SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated December 30, 2003
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No.153
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
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Enclosures: Press release dated December 29, 2003 - "TURKCELL Announces
the Cancellation of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TURKCELL ANNOUNCES THE CANCELLATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
Istanbul, Turkey: December 29, 2003--Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), has today
announced that its Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting ("EGM") has been
cancelled.
Previously, the EGM was called by one of the statutory auditors "due to the
Board of Directors being unable to agree upon important and strategic decisions
for Turkcell." Today, the representatives of the major shareholders demanded the
cancellation of the meeting, stating that the issues that led to the EGM does
not exist anymore. Accordingly, the representative of the Ministry of Trade
cancelled the meeting.
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About Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with approximately 18.2 million
postpaid and prepaid customers as of September 30, 2003. Turkcell had revenues
of US$ 1,839.4 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2003.
Turkcell provides high-quality wireless telephone services throughout Turkey and
has coverage of 100% of the towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants. Turkcell
provides roaming with 352 operators in 141 countries as of September 30, 2003.
At the end of 1999, Turkcell became the first GSM operator in Turkey to be
awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 certificate for the quality of its service.
Turkcell is the only NYSE listed company in Turkey. Turkcell has interests in
international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and
Northern Cyprus, which have a total of 2.1 million subscribers as of September
30, 2003.
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For further information please contact:
Contact:
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Turkcell: Europe:
Investors: Kate Delahunty
Koray Ozturkler, Investor Relations Tel: +44-20/7282-2934
Tel: +90 212 313 1500 Email: kate.delahunty@citigatedr.co.uk
Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr Toby Moore
Tel:+44-20/7282-2999
Murat Borekci, Investor Relations Email: toby.moore@citigatedr.co.uk
Tel: + 90 212 313 1503 or
Email: murat.borekci@turkcell.com.tr
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr United States:
Victoria Hofstad/Jessica Wolpert
Media: Tel: +1-201-499-3500
Zuhal Seker, Corporate Communications Email: victoria.hofstad@citigatefi.com
Tel: + 90 212 313 2330 jessica.wolpert@citigatefi.com
Email: zuhal.seker@turkcell.com.tr
or
Bahar Erbengi, Corporate Communications
Tel: + 90-212/313-2309
Email: bahar.erbengi@turkcell.com.tr
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
Date: December 30, 2003 By: /s/ MUZAFFER AKPINAR
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Name: Muzaffer Akpinar
Title: Chief Executive Officer