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Istanbul, December 18, 2014

Announcement Regarding the Capital Markets Board approval of Facilitated Merger of Turktell Uluslararası Yatırım Holding with Turkcell

Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communique II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board

Regarding the merger of our 100% owned subsidiary Turktell Uluslararası Yatırım Holding A.Ş. with Turkcell through "Facilitated Merger" method, the merger announcement text has been approved by the Capital Markets Board (CMB) with the decision issued in the CMB bulletin (No. 2014/34) dated December 16, 2014.

*Merger agreement and merger announcement, and relevant financial statements are available in Turkish on our website.

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Turkcell Investor Relations

investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr

Tel: + 90 212 313 1888

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