| February 1994, Turkcell introduced mobile communication in Turkey with its GSM services. Having signed a 25-year GSM license contract with the Turkish Ministry of Transportation on April 27, 1998, Turkcell has made continuous improvements to the range and quality of the voice and data communication services it offers; and hence, increased its number of subscribers. Having invested approximately $8.0 billion(*) since its inception (as of March 31, 2006), Turkcell provides services to 28.7 million subscribers as of March 31, 2006.
According to company data and a report published in Global Mobile Magazine's November 2003 issue, Turkcell is among Europe's top ten biggest GSM operator in terms of subscribers.
Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where its shares have been traded since July 11, 2000 along with trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB). |
