SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 2006
Commission File Number 001-15092
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. |
(Translation of registrants name into English) |
Turkcell Plaza Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153 34430 Tepebasi Istanbul, Turkey |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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TURKCELL PROVIDES UPDATE ON NATIONAL ROAMING DISPUTE
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 39 of the Capital Markets Board.
Istanbul Stock Exchange
ISTANBUL
Previously, Turkcell announced that The Telecommunication Authority (TA) had fined the Company, claiming that Turkcell had not complied with its responsibility under Turkish regulations (Telegram and Telephone Law number 406, Article: 10) to provide national roaming. Accordingly, Turkcell was charged a fine of TL21,822,150,300,000 (approximately US$15.3mn as of November 30, 2004). Turkcell paid the fine in April 2004, and subsequently commenced legal actions against the TAs ruling, in addition to seeking an injunction to cease implementation of the Regulation issued by TA regarding national roaming.
In response to the lawsuit filed by Turkcell regarding the TAs decision, the 10th Chamber of the Council of State in Turkey has issued an injunction to cease the decisions and actions that are the subject of a lawsuit until the case is finalized, but rejected Turkcells request for an injunction to cease implementation of the Regulation regarding national roaming. Although the case still continued, as of January 2005, Telecommunications Authority paid back TRY 21,822 (approximately US$16.6 million as of February 23, 2006) with respect to the aforesaid injunction.
Now, the above mentioned case has been concluded and the Council of State in Turkey annulled the TAs decision imposing fine on our Company but rejected Turkcells request to annul the regulation regarding national roaming.
We hereby confirm that the above-mentioned explanations are furnished as per the provisions of the Communiqué Serial no VIII/39, that they reflect all information we have gathered so far, that they are in accordance with our corporate documents, that we have used all endeavours to collect the complete and true related information and that we assume the responsibility for this disclosure.
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
Nihat Narin Internal Control 24.02.2006, 12:30 |
Koray Ozturkler Investor Relations 24.02.2006, 12:30 |
1. | Opening and election of the Presidency Board; |
2. | Authorizing the Presidency Board to sign the minutes of the meeting; |
3. | Reading the Annual Reports of the Board of Directors, the Auditors and the summary of the Independent Audit Firms report relating to fiscal year 2005; |
4. | Review, discussion and approval of the Balance Sheet and profits/loss statements relating to fiscal year 2005; |
5. | Release of the Board members and auditors from activities and operations of the Company in year 2005; |
6. | Re-election of the Board of Directors members and determination of their remuneration; |
7. | Election of auditors for a period of one year and determination of their remuneration; |
8. | Discussion of and decision on the Board of Directors proposal concerning the distribution of profit for year 2005; |
9. | Informing the General Assembly regarding the donations made in year 2005; |
10. | Discussion of and approval of the election of the independent audit firm realized by the Board of Directors in accordance with the article 14 of the Regulation Concerning the Independent External Audit in Capital Markets which is published by the Capital Markets Board; |
11. | Decision permitting the Board Members to, directly or on behalf of others, be active in areas falling within or outside the scope of the Companys and to participate in companies operating in the same business and to perform other acts in compliance with Articles 334 and 335 of the Turkish Commercial Code; |
12. | Wishes and hopes. |
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. |
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Date: February 24, 2006 | By: | /s/ Muzaffer Akpinar | ||||
Name: Muzaffer Akpinar Title: Chief Executive Officer |