Turkey

19 Apr 2013 Turkcell 1Q13 revenues up 13% to TRY2.7bn
17 Apr 2013 Turk Telekom 1Q13 revenues increase 6.2%
9 Apr 2013 Turkish government inks 4G deal
14 Mar 2013 Turk Telekom seeks to sell off unwanted copper cables
13 Mar 2013 Regulator appoints trio of independents to Turkcell board
12 Mar 2013 Superonline snags Deksarnet Telekomunikasyon for USD1.75m
6 Mar 2013 Vodafone snags EUR100m EIB loan for Romania, Turkey
5 Mar 2013 GBI confirms launch of inaugural Gulf-to-Europe terrestrial fibre link through Iraq, Turkey
22 Feb 2013 Turkcell’s group revenues up 12%; Astelit’s sales climb 10%
22 Feb 2013 Turkcell signs universal service contract for rural mobile coverage
21 Feb 2013 Ukraine, Bulgaria, Georgia joining TASIM fibre superhighway
8 Feb 2013 Going postal? PTT enters mobile market as PTTcell
8 Feb 2013 Turk Telekom sees 2012 revenues increase 6.4% to TRY12.7bn
6 Feb 2013 Cukurova seeks USD2bn loan to recover Turkcell stake
31 Jan 2013 UK’s Privy Council sides with Altimo in Turkcell tug-of-war
30 Jan 2013 A royal mess? Turkcell dispute goes down to the wire as Privy Council wades in
3 Jan 2013 Turk Telekom signs USD600m loan with CDB, agrees additional terms with EDC
18 Dec 2012 Turk Telekom 6.68% stake sale planned for Feb-13
31 Oct 2012 TT taps Alca-Lu for VDSL2 rollout
19 Oct 2012 Turkcell 3Q12 revenue up 8.9% y-o-y
18 Oct 2012 Turk Telekom posts third quarter results
28 Sep 2012 Superonline removes international internet boundaries
26 Sep 2012 Turk Telekom considers public offering of 15% stake
14 Sep 2012 MVNO probes Turkish Virgin tie-up
20 Aug 2012 Turkish anti-trust board confirms Turk Telekom, TTNET probe
26 Jul 2012 Turkcell 2Q12 revenues up 12.5% to TRY2.565bn
17 Jul 2012 Turk Telekom 2Q12 revenues increase 7.2%
3 Jul 2012 EBRD grants Turk Telekom EUR100m loan to boost broadband in Eastern regions
4 May 2012 Turkcell 1Q12 net profit increases 56% thanks to overseas growth
27 Apr 2012 Turk Telekom seeks to explore ‘different vertical markets’
19 Apr 2012 Turk Telekom 1Q12 net profit rises to TRY772m
13 Apr 2012 Turkcell confirms 100Mbps ‘on the go’ in LTE trial
11 Apr 2012 Turkcell frees seized Cukurova assets after unspecified payment
5 Mar 2012 Turkcell saga has another twist in the tail; British Privy Council quash costly Caribbean ruling
23 Feb 2012 Turkcell FY2011 revenues rise 4.1% to TRY9.37bn; net income plummets 33%
21 Feb 2012 Altimo to seize Cukurova stake in Turkcell unless debt is paid by March
15 Feb 2012 Turk Telekom’s revenues climb 10%, helped by 16% rise at Avea
8 Feb 2012 Turkcell extends loan guarantee to Financell after Astelit default
31 Jan 2012 Qatar makes direct approach for Oger Telecom
3 Nov 2011 Turkcell records highest quarterly revenue to date
19 Oct 2011 Turk Telekom Q3 revenues grow 13.3% to TRY3bn
13 Oct 2011 Turk Telekom deploys submarine cable to Northern Cyprus
13 Oct 2011 ICTA exempts FTTH from ‘market analysis’ for five years
3 Oct 2011 Cukurova ordered to pay USD932 million damages to TeliaSonera
16 Aug 2011 Turkcell snaps up corporate ISP Global Iletisim
28 Jul 2011 Koc Holding releases grip on telecoms unit
22 Jul 2011 Altimo acquires additional 14% stake in Turkcell
20 Jul 2011 Turk Telekom H1 revenues reach USD3.5bn
10 Jun 2011 Watchdog fines Turkcell TRY91.94 million for abusing market dominance
19 May 2011 MedNautilus extended to Istanbul
6 May 2011 Turkcell’s Superonline unit launches 1Gbps broadband
21 Apr 2011 Turk Telekom reports 11.7% rise in Q1 revenues
27 Jan 2011 Seven ISPs team up to launch ‘TNAP’ internet exchange point
13 Jan 2011 Cukurova attempts to derail Zain, Etisalat deal with late bid
4 Jan 2011 Turk Telekom upgrades VDSL2 speeds to 100Mbps, ADSL2+ speeds to 16Mbps
30 Dec 2010 Russian anti-trust agency blocks Telia, Alfa merger of MegaFon, Turkcell stakes
17 Dec 2010 Middle Eastern telcos collaborate for Regional Cable Network project
3 Dec 2010 Turkcell to introduce Dual Carrier technology; 3G speeds set to double
4 Nov 2010 Turkcell Q3 profit up on falling revenues
22 Oct 2010 Turk Telekom reports nine-month revenues of TRY7.96 billion
6 Oct 2010 Privatisation on the cards for Turkish Cypriot telecoms
20 Sep 2010 Regulator approves Turk Telekom, Invitel deal
16 Sep 2010 Turk Telekom fined USD230 million for ‘tax irregularities’
20 Aug 2010 New avenue of Ukrainian anti-monopoly investigation centres on Alfa’s Turkcell/Astelit stakes
16 Aug 2010 Turkcell proposes automatic 3G subscription for compatible users
6 Aug 2010 Turkcell announces 8.5% net income increase for Q2
20 Jul 2010 Turk Telekom announces H1 2010 net income increase
6 Jul 2010 Turk Telecom awards fixed network equipment to ZTE
24 May 2010 Court rejects Alfa case against Cukurova; Russian firm says it will appeal
21 May 2010 Turkcell tests LTE with Cisco
19 May 2010 Turk Telekom acquires 100% of Invitel
6 May 2010 Turkcell profit dips on weak currency
21 Apr 2010 Turk Telekom 1Q net profit up 88%
7 Apr 2010 TURKSAT poised to sign two new satellite contracts
6 Apr 2010 Anti-trust authority gives green light to Vodafone’s purchase of Borusan
23 Mar 2010 Turkcell expands 3G network
12 Mar 2010 Turkcell claims 42Mbps 3G speeds
11 Mar 2010 Turkcell: net profit down 45.3% in 4Q09
23 Feb 2010 Turkcell signs up five million 3G subs in six months
22 Feb 2010 Oger prepared to pay 20% over asking price for TT
12 Feb 2010 Turk Telekom: Broadband growth drives net profit
7 Jan 2010 Minister hints at Turk Telekom sale in 2010
4 Jan 2010 Vodafone agrees deal to acquire Borusan
23 Dec 2009 Vodafone Turkey negotiating takeover of fixed telco Borusan
18 Dec 2009 Sparkle extends its IP backbone into Istanbul and Bucharest
14 Dec 2009 Usmanov threatens to derail MegaFon-Turkcell merger
9 Dec 2009 Borusan Telekom selects vendors for VoIP rollout
12 Nov 2009 TeliaSonera and Alfa Group agree to merge holdings
7 Oct 2009 Turk Telekom: Rural Transformation Project completed
7 Aug 2009 TeliaSonera to increase Turkcell stake
6 Aug 2009 Turkcell: net profit down 42.4%
30 Jul 2009 3G launches in Turkey
29 Jul 2009 Turkcell, Turk Telekom in favour of sharing infrastructure
23 Jul 2009 Turkcell contracts Alca-Lu for 3G upgrade
21 Jul 2009 Turk Telecom post 20% drop in net income
14 May 2009 Turkcell revenues down 18.5%
21 Apr 2009 Turk Telekom posts 27% drop in net income
17 Apr 2009 Avea attracts a million through MNP
16 Apr 2009 Turkey’s interconnection rates lowered
7 Apr 2009 Avea awards three 3G contracts
19 Mar 2009 Alfa Group reduces Turkcell stake
11 Mar 2009 Ericsson wins in Turkey
10 Mar 2009 Avea sues Turkcell
4 Mar 2009 Vodafone unveils Turkish investment plans
4 Mar 2009 Strong sales and customer growth at Avea
4 Mar 2009 TTNet announces TV plans
3 Mar 2009 Turkcell seeks USD750m loan
26 Feb 2009 Turkcell 2008 results
20 Feb 2009 Turk Telekom 2008 results
18 Feb 2009 Turkcell to launch 3G in June
10 Feb 2009 Phone sales hit by economic crisis
9 Feb 2009 Turkcell survives MNP
6 Feb 2009 Turk Telekom ready and willing to buy, Avea gains from MNP
26 Jan 2009 TT reports half a million fixed line losses
20 Jan 2009 Turk Telekom confirms wireline investments
15 Dec 2008 Vodafone Turkey chooses Huawei for 3G
1 Dec 2008 Turkcell wins ‘A’ band 3G licence; Vodafone and Avea also licensed
28 Nov 2008 Three for 3G
27 Nov 2008 Internet tax cuts
26 Nov 2008 Turk Telekom says it will appeal fine
17 Nov 2008 Sales up at Turk Telekom
12 Nov 2008 Turk Telekom maintaining investments in 2009
12 Nov 2008 50,000 porting requests on first day of MNP
11 Nov 2008 Turkey gets MNP at last
7 Nov 2008 USD600m investment in 2G mobile
6 Nov 2008 Turkcell Q3 net profit up 50.5%
4 Nov 2008 Turkcell expands its range of secure mobile services
28 Oct 2008 Avea to launch video ringtones
27 Oct 2008 Avea predicts boost from MNP
15 Oct 2008 Valimo touts mobile security system
10 Oct 2008 Turkish delight at SIP from Nortel’s technology cup
7 Oct 2008 3G auction expected in December
30 Sep 2008 Borusan Telekom upgrades with Redback
22 Sep 2008 New 3G auction within six months
16 Sep 2008 Avea completes MNP set-up
16 Sep 2008 Turksat plans two new satellites by 2014
28 Aug 2008 Avea confirms it will bid for 3G licence
22 Aug 2008 Turk Telecom 2Q results
15 Aug 2008 Turkey to license MVNOs sooner rather than later
7 Aug 2008 Turkcell: 2Q net income jumps 56%
9 Jul 2008 Turkcell expands IM offering
8 Jul 2008 Avea ready for 3G
18 Jun 2008 Minister heralds 3G auction in November, after MNP
10 Jun 2008 Turk Telekom reports 13% sales growth
30 May 2008 Alca-Lu and Turk Telekom sign new optical supply deal
13 May 2008 Turk Telekom IPO raises USD1.9bn
9 May 2008 MNP for Turkey
8 May 2008 Turkcell results for Q1
1 May 2008 Number portability coming soon
28 Apr 2008 Alfa continues legal battle to claim Turkcell shares
28 Apr 2008 Turk Telekom valued at USD12.85bn ahead of IPO
25 Apr 2008 TeliaSonera considers sweeping up more Turkcell crumbs
15 Apr 2008 Turkcell still in for Syriatel
11 Apr 2008 Turkcell plans bid for BeST
9 Apr 2008 Turk Telekom to sue cellular rival
8 Apr 2008 IPO could be delayed by market conditions
31 Mar 2008 Zain interested in Turkish 3G licence
17 Mar 2008 Avea expects MNP in October
12 Mar 2008 Turkey preparing for telco sale
10 Mar 2008 TeliaSonera wins Turkcell arbitration ruling
5 Mar 2008 TURKSAT 3A ready for launch
28 Feb 2008 Turkcell profit up 54%
22 Feb 2008 Avea messaging going Live
15 Feb 2008 Turk Telekom to invest USD50m in sales network
12 Feb 2008 Avea installs Telenity’s SMSC
30 Jan 2008 Avea hits ten million subs
23 Jan 2008 MNP expected by year-end
18 Jan 2008 Indian group buys Turkish alternative telco
3 Jan 2008 Turkey expects USD2bn from Telekom IPO
6 Dec 2007 Turkcell fails to halt mobile number portability
6 Dec 2007 Altimo selling half of Turkcell stake cheaply; Altimo-Telenor progress allows Kyivstar to release financials
4 Dec 2007 Alfa extends olive branch to Telenor in Ukrainian dispute
28 Nov 2007 Government plans Turk Telekom IPO
27 Nov 2007 Turksat prepares new platform
21 Nov 2007 Cukurova claims Turkcell win
8 Nov 2007 Turkcell profits up 29% on 44% sales hike
31 Oct 2007 Avea chooses Alca-Lu for IP/MPLS-based network
4 Oct 2007 Turk Telekom picks Juniper
28 Sep 2007 Romania, Slovenia to join Oger’s club?
19 Sep 2007 Turkcell’s 3G licence award suspended
14 Sep 2007 Regulator to nullify Turkcell’s 3G award, says ministry man
7 Sep 2007 Turkcell wins as rivals chicken out of Turkey 3G auction
3 Sep 2007 Orange to bid for Turkish UMTS licence
28 Aug 2007 No IPO for Avea until 2009
21 Aug 2007 Avea launches mobile TV
20 Aug 2007 Turkcell sees 29% profits jump
17 Aug 2007 Avea launches EDGE TV
9 Aug 2007 Turkcell grows in second quarter
13 Jul 2007 Cukurova offloads part of Turkcell stake
12 Jul 2007 Turk Telekom reveals network plans
23 May 2007 3G auction postponed
22 May 2007 Cukurova repays Altimo debt
15 May 2007 Avea ready for MNP
10 May 2007 Turkcell posts 45% profit increase
4 May 2007 Cukurova says it will repay debt to Alfa
26 Apr 2007 Avea gets USD1.6 billion loan
19 Apr 2007 Motorola settles Telsim lawsuit
17 Apr 2007 Turkey announces tender for four 3G concessions
13 Apr 2007 Avea takes number portability issue to the courts
11 Apr 2007 Turkcell wants MNP halted
30 Mar 2007 Turkcell and Vodafone expand
27 Mar 2007 Turkcell confident of 3G success
28 Feb 2007 Customer rise helps Turkcell
19 Feb 2007 Watchdog wants Alfa offer
19 Feb 2007 Turkey to offer four 3G licences
15 Feb 2007 TeliaSonera talking Turkey in Russia
12 Feb 2007 Avea reaches 8m subs
7 Feb 2007 Turk Telecom predicts sales rise
29 Jan 2007 TeliaSonera gets Turkcell victory
25 Jan 2007 Avea looking at USD1.5bn loan
12 Jan 2007 Turkcell reports 14% annual subs growth
10 Jan 2007 Telsim, Turkcell confirm financial plans
9 Jan 2007 New year, new tariffs
7 Dec 2006 Motorola gets pre-Christmas Turkey
6 Dec 2006 Vodafone raises Telsim outlook
5 Dec 2006 Avea selects WFI
27 Nov 2006 Turkcell selects Mobixell
10 Nov 2006 Cukurova to reduce Turkcell stake
30 Oct 2006 I want my MTV
13 Oct 2006 Avea goes with Nokia
13 Oct 2006 Turkcell passes 30 million mark
29 Aug 2006 New portal for Turkcell
22 Aug 2006 Repeater contract for Unity
11 Aug 2006 Profit falls at Turkcell
17 Jul 2006 TI offloads Avea
12 Jul 2006 Turkcell still growing
6 Jul 2006 Turbonet trials WiMAX
16 Jun 2006 TeliaSonera studying Turkey, Russia moves
16 Jun 2006 Ericsson expands Avea
26 May 2006 Vodafone completes Telsim purchase
24 May 2006 NEC wins Turkish DSL deal
11 May 2006 Strong quarter for Turkcell
13 Apr 2006 Turkcell pleased with growth
28 Mar 2006 Oger eyes Telecom Italia’s Avea stake
6 Mar 2006 Oger to pay TT balance in 2006
28 Feb 2006 Turkcell reports 2005 results
30 Jan 2006 Telsim takeover approved
18 Jan 2006 Turkcell base up 19%
16 Dec 2005 Intracom claims right to buy 10% of Telsim from Vodafone
14 Dec 2005 Vodafone bags Christmas Turkey
12 Dec 2005 Telsim auction to be televised live
6 Dec 2005 Nine enter race for Telsim
28 Nov 2005 TeliaSonera initiates legal action against Russian Alfa Group
24 Nov 2005 MTS takes Sistema’s place in Telsim bid
23 Nov 2005 Turkcell adds 1.3 million net new customers in 3Q 2005
15 Nov 2005 Oger inks Turk Telekom deal
14 Nov 2005 Turk Telekom 3Q results
31 Oct 2005 Motorola settles Telsim suit
27 Oct 2005 State approves TT sale to Oger
7 Oct 2005 Turkcell reports 3Q performance
5 Oct 2005 FT talks Turkey (and Tunisia)
4 Oct 2005 15 apply for Telsim tender
23 Sep 2005 Avea contracts Ericsson for GSM network expansion
22 Sep 2005 Alfa to take 27% stake in Turkcell?
20 Sep 2005 Telsim and Motorola reach verbal agreement over debt
15 Sep 2005 Sistema announce intentions for Telsim bid
8 Sep 2005 Turkcell adds 1.3 million customers to take base to 25.6 million
6 Sep 2005 Government mulls Turk Telekom IPO date
2 Sep 2005 Telsim to sue Turkcell
30 Aug 2005 Nokia settles Telsim case
25 Aug 2005 Government presses ahead with Telsim sale
22 Aug 2005 TeliaSonera launches new suit against Cukurova
9 Aug 2005 Motorola continues pursuit of lost Telsim billions
5 Aug 2005 Telsim sale delayed by fraud case
4 Aug 2005 Long-distance telcos look for change in regime
27 Jul 2005 Government approves TT sale
7 Jul 2005 Alfa looking for partners to become global mobile powerhouse; Scandinavian operators need not apply
4 Jul 2005 Saudi/Italian JV wins TT stake with USD6.55 billion bid
23 Jun 2005 Alfa agrees USD3.3 billion financing package for Turkcell
22 Jun 2005 MTN to replace Turkcell in Irancell
21 Jun 2005 Bid deadline approaches for Turk Telekom sell-off
26 May 2005 Turkcell adds 900,000 new customers in 1Q
23 May 2005 TeliaSonera asks Cukurova to comply
23 May 2005 Telecom Italia and Koc Holding discuss Turk Telecom acquisition
18 May 2005 Motorola scores another win against Uzan family
13 May 2005 Etisalat linked to bid for 55% stake in Turk Telecom
13 May 2005 Turkey served with Blackberries
11 May 2005 Turk Telekom privatisation deadline postponed to end of June?
9 May 2005 EUR120 million bid for Albetelecom
22 Apr 2005 Telefonica won’t talk Turkey
7 Apr 2005 Turkcell posts strong 2004 results
31 Mar 2005 Alfa to outbid TeliaSonera for Turkcell stake?
29 Mar 2005 TeliaSonera gains majority ownership of Turkcell
23 Mar 2005 Turkcell launches EDGE
22 Mar 2005 Alcatel to supply 600,000 DSL lines
11 Mar 2005 Ericsson talks Turkey
25 Feb 2005 TT sell off piques telcos interest
13 Jan 2005 Major interest in imminent Turk Telekom sale
4 Jan 2005 Push-to-talk debuts in Turkey
26 Oct 2004 US Court of Appeal upholds ruling against the Uzan family
16 Jul 2004 TeliaSonera’s Turkcell hopes dashed
29 Mar 2004 TIM announces doubling of Brazilian investments
23 Feb 2004 IsTIM/Aycell merger completed
16 Feb 2004 Government seizes assets from the Uzan family
21 Jan 2004 Turkcell releases 2003 operating stats
14 Jan 2004 Turkcell board member arrested
22 Dec 2003 TeliaSonera to bid for Turkcell to end long-running row
12 Dec 2003 TeliaSonera/Turkcell debate continues
17 Nov 2003 Aria-Aycell merger approved
12 Nov 2003 Government plans 51% Turk Telecom stake sale
3 Nov 2003 TeliaSonera ‘wins’ first round of Turkcell fight
30 Oct 2003 Battle for control of Turkcell hots up
14 Oct 2003 TeliaSonera squares up to Cukurova
23 Sep 2003 New funding for Turkcell
2 Sep 2003 Turkcell moves to dilute TeliaSonera stake
22 Aug 2003 Turkcell to enter race for Iraq licences
19 Aug 2003 Uzans emerge from hiding to rebut police charges
18 Aug 2003 Arrest warrant out for Hakan Uzan
15 Aug 2003 Turkcell continues to show rivals a clean pair of heels
15 Aug 2003 Uzans resign and refuse to pay Telsim fine
1 Aug 2003 Telsim 2, Motorola 1: Turkey crys foul
1 Aug 2003 Telsim 2, Motorola 1: Turkey crys foul
30 Jul 2003 Siemens wins EUR23 million Aycell deal
29 Jul 2003 Telsim 2, Motorola 0
29 Jul 2003 Telsim 2, Motorola 0
23 Jun 2003 Uzan’s Swiss bank accounts frozen
30 May 2003 Gloves off in Motorola .vs. Telsim spat
30 May 2003 Gloves off in Motorola .vs. Telsim spat
14 May 2003 Mobile players to join forces
13 May 2003 Advent may lodge complaint over Koc Holding
13 May 2003 Advent may lodge complaint over Koc Holding
17 Mar 2003 Turkcell returns to profit and predicts modest gains for 2003