Turkcell General Assembly Dated June 24, 2013

ISTANBUL, June 24, 2013

Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, BIST: TCELL) the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, today announced that the Annual General Meeting dated June 24, 2013 could not convene since the 51% meeting quorum required by the articles of association of Turkcell has not been reached.

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ABOUT TURKCELL:

Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, with 34.9 million subscribers as of March 31, 2013. Turkcell is a leading regional player, with market leadership in five of the nine countries in which it operates with its approximately 69.2 million subscribers as of March 31, 2013. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSPA+. It has achieved up to 43.2 Mbps speed using the Dual Carrier technology, and is continuously working to provide the latest technology to its customers, e.g. 84 Mbps in the near future. Turkcell Superonline, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkcell, is the one and only telecom operator to offer households fiber broadband connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps in Turkey. As of February 28, 2013, Turkcell population coverage is at 99.19% in 2G and 84.26% in 3G. Turkcell reported a TRY2.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) revenue with total assets of TRY18.9 billion (US$10.4 billion) as of March 31, 2013. It has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more at http://www.turkcell.com.tr

For further information
please contact Turkcell

Corporate Affairs:
Koray Ozturkler, Chief Corporate
Affairs Officer
Tel: +90-212-313-1500
Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr

Investors:
Nihat Narin, Director
Investor and International
Media Relations
Tel: +90-212-313-1244
Email: nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr

Media:
Filiz Karagul Tuzun, Director
Corporate Communications
Tel: +90-212-313-2304
Email:filiz.karagul@turkcell.com.tr
Turkcell-Kurumsal-Iletisim@turkcell.com.tr