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Publicly traded on Istambul and NYSE
"Turkcell also has investments abroad. Turkcell conducts its mobile operations in growing markets like Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Georgia through its subsidiary Fintur, in which Turkcell holds a 41.45% stake.
KKTCell, a 100% owned subsidiary of Turkcell, was established in 1999 and operates within the framework of a revenue-sharing agreement with the Telecommunications Authority of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Astelit, a company in Ukraine in which Turkcell holds a 55% stake, began operating in February 2005 under the brand life:).
Turkcell acquired 80% stake of BeST from the State Committee on Property of the Republic of Belarus in 2008.
Meanwhile, Turkcell's wholly owned subsidiary in Germany, Turkcell Europe, commenced its operations in 2011. In the first quarter of 2011, Turkcell expanded its operations into nine countries by initiating MVNO services in Germany through the wholesale traffic purchase agreement signed in 2010.
Turkcell, with its wide coverage area and diverse range of services abroad, is able to provide its subscribers with mobile communication services both in Turkey and around the world.
Turkcell had signed 3G contracts in more than 110 countries, ranking it among the world’s top operators in terms of the provision of international data services. Turkcell also ranks among the top operators in terms of GPRS roaming, where it has signed contracts with operators from more than 165 countries. " Turkcell History
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Süreyya Ciliv - CEO
Süreyya Ciliv is the CEO of Turkcell since January 2007. Before joining to Turkcell, he held executive positions in Microsoft Corporation. In 1997, Ciliv was appointed as the Country Manager for Microsoft Turkey and in 2000 he was promoted to the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA, USA. He held executive positions in the Microsoft Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services Group from 2000 till 2007. Ciliv was the head of Field Readiness Strategy and Systems Division of Microsoft, before he joined Turkcell. Between 1988 and 1997, Ciliv served respectively as Vice President, President and Chairman of Novasoft Systems, an enterprise document and workflow management company he co-founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He started his business career as a software development engineer at Metagraphics in Massachusetts where he was later promoted to be the director of international sales and marketing. Ciliv has a MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 1983 and BSE degrees in Computer Engineering and Industrial & Operations Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1981. İlter Terzioğlu – Chief Officer / Strategic Projects İlter Terzioğlu – Chief Officer / Strategic Projects
İlter Terzioğlu joined Turkcell in 2003. Prior to joining Turkcell, he worked as Assistant General Manager in Show TV and Superonline. For the years between 1994 - 2002, Terzioğlu had worked for Ericsson Turkey A.S. and had performed as the Assistant General Manager since 1998. Between 2003- 2006 he worked as Business Strategies Regulation and Risk Consolidation Divison Head and then he undertook Chief Network Operations Officer role between 2006-2012. He is currently Chief Strategic Projects Officer in Turkcell. İlker Kuruöz - Chief Information and Communication Technologies Officer İlker Kuruöz - Chief Technology Group Officer
İlker Kuruöz Chief Information and Communication Officer of Turkcell as of September 2009, joined Turkcell in 2006. Kuruöz has started his professional life in 1994 in ABT. He then worked in NCR as System Consultant, in Garanti Teknoloji as Division Manager and in Accenture as Senior Manager. Prior to his current position in Turkcell, he was Capacity Division Head of Turkcell. İlker Kuruöz graduated from Bilkent University Computer and Informatics Engineering in 1992 and holds a master’s degree from the same department. Burak Sevilengül - Chief Consumer Marketing Officer Burak Sevilengül - Chief Consumer Marketing Officer
He started his work life in 1994. He joined Turkcell in 2001 and gained management experiences in Retention Management, Product Management units. Since 2006, he has taken the role of Division Head of Mass Customers and Individual Customers consecutively. He is appointed as Chief Consumer Marketing Officer in April 2011. Hulusi Acar - Chief Consumer Sales Officer Hulusi Acar - Chief Consumer Sales Officer
Hulusi Acar joined Turkcell in 2000 and since December 2009 he has been performing as Chief Consumer Sales Officer. He graduated from Galatasaray Anatolian High school and then Istanbul University Business Administration department in 1995. Acar worked in sales positions in THY and Koctas A.S. In Turkcell he worked as Area Sales Manager, Marmara Region Coordinator and Turkey Sales Manager between 2000-2004. Between March 2004 and November 2006 he was Sales and Customer Relationship Chief Executive Officer of Astelit. Prior to his current position as Chief Consumer Sales Officer, Acar worked as Sales Management and Wholesale and Distribution Management Division Head. Lale Saral Develioğlu - Chief International Business Officer Lale Saral Develioğlu - Chief International Business Officer
Lale Saral Develioglu, has started her professional career in Unilever, in 1992. She took responsibilities in various brands, positions and country groups in marketing in Unilever and performed as the Marketing Manager between 1998-2003 in Unilever Foods. Develioglu joined Turkcell in December 2003. Prior to her current position in Turkcell as the Chief International Business Officer, she was the Chief Turkcell Group Marketing Services Officer. Selen Kocabaş - Chief Corporate Business Unit Officer Selen Kocabaş - Chief Corporate Business Unit Officer
Selen Kocabaş joined Turkcell in 2003 and she is the Chief Corporate Business Unit Officer. Mrs. Kocabaş started her professional career as a Management Trainee at Koç Holding, Mrs. Kocabaş later worked as Human Resources Expert at Arçelik, then as a Human Resources Coordinator at Marshall for five years, followed by Danone Sa where she worked for four years as Human Resources Director and was responsible for founding the water and milk companies, establishing the proper structure and deploying optimum human resources. Selen Kocabaş is a graduate of Economics from Istanbul University. She also obtained a master's degree in Human Resources Management from Marmara University. Meltem Kalender Öztürk – Chief Human Resources Officer Meltem Kalender Öztürk – Chief Human Resources Officer
Meltem Kalender Öztürk joined Turkcell in 1998. She was assigned as Division Head of Employee Relations Management between 2001-2011 in charge of training, performance and talent management, remuneration, employee relations, organizational development and quality management. Mrs. Öztürk, the Chief Human Resources Officer, worked also in Human Resources areas in Logo Business Solutions and Işıklar Holding. Meltem Kalender Öztürk is a graduate of Business Administration from Marmara University. Tayfun Çataltepe – Chief Regulation and Legal Officer Tayfun Çataltepe – Chief Regulation and Legal Officer
After graduating from Electronic Engineering Department of the Bosphorus University, Çataltepe received his MSc degree from Michigan Technology University and doctorate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. From 1990 to 1998, he worked as a Research and Development Engineer in the Bell Laboratories. In 1998 he moved on to AT&T as the IP Network and Service Planning projects manager, where he worked until 2003. Following AT&T, he started to work in Aycell as the Deputy General Manager in charge of Technical Operations. He then took the position of Deputy General Manager in charge of Network Operations at AVEA in 2004 and held this position until 2006. In 2007, Mr. Çataltepe served as the Europe Telecom Sector Expert in the Transaction Integration Services Department of Ernst & Young. Since 2007, he has been working at Turkcell as a Chief Officer. Koray Öztürkler - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Koray Öztürkler - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Koray Öztürkler, the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer in charge of corporate communications, investor relations and EU relations, has started his career in USA at Accenture Consulting where he worked as a consultant in the telecommunications sector from 1990 to 1994. He continued his career in Yapi Kredi Bank as a Change Program Director between 1994-1998 and then joined Turkcell as the Director of International Business Development. Öztürkler has been the Division Head of Investor Relations at Turkcell since 2002. Koray Öztürkler received his MBA degree in 1990 after graduating from Mercer University. Bülent ELÖNÜ - Chief Network Operations Officer Bülent ELÖNÜ - Chief Network Operations Officer
Bülent Elönü has started his Professional life in 1997 in Siemens Company and joined Turkcell in 1999. He undertook various managerial roles in Network Operations Function and served as Transport Network Divison Head between 2009-2012. Prior to his current position in Turkcell as the Chief Network Operations Officer, Elönü was performing as Regional Operations Marmara Divison Head. Bülent Elönü has graduated from İstanbul Technical University Electrical Engineering Department. Yigit Kulabas – Chief Corporate Marketing Officer Yigit Kulabas – Chief Corporate Marketing Officer
Yigit Kulabaş has been appointed as Chief Corporate Marketing Officer in March 2013. Prior to his position as Chief Corporate Marketing Officer, he held positions at Oracle, Microsoft, and Ericsson. Mr Kulabaş was the Global Marketing Director of Ericsson in his previous role. He graduated from Bilkent University’s Department of Computer Engineering and received a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University. He holds a PhD degree in Marketing from Istanbul Technical University. Murat Doğan Erden - Chief Financial Officer Murat Doğan Erden - Chief Financial Officer
Murat Doğan Erden has been appointed as Turkcell Group Chief Financial Officer in August 27, 2013. He joined Turkcell in 2001 as Director of Treasury. Before his appointment as Turkcell Group Chief Financial Officer, he was the Acting Chief Financial Officer, and the Director responsible for Treasury and Risk Management. Mr. Erden started his career at the Treasury and Capital Markets Department of Bankers Trust Turkey. Following the Deutsche Bank-Bankers Trust merger, he continued to work for the Global Markets Department as Assistant Treasurer. Murat D. Erden is a graduate of the Department of Economics at Bogazici University and received his MBA degree from San Diego State University in Finance in 1995. Semih İncedayı - Genel Müdür Yardımcısı / Ürün ve Servisler Semih İncedayı - Chief Products and Services Officer
Semih İncedayı joined Turkcell in 2006 as a division head for Research and Development team. Before joining Turkcell, Mr. İncedayı had 10 year experience in Koç Group, 4 years in Telsim and 2 years in Borusan Telecom. He graduated from Middle East Technical University, Computer Engineering. Since April 2007, Mr. İncedayı has been General Manager of Turkcell Technology. In December 2013, he was appointed as Chief Products and Services Officer. Gediz Sezgin - Genel Müdür Yardımcısı/ Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Gediz Sezgin - Chief Information and Communication Technologies Officer
Gediz Sezgin started his career in Alcatel Teletaş in 1991 and he joined Turkcell in 1995. He has contributed to the formation of Turkcell's network infrastructure as engineer and manager. Between 2006-2008, Mr. Sezgin has worked in Information and Communication Technology function as Service Network Director. Between 2009-2013 he worked as Application Operations Director. In December 2013, he was appointed Chief Information and Communication Technologies Officer. He graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Electronics and Communication Engineering. He received his master degree from same university in 1991. Gediz Sezgin - Genel Müdür Yardımcısı/ Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Tolga Cem Seyfeli – Chief Legal Officer
Tolga Cem Seyfeli joined Turkcell in 2011 as the Institutional & Governmental Relations Director. Prior to Turkcell, Mr Seyfeli worked as a legal advisor at Turk Telekom, Ministry of Transport and Botaş A.S. Mr Seyfeli graduated from the Faculty of Law at Ankara University and holds a Master’s degree on Private Law and Competition Law at Gazi University. In December 2013, he w
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