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 December 5, 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 December 5, 2022, regarding the Development in the MTN Lawsuit.
Istanbul, December 5, 2022
Announcement Regarding the Development in the MTN Lawsuit
On 26 November 2013, we have announced that our Company filed a lawsuit in South Africa against South African mobile operator MTN and its group companies, as well as former company executives, demanding compensation for the damages incurred by our Company as a result of the unlawful acts during the first private GSM License tender process in Iran, and on 1 June 2017, we have announced that the lawsuit was going to be examined on the merits. After the last hearing, the Court decided that the Iranian courts have jurisdiction and not the South African courts.
We are of the opinion that, in the lawsuit, which has been ongoing for almost 10 years, South African law should be applied and the South African courts should also have jurisdiction over the matter since MTN's headquarter is located in South Africa and the unlawful acts were planned in this location.
Therefore, our Company will continue to enforce all its legal rights against this decision including an appeal of the decision and will strongly and decisively continue to defend its rights for both compensation of the damages incurred and also to ensure that the relevant executives of MTN are held accountable and punished.
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: December 5, 2022 | By: | /s/ Ali Serdar Yağcı | ||
Name: Ali Serdar Yağcı Title: Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Director | ||||
| TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. | ||||
| Date: December 5, 2022 | By: | /s/ Osman Yılmaz | ||
| Name: Osman Yılmaz Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||