# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001071321
**File Stem:** 0000947871-23-000207
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Summary
**0000947871-23-000207.hdr.sgml**: 20230217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000947871-23-000207

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230217

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230217

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001071321
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** W8
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15092
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23643514

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** AYDINEVLER MAHALLESI INONU CADDESI NO 20
- **STREET 2:** KUCUKYALI OFISPARK, MALTEPE
- **CITY:** ISTANBUL
- **STATE:** W8
- **ZIP:** 34854
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 902123131244

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** AYDINEVLER MAHALLESI INONU CADDESI NO 20
- **STREET 2:** KUCUKYALI OFISPARK, MALTEPE
- **CITY:** ISTANBUL
- **STATE:** W8
- **ZIP:** 34854

**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 February 17, 2023**

**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<br> Istanbul, Turkey** 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ⌧ Form 40-F ◻

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ◻ No ⌧

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- __________

Enclosure: A press release dated February 17, 2023, regarding the Share Buy-back Transactions.

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Istanbul, February 17, 2023

**Announcement Regarding the Share Buy-back Transactions**

Within the scope of our Board of Directors' share buy-back decisions on July 27, 2016 and the following dates, our Company purchased a total of 1,000,000 shares at a price range of TRY 33.46 – 34.00 with an average of TRY 33.88 totaling TRY 33,884,140 on February 17, 2023.

Within the scope of the relevant decisions, Company repurchased a total of 17,893,807 shares amounting to TRY214,096,922 from August 24, 2016 until the date of this announcement. With these transactions, the ratio of our shares in Company's capital has reached 0.81%. In addition, our Company's Eurobonds with maturities of 2025 and 2028 were purchased at a nominal value of USD37,239,000 for USD35,293,480 (TRY521,752,184) at various time periods.

The details of the buy-back transactions

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Code of Share Subject to Buy-back** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Transaction Date** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Nominal Value of Shares Subject to Transaction (TRY)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Ratio to Capital (%)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Transaction Price (TRY / Unit)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Privileges. If Any, Associated with These Shares** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;24.08.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;486575 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.022 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.82 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;29.08.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;315000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.014 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.86 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;31.08.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;500000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.023 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.98 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;01.09.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;10000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.99 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;09.09.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;361597 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.87 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;16.09.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;400000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.77 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;30.09.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;205000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.009 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.74 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;04.10.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;155000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.007 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.76 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;04.11.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;310000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.014 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.59 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;09.11.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;104000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.005 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.59 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;14.11.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;105000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.005 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.46 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;29.11.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;293640 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.013 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.36 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;30.11.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;500000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.023 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.21 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;01.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;200000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.009 | &nbsp;&nbsp;8.94 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;08.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;109500 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.005 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.09 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;22.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;106000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.005 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.4 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;26.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;180751 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.008 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.44 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;27.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;159000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.007 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.43 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;28.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;155000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.007 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.46 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;30.12.2016 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2159500 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.098 | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.67 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.07.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;453950 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.021 | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.01 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.07.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;904029 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.041 | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.12 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;13.07.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;117000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.005 | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.98 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;16.07.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;629500 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.029 | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.12 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;24.07.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;456000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.021 | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.40 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;15.08.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;923000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.042 | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.83 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;16.08.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1458400 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.066 | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.28 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;05.10.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;924000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.042 | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.82 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;14.12.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1403000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.064 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.15 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;19.12.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;332000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.015 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.18 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;27.12.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;833325 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.038 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.00 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;31.12.2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;827750 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.038 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.08 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;17.03.2020 | &nbsp;&nbsp;406290 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.018 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.31 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;19.03.2020 | &nbsp;&nbsp;410000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.019 | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.18 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Group B, TCELL, TRATCELL91M1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;17.02.2023 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1000000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.045 | &nbsp;&nbsp;33.88 | &nbsp;&nbsp;- |

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***For more information:***

*Turkcell Investor Relations*

*<u>investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr</u>*

*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.

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|  | **TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.**  | **TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.**  |
| Date: February 17, 2023 | By: | <u>/s/</u> <u>Ali Serdar Yağcı</u> |
|  | Name: Ali Serdar Yağcı<br> Title: Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Director | Name: Ali Serdar Yağcı<br> Title: Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Director |

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|  | **TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.**  | **TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.**  |
| Date: February 17, 2023 | By: | <u>/s/ Osman Yılmaz</u> |
|  | Name: Osman Yılmaz <br> Title: Chief Financial Officer | Name: Osman Yılmaz <br> Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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