FORM 6-K
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 August, 2005
Commission File Number 001-15092
| TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. |
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Turkcell Plaza Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153 34430 Tepebasi Istanbul, Turkey |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b) 82 —
TURK TELEKOM INITIATED LAWSUIT AGAINST TURKCELL
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 39 of the Capital Markets Board.
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Istanbul Stock Exchange ISTANBUL |
Special Subjects:
We have been notified today that Turk Telekom has initiated a lawsuit at Ankara 7th Court of First Instance claiming that, Turkcell has financially damaged Turk Telekom because of the interconnection agreement signed with Milleni.com and requested collection of its damages totaling to TRY450.9 million (equivalent to US$329.7 million as of August 19, 2005) and requested temporary injunction.
Turkcell believes that such a request has no legal basis since Turkcell conducted these operations based on the permissions received from Ministry of Transportation in order to assure international interconnection via Milleni.com. Turkcell will take all necessary legal actions regarding this issue.
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.
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Nihat Narin Investor Relations 19.08.2005, 17:30 |
Koray Ozturkler Investor Relations 19.08.2005, 17:30 |
For further information please e-mail to investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
or call Turkcell Investor Relations (+ 90 212 313 1888)