SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Report on Form 6-K dated January 14, 2004 ____________________ TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. Turkcell Plaza Mesrutiyet Caddesi No.153 34430 Tepebasi 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: |X| 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: |X| 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: |X| 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: |X| Enclosures: Under Turkish regulations, Turkcell was required to make the enclosed announcement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange this morning: Form on Announcement of Special Situations. FORM ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPECIAL SITUATIONS Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. Turkcell Plaza, No:153 Tepebasi 34430, Istanbul Tel No: (212) 313 10 00 Fax No: (212) 292 93 22 Subject: Statement in made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 39 of the Capital Markets Board. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS BOARD ANKARA Special Subjects: Today, media outlets reported that Mr. Ersin Pamuksuzer, who is a member of Turkcell's Board of Directors, was taken into custody yesterday for questioning. Turkcell has not received any information concerning the reason of the questioning. We hereby confirm that the above-mentioned explanations are furnished as per the provisions of the Communique Serial no VIII/39, that they reflect all information we have gathered so far, that they are in accordance with our corporate documents, that we have used all endeavours to collect the complete and true related information and that we assume the responsibility for this disclosure. TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. Koray Ozturkler Serkan Okandan Investor Relations Financial Reporting 14.01.2004, 09:30 14.01.2004, 09:30 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: January 14, 2004 By: /s/ MUZAFFER AKPINAR --------------------------- Name: Muzaffer Akpinar Title: Chief Executive Officer