UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Report on Form 6-K dated September 2, 2015
 
Commission File Number: 001-15092
 


TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)

Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 71
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



 

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Enclosure: A press release dated September 1, 2015 announcing an appointment to management.
 
 


 
 
 
 
             
    
Istanbul, September 1, 2015
  
  
   
Announcement Regarding Appointment to Management
   
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communiqué II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
   
Our Company’s Board of Directors has taken the decision to appoint Doğuş Kuran as the Senior Vice President of Customer Services Function, directly reporting to the CEO, effective as of October 1, 2015.
    
Doğuş Kuran, graduated from the Istanbul Technical University Electrical and Electronics Engineering department in 1995. He received his Master’s degree in management engineering from Portland State University in 1997. He started his career at Alcatel-Teletaş. After holding executive positions in sales, business development and internet solutions consultancy within Cisco Systems and Microsoft Turkey organizations, he served as Chief Sales and Operations Officer at Ericsson Turkey. Most recently he worked as a partner at the Accenture Turkey Office responsible for the telecommunication, media and technology sectors.
    
    
   
For inquiries:
 
Turkcell Investor Relations
 
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
 
Tel: + 90 212 313 1888

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
           
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.
 
     
     
Date:  September 2, 2015
By:
 /s/Murat Dogan Erden
 
  Name: Murat Dogan Erden  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
             
       
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
 
     
     
Date:  September 2, 2015
By:
 /s/Nihat Narin
 
  Name: Nihat Narin  
  Title: Investor Relations Director