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 July 18, 2003
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TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No.153
80050 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
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Enclosures: Press release dated July 18, 2003 - Notice of Correction
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: July 18, 2003 By: /s/ MUZAFFER AKPINAR
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Name: Muzaffer Akpinar
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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NOTICE OF CORRECTION
Istanbul, Turkey: July 18, 2003--Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), is correcting
an error in the press release dated 17 July 2003 with respect to the update on
the interconnection dispute with Turk Telekom.
Yesterday, Turkcell reported that the Ankara Seventh Commercial Court decided
that Turk Telekom's decision to offset against the amount of interconnect
payments due to Turkcell its receivables in accordance with its claim that
interconnect revenues should be shared equally, would be unlawful.
In addition, Turkcell also reported that the Court decided that an injunction
preventing this offset would remain until a new agreement has been reached and
until then the terms of the above Interconnect Agreement remain in effect.
As reported yesterday, the Ankara Seventh Commercial Court has decided that this
offset was unlawful. However, the decision of the Ankara Seventh Commercial
Court does not require an injunction preventing this offset to remain. Although
an injunction preventing Turk Telekom from such offset is not in place, the
decision of the Ankara Seventh Commercial Court requires that until a new
agreement with respect to interconnection revenues has been reached between
Turkcell and Turk Telekom the terms of the current interconnection agreement,
which do not allow such offset, would remain in effect.
For further information please contact:
Turkcell Citigate Dewe Rogerson
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Investors: Europe
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Koray Ozturkler, Investor Relations
Tel: +90 212 313 1500 Kate Delahunty/Oskar Yasar
Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr Tel: +44 20 7282 2934
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Oskar.yasar@citigatedr.co.uk
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Ferda Atabek, Investor Relations
Tel: + 90 212 313 1275
Email: ferda.atabek@turkcell.com.tr United States
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Victoria Hofstad/Patrick Hughes
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr Tel: +1 212 688 6840
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Media: patrick.hughes@citigatedr-ny.com
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Zuhal Seker, Corporate Communications
Tel: + 90 212 313 2330
Email: zuhal.seker@turkcell.com.tr
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Okan Karagoz, Corporate Communications
Tel: + 90 212 313 2314
Email: okan.karagoz@turkcell.com.tr
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Internet: www.turkcell.com.tr
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