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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-18-000992
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181231
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181231

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071321
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			W8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15092
		FILM NUMBER:		181258633

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AYDINEVLER MAHALLESI INONU CADDESI NO 20
		STREET 2:		KUCUKYALI OFISPARK, MALTEPE
		CITY:			ISTANBUL
		STATE:			W8
		ZIP:			34854
		BUSINESS PHONE:		902123131244

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		STREET 1:		AYDINEVLER MAHALLESI INONU CADDESI NO 20
		STREET 2:		KUCUKYALI OFISPARK, MALTEPE
		CITY:			ISTANBUL
		STATE:			W8
		ZIP:			34854
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Within the scope of our Board of Directors&#8217; share buy-back decisions on July 27, 2016 and January 30, 2017, our company purchased a total of 833,325 shares at a price range of TRY 11.92 &#8211; 12.06 with an average of TRY 12.00 totaling TRY 9,999,925 on December 27, 2018. With this transaction, the ratio of our shares in company&#8217;s capital has reached 0.693%.</div>

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