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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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May 25, 2017 TRY (₺) ₺ / shares | May 25, 2017 TRY (₺) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 TRY (₺) Installment Vote ₺ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Installment Vote shares | Dec. 31, 2016 TRY (₺) ₺ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 TRY (₺) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 TRY (₺) | Dec. 31, 2017 AZN (₼) shares | Sep. 30, 2017 TRY (₺) | Sep. 30, 2017 AZN (₼) | May 25, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 TRY (₺) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2016 TRY (₺)
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital represents | shares |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |  | 2,200,000,000 | 2,200,000,000 |  | 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |
Share capital, issued and fully paid shares | shares |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |  | 2,200,000,000 | 2,200,000,000 |  | 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |
Share capital, par value | ₺ / shares |  |  | ₺ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of votes at a meeting in person or by proxy | Vote |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares pledged as security | shares |  |  | 995,509 | 995,509 | 995,509 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First level legal reserves as percentage of distributable income per statutory accounts each year |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ceiling on the first legal reserves as percentage of paid-up capital |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second legal reserves |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum obligatory dividend pay-out as percentage of paid-up capital |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ceiling on the second legal reserves as percentage of paid-up capital |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of treasury shares | shares |  |  |  |  | 6,815,563 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of treasury shares |  |  |  |  | ₺ 65,607,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid |  |  | ₺ 3,050,928,000 |  | 51,416,000 |  | ₺ 4,025,515,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turkcell [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution proposed | ₺ 3,000,000,000 | ₺ 3,000,000,000 |  |  | ₺ 1,200,000 | ₺ 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 841,633,000 |  | $ 340,987 |
Gross cash dividend proposed | (per share) | ₺ 1.3636364 | ₺ 0.3825604 |  |  | ₺ 0.5454545 | ₺ 0.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash dividend proposed | (per share) |  |  |  |  | ₺ 0.4636364 | ₺ 0.13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid |  |  | ₺ 3,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of installments of dividend | Installment |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inteltek [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid | $ |  |  |  | $ 28,402,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₺ 63,528,000 |  | ₺ 20,455,000
Inteltek [member] | Legal Reserve [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  | ₺ 11,585,000 | ₺ 11,585,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Azerinteltek [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  | ₺ 11,620 |  |  |  |  | ₼ 5,288 | ₺ 27,838,000 | ₼ 13,131,000 |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average share price |  |  |  |  | 8.92 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average share price |  |  |  |  | ₺ 9.99 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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