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Other current assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Other current assets
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Other current assets

 

     31 December
2018		      31 December
2017		  

Receivables from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey

      415,524        143,669  

Restricted cash

      204,077        183,806  

Advances given to suppliers

      92,715        55,754  

Receivables from tax office

      83,392        93,917  

Prepaid expenses

      79,149        322,388  

VAT receivable

      65,123        38,934  

Subscriber acquisition costs

      —          138,177  

Special communication tax to be collected from subscribers

      —          38,318  

Other

      151,532        145,642  
  

 

 

     

 

 

  
     1,091,512        1,160,605  
  

 

 

     

 

 

  

As at 31 December 2018, restricted cash amounting to TL 204,077 represents the deposits as guarantees in connection with the foreign currency loans utilized by Turkcell Finansman.