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 March 29, 2012
Commission File Number: 001-15092
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)
Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: A press release dated March 29, 2012 announcing Turkcell’s lawsuit against MTN.
March 29, 2012
Turkcell Files a Lawsuit against MTN
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 54 of the Capital Markets Board
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Special Subjects:
In 2004, Turkcell was awarded Iran’s first private GSM license through an international tender. Subsequently Turkcell was barred from concluding its license arrangement, and Iran entered into a license agreement with the South Africa based operator MTN, instead of Turkcell.
Newly received information by Turkcell indicates that the signing of the license agreement with MTN instead of our Company was a consequence of MTN’s actions at that time. In light of the harm caused by MTN’s actions to both Turkcell and to its shareholders, Turkcell today filed a lawsuit against MTN seeking the compensation of such damages.
Because both companies have extensive business dealings in the United States and due to the allegations that MTN breached rules of international law, the lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Turkcell had previously conducted settlement discussions with MTN, however, MTN terminated the discussions in March through a public announcement. Because the dispute is now part of a formal legal process carried out in the United States, all press inquiries about the case should be directed to Patton Boggs LLP, Turkcell’s legal counsel handling the case, at +(1) 202-457-6170.
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
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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: March 29, 2012 | By: | /s/Koray Öztürkler | ||
| Name: | Koray Öztürkler | |||
| Title: | Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | |||
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| Date: March 29, 2012 | By: | /s/Nihat Narin | ||
| Name: | Nihat Narin | |||
| Title: | Investor & Int. Media Relations – Division Head | |||