-current liabilities      1,503,594    1,512,762 
Total non-current liabilities      83,960,373    91,190,469 
              
Borrowings  13   35,690,392    35,510,582 
Current tax liabilities      1,292,600    289,891 
Trade and other payables      23,960,142    27,995,685 
Due to related parties      2,807,427    750,559 
Deferred revenue      421,698    336,937 
Provisions      2,146,907    2,683,980 
Contract liabilities      1,658,382    1,783,193 
Derivative financial instruments  14   247,779    481,448 
Subtotal      68,225,327    69,832,275 
Liabilities directly associated with the assets held for sale  21   -    8,596,802 
Total current liabilities      68,225,327    78,429,077 
Total liabilities      152,185,700    169,619,546 
Total equity and liabilities      326,664,580    335,688,247 

 

The above interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE NINE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

       9 months   3 months   9 months   3 months 
       period   period    period   period  
       ended at 30   ended at 30   ended at 30   ended at 30 
       September   September   September   September 
Continuing operations  Notes   2024   2024   2023   2023 
Revenue   4    109,356,051    38,243,269    104,259,065    36,127,108 
Revenue from financial services   4    5,236,110    1,928,106    4,036,250    1,462,942 
Total revenue        114,592,161    40,171,375    108,295,315    37,590,050 
                          
Cost of revenue        (83,164,204)   (28,072,623)   (82,294,485)   (27,512,375)
Cost of revenue from financial services        (3,474,228)   (1,122,903)   (1,856,092)   (750,766)
Total cost of revenue        (86,638,432)   (29,195,526)   (84,150,577)   (28,263,141)
                          
Gross profit        26,191,847    10,170,646    21,964,580    8,614,733 
Gross profit from financial services        1,761,882    805,203    2,180,158    712,176 
Total gross profit        27,953,729    10,975,849    24,144,738    9,326,909 
                          
Other income   5    128,273    62,881    884,209    159,651 
Selling and marketing expenses        (7,073,088)   (2,539,317)   (5,566,525)   (2,026,184)
Administrative expenses        (4,307,874)   (1,632,641)   (3,280,109)   (1,216,560)
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets        (763,125)   (252,073)   (1,109,747)   (289,527)
Other expenses   5    (794,144)   (242,145)   (3,903,014)   (3,075,720)
Operating profit        15,143,771    6,372,554    11,169,552    2,878,569 
                          
Finance income   6    7,237,546    2,783,607    14,720,334    3,885,334 
Finance costs   6    (14,978,887)   (4,654,762)   (22,510,271)   (4,405,904)
Monetary gain (loss)        5,963,702    1,525,946    2,976,143    2,707,815 
Net finance costs / income        (1,777,639)   (345,209)   (4,813,794)   2,187,245 
                          
Share of loss of equity accounted investees   20    (1,568,186)   (672,338)   (195,367)   (65,472)
Profit/(loss) before income tax from continuing operations        11,797,946    5,355,007    6,160,391    5,000,342 
                          
Income tax expense   7    (3,679,934)   (2,289,745)   (13,520,377)   (9,763,505)
Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations        8,118,012    3,065,262    (7,359,986)   (4,763,163)
                          
Profit for the period from discontinued operations   21    12,427,963    11,214,449    1,648,948    265,783 
                          
Profit/ (Loss) for the period        20,545,975    14,279,711    (5,711,038)   (4,497,380)
                          
Profit for the year is attributable to:                         
Owners of the Company        20,554,538    14,280,415    (5,706,698)   (4,495,100)
Non-controlling interests        (8,563)   (704)   (4,340)   (2,280)
Total        20,545,975    14,279,711    (5,711,038)   (4,497,380)
                          
Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL)        9.42    6.55    (2.62)   (2.06)
                          
Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL)        3.72    1.41    (3.37)   (2.18)

 

The above interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

   Notes   9 months
period
ended at 30
September
2024
   3 months
period
ended at 30
September
2024
   9 months
period
ended at 30
September
2023
   3 months
period
ended at 30
September
2023
 
Profit/ (loss) for the period        20,545,975    14,279,711    (5,711,038)   (4,497,380)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:                         
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans        19,078    (472)   251,052    (12,873)
Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans        (849)   426    110,180    162,610 
         18,229    (46)   361,232    149,737 
Other comprehensive income/(expense):                         
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:                         
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations        5,386,569    6,354,700    3,849,686    (272,451)
Exchange differences on discontinued operations - reclassified to profit or loss        (5,560,315)   (5,560,315)   -    - 
Gain on financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income   12    140,674    149,562    120,805    24,990 
Cash flow hedges - effective portion of changes in fair value        2,239,740    (915,394)   4,054,803    2,855,787 
Cash flow hedges - reclassified to profit or loss        (2,844,439)   654,450    (5,314,772)   (3,564,318)
Cost of hedging reserve - changes in fair value        1,220,696    786,254    1,741,956    11,426 
Cost of hedging reserve - reclassified to profit or loss        521,055    (41,358)   614,310    443,730 
Loss/ (Gain) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations        (49,236)   (537,385)   (2,287,962)   1,543,431 
Income tax relating to these items        444,232    198,445    1,725,170    862,411 
- Income tax relating to exchange differences        -    19,476    (5,917)   (7,689)
- Income tax relating to cash flow hedges        (358,666)   (114,838)   (96,787)   (56,812)
- Income tax relating to cost of hedging reserve         321,439     71,412       504,246     557,124 
- Income tax relating to financial assets measured at fair value   12    (27,099)    (35,383)    9,517    18,178 
- Income tax relating to hedges of net investments        508,558    257,778    1,314,111    351,610 
         1,498,976    1,088,959    4,503,996    1,905,006 
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of income tax        1,517,205    1,088,913    4,865,228    2,054,743 
Total comprehensive income for the year        22,063,180    15,368,624    (845,810)   (2,442,637)
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:                         
Owners of the Company        22,071,743    15,369,328    (841,470)   (2,440,357)
Non-controlling interests        (8,563)   (704)   (4,340)   (2,280)
Total        22,063,180    15,368,624    (845,810)   (2,442,637)

 

The above interim condensed consolidated statement of other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

   Share capital   Treasury shares   Share premium   Legal reserves (*)   Fair value reserve (*)   Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (*)   Hedging reserve (*)   Cost of hedging reserve (*)   Foreign currency translation reserve (*)   Remeasurement of defined benefit plan   Retained earnings   Reserve of disposal group held for sale   Total   Non-controlling interests   Total equity 
Balance at 1 January 2023   43,929,825    (965,654)   10,437    33,129,252    (318,051)   (5,942,710)   3,568,268    (9,913,844)   (17,257,617)   (2,784,637)   105,137,247    -    148,592,516    8,724    148,601,240 
Profit/ (loss) for the year   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (5,706,698)   -    (5,706,698)   (4,340)   (5,711,038)
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax   -    -    -    -    130,322    (973,851)   (1,356,756)   2,860,512    3,843,769    361,232    -         4,865,228         4,865,228 
Total comprehensive income   -    -    -    -    130,322    (973,851)   (1,356,756)   2,860,512    3,843,769    361,232    (5,706,698)   -    (841,470)   (4,340)   (845,810)
Transfers to legal reserves   -    -    -    456,135    -    -    -    -    -    -    (456,135)   -    -    -    - 
Acquisition of treasury shares (-)   -    (68,956)   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    57,324    -    (11,632)   -    (11,632)
Dividend paid   -    27,460    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (3,372,967)   -    (3,345,507)   -    (3,345,507)
Other   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -         -    -    4,416    4,416 
Balance at 30 September 2023   43,929,825    (1,007,150)   10,437    33,585,387    (187,729)   (6,916,561)   2,211,512    (7,053,332)   (13,413,848)   (2,423,405)   95,658,771    -    144,393,907    8,800    144,402,707 
                                                                            
Balance at 1 January 2024   43,929,825    (1,007,150)   10,437    33,585,942    (122,293)   (7,520,350)   5,740,266    (10,070,533)   (22,380,937)   (2,781,348)   118,360,358    8,342,084    166,086,301    (17,600)   166,068,701 
Profit/ (loss) for the year   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    20,554,538    -    20,554,538    (8,563)   20,545,975 
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax   -    -    -    -    113,575    459,322    (963,365)   2,063,190    2,608,023    18,229    -    (2,781,769)   1,517,205    -    1,517,205 
Total comprehensive income   -    -    -    -    113,575    459,322    (963,365)   2,063,190    2,608,023    18,229    20,554,538    (2,781,769)   22,071,743    (8,563)   22,063,180 
Transfers to legal reserves   -    -    -    794,355    -    -    -    -    -    -    (794,355)   -    -    -    - 
Acquisition of treasury shares (-)   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Dividend paid   -    56,520    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (7,807,208)   -    (7,750,688)   -    (7,750,688)
Transactions with non-controlling interests   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (59,517)   -    (59,517)   21,517    (38,000)
Acquisition of treasury shares (-)   -    (308,644)   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (308,644)   -    (308,644)
Disposal of subsidiary   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (5,560,315)   (5,560,315)   -    (5,560,315)
Other   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    4,646    4,646 
Balance at 30 September 2024   43,929,825    (1,259,274)   10,437    34,380,297    (8,718)   (7,061,028)   4,776,901    (8,007,343)   (19,772,914)   (2,763,119)   130,253,816    -    174,478,880    -    174,478,880 

 

(*) Included in Reserves in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

       30 September   30 September 
   Note   2024   2023 
Cash flows from operating activities:               
Profit/ (loss) for the year        8,118,012    (7,359,986)
Discontinued operations   21    12,427,963    1,648,948 
Profit/ (loss) for the period including discontinued operations        20,545,975    (5,711,038)
Adjustments for:                
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and investment properties   8    13,782,635    11,957,418 
Amortization of intangible assets and right of use assets   9-10    19,426,769    20,470,809 
Impairment on property, plant and equipment and intangible asset        12,071    87,489 
Net finance expense        4,317,686    2,952,795 
Fair value adjustments to derivatives        2,693,760    (2,413,723)
Income tax expense        4,000,391    13,869,166 
Gain/ (Loss) on sale of property, plant and equipment        12,658    (53,103)
Effects of exchange rate changes and inflation adjustments        384,663    12,786,634 
Provisions        3,733,154    3,822,093 
Share of (profit)/loss of associates and joint ventures   20    1,568,186    195,367 
Fair value adjustments to financial assets through profit or loss   6    (1,500,849)   (5,495,241)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries   21    (8,821,194)   - 
Non-cash other adjustments        81,421    126,565 
         60,237,326    52,595,231 
Change in operating assets/liabilities               
Change in trade receivables        (1,438,862)   (1,135,531)
Change in due from related parties        1,598    58,502 
Change in receivables from financial services        1,559,794    (742,151)
Change in inventories        24,413    (299,283)
Change in other current assets        232,500    (559,172)
Change in other non-current assets        242,635    (1,979,216)
Change in due to related parties        (551,866)   1,272,331 
Change in trade and other payables        (10,554,228)   (3,212,912)
Change in other non-current liabilities        (116,153)   255,390 
Change in employee benefit obligations        (248,551)   (703,556)
Change in short term contract asset        (651,453)   154,331 
Change in long term contract asset        (45,593)   14,737 
Change in deferred revenue        147,193    43,297 
Change in short term contract liability        (216,200)   429,787 
Change in long term contract liability        285,775    (22,240)
Changes in other working capital        (2,327,785)   (2,612,662)
Cash generated from operations        46,580,543    43,556,883 
Interest paid        (7,797,790)   (5,666,275)
Income tax paid        (336,513)   (774,461)
Net cash inflow from operating activities        38,446,240    37,116,147 
Cash flows from investing activities:               
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment   8    (18,179,359)   (12,866,403)
Acquisition of intangible assets   9    (12,127,575)   (15,536,589)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment        1,282,784    280,938 
Cash outflows due to additional share acquisition or capital increase of associates and/or joint ventures        -    (242,861)
Cash inflows from sale of shares or borrowing instruments of other enterprises or funds        28,052,255    19,072,613 
Cash outflows from purchase of shares or borrowing instruments of other enterprises or funds        (37,231,063)   (16,302,456)
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary   21    13,719,342    - 
Other outflows/ inflows        4,995,307    (9,044,139)
Interest received        7,539,965    5,129,146 
Net cash outflow from investing activities        (11,948,344)   (29,509,751)
Cash flows from financing activities:               
Proceeds from derivative instruments        2,380,597    4,086,562 
Repayments of derivative instruments        (2,902,772)   (3,279,296)
Transactions with non-controlling interests        (38,000)   - 
Proceeds from issues of loans and borrowings        36,879,922    61,914,637 
Repayments of borrowings        (32,058,389)   (50,878,582)
Acquisition of treasury shares        (308,644)   (41,496)
Proceeds from issues of bonds        11,494,335    8,974,634 
Repayments from issues of bonds        (10,456,494)   (5,286,418)
Payments of lease liabilities        (3,950,543)   (4,092,658)
Net cash inflow from financing activities        1,040,012    11,397,383 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents        27,537,908    19,003,779 
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January        73,126,658    58,007,674 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and inflation adjustment        (20,181,071)   (18,743,592)
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September   11    80,483,495    58,267,861 

 

The above interim condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

1.Reporting entity

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (the Companyor Turkcell) was incorporated in Turkiye on
5 October 1993 and commenced its operations in 1994. The address of the Company
s registered office is Maltepe Aydinevler Mahallesi Inonu Caddesi No: 20, Kucukyali Ofispark/Istanbul. The Company operates under a 25-year GSM license granted in and effective from April 1998 (2G License), a 20-year 3G license granted in and effective from April 2009 and a 13-year 4.5G license granted in August 2016 and effective from April 2016. On 7 April 2023, the 2G License has been extended to 30 April 2029. The Company’s shares are listed on Borsa Istanbul A.Ş. (“BIST”) and New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the nine months ended 30 September 2024 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group) and the Groups interest in an associate.

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on 7 November 2024.

 

As of 30 September 2024, the ownership interest and voting rights of TVF Bilgi Teknolojileri Iletisim Hizmetleri Yatırım Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (“TVF BTIH”) and IMTIS Holdings S.a r l. (“IMTIS Holdings”) in the Company are 26.2% and 19.8%, respectively. The proportion of the Company’s shares that are traded in domestic and foreign stock exchanges are 53.95%.

 

As of 30 September 2024, the Group’s immediate shareholder is TVF BTIH, which is wholly owned by Turkiye Varlik Fonu (“TVF”). TVF has been established with the Law No. 6741 and published in the Official Gazette dated 26 August 2016.

 

The Company’s board of directors consists of a total of nine non-executive members including three independent members as of 30 September 2024.

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2024 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023.

 

Restatement of financial statements during the hyperinflationary periods

 

The financial statements of the Company and those of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures located in Turkiye and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as of 30 September 2024 were restated for the changes in the general purchasing power of Turkish Lira, which is their functional currency, based on International Accounting Standard No. 29 (“IAS 29”) “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies”. IAS 29 requires that financial statements prepared in the currency of a hyperinflationary economy be stated in terms of the measuring unit current at the balance sheet date and that corresponding figures for previous periods be restated in the same terms.

 

The table below shows the evolution of CPI as of 30 September 2024:

 

    Annual
Index
   Conversion
Factor
   Cumulative last three years inflation 
30 September 2024    2,526.16    1.00000     %343
31 December 2023    1,859.38    1.35860     %268
30 September 2023    1,691.04    1.49385     %254

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued)

 

New standards and interpretations

 

The accounting policies and presentation are consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period, except for the adoption of new standards effective as of 1 January 2024. The effects of these standards and interpretations on the Group’s financial position and performance have been disclosed in the related paragraphs. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

 

i)The new standards, amendments and interpretations which are effective as of 1 January 2024 are as follows:

 

Amendments to IAS 1- Classification of Liabilities as Current and Non-Current Liabilities

 

In January 2020 and October 2022, IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 to specify the requirements for classifying liabilities as current or non-current. According to the amendments made in October 2022 if an entity’s right to defer settlement of a liability is subject to the entity complying with the required covenants at a date subsequent to the reporting period (“future covenants”), the entity has a right to defer settlement of the liability even if it does not comply with those covenants at the end of the reporting period. In addition, October 2022 amendments require an entity to provide disclosure when a liability arising from a loan agreement is classified as non-current and the entity’s right to defer settlement is contingent on compliance with future covenants within twelve months. This disclosure must include information about the covenants and the related liabilities. The amendments clarify that the requirement for the right to exist at the end of the reporting period applies to covenants which the entity is required to comply with on or before the reporting date regardless of whether the lender tests for compliance at that date or at a later date. The amendments also clarified that the classification of a liability is unaffected by the likelihood that the entity will exercise its right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. The amendments must be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8.

 

The amendments did not have a significant impact on the financial position or performance of the Group.

 

Amendments to IFRS 16 - Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

 

In September 2022, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 16. The amendments specify the requirements that a seller-lessee uses in measuring the lease liability arising in a sale and leaseback transaction, to ensure the seller-lessee does not recognize any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use it retains. In applying requirements of IFRS 16 under “Subsequent measurement of the lease liability” heading after the commencement date in a sale and leaseback transaction, the seller lessee determines ‘lease payments’ or ‘revised lease payments’ in such a way that the seller-lessee would not recognize any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use retained by the seller-lessee. The amendments do not prescribe specific measurement requirements for lease liabilities arising from a leaseback. The initial measurement of the lease liability arising from a leaseback may result in a seller-lessee determining ‘lease payments’ that are different from the general definition of lease payments in IFRS 16. The seller-lessee will need to develop and apply an accounting policy that results in information that is relevant and reliable in accordance with IAS 8. A seller-lessee applies the amendments retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8 to sale and leaseback transactions entered into after the date of initial application of IFRS 16.

 

The amendments did not have a significant impact on the financial position or performance of the Group.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued)

 

New standards and interpretations (continued)

 

i)The new standards, amendments and interpretations which are effective as of 1 January 2024 are as follows: (continued)

 

Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7 - Disclosures: Supplier Finance Arrangements

 

The amendments issued in May 2023 specify disclosure requirements to enhance the current requirements, which are intended to assist users of financial statements in understanding the effects of supplier finance arrangements on an entity’s liabilities, cash flows and exposure to liquidity risk. Supplier finance arrangements are characterized by one or more finance providers offering to pay amounts an entity owes its suppliers and the entity agreeing to pay according to the terms and conditions of the arrangements at the same date as, or a date later than, suppliers are paid. The amendments require an entity to provide information about terms and conditions of those arrangements, quantitative information on liabilities related to those arrangements as at the beginning and end of the reporting period and the type and effect of non-cash changes in the carrying amounts of those liabilities. In the context of quantitative liquidity risk disclosures required by IFRS 7, supplier finance arrangements are also included as an example of other factors that might be relevant to disclose.

 

The transition rules clarify that an entity is not required to provide the disclosures in any interim periods in the year of initial application of the amendments. Thus, the amendments had no impact on the Group’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

ii)Standards, amendments and interpretations that are issued but not yet effective:

 

Standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards that are issued but not yet effective up to the date of issuance of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows. The Group will make the necessary changes if not indicated otherwise, which will be affecting the consolidated financial statements and disclosures, when the new standards and interpretations become effective.

 

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 - Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

 

In December 2015, IASB postponed the effective date of this amendment indefinitely pending the outcome of its research project on the equity method of accounting. Early application of the amendments is still permitted.

 

The Group will wait until the final amendment to assess the impacts of the changes.

 

Amendments to IAS 21 - Lack of exchangeability

 

In August 2023, the Board issued amendments to IAS 21. The amendments specify how an entity should assess whether a currency is exchangeable and how it should determine a spot exchange rate when exchangeability is lacking. When an entity estimates a spot exchange rate because a currency is not exchangeable into another currency, it discloses information that enables users of its financial statements to understand how the currency not being exchangeable into the other currency affects, or is expected to affect, the entity’s financial performance, financial position and cash flows. The amendments will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025. Early adoption is permitted but will need to be disclosed. When applying the amendments, an entity cannot restate comparative information.

 

The Group expects no significant impact on its balance sheet and equity.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued)

 

New standards and interpretations (continued)

 

ii)Standards, amendments and interpretations that are issued but not yet effective: (continued)

 

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 – Classification and measurement of financial instruments

 

In May 2024, the Board issued amendments to the classification and measurement of financial instruments (amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7). The amendment clarifies that a financial liability is derecognised on the ‘settlement date’. It also introduces an accounting policy option to derecognise financial liabilities that are settled through an electronic payment system before settlement date if certain conditions are met. The amendment also clarified how to assess the contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets that include environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked features and other similar contingent features as well as the treatment of non-recourse assets and contractually linked instruments. Additional disclosures in IFRS 7 for financial assets and liabilities with contractual terms that reference a contingent event (including those that are ESG-linked), and equity instruments classified at fair value through other comprehensive income are added with the amendment. The amendment will be effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. Entities can early adopt the amendments that relate to the classification of financial assets plus the related disclosures and apply the other amendments later. The new requirements will be applied retrospectively with an adjustment to opening retained earnings.

 

The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the amendments on financial position or performance of the Group.

 

IFRS 18 – The new Standard for Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

 

In April 2024, IASB issued IFRS 18 which replaces IAS 1. IFRS 18 introduces new requirements on presentation within the statement of profit or loss, including specified totals and subtotals. IFRS 18 requires an entity to classify all income and expenses within its statement of profit or loss into one of five categories: operating; investing; financing; income taxes; and discontinued operations. It also requires disclosure of management-defined performance measures and includes new requirements for aggregation and disaggregation of financial information based on the identified ‘roles’ of the primary financial statements and the notes. In addition, there are consequential amendments to other accounting standards, such as IAS 7, IAS 8 and IAS 34. IFRS 18 and the related amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, but earlier application is permitted. IFRS 18 will be applied retrospectively.

 

The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the amendments on financial position or performance of the Group.

 

IFRS 19 – Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures

 

In May 2024, the Board issued IFRS 19, which allows eligible entities to elect to apply reduced disclosure requirements while still applying the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements in other IFRS accounting standards. Unless otherwise specified, eligible entities that elect to apply IFRS 19 will not need to apply the disclosure requirements in other IFRS accounting standards. An entity that is a subsidiary, does not have public accountability and has a parent (either ultimate or intermediate) which prepares consolidated financial statements, available for public use, which comply with IFRS accounting standards may elect to apply IFRS 19. IFRS 19 is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 and earlier adoption is permitted. If an eligible entity chooses to apply the standard earlier, it is required to disclose that fact. An entity is required, during the first period (annual and interim) in which it applies the standard, to align the disclosures in the comparative period with the disclosures included in the current period under IFRS 19.

 

The standard is not applicable for the Group.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued)

 

New standards and interpretations (continued)

 

ii)Standards, amendments and interpretations that are issued but not yet effective: (continued)

 

Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards – Volume 11

 

In July 2024, the IASB issued Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards – Volume 11, amending the followings:

 

-IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards – Hedge Accounting by a First-time Adopter: These amendments are intended to address potential confusion arising from an inconsistency between the wording in IFRS 1 and the requirements for hedge accounting in IFRS 9.

 

-IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures – Gain or Loss on Derecognition: The amendments update the language on unobservable inputs in the Standard and include a cross reference to IFRS 13.

 

-IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Lessee Derecognition of Lease Liabilities and Transaction Price: IFRS 9 has been amended to clarify that, when a lessee has determined that a lease liability has been extinguished in accordance with IFRS 9, the lessee is required to apply derecognition requirement of IFRS 9 and recognise any resulting gain or loss in profit or loss. IFRS 9 has been also amended to remove the reference to 'transaction price”.

 

-IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements – Determination of a 'De Facto Agent': The amendments are intended to remove the inconsistencies between IFRS 10 paragraphs.

 

-IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows – Cost Method: The amendments remove the term of “cost method” following the prior deletion of the definition of 'cost method'.

 

Improvements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. Earlier application is permitted for all.

 

The amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

2.Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued)

 

New standards and interpretations (continued)

 

iii)The amendments which are effective immediately upon issuance

 

Amendments to IAS 12 - International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules

 

In May 2023, the Board issued amendments to IAS 12, which introduce a mandatory exception in IAS 12 from recognizing and disclosing deferred tax assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes. The amendments clarify that IAS 12 applies to income taxes arising from tax laws enacted or substantively enacted to implement the Pillar Two Model Rules published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The amendments also introduced targeted disclosure requirements for entities affected by the tax laws. The temporary exception from recognition and disclosure of information about deferred taxes and the requirement to disclose the application of the exception apply immediately and retrospectively upon issue of the amendments.

 

Based on management’s assessments, as of 30 September 2024, the amendments due to Pillar Two did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. However, the Company will continue to monitoring upcoming legislation changes on this matter, in Turkey and in other countries that the Group operates.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

3Segment information

 

In accordance with its integrated communication and technology services strategy, Group has reportable segments which are Turkcell Turkiye, Turkcell International and Techfin. While some of these strategic segments offer the same types of services, they are managed separately because they operate in different geographical locations and are affected by different economic conditions.

 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker function is carried out by the Board of Directors, however Board of Directors may transfer the authorities, other than recognized by the law, to the General Manager and other directors.

 

Turkcell Turkiye reportable segment includes mobile, fixed telecom, digital services and digital business services operations of Turkcell, Turkcell Superonline Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Superonline”), Turkcell Satis A.S’s (“Turkcell Satis”) digital business services, Turkcell Dijital Is Servisleri A.S. (“Turkcell Dijital”), group call center operations of Global Bilgi Pazarlama Danismanlik ve Cagri Servisi Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Global Bilgi”), Turktell Bilisim Servisleri A.S. (“Turktell”), Atmosware Teknoloji Egitim ve Danismanlik A.S (“Atmosware Teknoloji”), Turkcell Teknoloji Arastirma ve Gelistirme A.S. (“Turkcell Teknoloji”), Ultia Teknoloji Yazilim ve Uygulama Gelistirme Ticaret A.S. (“Ultia”), Kule Hizmet ve Isletmecilik A.S. (“Global Tower”), Rehberlik Hizmetleri Servisi A.S. (“Rehberlik”), Turkcell Gayrimenkul Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Gayrimenkul”), Lifecell Dijital Servisler ve Cozumler A.S. (“Lifecell Dijital Servisler”), Lifecell Bulut Cozumleri A.S. (“Lifecell Bulut”), Lifecell TV Yayin ve Icerik Hizmetleri A.S. (“Lifecell TV”), Lifecell Muzik Yayin ve Iletim A.S. (“Lifecell Muzik”) and BiP Iletisim Teknolojileri ve Dijital Servisler A.S. (“BiP A.S.”).

 

Turkcell International reportable segment includes telecom and digital services related operations of CJSC Belarusian Telecommunications Network (“BeST”), Kibris Mobile Telekomunikasyon Limited Sirketi (“Kibris Telekom”), East Asian Consortium B.V. (“Eastasia”), Lifecell Ventures Cooperatief U.A (“Lifecell Ventures”), Lifetech LLC (“Lifetech”), Beltower LLC (“Beltower”), Lifecell Digital Limited (“Lifecell Digital”), Yaani Digital BV (“Yaani”) and BiP Digital Communication Technologies B.V (“BiP B.V.”).

 

Techfin reportable segment includes all financial services operations of Turkcell Finansman, Turkcell Odeme, Paycell, Paycell Europe, Turkcell Sigorta and Turkcell Dijital Sigorta. The operations of these legal entities aggregated into one reportable segment as the nature of services are similar and most of them share similar economic characteristics.

 

Other reportable segment mainly comprises of non-group call center operations of Turkcell Global Bilgi, Turkcell Enerji, Boyut Enerji, Turkcell GSYF, Turkcell Dijital Egitim Teknolojileri A.S. (“Dijital Egitim”). W3 Labs Yeni Teknolojiler A.S. ("W3") and Turkcell Satis’s other operations.

 

The Board primarily uses adjusted EBITDA to assess the performance of the operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA definition includes revenue, cost of revenue excluding depreciation and amortization, selling and marketing expenses and administrative expenses.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure defined by IFRS as a measurement of financial performance and may not be comparable to other similarly-titled indicators used by other companies. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the consolidated profit for the year is included in the accompanying notes.

 

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

3.Segment information (continued)

  

   Nine months ended 30 September 
   Turkcell Turkiye   Turkcell International   Techfin    Other    Intersegment Eliminations   Consolidated 
   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Total segment revenue   99,309,822    92,886,730    2,866,383    2,660,712    5,828,962    4,420,226    8,859,898    10,561,856    (2,272,904)   (2,234,209)   114,592,161    108,295,315 
Inter-segment revenue   (901,766)   (800,358)   (107,819)   (156,246)   (592,851)   (383,976)   (670,468)   (893,629)   2,272,904    2,234,209    -    - 
Revenues from external customers   98,408,056    92,086,372    2,758,564    2,504,466    5,236,111    4,036,250    8,189,430    9,668,227    -    -    114,592,161    108,295,315 
Adjusted EBITDA   46,459,590    40,916,402    1,080,040    1,047,513    1,510,526    1,808,615    264,843    938,260    (283,882)   (226,015)   49,031,117    44,484,775 

 

   Three months ended 30 September 
   Turkcell Turkiye   Turkcell International   Techfin   Other   Intersegment Eliminations   Consolidated 
   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Total segment revenue   34,853,550    32,550,225    934,942    775,154    2,131,671    1,629,069    3,070,307    3,440,061    (819,095)   (804,459)   40,171,375    37,590,050 
Inter-segment revenue   (333,361)   (322,132)   (28,723)   (36,720)   (203,564)   (164,212)   (253,447)   (281,395)   819,095    804,459    -    - 
Revenues from external customers   34,520,189    32,228,093    906,219    738,434    1,928,107    1,464,857    2,816,860    3,158,666    -    -    40,171,375    37,590,050 
Adjusted EBITDA   16,738,930    14,865,334    365,149    369,351    595,056    620,286    155,023    333,016    (97,290)   (97,457)   17,756,868    16,090,530 

  

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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

(All amounts are expressed in thousand of Turkish Lira and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 30 September 2024 unless otherwise stated. Currencies other than Turkish Lira are expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated.)

 

3.Segment information (continued)

 

   9 months   3 months   9 months   3 months 
   period   period ended   period   period ended 
   ended at 30   at 30   ended at 30   at 30 
   September   September   September   September 
   2024   2024   2023   2023 
Profit/ (Loss) for the period   8,118,012    3,065,262    (7,359,986)   (4,763,163)
Add/(Less):                    
Income tax expense   3,679,934    2,289,745    13,520,377    9,763,505 
Finance income   (7,237,546)   (2,783,607)   (14,720,334)   (3,885,334)
Finance costs   14,978,887    4,654,762    22,510,271    4,405,904 
Other income   (128,273)   (62,881)   (884,209)   (159,651)
Other expenses   794,144    242,145    3,903,014    3,075,720 
Monetary gain/ (loss)   (5,963,702)   (1,525,946)   (2,976,143)   (2,707,815)
Depreciation and amortization   33,221,475    11,205,050    30,296,418    10,295,892 
Share of loss/(gain) of equity accounted investees   1,568,186    672,338    195,367    65,472 
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA   49,031,117    17,756,868    44,484,775    16,090,530 

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024