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 September 17, 2015
 
Commission File Number: 001-15092
 

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
(Translation of registrant’s name in English)

Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 71
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.
 
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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):
 
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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.
 
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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 September 16, 2015 announcing the Capital Markets Board’s approval of bond issuance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

Istanbul, September 16, 2015
 
Capital Markets Board’s Approval of Bond Issuance
 
Subject: Statement made pursuant to Communiqué II-15.1 of the Capital Markets Board
 
Our application with respect to issuing bond, commercial paper or any other debentures with an amount up to US$ 1,000,000,000 or its equivalent in another currency, to real and legal persons domiciled outside of Turkey, through private placement and/or sales to qualified investors, without public offering has been approved by the Capital Markets Board.
 
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer with respect to the securities described herein, in the United States of America or elsewhere.  Such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.  Any public offering of securities in the United States will only be made by means of a duly registered prospectus.
 

 
For more information:
 
Turkcell Investor Relations
 
investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
 
Tel: + 90 212 313 1888
 

 

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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:  September 17, 2015
By:
 /s/Murat Dogan Erden
  
  Name: Murat Dogan Erden  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 
       
 
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.
  
     
     
Date:  September 17, 2015
By:
 /s/Nihat Narin
  
  Name: Nihat Narin  
  Title: Investor Relations Director