UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Report on Form 6-K dated July 1, 2016
  
Commission File Number: 001-15092
 

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)

Aydınevler Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No:20
Küçükyalı Ofispark
34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Turkey

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


 

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Enclosure:  A press release dated July 1, 2016 announcing the appointment to management.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   


Istanbul, July 01, 2016
  
Announcement Regarding the Appointment to Management
  
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communique II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
  
Mr. İsmail Bütün, who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Retail Sales under the Sales Function, has been appointed as the Executive Vice President of Marketing, effective as of July 1, 2016.
  
İsmail Bütün started his career at the Çuhadaroğlu Holding Moscow office. Between 1997 and 2000, Mr. Bütün worked at Enka Group Foreign Trade department in Moscow as Sales and Business Development Manager. Starting from 2000, he worked at Nestle as CPW Turkey Country Manager, Central Asia Marketing Director in Uzbekistan and Turkey National Chain Stores Sales Manager. After 2011, he served first as Business Excellence Manager at the Global Customer and Sales Management department and then as Marketing Manager at the Beverages Strategic Business unit at Nestle’s Global Headquarters in Switzerland and as the General Manager and a Board Member at Nestle Turkey Beverages Group. He joined Turkcell as Senior Vice President of Retail Sales as of January 15, 2016. İsmail Bütün, graduated from the Boğaziçi University Business Administration department in 1996.
  
For more information:
  
Turkcell Investor Relations
  
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
  
Tel: + 90 212 313 1888
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
SIGNATURES

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 

 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
  
     
     
Date:  July 1, 2016
By:
 /s/Bedriye Hande Erel
  
 
Name:   Bedriye Hande Erel
Title:     Financial Controlling Director
  


 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
  
     
     
Date:  July 1, 2016
By:
 /s/Nihat Narin
  
 
Name:  Nihat Narin
Title:    Investor Relations and Business Development