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 August 13, 2021
Commission File Number: 001-15092
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)
Aydınevler Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No:20
Küçükyalı Ofispark
34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Turkey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: A press release dated August 13, 2021, regarding an organizational change.
Istanbul, August 12, 2021
Announcement Regarding Organizational Change
It has been resolved that the operations and responsibilities of Turkcell Strategy Directorate shall be expanded and organized as Executive Vice Presidency responsible for Strategy. The aim is to manage and design business development activities carried out under Strategy Directorate with a greater focus and without a separation of technology or commercial areas. We also aim to execute organization wide strategic management with a consolidated approach, manage international subsidiaries more closely in line with the strategies of our Company and leverage the synergy opportunities among subsidiaries with this organizational change.
Mr. M. Akif Konar has been appointed as Executive Vice President responsible for Strategy, effective as of September 1, 2021.
M. Akif Konar graduated from Istanbul Technical University’s (İTÜ) Faculty of Management, Management Engineering department in 1995. He earned his master’s degree in Management Engineering from İTÜ in 1997. Between 1995 and 2004, Mr. Konar worked as Specialist at Belbim A.Ş., as Implementation Specialist at Vestel Group of Companies and as System Development Manager at Opet Petrolcülük A.Ş, respectively. Between 2004 and 2006, he worked as Production Planning Manager and Investment Planning and Projects Manager at Turkish Airlines. He continued his career at Turkish Airlines as Regional Director for the Americas and the Far East. In 2007, Mr. Konar was appointed as Senior Vice President for Production Planning. In 2010, Mr. Konar started his role as Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales. Mr. Konar has been the Chief Commercial Officer of Turkish Airlines since April 2013. Mr. Konar also served as an Audit Comitee Member between 2010 and 2013 and as a Board Member between 2014 and 2015 at SunExpress. Mr. Konar has been a Board Member at TCI Turkish Cabin Interior Inc. since 2018. Mr. Konar speaks English. He is married and has two children.
For more information:
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: August 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ali Serdar Yağcı | ||
Name: Ali Serdar Yağcı Title: Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Director | ||||
| TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. | ||||
| Date: August 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Osman Yılmaz | ||
| Name: Osman Yılmaz Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||