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 March 31, 2022
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 March 31, 2022, regarding the Board of Directors Resolution on Buy-Back of Securities.
Istanbul, March 31, 2022
Announcement Regarding the Board of Directors Resolution on Buy-Back of Securities
Our Company's Board of Directors, as per their meetings dated July 27, 2016, January 30, 2017, and March 24, 2020, had resolved to determine the maximum fund amount to buy-back our shares trading at Borsa İstanbul A.Ş., our American Depository Receipts (ADR) trading at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and bonds of our Company as TRY450 million within the scope of the announcements of the Capital Markets Board dated July 21, 2016, July 25, 2016, and March 23, 2020.
Our Company's Board of Directors has now resolved to increase the respective maximum fund amount to TRY750 million in order to protect our investors against volatility in the market arising from the recent global political and macroeconomic developments and to support valuation of our assets traded in capital markets.
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: March 31, 2022 | By: | /s/ Ali Serdar Yağcı | ||
Name: Ali Serdar Yağcı Title: Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Director | ||||
| TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. | ||||
| Date: March 31, 2022 | By: | /s/ Osman Yılmaz | ||
| Name: Osman Yılmaz Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||