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 January 3, 2019
 
 
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 January 2, 2019, regarding the share buy-back transactions.


 

 
 

Istanbul, January 02, 2019
 


Announcement Regarding the Share Buy-back Transactions


Within the scope of our Board of Directors’ share buy-back decisions on July 27, 2016 and January 30, 2017, our company purchased a total of 827,750 shares at a price range of TRY 11.89 – 12.24 with an average of TRY 12.08 totaling TRY 9,997,061 on December 31, 2018. With this transaction, the ratio of our shares in company’s capital has reached 0.731%.

The details of the transaction are listed below.

Transaction
Date
Total
Nominal
Value of Shares
Purchased
(TRY)
Total
Nominal
Value of
Shares Sold
(TRY)
Net Nominal
Value of
Transactions
(TRY)
Nominal
Value of
Shares
Owned At
The
Beginning
of Day
(TRY)
Nominal
Value of
Shares
Owned At
The End of
Day (TRY)
Ratio of
Shares
Owned At
The
Beginning
of Day (%)
Ratio of
Voting
Rights
Owned At
The
Beginning
of Day (%)
Ratio of
Shares
Owned At
The End of
Day (%)
Ratio of
Voting
Rights
Owned At
The End of
Day (%)
31.12.2018
827,750
-
827,750
15,249,767
16,077,517
0.693%
0.693%
0.731%
0.731%

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:  January 3, 2019
By:
/s/ Zeynel Korhan Bilek
 
Name:
Zeynel Korhan Bilek
 
Title:
Treasury & Capital Markets Management Director
   
 

 

 
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
   
   
Date:  January 3, 2019
By:
/s/ Osman Yılmaz
 
Name:
Osman Yılmaz
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer