Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S 6-K, filed May 12, 2026
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC)
About this 6-K
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S filed this 6-K on May 12, 2026.
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
For the month of May 2026
Commission File Number: 001-15092
TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Turkcell Küçükyalı Plaza
Aydınevler Mahallesi, İsmet İnönü Caddesi, No:20
Küçükyalı B Blok Ofispark
34854 Maltepe
Istanbul, Türkiye
(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:
x Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F
Enclosure: A press release dated May 11, 2026 announcing the release of the registrant's first quarter 2026 results.
Contents
| · | Please note that all financial data is consolidated and comprises that of Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.S. (the “Company” or “Turkcell”) and its subsidiaries and associates (together referred to as the “Group”) unless otherwise stated. |
| · | We have three reporting segments: |
| o | "Turkcell Türkiye," which comprises our telecom, digital services, and digital business services related businesses, retail channel operations, smart devices management, and consumer electronics sales through digital channels in Türkiye. All non-financial data presented in this press release is unconsolidated and comprises Turkcell Türkiye only unless otherwise stated. The terms "we," "us," and "our" in this press release refer only to Turkcell Türkiye, except in discussions of financial data, where such terms refer to the Group, and except where context otherwise requires. |
| o | “Techfin” which comprises all of our financial services businesses. |
| o | “Other” which primarily comprises our international, energy businesses, non-group call center, and intersegment eliminations. |
| · | This press release provides a year-on-year comparison of our key indicators. Figures in parentheses following the operational and financial results for March 31, 2026, refer to the same item as of March 31, 2025. For further details, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as of and for March 31, 2026, accessible via our website in the investor relations section (www.turkcell.com.tr). |
| · | Selected financial information presented in this press release for the first quarter of 2025 and 2026 is based on IFRS figures in TRY terms unless otherwise stated. |
| · | In the tables used in this press release, totals may not foot due to rounding differences. The same applies to the calculations in the text. |
| · | Year-on-year percentage comparisons in this press release reflect mathematical calculations. |
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NOTICE
This press release contains the Company’s financial information for the period ended March 31, 2026, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). This press release contains the Company’s financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 29, Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies (“IAS29”). Therefore, the financial statement information included in this press release for the periods presented is expressed in terms of the purchasing power of the Turkish Lira as of March 31, 2026. The Company restated all non-monetary items in order to reflect the impact of the inflation restatement reporting in terms of the measuring unit current as of March 31, 2026. Comparative financial information has also been restated using the general price index of the current period.
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes, in particular, and without limitation, our targets for consolidated revenue growth, data center and cloud revenue growth, EBITDA margin, and operational capex over sales ratio for the full year 2026. In establishing such guidance and outlooks, the Company has used a certain number of assumptions regarding factors beyond its control, particularly in relation to macroeconomic indicators, such as expected inflation levels, that may not be realized or achieved. More generally, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, including, without limitation, certain statements regarding our operations, financial position, and business strategy, may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, among others, “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” and “guidance.”
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. In addition, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned, or projected.
These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from our future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these cautionary statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may affect the outcome of such forward- looking statements, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in particular, the risk factor section therein. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to the Company, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release, which remains subject to verification, completion, and change. No responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, board members, officers, employees, or agents as to or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release or any other written or oral information made available to any interested party or its advisers.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| TRY million | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Revenue | 62,767 | 68,377 | 8.9 | % | ||||||||
| EBITDA1 | 27,428 | 28,300 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 43.7 | % | 41.4 | % | (2.3 | )pp | ||||||
| EBIT2 | 10,749 | 10,439 | (2.9 | )% | ||||||||
| EBIT Margin (%) | 17.1 | % | 15.3 | % | (1.9 | )pp | ||||||
| Net Income | 4,033 | 4,634 | 14.9 | % | ||||||||
| · | The Annual General Assembly Meeting for the 2025 fiscal year took place on May 7, 2026. For the results, please click here. |
| · | Consistent with the Company’s uninterrupted dividend distribution practice since 2016, the General Assembly approved a gross dividend distribution of TRY 8.8 billion from 2025 distributable income, corresponding to a gross dividend of TRY 4.00 (net TRY 3.40) per ordinary share with a nominal value of TRY 1. The dividend will be paid in cash on December 9, 2026. |
| · | As of March 31, 5G has gone live in Türkiye, marking a new phase in the country’s digital transformation. Supported by its superior spectrum capacity and network capabilities, Turkcell has begun rolling out high-speed 5G services across 81 provinces. |
| · | To support the Company’s investments in 5G and other next-generation communication technologies, a USD 1 billion Murabaha syndicated loan was secured in March. With its competitive 7-year maturity, this transaction also represents one of the largest corporate Murabaha syndications ever executed by a Turkish company, marking an important milestone for both Turkcell and the broader Turkish corporate financing market. We believe that the strong participation from international lenders underscores their confidence in our strong balance sheet and resilient financial performance. |
| · | Strong growth driven by corporate revenues and Paycell; |
| o | Steady top-line growth of 8.9% YoY to TRY 68.4 billion, driven by strong corporate performance. Increased hardware sales, alongside continued growth in the Data Center & Cloud business were the main contributors, while Paycell continued to support Group revenues. |
| o | EBITDA1 increased by 3.2%, leading to an EBITDA margin of 41.4%; EBIT2 was down by 2.9% due to increased investments, resulting in an EBIT margin of 15.3%. |
| o | Despite an increased tax burden, net income grew by 14.9% to TRY 4.6 billion, primarily driven by higher monetary gains from capitalization of the 5G license and a positive contribution from equity accounted investees. |
| o | Net leverage3 level was at 0.42x; net short FX position increased to USD1.2 billion mainly due to the 5G tender, reflecting a selective hedging approach considering prevailing hedging costs. Medium-term net FX target range – USD1.5bn to +USD1.5bn. |
| · | Solid subscriber performance with a sustained postpaid and fiber focus |
| o | 661 thousand mobile postpaid net additions, postpaid subscriber base share at 81% |
| o | 36 thousand fiber net additions including resell operations |
| o | Accelerated Superbox subscriber acquisition with 38 thousand net additions |
| o | 138 thousand new fiber homepasses in Q126, bringing total to 6.5 million |
| o | Resilient residential fiber ARPU growth of 9.7% |
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
(2) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.
(3) Our net debt calculation includes financial assets at fair value, whether through other comprehensive income or through profit and loss, reported under current and non-current assets, as well as financial assets at amortized cost. Required reserves held in CBRT balances are not included in total cash and net debt calculation.
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COMMENTS BY CEO, ALİ TAHA KOÇ, PhD
The first quarter of 2026 marked a historic milestone in Türkiye’s digital transformation journey. At Turkcell, we proudly introduced Türkiye to 5G in Turkcell quality, backed by our 32 years of technology leadership, strong infrastructure investments, and innovative vision. With the launch of 5G, we not only advanced communication standards but also paved the way for a next-generation digital infrastructure. This infrastructure will enhance our country’s competitiveness across many sectors, from industry to healthcare and from education to transportation. With the widest frequency bandwidth, our high-capacity network architecture, strong fiber infrastructure, and data centers, we made a strong start to this new era. Following the successful completion of our 5G preparation and tender processes, we launched a large-scale advertising campaign with a world-renowned celebrity. The strong interest in our “5-fold” campaign, launched to celebrate the 5G era, within a very short period clearly demonstrated our subscribers’ excitement for the next-generation connectivity experience. It also showed that the 5G experience we offer resonates strongly across all segments of society.
This new era, ushered in by 5G, has brought to the forefront not only our strong technological infrastructure but also our long-term investment vision and financial flexibility. While we continue to pursue investments that will shape Türkiye’s digital future with determination, our ability to access international financing sources has been a key enabler of our strategy. The USD 1 billion Murabaha syndicated loan we secured to support investments in 5G transformation and other next-generation connectivity technologies, once again confirmed global investors’ confidence in our Company’s vision and strong financial structure. Moreover, this transaction was recorded as the largest corporate Murabaha syndicated loan ever executed by a Turkish company.
We completed the first quarter with strong financial results. Our consolidated revenues reached TRY 68.4 billion, increasing by 8.9% year-on-year. Digital Business Services (DBS) and Paycell continued to outperform the Group. Consolidated EBITDA¹ increased by 3.2% to reach TRY 28.3 billion, while the EBITDA margin remained healthy at 41.4%. Our net profit increased by 14.9% to TRY 4.6 billion.
Leadership in digital transformation: 5G-enabled solutions and new speed standards
We experienced a quarter in which market dynamics rationalized compared with previous quarters. Thanks to our customer-focused approach, strong infrastructure, and innovative offerings, we closed the first quarter with positive results in Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Our total mobile subscriber base also expanded with a net addition of 655 thousand subscribers. Our postpaid subscriber base, which is at the core of our sustainable value creation strategy, maintained its steady growth with a net addition of 661 thousand, reaching a postpaid subscriber share of 81%. Supported by the increase in the postpaid subscriber share and our strong performance in upselling subscribers, mobile ARPU (excluding M2M) remained resilient. This was despite limited pricing adjustments in an intensely competitive environment of the previous year and persistently high inflation.
With Superbox 5G, we launched the era of fiber-speed internet in regions not yet covered by our fiber infrastructure, supported by ultra-powerful Wi-Fi 7 modem capability. With this momentum, our Superbox subscriber base reached 754 thousand, with a net addition of 38 thousand. In addition, with our portable “Superbox GO” modem, we began offering our customers a truly location and cable independent, flexible 5G connectivity experience.
By declaring 2026 as the “Year of Speed”, we also redefined the rules of the game on the fixed side. With our Superonline UltraFiber packages, supported by Wi-Fi 7 technology for the first time in Türkiye, we became the first and only operator to offer home internet speeds of up to 10 Gbps to our subscribers. In the first quarter of the year, we achieved a total of 36 thousand net fiber subscriber additions, including our resell portfolio, of which 21 thousand came from Turkcell fiber. In line with our fiber-focused profitable growth strategy, our DSL and cable subscriber base continued to decline. Supported by sustained demand for high-speed packages and our strong focus, the share of our fiber subscribers with speeds of 1,000 Mbps and above increased to approximately 20% of our total residential fiber subscribers. Driven by our strategy of migrating subscribers to higher-tier packages, pricing adjustments, and the contribution of our IPTV service, residential fiber ARPU grew by 9.7% year-on-year.
With our continued fixed infrastructure investments in the first quarter, we expanded our Turkcell fiber footprint by an additional 138 thousand homepasses, bringing the total to 6.5 million. Our take-up rate reached 41.8%.
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Consistent growth in our strategic focus areas
Paycell, which is the main growth engine of our Techfin business, continued to grow above the Group average despite a high base effect. Paycell revenues increased by 15%, driven by strong momentum in the POS and mobile payment segments. On the other hand, Financell’s revenues declined as ongoing installment limitations constrained growth in new loan volumes. However, its Net Interest Margin (NIM) expanded significantly to 8.3%, up by 3.6 points compared with the same period last year. Total revenue growth in the Techfin segment was at 4%.
DBS made a very strong start to 2026. Rising hardware revenues, supported by increasing corporate projects, together with the 21% growth in our data center and cloud business, drove a 64% year-on-year increase in DBS revenues.
Sustainability vision reinforced by international achievements
By positioning sustainability among our strategic priorities, we carefully consider the environmental and social impact of all our business processes. We move forward with the goal of reducing our environmental footprint and increasing efficiency through our investments in this area. In line with our sustainability targets, we are increasing our capacity by investing in our own solar power plants, while also evaluating inorganic growth opportunities through strategic acquisitions. We completed the acquisition of a 12.1 MW solar power plant in Mersin in April. Following this acquisition, our total active solar energy capacity reached 74.4 MW.
Another development that boosted our motivation in our sustainability efforts was the global recognition of our environmental performance, as reflected in the “Global A” score we received under the CDP Climate Change Program.
This quarter, we also published our 2025 sustainability report in compliance with TSRS. Within the scope of the report, we addressed climate-related risks and opportunities in a holistic manner. We also expanded the scope of our environmental performance by reporting our water footprint for the first time this year. We believe that these efforts have reinforced our alignment with national regulations and global climate targets, while also strengthening our engagement with our stakeholders.
Turkcell’s signature on global platforms
We successfully represent our country and our sector on international platforms. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2026), the model we developed with industry stakeholders to block international fraudulent calls, which has prevented millions of fraud attempts on our network to date was selected by the GSMA as a best practice. In line with our vision of driving innovation in the sector, we also entered into strategic partnerships to carry out R&D activities on 6G and next-generation network technologies at MWC 2026.
As Türkiye’s Turkcell, I sincerely thank my dedicated colleagues who contribute to every step we take with the motivation to move our country forward, as well as our Board of Directors, shareholders, and business partners for their support.
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income
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FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW OF FULL YEAR
Financial Review of Turkcell Group
| Quarters | ||||||||||||
| Profit & Loss Statement (million TRY) | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Revenue | 62,766.5 | 68,377.0 | 8.9 | % | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue1 | (28,259.3 | ) | (32,195.8 | ) | 13.9 | % | ||||||
| Cost of revenue1/Revenue | (45.0 | )% | (47.1 | )% | (2.1 | )pp | ||||||
| Gross Margin1 | 55.0 | % | 52.9 | % | (2.1 | )pp | ||||||
| Administrative expenses | (2,617.7 | ) | (2,979.3 | ) | 13.8 | % | ||||||
| Administrative expenses/Revenue | (4.2 | )% | (4.4 | )% | (0.2 | )pp | ||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | (4,207.3 | ) | (4,542.8 | ) | 8.0 | % | ||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses/Revenue | (6.7 | )% | (6.6 | )% | 0.1 | pp | ||||||
| Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets | (253.9 | ) | (359.2 | ) | 41.5 | % | ||||||
| EBITDA2 | 27,428.3 | 28,299.8 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||
| EBITDA Margin | 43.7 | % | 41.4 | % | (2.3 | )pp | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (16,679.6 | ) | (17,860.5 | ) | 7.1 | % | ||||||
| EBIT3 | 10,748.7 | 10,439.3 | (2.9 | )% | ||||||||
| EBIT Margin | 17.1 | % | 15.3 | % | (1.9 | )pp | ||||||
| Net finance income / (costs) | (468.6 | ) | 1,569.2 | n.m | ||||||||
| Finance income | 5,177.3 | 3,730.4 | (27.9 | )% | ||||||||
| Finance costs | (6,900.7 | ) | (7,625.9 | ) | 10.5 | % | ||||||
| Monetary gain | 1,254.8 | 5,464.7 | 335.5 | % | ||||||||
| Net o ther income / (expenses) | (588.4 | ) | (427.4 | ) | (27.4 | )% | ||||||
| Share of profit of equity accounted investees | (1,130.7 | ) | 305.5 | n.m | ||||||||
| Profit Before Income Tax | 8,560.9 | 11,886.6 | 38.8 | % | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | (4,527.5 | ) | (7,252.2 | ) | 60.2 | % | ||||||
| Net Income | 4,033.4 | 4,634.4 | 14.9 | % | ||||||||
(1) Excluding depreciation and amortization expenses.
(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
(3) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.
Revenue of the Group grew by 8.9% year-on-year, reaching TRY68,377 million (TRY62,767 million) in Q126. This growth was primarily driven by the robust performance of Turkcell Türkiye, mainly attributable to corporate revenues.
In the first quarter, Turkcell Türkiye revenues, representing 90% of Group top-line, increased by 8.6% to TRY61,877 million (TRY56,957 million).
| - | Corporate revenues recorded solid growth of 34%, largely driven by Digital Business Services, which delivered 64% revenue growth thanks to higher hardware revenues through successful execution of large-scale projects. Data Center & Cloud revenues also posted a remarkable 21.0% year-on-year growth. |
| - | Consumer segment recorded a more moderate growth of 2.6%. This performance was underpinned by the expansion of our postpaid subscriber base and strong fixed ARPU performance. Conversely, mobile ARPU (excluding M2M) remained broadly flat this quarter, reflecting the continued impact of last year’s intense competitive pricing environment and persistently high inflation. |
| - | Wholesale revenues recorded a growth of 7.9% to TRY2,535 million (TRY2,350 million). |
Techfin segment revenues, accounting for 5% of Group revenues, grew by 4.0% to TRY3,740 million (TRY3,594 million). The driver of this growth was Paycell business. Please refer to the Techfin section for details.
Other segment revenues, comprising 4% of Group revenues, which mostly includes Turkcell International revenues, energy business revenues and non-group call center revenues, rose 24.6% to TRY2,760 million (TRY2,215 million).
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Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased to 47.1% (45.0%) as a percentage of revenues for the first quarter of 2026. This was driven mainly by the increase in cost of goods sold (3.7)pp, radio expenses (0.4)pp, personnel expenses (0.3)pp, and other cost items (0.2)pp, despite the decline in funding costs (0.8)pp, energy costs (0.7)pp, treasury share (0.7)pp and interconnection costs (0.4)pp as a percentage of revenues.
Administrative expenses increased slightly to 4.4% (4.2%) as a percentage of revenues this quarter, primarily driven by personnel expenses.
Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue remained broadly stable at 6.6% (6.7%), despite higher 5G-related marketing expense. The increase in marketing expenses was offset by the slower growth in personnel expenses relative to top-line expansion.
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets were at 0.5% (0.4%) as a percentage of revenues in Q126.
EBITDA1 increased by 3.2% year-on-year in Q126 leading to an EBITDA margin of 41.4% (43.7%).
| - | Turkcell Türkiye EBITDA was up by 1.3% to TRY26,282 million (TRY25,957 million), resulting in an EBITDA margin of 42.5% (45.6%). |
| - | Techfin segment EBITDA increased by 30.3% to TRY1,223 million (TRY938 million), representing a 6.6pp robust expansion in EBITDA margin to 32.7% (26.1%). This favorable margin performance was primarily attributable to Financell’s improved funding costs through FX loan utilization. However, the strong momentum of the Paycell POS business limited the overall Techfin margin expansion. |
| - | The EBITDA of Other was at TRY795 million (TRY533 million). |
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by 7.1%, amounting to TRY17,861 million (TRY16,680 million).
Net finance income reached TRY1,569 million (TRY469 million cost) in Q126. This strong improvement was attributable to higher monetary gains arising from the capitalization of 5G license. Excluding monetary gains, net finance costs rose due to a higher net short FX position led by increased foreign currency liabilities linked to 5G.
See Appendix A for details of net foreign exchange gain and loss.
Net Other expenses were at TRY427 million (TRY588 million) in Q126.
Income tax expense increased to TRY7,252 million (TRY4,528 million). Please recall that inflation accounting was discontinued in the 2025 statutory financial statements, and its impact became visible in our financials starting from Q4 2025. This continued to be the main driver of the higher income tax expense in Q1 2026. In addition, only limited fixed asset revaluation was performed during the period, which provided a limited offset against the adverse tax impact. This increase in the tax expense during the quarter was primarily attributable to deferred tax expense, while the impact of cash tax payments remained limited.
Net income of the Group increased by 14.9% to TRY4,634 million (TRY4,033 million) in Q126. This improvement resulted from substantial monetary gain registered in the first quarter along with improved contribution from TOGG. Profit before income tax grew by 38.8% year on year to TRY11,887 million (TRY8,561 million), driven by strong operational performance and diciplined balance sheet management.
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 14 for the explanation of how we calculate adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
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Total cash & debt: Consolidated cash as of March 31, 2026 decreased to TRY95,773 million from TRY101,048 million as of December 31, 2025. This decline was primarily attributable to the first installment of the 5G license payment, including VAT, totaling USD653 million, together with the TRY3.2 billion Wireless Usage Fee, which is paid in the first quarter of each year, as well as bonus payments to employees. 57% of our cash is in USD, 20% in EUR, and 23% in TRY. Excluding FX swap transactions, 71% of our cash is in USD and 29% in EUR. Alongside these sizeable cash outflows, we reinforced our liquidity position through a USD 1 billion Murabaha syndicated loan, further strengthening our financial flexibility and balance sheet resilience. Accordingly, consolidated debt as of March 31, 2026, increased to TRY206,347 million from TRY174,578 million as of December 31, 2025. Note that TRY16,230 million of our consolidated debt comprises lease obligations. After hedging transactions, 64% of our consolidated debt is in USD, 24% in EUR, 5% in CNY, and 7% in TRY. Due to cash disbursements, as of March 31, 2026, net debt1 increased to TRY48,827 million from TRY16,383 million as of December 31, 2025, with a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.42x.
We continued to manage the Group’s net FX position proactively, taking into account prevailing hedging costs and the relatively stable FX environment. Accordingly, we maintained our medium-term net FX target range of between minus USD1.5 billion and plus USD1.5 billion. As of quarter-end, the Group’s short net FX position stood at USD1.2 billion, including the hedging portfolio and advance payments.
Capital expenditures, including non-operational items, increased to TRY76,583 million in Q126, mainly driven by the 5G license amounting to USD1.2 billion (excluding VAT). Operational capital expenditures (excluding license fees) at the Group level were at 21.5% of total revenues.
| Quarters | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures (million TRY) | Q125 | Q126 | ||||||
| Operational Capex | 12,685.7 | 14,668.8 | ||||||
| License and Related Costs | 12.1 | 55,921.5 | ||||||
| Non-operational Capex (Including IFRS15 & IFRS16) | 8,393.2 | 5,992.3 | ||||||
| IFRS15 | 2,574.3 | 2,437.7 | ||||||
| IFRS16 | 4,007.1 | 3,525.3 | ||||||
| Other | 1,811.8 | 29.3 | ||||||
| Total Capex | 21,090.9 | 76,582.6 | ||||||
(1) Our net debt calculation includes financial assets at fair value, whether through other comprehensive income or through profit and loss, reported under current and non-current assets, as well as financial assets at amortized cost. Required reserves held in CBRT balances are not included in total cash and net debt calculation.
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Operational Review of Turkcell Türkiye
| Quarters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary of Operational Data | Q125 | Q425 | Q126 | y/y % | q/q % | |||||||||||||||
| Number of subscribers1 (million) | 43.1 | 43.9 | 44.5 | 3.2 | % | 1.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Mobile Postpaid (million) | 29.3 | 31.5 | 32.2 | 9.9 | % | 2.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| Mobile M2M (million) | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 17.0 | % | 5.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Mobile Prepaid (million) | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | (15.6 | )% | - | ||||||||||||||
| Turkcell Fiber (thousand) | 2,484.4 | 2,573.6 | 2,594.9 | 4.4 | % | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Resell Fixed Broadband (thousand) | 774.2 | 712.9 | 687.4 | (11.2 | )% | (3.6 | )% | |||||||||||||
| ADSL (thousand) | 721.8 | 611.4 | 573.3 | (20.6 | )% | (6.2 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Cable (thousand) | 33.1 | 25.7 | 23.3 | (29.6 | )% | (9.3 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Fiber (thousand) | 19.3 | 75.8 | 90.9 | 371.0 | % | 19.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Superbox2 (thousand) | 660.0 | 716.1 | 754.1 | 14.3 | % | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| IPTV (thousand) | 1,456.3 | 1,430.5 | 1,423.2 | (2.3 | )% | (0.5 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Churn (%)3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mobile Churn ()% | 1.7 | % | 2.7 | % | 1.6 | % | (0.1 | )pp | (1.1 | )pp | ||||||||||
| Fixed Churn ()% | 1.4 | % | 1.8 | % | 1.6 | % | 0.2 | pp | (0.2 | )pp | ||||||||||
| Average mobile data usage per user (GB/user) | 17.9 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 25.7 | % | 3.2 | % | |||||||||||||
(1) Including mobile, fixed broadband, IPTV, and wholesale (MVNO&FVNO) subscribers
(2) Superbox subscribers are included in mobile subscribers.
(3) Churn figures represent average monthly churn figures for the respective periods.
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ARPU
(Average Monthly Revenue per User) (TRY) | Q125 | Q425 | Q126 | y/y % | q/q % | |||||||||||||||
| Mobile ARPU, blended | 371.6 | 379.5 | 363.2 | (2.3 | )% | (4.3 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Mobile ARPU, blended (excluding M2M) | 425.4 | 439.5 | 423.8 | (0.4 | )% | (3.6 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Postpaid | 427.9 | 430.9 | 408.0 | (4.7 | )% | (5.3 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Postpaid (excluding M2M) | 514.2 | 521.9 | 496.6 | (3.4 | )% | (4.8 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Prepaid | 191.9 | 183.6 | 173.7 | (9.5 | )% | (5.4 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Residential ARPU, blended | 486.5 | 552.4 | 545.9 | 12.2 | % | (1.2 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Residential Fiber ARPU | 493.4 | 547.1 | 541.1 | 9.7 | % | (1.1 | )% | |||||||||||||
Our total subscriber base expanded by 642 thousand in Q126, reaching 44.5 million thanks to segment-based offers that provide customers with tailored alternatives. In the postpaid segment, net additions reached 661 thousand, leading to our strongest total mobile net additions over the past 14 quarters. This brought the share of postpaid subscribers in the total mobile base to 81%, exceeding 32 million. We observed an improvement in mobile churn, which declined by 1.1pp compared with Q425 and by 0.1pp versus Q125, thanks to effective churn management and a relatively rationalized market environment. In the prepaid segment, we saw a notable moderation in net subscriber losses this quarter unlike in previous quarters, supported by our customer-centric tariffs and fewer tourist-related disconnections.
Mobile ARPU (excluding M2M) remained broadly flat, declining by 0.4% year-on-year, mainly due to the lagged impact of last year’s record-high competitive environment and persistently elevated inflation.
On the fixed side, our subscriber base declined slightly in Q1 2026, recording a net loss of 4 thousand, mainly due to our reduced focus on the ADSL segment. In the fiber segment, we maintained strong momentum in Turkcell fiber, achieving 21 thousand net additions in the quarter and 111 thousand on a yearly basis, supported by continued demand for high-speed connectivity. Residential fiber ARPU increased by 9.7% year-on-year, mainly driven by active upselling and pricing actions, and the growing contribution of our IPTV offering. As part of our “Technology Leadership in Türkiye” strategy, we launched our “UltraFiber” packages in March, offering ultra-high-speed connectivity to households for the first time in Türkiye with download speeds of 2, 5, and 10 Gbps.
In line with our fiber-focused strategy, we continued expanding our infrastructure footprint by adding 138 thousand new homepasses, reaching a total of 6.5 million, with the take-up rate at 41.8%.
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| Quarters | ||||||||||||
| Paycell Financial Data (million TRY) | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Revenue | 1,819.0 | 2,096.4 | 15.3 | % | ||||||||
| EBITDA | 713.9 | 667.3 | (6.5 | )% | ||||||||
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 39.2 | % | 31.8 | % | (7.4 | )pp | ||||||
| Net Income | 243.4 | 252.0 | 3.5 | % | ||||||||
Paycell continued its steady growth trajectory as the primary performance contributor in the techfin segment, recording a 15.3% year-on-year increase in revenues. POS solutions and mobile payments were the main drivers of this performance in this quarter. Among all business lines, POS solutions delivered the strongest growth, as revenues grew by 37% year-on-year. This robust revenue performance was supported by broadening transaction volumes, particularly in physical POS, which recorded 150.4% year-over-year volume expansion. Furthermore, non-group revenues continued to gain prominence, with their share of total revenues increasing to 83%, mainly driven by rising number of users. As the POS business accounted for a larger share of the revenue mix, EBITDA margin declined by 7.4 percentage points to 31.8%.
Total transaction volume reached TRY55.5 billion, marking a 46.4% year-on-year increase. In addition to strong POS performance, Pay Later and QR Code contributed to the volume growth during the quarter. Pay Later strategic Services active users1 reached 3.3 million as of Q126.
| Quarters | ||||||||||||
| Financell Financial Data (million TRY) | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Revenue | 1,645.4 | 1,478.9 | (10.1 | )% | ||||||||
| EBITDA | 260.9 | 578.3 | 121.7 | % | ||||||||
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 15.9 | % | 39.1 | % | 23.2 | pp | ||||||
| Net Income/(Loss) | (13.2 | ) | 149.5 | n.m | ||||||||
Financell’s revenues contracted on a yearly basis due to ongoing installment limitations. The EBITDA margin improved to 39.1%, driven by lower funding costs while net income reached TRY149.5 million in this quarter.
Financell maintained its leadership position in financing sector holding a 44% market share2 by number loans. The company also captured a 9.9% market share in loans below TRY20,000 in banking and financing sector combined.
Financell’s loan portfolio reached TRY8.4 billion as of Q126, with 0.6 million active customers. There is significant market potential for Financell should regulatory conditions evolve favorably in line with macroeconomic dynamics, including potential increases in loan limits, which could in turn support Financell’s revenue growth.
(1) Unique customers who have utilized the "Pay Later" feature for digital service payments—including App Store, Google Play, and QR transactions—at least once within the preceding three-month period
(2) Source: Association of Financial Institutions, as of Q425
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As of March 31, 2026, the Turkcell Group had approximately 46.7 million registered subscribers. This figure is calculated by taking the number of subscribers of Turkcell Türkiye and of each of our subsidiaries. It includes the total number of mobile, fiber, ADSL, cable and IPTV subscribers of Turkcell Türkiye, BeST’s mobile subscribers and Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell’s mobile and fixed subscribers.
| Turkcell Group Subscribers | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Turkcell Türkiye subscribers1 (million) | 43.1 | 44.5 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||
| BeST (Belarus) | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | |||||||||
| Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell | 0.6 | 0.7 | 16.7 | % | ||||||||
| Turkcell Group Subscribers (million) | 45.2 | 46.7 | 3.3 | % | ||||||||
(1) Subscribers to more than one service are counted separately for each service. Including mobile, fixed broadband, IPTV, and wholesale (MVNO&FVNO) subscribers.
OVERVIEW OF THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
The foreign exchange rates used in our financial reporting, along with certain macroeconomic indicators, are set out below.
| Quarters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q125 | Q425 | Q126 | y/y% | q/q% | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP Growth (Türkiye) | 2.5 | % | 3.4 | % | n.a | n.a | n.a | |||||||||||||
| Consumer Price Index (Türkiye)(yoy) | 38.1 | % | 30.9 | % | 30.9 | % | (7.2 | )pp | - | |||||||||||
| USD / TRY rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closing Rate | 37.7656 | 42.8623 | 44.3841 | 17.5 | % | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| Average Rate | 36.1936 | 42.1450 | 43.5882 | 20.4 | % | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| EUR / TRY rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closing Rate | 40.7019 | 50.4532 | 51.0236 | 25.4 | % | 1.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Average Rate | 38.0036 | 49.0734 | 51.3794 | 35.2 | % | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| USD / BYN rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closing Rate | 3.1176 | 2.9027 | 2.9508 | (5.4 | )% | 1.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Average Rate | 3.2953 | 2.9521 | 2.8762 | (12.7 | )% | (2.6 | )% | |||||||||||||
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS:
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, among other key metrics, facilitates performance comparisons from period to period and management decision making. It also enables performance comparisons between companies. Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure eliminates potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact of changes in effective tax rates on periods or companies) and the age and book depreciation of tangible and intangible assets (affecting relative depreciation expense and amortization expense). We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating the performance of other mobile operators in the telecommunications industry in Europe, many of which present Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results.
Our Adjusted EBITDA definition includes Revenue, Cost of Revenue excluding depreciation and amortization, Selling and Marketing expenses, Administrative expenses and Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets, but excludes finance income and expense, other operating income and expense, investment activity income and expense, share of profit of equity accounted investees and minority interest.
Nevertheless, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results of operations, as reported under IFRS. The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated using financial data prepared in accordance with IFRS to net profit, which we believe is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.
| Quarters | ||||||||||
| Turkcell Group (million TRY) | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||
| Consolidated net profit | 4,033.4 | 4,634.4 | 14.9 | % | ||||||
| Income tax expense | (4,527.5 | ) | (7,252.2 | ) | 60.2 | % | ||||
| Consolidated profit before income tax | 8,560.9 | 11,886.6 | 38.8 | % | ||||||
| Share of profit of equity accounted investees | (1,130.7 | ) | 305.5 | n.m | ||||||
| Finance income | 5,177.3 | 3,730.4 | (27.9 | )% | ||||||
| Finance costs | (6,900.7 | ) | (7,625.9 | ) | 10.5 | % | ||||
| Monetary gain | 1,254.8 | 5,464.7 | 335.5 | % | ||||||
| Other expenses | (588.4 | ) | (427.4 | ) | (27.4 | )% | ||||
| EBIT | 10,748.7 | 10,439.3 | (2.9 | )% | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (16,679.6 | ) | (17,860.5 | ) | 7.1 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 27,428.3 | 28,299.8 | 3.2 | % | ||||||
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RECONCILIATION OF ARPU: ARPU is an operational metric and the methodology for calculating performance measures such as ARPU varies substantially among operators and is not standardized across the telecommunications industry, and reported performance measures thus vary from those that may result from the use of a single methodology. Management believes this metric is helpful in assessing the development of our services over time. The following table shows the reconciliation of Turkcell Türkiye revenues to such revenues included in the ARPU calculations for Q125 and Q126.
| Reconciliation of ARPU | Q125 | Q126 | ||||||
| Turkcell Türkiye Revenue (million TRY) | 56,957.1 | 61,877.2 | ||||||
| Telecommunication services revenue | 52,196.1 | 54,009.7 | ||||||
| Equipment revenue | 4,133.0 | 7,320.5 | ||||||
| Other | 627.9 | 547.0 | ||||||
| Revenues which are not attributed to ARPU calculation1 | (9,358.2 | ) | (13,395.0 | ) | ||||
| Turkcell Türkiye revenues included in ARPU calculation2 | 46,970.9 | 47,935.2 | ||||||
| Mobile blended ARPU (TRY) | 371.6 | 363.2 | ||||||
| Average number of mobile subscribers during the year (million) | 38.2 | 39.4 | ||||||
| Fixed residential ARPU (TRY) | 486.5 | 545.9 | ||||||
| Average number of fixed residential subscribers during the year (million) | 3.0 | 3.1 | ||||||
(1) Revenue from fixed corporate and wholesale business; digital business sales; tower business, and other non-subscriber-based revenues
(2) Revenues from Turkcell Türkiye included in ARPU calculation comprise telecommunication services revenue, equipment revenue and revenues which are not attributed to ARPU calculation.
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ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell, headquartered in Türkiye, is a leading technology and telecommunications company offering a diverse portfolio of voice, data, and IPTV services across its mobile and fixed networks, alongside digital consumer, enterprise, and techfin solutions. The Turkcell Group operates in three countries: Türkiye, Belarus, and Northern Cyprus. In Q126, Turkcell Group reported revenue of TRY68.4 billion, with total assets of TRY618.2 billion as of March 31, 2026. Listed on both the NYSE and BIST since July 2000, Turkcell remains the only dual-listed company on these exchanges. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr.
For further information, please contact Turkcell
| Investor Relations | Corporate Communications: |
| Tel: + 90 212 313 1888 | Tel: + 90 212 313 2321 |
| investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr | Turkcell-Kurumsal-Iletisim@turkcell.com.tr |
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Table: Net foreign exchange gain and loss details
| Quarters | ||||||||||||
| Million TRY | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Net FX loss before hedging | (2,333.7 | ) | (3,178.9 | ) | 36.2 | % | ||||||
| Swap interest income/(expense) | 150.6 | 94.1 | (37.5 | )% | ||||||||
| Fair value gain on derivative financial instruments | 375.4 | (1,465.0 | ) | (490.3 | )% | |||||||
| Net FX gain / (loss) after hedging | (1,807.7 | ) | (4,549.9 | ) | 151.7 | % | ||||||
Table: Income tax expense details
| Quarters | ||||||||||||
| Million TRY | Q125 | Q126 | y/y% | |||||||||
| Current tax expense | (815.0 | ) | (1,435.4 | ) | 76.1 | % | ||||||
| Deferred tax income / (expense) | (3,712.5 | ) | (5,816.8 | ) | 56.7 | % | ||||||
| Income Tax expense | (4,527.5 | ) | (7,252.2 | ) | 60.2 | % | ||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE-MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED
31 MARCH 2026
TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 31 March | 31 December | |||||||||
| Notes | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 8 | 175,291,059 | 173,147,904 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 10 | 26,248,312 | 25,266,091 | |||||||
| Intangible assets | 9 | 171,721,913 | 115,520,062 | |||||||
| Investment properties | 229,735 | 244,975 | ||||||||
| Trade receivables | 251,845 | 282,807 | ||||||||
| Receivables from financial services | 321,467 | 312,439 | ||||||||
| Contract assets | 583,014 | 284,095 | ||||||||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 12 | 30,422,318 | 32,079,716 | |||||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 12 | 7,288,396 | 9,486,388 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 8,359,053 | 8,892,162 | ||||||||
| Investments in equity accounted investees | 19 | 4,222,212 | 3,925,878 | |||||||
| Other non-current assets | 8,852,767 | 9,034,243 | ||||||||
| Total non-current assets | 433,792,091 | 378,476,760 | ||||||||
| Inventories | 828,297 | 988,109 | ||||||||
| Trade receivables | 27,677,631 | 25,909,462 | ||||||||
| Due from related parties | 17 | 264,269 | 404,441 | |||||||
| Receivables from financial services | 9,221,155 | 9,699,948 | ||||||||
| Due from receivables from financial services | 13,259 | 16,133 | ||||||||
| Contract assets | 9,445,913 | 6,955,781 | ||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | 1,568,815 | 1,957,922 | ||||||||
| Financial assets at amortized cost | 12 | 2,236,106 | 2,364,638 | |||||||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 12 | 20,174,380 | 10,480,836 | |||||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 12 | 1,625,662 | 2,735,077 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11 | 95,773,428 | 101,047,996 | |||||||
| Other current assets | 15,530,403 | 9,794,083 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 184,359,318 | 172,354,426 | ||||||||
| Total assets | 618,151,409 | 550,831,186 | ||||||||
The above interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 31 March | 31 December | |||||||||
| Notes | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||||
| Share capital | 67,241,216 | 67,241,216 | ||||||||
| Share premium | 60,403 | 60,403 | ||||||||
| Treasury shares | (2,098,755 | ) | (2,098,755 | ) | ||||||
| Reserves | 10,292,384 | 9,370,617 | ||||||||
| Remeasurements of defined benefit plan | (3,560,658 | ) | (3,543,156 | ) | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 218,974,636 | 214,340,221 | ||||||||
| Total equity | 290,909,226 | 285,370,546 | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Borrowings | 13 | 168,063,094 | 135,055,441 | |||||||
| Trade and other payables | 443,980 | 467,127 | ||||||||
| Due to related parties | 16,551,862 | 103,883 | ||||||||
| Employee benefit obligations | 3,276,483 | 3,180,923 | ||||||||
| Provisions | 3,039,884 | 3,105,417 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 22,046,791 | 17,393,878 | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 2,831,126 | 2,778,119 | ||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 2,038,123 | 2,149,452 | ||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 218,291,343 | 164,234,240 | ||||||||
| Borrowings | 13 | 38,283,761 | 39,522,324 | |||||||
| Current tax liabilities | 910,962 | 1,220,040 | ||||||||
| Trade and other payables | 44,782,627 | 47,313,138 | ||||||||
| Due to related parties | 18,229,740 | 1,569,295 | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,103,764 | 1,246,799 | ||||||||
| Provisions | 2,302,244 | 6,443,336 | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 2,664,008 | 2,224,943 | ||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | 673,734 | 1,686,525 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 108,950,840 | 101,226,400 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 327,242,183 | 265,460,640 | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities | 618,151,409 | 550,831,186 | ||||||||
The above interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 31 March | 31 March | |||||||||
| Notes | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
| Revenue | 4 | 64,950,588 | 59,424,611 | |||||||
| Revenue from financial services | 4 | 3,426,372 | 3,341,918 | |||||||
| Total revenue | 68,376,960 | 62,766,529 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | (48,182,317 | ) | (42,828,108 | ) | ||||||
| Cost of revenue from financial services | (1,873,981 | ) | (2,110,818 | ) | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | (50,056,298 | ) | (44,938,926 | ) | ||||||
| Gross profit | 16,768,271 | 16,596,503 | ||||||||
| Gross profit from financial services | 1,552,391 | 1,231,100 | ||||||||
| Total gross profit | 18,320,662 | 17,827,603 | ||||||||
| Other income | 5 | 157,468 | 43,190 | |||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | (4,542,840 | ) | (4,207,255 | ) | ||||||
| Administrative expenses | (2,979,304 | ) | (2,617,724 | ) | ||||||
| Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets | (359,199 | ) | (253,947 | ) | ||||||
| Other expenses | 5 | (584,863 | ) | (631,631 | ) | |||||
| Operating profit | 10,011,924 | 10,160,236 | ||||||||
| Finance income | 6 | 3,730,438 | 5,177,272 | |||||||
| Finance costs | 6 | (7,625,946 | ) | (6,900,656 | ) | |||||
| Monetary gain | 6 | 5,464,660 | 1,254,784 | |||||||
| Net finance costs | 1,569,152 | (468,600 | ) | |||||||
| Share of (loss)/ profit of equity accounted investees | 305,520 | (1,130,689 | ) | |||||||
| Profit before income tax | 11,886,596 | 8,560,947 | ||||||||
| Income tax (expense)/ benefit | (7,252,181 | ) | (4,527,530 | ) | ||||||
| Profit for the year | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||||
| Profit for the year is attributable to: | ||||||||||
| Owners of the Company | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||||
| Total | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL) | 2.13 | 1.85 | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL) | 2.13 | 1.85 | ||||||||
The above interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 31 March | 31 March | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Profit for the period | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||||||||
| Remeasurements of defined termination benefit | 1,898 | 3,315 | ||||||
| Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined termination benefit | (479 | ) | (1,716 | ) | ||||
| Remeasurement income/(loss) of defined benefit plans of investments accounted for using the equity method | (18,921 | ) | - | |||||
| (17,502 | ) | 1,599 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(expense): | ||||||||
| Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||||||||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 1,297,326 | 1,568,043 | ||||||
| Exchange differences on translation of investments accounted for using the equity method | 9,735 | - | ||||||
| Fair value reserve | (1,542,079 | ) | (815,653 | ) | ||||
| Cash flow hedges | 70,724 | (1,141,424 | ) | |||||
| Cost of hedging reserve | - | 752,466 | ||||||
| Hedges of net investments in foreign operations | 951,612 | 895,197 | ||||||
| Income tax relating to these items | 134,449 | 77,505 | ||||||
| - Income tax relating to cash flow hedges | (13,168 | ) | 285,509 | |||||
| - Income tax relating to cost of hedging reserve | - | (188,117 | ) | |||||
| - Income tax relating to fair value reserve | 385,520 | 203,913 | ||||||
| - Income tax relating to hedges of net investments | (237,903 | ) | (223,800 | ) | ||||
| 921,767 | 1,336,134 | |||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of income tax | 904,265 | 1,337,733 | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 5,538,680 | 5,371,150 | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to: | ||||||||
| Owners of the Company | 5,538,680 | 5,371,150 | ||||||
| Total | 5,538,680 | 5,371,150 | ||||||
The above interim condensed consolidated statement of other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| Hedges of net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | Treasury | Share | Legal | Fair value | investments | Hedging | Cost of hedging | Foreign currency | Remeasurement of | Retained | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| capital | shares | premium | reserves (*) | reserve (*) | in foreign operations (*) | reserve (*) | reserve (*) | translation reserve (*) | defined benefit plan | earnings | Total equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at 1 January 2025 | 67,241,216 | (1,912,994 | ) | 60,403 | 50,563,992 | (78,157 | ) | (9,748,001 | ) | 8,221,510 | (13,781,911 | ) | (31,994,093 | ) | (4,448,498 | ) | 205,172,166 | 269,295,633 | |||||||||||||||
| Profit/ (loss) for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,033,417 | 4,033,417 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income,
net of income tax |
- | - | - | - | (611,740 | ) | 671,397 | (855,915 | ) | 564,349 | 1,568,043 | 1,599 | - | 1,337,733 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | (611,740 | ) | 671,397 | (855,915 | ) | 564,349 | 1,568,043 | 1,599 | 4,033,417 | 5,371,150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of treasury shares (-) | - | (65,437 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (65,437 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | 67,241,216 | (1,978,431 | ) | 60,403 | 50,563,992 | (689,897 | ) | (9,076,604 | ) | 7,365,595 | (13,217,562 | ) | (30,426,050 | ) | (4,446,899 | ) | 209,205,583 | 274,601,346 | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at 1 January 2026 | 67,241,216 | (2,098,755 | ) | 60,403 | 50,781,807 | 511,844 | (8,087,508 | ) | 7,510,831 | (13,781,910 | ) | (27,564,447 | ) | (3,543,156 | ) | 214,340,221 | 285,370,546 | ||||||||||||||||
| Profit/ (loss) for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,634,415 | 4,634,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of income tax |
- | - | - | (1,156,559 | ) | 713,709 | 57,556 | - | 1,307,061 | (17,502 | ) | - | 904,265 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | (1,156,559 | ) | 713,709 | 57,556 | - | 1,307,061 | (17,502 | ) | 4,634,415 | 5,538,680 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at 31 March 2026 | 67,241,216 | (2,098,755 | ) | 60,403 | 50,781,807 | (644,715 | ) | (7,373,799 | ) | 7,568,387 | (13,781,910 | ) | (26,257,386 | ) | (3,560,658 | ) | 218,974,636 | 290,909,226 |
(*) Included in Reserves in the consolidated statement of financial position.
The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 31 March | 31 March | |||||||||||
| Notes | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Profit for the year | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | - | - | ||||||||||
| Profit for the year including discontinued operations | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||||||
| Adjustments for: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and investment properties | 8,142,721 | 6,330,748 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets and right of use assets | 9-10 | 9,713,253 | 10,348,745 | |||||||||
| Impairment on property, plant and equipment and intangible asset | 8 | 4,547 | 84 | |||||||||
| Net finance expense | 1,014,159 | 1,054,939 | ||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to derivatives | 1,710,586 | (431,317 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 7 | 7,252,181 | 4,527,530 | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | (70,891 | ) | 9,035 | |||||||||
| Effects of exchange rate changes and inflation adjustments | (924,816 | ) | 7,799,331 | |||||||||
| Provisions | 1,563,560 | 1,335,304 | ||||||||||
| Share of (profit)/loss of equity accounted investees | (305,520 | ) | 1,130,689 | |||||||||
| Fair value adjustments to financial assets through profit or loss | (18,193 | ) | (386,196 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of subsidiary | - | - | ||||||||||
| Non-cash other adjustments | 105,412 | 46,714 | ||||||||||
| 32,821,414 | 35,799,023 | |||||||||||
| Change in operating assets/liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Change in trade receivables | (1,816,984 | ) | (2,142,141 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in due from related parties | 140,280 | (25,226 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in receivables from financial services | 396,018 | 475,606 | ||||||||||
| Change in inventories | 159,812 | (130,067 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in other current assets | (5,797,065 | ) | (1,496,404 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in other non-current assets | (1,027,294 | ) | (716,522 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in due to related parties | 90,607 | (483,331 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in trade and other payables | (3,025,426 | ) | (5,629,916 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in other non-current liabilities | (152,596 | ) | 99,973 | |||||||||
| Change in employee benefit obligations | (50,385 | ) | (124,314 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in contract asset | (2,787,552 | ) | (34,607 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in deferred revenue | (207,399 | ) | 121,961 | |||||||||
| Change in contract liability | 492,072 | 14,035 | ||||||||||
| Changes in other working capital | (4,586,050 | ) | (4,928,033 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash generated from operations | 14,649,452 | 20,800,037 | ||||||||||
| Interest paid | (4,451,062 | ) | (3,914,607 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax paid | (1,671,013 | ) | (226,399 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 8,527,377 | 16,659,031 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 8 | (9,780,632 | ) | (9,857,944 | ) | |||||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | 9 | (27,604,672 | ) | (7,226,914 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 334,364 | 414,888 | ||||||||||
| Cash inflows from sale of shares or borrowing instruments of other enterprises or funds | 36,856,157 | 21,370,363 | ||||||||||
| Cash outflows from purchase of shares or borrowing instruments of other enterprises or funds | (47,532,952 | ) | (22,928,773 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash (outflows)/inflows from financial assets at amortized cost | - | 1,936,975 | ||||||||||
| Change in other cash advances given | 1,190,952 | 2,253,256 | ||||||||||
| Interest received | 4,288,818 | 4,431,358 | ||||||||||
| Net cash outflow from investing activities | (42,247,965 | ) | (9,606,791 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from derivative instruments | 445,873 | 208,932 | ||||||||||
| Repayments of derivative instruments | (5,081,164 | ) | (462,061 | ) | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issues of loans and borrowings | 56,112,440 | 26,405,065 | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from issues of bonds | 2,919,493 | 51,610,644 | ||||||||||
| Repayments of borrowings | (12,455,942 | ) | (28,725,144 | ) | ||||||||
| Repayments of bonds | (2,372,408 | ) | (2,551,850 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | - | (65,437 | ) | |||||||||
| Payments of lease liabilities | (3,663,205 | ) | (2,304,152 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities | 35,905,087 | 44,115,997 | ||||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 2,184,499 | 51,168,237 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 11 | 100,981,411 | 98,851,117 | |||||||||
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and inflation adjustment | (7,431,668 | ) | (8,313,682 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March | 11 | 95,734,242 | 141,705,672 | |||||||||
The above interim condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 1. | Reporting entity |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (the “Company” or “Turkcell”) was incorporated in Türkiye on 5 October 1993 and commenced its operations in 1994. The address of the Company’s registered office is Maltepe Aydinevler Mahallesi Inonu Caddesi No: 20, Kucukyali Ofispark/Istanbul.
The Company operates under a 25-year GSM license granted in and effective from April 1998 (2G License), a 20-year 3G license granted in and effective from April 2009 and a 13-year 4.5G license granted in August 2016 and effective from April 2016. On 7 April 2023, the 2G License has been extended to 30 April 2029. As of 31 March 2025, the Company’s shares are listed on Borsa Istanbul A.Ş. (“BIST”) and New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
On 16 October 2025, within the scope of the tender organized by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) titled “Authorization Regarding the Establishment and Operation of Mobile Electronic Communications Infrastructure and the Provision of Services, and the Subjecting of Infrastructure and Services Under Existing Authorizations Expiring on 30 April 2029 to This Authorization,” the 5G spectrum allocation tender was concluded on 2 January 2026, following the first payment and the delivery of the Authorization Certificate to the Company. Accordingly, the Company will be able to continue providing mobile communication services from 30 April 2029, when the current GSM license authorization certificates expire, until 31 December 2042.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2026 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”) and the Group’s interest in an associate.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on 11 May 2026.
As of 31 March 2026, the ownership interest and voting rights of TVF Bilgi Teknolojileri Iletisim Hizmetleri Yatırım Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (“TVF BTIH”) and IMTIS Holdings S.a r l. (“IMTIS Holdings”) in the Company are 26.2% and 19.8%, respectively. The proportion of the Company’s shares that are traded in domestic and foreign stock exchanges are 53.95%.
As of 31 March 2026, the Group’s immediate shareholder is TVF BTIH, which is wholly owned by Türkiye Varlik Fonu (“TVF”). TVF has been established with the Law No. 6741 and published in the Official Gazette dated 26 August 2016.
The Company’s board of directors consists of a total of nine non-executive members including three independent members as of 31 March 2026.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 2. | Basis of preparation of financial statements |
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended 31 March 2026 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2025.
The accounting policies and presentation are consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period.
The financial statements of the Company and those of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures located in Türkiye and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for the period ended 31 March 2026 were restated for the changes in the general purchasing power of Turkish Lira, which is their functional currency, based on International Accounting Standard No. 29 (“IAS 29”) “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies”. IAS 29 requires that financial statements prepared in the currency of a hyperinflationary economy be stated in terms of the measuring unit current at the balance sheet date and that corresponding figures for previous periods be restated in the same terms.
The table below shows the evolution of CPI in the last three years and as of 31 March 2026:
| Date | Index | Coversion factor | Cumulative inflation | |||||||||
| 31 March 2026 | 121.47 | 1.00000 | 205 | % | ||||||||
| 31 December 2025 | 110.39 | 1.10040 | 211 | % | ||||||||
| 31 March 2025 | 92.82 | 1.30865 | 250 | % | ||||||||
New standards and interpretations
The accounting policies adopted in preparation of the consolidated financial statements as of 31 March 2026 are consistent with those of the previous financial year, except for the adoption of new and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations effective as of 1 January 2026 and thereafter. The effects of these standards and interpretations on the Group’s financial position and performance have been disclosed in the related paragraphs.
| a) | Standards, amendments, and interpretations applicable as of 31 March 2026: |
Amendment to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 - Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments; effective from annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 (earlier application permitted). These amendments:
| · | clarify the requirements for the timing of recognition and derecognition of some financial assets and liabilities, with a new exception for some financial liabilities settled through an electronic cash transfer system; |
| · | clarify and add further guidance for assessing whether a financial asset meets the solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) criterion; |
| · | add new disclosures for certain instruments with contractual terms that can change cash flows (such as some instruments with features linked to the achievement of environment, social and governance (ESG) targets); and |
| · | make updates to the disclosures for equity instruments designated at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income (FVOCI). |
The Group has no significant impact on its balance sheet and equity.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 2. | Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued) |
| a) | Standards, amendments, and interpretations applicable as of 31 March 2026: (continued) |
Annual improvements to IFRS – Volume 11; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 (earlier application permitted). Annual improvements are limited to changes that either clarify the wording in an Accounting Standard or correct relatively minor unintended consequences, oversights or conflicts between the requirements in the Accounting Standards. The 2024 list of amended Accounting Standard and accompanying guidance include the following:
| · | IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards; |
| · | IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures and its accompanying Guidance on implementing IFRS 7; |
| · | IFRS 9 Financial Instruments; |
| · | IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements; and |
| · | IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows. |
The amendments have no significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Amendment to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 - Contracts Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 (earlier application permitted). These amendments change the 'own use' and hedge accounting requirements of IFRS 9 and include targeted disclosure requirements to IFRS 7. These amendments apply only to contracts that expose an entity to variability in the underlying amount of electricity because the source of its generation depends on uncontrollable natural conditions (such as the weather). These are described as ‘contracts referencing nature-dependent electricity’.
The Group has no significant impact on its balance sheet and equity
| b) | Standards, amendments, and interpretations that are issued but not effective as of 31 March 2026: |
Amendments to IAS 21 - Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 (earlier application permitted). These narrow-scope amendments specify the translation procedures for an entity whose presentation currency is that of a hyperinflationary economy. The entity applies the amendments if:
| · | its functional currency is that of a non-hyperinflationary economy and it is translating its results and financial position into the currency of a hyperinflationary economy; or |
| · | it is translating into the currency of a hyperinflationary economy the results and financial position of a foreign operation whose functional currency is that of a non-hyperinflationary economy. |
The amendments aim to improve the usefulness of the resulting information in a cost-effective manner and reduce diversity in practice.
The Group expects no significant impact on its balance sheet and equity.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 2. | Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued) |
| b) | Standards, amendments, and interpretations that are issued but not effective as of 31 March 2026: (continued) |
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 (earlier application permitted). This is the new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements, with a focus on updates to the statement of profit or loss. The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate to:
| · | the structure of the statement of profit or loss; |
| · | required disclosures in the financial statements for certain profit or loss performance measures that are reported outside an entity’s financial statements (that is, management-defined performance measures); and |
| · | enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements and notes in general. |
To comply with paragraph 30 of IAS 8, it is expected that March year-end disclosures should about:
| · | the nature of the changes, |
| · | the fact that IFRS 18 application is required for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, |
| · | the planned adoption date, and |
| · | either: |
| o | known or reasonably estimable information relevant to assessing the possible impact that application of IFRS 18 will have on the entity's financial statements in the period of initial application; or |
| o | if that impact is not known or reasonably estimable, a statement to that effect. |
When preparing disclosures related to the adoption of IFRS 18 to comply with paragraph 30 of IAS 8, entities should consider the following principles:
a. Disclosures are expected to become increasingly detailed as entities’ implementation process progresses toward 2027.
The level of detail that an entity includes in its disclosures will depend on the progress of its implementation activities, including those related to internal controls. For the year ending 31 March 2026, entities that have yet to make significant progress in implementation might only disclose that they are actively assessing the impact of IFRS 18 and that more comprehensive disclosures cannot reasonably be provided.
| b. | Where appropriate and reliable, consider including quantitative information. |
It may be appropriate to disclose preliminary figures, when the company has an appropriate and reliable basis for making such disclosures and provides clear explanations regarding their provisional nature. For example, an entity might quantify the effects on profit and loss subtotals. If the quantitative impact is not reasonably estimable, a statement to that effect should be included. An entity may disclose known and reasonably quantifiable impacts, but it is not expected to early provide IFRS 18 disclosures, such as an MPM reconciliation, before the application date.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 2. | Basis of preparation of financial statements (continued) |
| b) | Standards, amendments, and interpretations that are issued but not effective as of 31 March 2026: (continued) |
| c. | Consider alignment with other public communications. |
If management has publicly detailed anticipated impacts, such as in an investor presentation, the IAS 8 financial statement disclosures should be consistent with these communications.
Disclosures should be based on the information available through the date of issuance of the financial statements, not only the end of the reporting period.
The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the amendments on financial position or performance of the Group.
IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 (earlier application permitted). This new standard and amendments works alongside other IFRS Accounting Standards. An eligible subsidiary applies the requirements in other IFRS Accounting Standards except for the disclosure requirements and instead applies the reduced disclosure requirements in IFRS 19. IFRS 19’s reduced disclosure requirements balance the information needs of the users of eligible subsidiaries’ financial statements with cost savings for preparers. IFRS 19 is a voluntary standard for eligible subsidiaries. A subsidiary is eligible if:
| · | it does not have public accountability; and |
| · | it has an ultimate or intermediate parent that produces consolidated financial statements available for public use that comply with IFRS Accounting Standards. |
The standard is not applicable for the Group.
Amendment to IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’; effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 (earlier application permitted). In developing the reduced disclosure requirements in IFRS 19, the IASB considered the disclosure requirements in other IFRS Accounting Standards as at 28 February 2021. When IFRS 19 was issued, it did not contain reduced versions of any disclosure requirements that were added or amended after that date. Subsequently, the IASB issued these amendments to help eligible subsidiaries by reducing disclosure requirements for Standards and amendments issued between February 2021 and May 2024, specifically:
| · | IFRS 18, ‘Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements’; |
| · | Supplier Finance Arrangements (Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7); |
| · | International Tax Reform—Pillar Two Model Rules (Amendments to IAS 12); |
| · | Lack of Exchangeability (Amendments to IAS 21); and |
| · | Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7). |
The standard is not applicable for the Group.
Comparative information and revision of prior period financial information
The consolidated financial statements of the Group are prepared comparatively with the previous period in order to enable comparability of the financial position and performance trends. In order to comply with the presentation of the current period consolidated financial statements, comparative information is reclassified when deemed necessary and significant differences are disclosed. Significant changes in accounting policies and significant accounting errors are applied retrospectively and prior period financial statements are restated.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power
| 3 | Segment information |
As part of its strategy to offer integrated communication and technology services and to ensure economic integrity, the Group has divided its main operating segments into two groups: “Turkcell Türkiye” and “Techfin.” Although some of these strategic segments provide similar services, they are affected by different economic conditions and geographical locations. Therefore, they are regularly reviewed by the authority responsible for making decisions regarding the Group’s operations, based on resource allocation and performance. The authority responsible for making decisions related to the Group's operations is the Board of Directors. However, the Board of Directors may delegate its powers excluding the non-delegable powers stipulated by law to the CEO and other executives.
Turkcell Türkiye reportable segment includes the Groups’s mobile, fixed telecommunications, digital services and digital business services operations of Turkcell, Superonline Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Superonline”), Turkcell Satış A.S’s (“Turkcell Satış”), Turkcell Dijital Is Servisleri A.S. (“Turkcell Dijital”), group call center operations of Global Bilgi Pazarlama Danismanlik ve Cagri Servisi Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Global Bilgi”), Turktell Bilisim Servisleri A.S. (“Turktell”), Atmosware Teknoloji Egitim ve Danismanlik A.S (“Atmosware Teknoloji”), Turkcell Teknoloji Arastirma ve Gelistirme A.S. (“Turkcell Teknoloji”), Ultia Teknoloji Yazilim ve Uygulama Gelistirme Ticaret A.S. (“Ultia”), Kule Hizmet ve Isletmecilik A.S. (“Global Tower”), Turkcell Gayrimenkul Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turkcell Gayrimenkul”), Lifecell Dijital Servisler ve Cozumler A.S. (“Lifecell Dijital Servisler”), Lifecell TV Yayin ve Icerik Hizmetleri A.S. (“Lifecell TV”), Lifecell Müzik Yayin ve Iletim A.S. (“Lifecell Müzik”), BiP Iletisim Teknolojileri ve Dijital Servisler A.S. (“BiP A.S.”), TDC Veri Hizmetleri A.Ş (“TDC”).
Techfin reportable segment includes all financial services operations of Turkcell Finansman A.Ş (“Turkcell Finansman”), Turkcell Ödeme ve Elektronik Para Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“Turkcell Ödeme”),Paycell LLC(“Paycell LLC”), Paycell Europe GmbH (“Paycell Europe”), Turkcell Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“Turkcell Sigorta”), Sofra Kurumsal ve Ödüllendirme Hizmetleri A.Ş (“Sofra”), Turkcell Dijital Teknolojileri Limited (“Turkcell Dijital Teknoloji”), and Turkcell Dijital Sigorta A.Ş. (“Turkcell Dijital Sigorta”). The operations of these legal entities aggregated into one reportable segment as the nature of services are similar and most of them share smilar economic characteristics.
Other operating segment comprises telecommunications, digital services, and energy-related activities outside Türkiye. This segment included CJSC Belarusian Telecommunications Network (“BeST”), Kıbrıs Mobile Telekomunikasyon Limited Sirketi (“Kıbrıs Telekom”), East Asian Consortium B.V. (“Eastasian”), Lifecell Ventures B.V (“Lifecell Ventures”), Lifetech LLC (“Lifetech”), Beltower LLC (“Beltower”), Lifecell Digital Limited (“Lifecell Digital”), Yaani Digital BV (“Yaani”), BiP Digital Communication Technologies B.V (“BiP B.V.”), Turkcell Global Bilgi non Group call center activities, Turkcell Enerji Çözümleri ve Elektrik Satış Ticaret A.Ş. (“Turkcell Enerji”), Boyut Grup Enerji Elektrik Üretim ve İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (“Boyut Enerji”) and Turkcell Yeni Teknolojiler Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Fonu (“Turkcell GSYF”).
The Board primarily uses adjusted EBITDA to assess the performance of the operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA definition includes revenue, cost of revenue excluding depreciation and amortization, selling and marketing expenses and administrative expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure defined by IFRS as a measurement of financial performance and may not be comparable to other similarly titled indicators used by other companies. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the consolidated profit for the year is included in the accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 3. | Segment information (continued) |
31 March | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkcell Türkiye | Techfin | Other | Intersegment Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total segment revenue | 61,877,212 | 56,957,066 | 3,739,858 | 3,594,308 | 4,294,073 | 3,857,031 | (1,534,183 | ) | (1,641,876 | ) | 68,376,960 | 62,766,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inter-segment revenue | (343,584 | ) | (350,027 | ) | (313,994 | ) | (252,390 | ) | (876,605 | ) | (1,039,459 | ) | 1,534,183 | 1,641,876 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from external customers | 61,533,628 | 56,607,039 | 3,425,864 | 3,341,918 | 3,417,468 | 2,817,572 | - | - | 68,376,960 | 62,766,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 26,282,137 | 25,957,218 | 1,222,643 | 938,125 | 959,704 | 784,099 | (164,644 | ) | (251,188 | ) | 28,299,840 | 27,428,254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 3. | Segment information (continued) |
| 31 March | 31 March | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Profit from continuing operations | 4,634,415 | 4,033,417 | ||||||
| Add/(Less): | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 7,252,181 | 4,527,530 | ||||||
| Finance income | (3,730,438 | ) | (5,177,272 | ) | ||||
| Finance costs | 7,625,946 | 6,900,656 | ||||||
| Other income | (157,468 | ) | (43,190 | ) | ||||
| Other expenses | 584,863 | 631,631 | ||||||
| Monetary (gain) loss | (5,464,660 | ) | (1,254,784 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 17,860,521 | 16,679,577 | ||||||
| Share of loss/(gain) of equity accounted investees | (305,520 | ) | 1,130,689 | |||||
| Consolidated adjusted EBITDA | 28,299,840 | 27,428,254 | ||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 4. | Revenue |
| 31 March | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkcell Türkiye | Techfin | Other | Intersegment Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Telecommunication services | 54,009,720 | 52,196,129 | - | - | 1,600,822 | 1,432,796 | (60,461 | ) | (54,331 | ) | 55,550,081 | 53,574,594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment revenues | 7,320,494 | 4,132,989 | - | - | 59,589 | 90,374 | (16,956 | ) | (7,400 | ) | 7,363,127 | 4,215,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from financial services | - | - | 3,739,858 | 3,594,308 | - | - | (313,486 | ) | (252,390 | ) | 3,426,372 | 3,341,918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 546,998 | 627,948 | - | - | 2,633,662 | 2,333,861 | (1,143,280 | ) | (1,327,755 | ) | 2,037,380 | 1,634,054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 61,877,212 | 56,957,066 | 3,739,858 | 3,594,308 | 4,294,073 | 3,857,031 | (1,534,183 | ) | (1,641,876 | ) | 68,376,960 | 62,766,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from financial services comprise of interest income generated from consumer financing activities, The Group has interest income amounting to TRY 1,334,773 as of 31 March 2026 (31 March 2025: TRY 1,519,563).
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 4. | Revenue (continued) |
| 31 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkcell Turkiye | Techfin | Other | Intersegment eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 54,009,720 | - | 1,600,822 | (60,461 | ) | 55,550,081 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 113,465 | - | 36,438 | - | 149,903 | |||||||||||||||
| Over time | 53,896,255 | - | 1,564,384 | (60,461 | ) | 55,400,178 | ||||||||||||||
| Equipment Related | 7,320,494 | - | 59,589 | (16,956 | ) | 7,363,127 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 7,086,934 | - | 59,589 | (16,956 | ) | 7,129,567 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | 233,560 | - | - | - | 233,560 | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue from financial operations | - | 3,739,858 | - | (313,486 | ) | 3,426,372 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | - | 1,928,571 | - | (297,463 | ) | 1,631,108 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | - | 1,811,287 | - | (16,023 | ) | 1,795,264 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 546,998 | - | 2,633,662 | (1,143,280 | ) | 2,037,380 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 50,727 | - | 1,785 | (1,387 | ) | 51,125 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | 496,271 | - | 2,631,877 | (1,141,893 | ) | 1,986,255 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 61,877,212 | 3,739,858 | 4,294,073 | (1,534,183 | ) | 68,376,960 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 7,251,126 | 1,928,571 | 97,812 | (315,806 | ) | 8,961,703 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | 54,626,086 | 1,811,287 | 4,196,261 | (1,218,377 | ) | 59,415,257 | ||||||||||||||
| 31 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkcell Turkiye | Techfin | Other | Intersegment eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 52,196,129 | - | 1,432,796 | (54,331 | ) | 53,574,594 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 472,214 | - | 1,938 | - | 474,152 | |||||||||||||||
| Over time | 51,723,915 | - | 1,430,858 | (54,331 | ) | 53,100,442 | ||||||||||||||
| Equipment Related | 4,132,989 | - | 90,374 | (7,400 | ) | 4,215,963 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 3,948,467 | - | 90,374 | (7,400 | ) | 4,031,441 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | 184,522 | - | - | - | 184,522 | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue from financial operations | - | 3,594,308 | - | (252,390 | ) | 3,341,918 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | - | 2,046,622 | - | (239,429 | ) | 1,807,193 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | - | 1,547,686 | - | (12,961 | ) | 1,534,725 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 627,948 | - | 2,333,861 | (1,327,755 | ) | 1,634,054 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 95,990 | - | 1,547 | - | 97,537 | |||||||||||||||
| Over time | 531,958 | - | 2,332,314 | (1,327,755 | ) | 1,536,517 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 56,957,066 | 3,594,308 | 3,857,031 | (1,641,876 | ) | 62,766,529 | ||||||||||||||
| At a point in time | 4,516,671 | 2,046,622 | 93,859 | (246,829 | ) | 6,410,323 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time | 52,440,395 | 1,547,686 | 3,763,172 | (1,395,047 | ) | 56,356,206 | ||||||||||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 5. | Other income and expense |
Recognized in the statement of profit or loss:
31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||
| Depositary reimbursement | 1,220 | - | ||||
| Insurance compensation | 2,241 | - | ||||
| Gain on sale of fixed assets | 70,891 | - | ||||
| Rent income | 3,701 | 4,601 | ||||
| Other | 79,415 | 38,589 | ||||
| Other income | 157,468 | 43,190 | ||||
Donation expenses | (265,353 | ) | (280,599 | ) | ||
| Litigation expenses | (108,508 | ) | (123,658 | ) | ||
| Loss on cancellation of lease contract | (17,142 | ) | (57,417 | ) | ||
| Loss on sale of fixed assets | - | (9,035 | ) | |||
| Restructuring cost | (57,272 | ) | - | |||
| Other | (136,588 | ) | (160,922 | ) | ||
| Other expense | (584,863 | ) | (631,631 | ) |
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 6. | Finance income and costs |
Recognized in the statement of profit or loss:
31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||
| Interest income | 1,040,624 | 3,061,028 | ||||
| Income from money market fund | 1,326,869 | - | ||||
| Income from financial assets carried at fair value | 18,193 | 386,196 | ||||
| Cash flow hedges – reclassified to profit or loss | - | 75,874 | ||||
| Net fair value gains on derivative financial instruments and interest | - | 450,120 | ||||
| Interest income from financial assets | 1,344,752 | 1,204,054 | ||||
| Finance income | 3,730,438 | 5,177,272 | ||||
| Net foreign exchange losses | (3,178,901 | ) | (2,333,692 | ) | ||
| Net interest expenses for financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost | (3,030,282 | ) | (4,519,999 | ) | ||
| Net fair value losses on derivative financial instruments and interest | (1,405,720 | ) | - | |||
| Cash flow hedges – reclassified to profit or loss | 34,753 | - | ||||
| Other | (45,796 | ) | (46,965 | ) | ||
| Finance costs | (7,625,946 | ) | (6,900,656 | ) | ||
| Monetary gain | 5,464,660 | 1,254,784 | ||||
| Net finance costs | 1,569,152 | (468,600 | ) |
| 7. | Income tax expense |
The corporate tax rate in Türkiye is 25% for companies (31 March 2025: 25%), 30% for banks (31 December 2025: 30%), and companies within the scope of Law No. 6361, electronic payment and money institutions, authorized foreign exchange institutions, asset management companies, capital market institutions, insurance and reinsurance companies and pension companies.
31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||
| Current income tax expense | (1,435,351 | ) | (815,012 | ) | ||
| Deferred income tax expense | (5,816,830 | ) | (3,712,518 | ) | ||
| Total income tax expense | (7,252,181 | ) | (4,527,530 | ) |
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 8. | Property, plant and equipment |
| Impairment | Effects of | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at 1 | expenses/ | movements in | Balance at 31 | ||||||||||||
| Cost | January 2026 | Additions | Disposals | Transfers | (reversals) | exchange rates | March 2026 | ||||||||
| Network infrastructure (All operational) | 428,592,374 | 2,713,781 | (1,634,602 | ) | 1,632,349 | - | (666,448 | ) | 430,637,454 | ||||||
| Land and buildings | 35,094,834 | 138,172 | (12,368 | ) | - | - | (17,175 | ) | 35,203,463 | ||||||
| Equipment, fixtures and fittings | 27,850,286 | 299,663 | (22,171 | ) | 155,301 | - | (83,316 | ) | 28,199,763 | ||||||
| Motor vehicles | 346,631 | 35,021 | (2,488 | ) | - | - | (1,395 | ) | 377,769 | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 8,250,702 | 33,602 | (2 | ) | - | - | (6 | ) | 8,284,296 | ||||||
| Electricity production power plant | 711,826 | 7,152 | - | - | - | (3 | ) | 718,975 | |||||||
| Construction in progress | 9,240,566 | 6,553,241 | (20,454 | ) | (1,866,142 | ) | - | (29,850 | ) | 13,877,361 | |||||
| Total | 510,087,219 | 9,780,632 | (1,692,085 | ) | (78,492 | ) | - | (798,193 | ) | 517,299,081 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation | |||||||||||||||
| Network infrastructure (All operational) | 294,711,996 | 7,410,240 | (1,404,047 | ) | - | 4,547 | (1,456,314 | ) | 299,266,422 | ||||||
| Land and buildings | 9,025,426 | 368,517 | (25 | ) | - | - | 172,524 | 9,566,442 | |||||||
| Equipment, fixtures and fittings | 24,926,334 | 298,221 | (22,102 | ) | - | - | (349,207 | ) | 24,853,246 | ||||||
| Motor vehicles | 300,263 | 7,375 | (2,438 | ) | - | - | (1,389 | ) | 303,811 | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 7,818,426 | 33,546 | - | - | - | (321 | ) | 7,851,651 | |||||||
| Electricity production power plant | 156,870 | 9,582 | - | - | - | (2 | ) | 166,450 | |||||||
| Total | 336,939,315 | 8,127,481 | (1,428,612 | ) | - | 4,547 | (1,634,709 | ) | 342,008,022 | ||||||
| Net book value | 173,147,904 | 1,653,151 | (263,473 | ) | (78,492 | ) | (4,547 | ) | 836,516 | 175,291,059 |
Depreciation expense for the three months ended 31 March 2026 amounting to TRY 8,132,028 including impairment losses are recognized in cost of revenue.
Impaired network infrastructure mainly consists of damaged or technologically inadequate mobile and fixed network infrastructure investments. Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment for the three months period ended 31 March 2026 is TRY 4,547 and are recognized within depreciation expenses.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 9. | Intangible assets |
| Effects of movements in |
Balance at 31 March | ||||||||||
| Cost | Balance at 1 January 2026 | Additions | Transfers | exchange rates | 2026 | ||||||
| Telecommunication licenses | 142,195,333 | 55,922,172 | 78,493 | (32,859 | ) | 198,163,139 | |||||
| Computer software | 252,668,614 | 4,808,959 | 171,058 | 763,842 | 258,412,473 | ||||||
| Transmission line software | 2,232,739 | 586 | - | 3,910 | 2,237,235 | ||||||
| Indefeasible right of usage | 2,282,808 | 1,291 | - | (4 | ) | 2,284,095 | |||||
| Brand name | 18,305 | - | - | (1,449 | ) | 16,856 | |||||
| Customer base | 66,376 | - | - | (1,530 | ) | 64,846 | |||||
| Goodwill | 848,307 | - | - | - | 848,307 | ||||||
| Subscriber acquisition cost | 103,858,919 | 2,232,533 | - | 382,210 | 106,473,662 | ||||||
| Electricity production license | 2,213,243 | 98 | 586 | (87,461 | ) | 2,126,466 | |||||
| Others | 2,496,861 | 171,531 | - | 75,899 | 2,744,291 | ||||||
| Construction in progress | 417,028 | 139,508 | (171,645 | ) | 1,565 | 386,456 | |||||
| Total | 509,298,533 | 63,276,678 | 78,492 | 1,104,123 | 573,757,826 | ||||||
| Accumulated amortization | |||||||||||
| Telecommunication licenses | 117,354,076 | 2,276,454 | - | (25,602 | ) | 119,604,928 | |||||
| Computer software | 194,348,358 | 2,409,463 | - | 581,604 | 197,339,425 | ||||||
| Transmission line software | 2,230,914 | 1,632 | - | 1,837 | 2,234,383 | ||||||
| Indefeasible right of usage | 1,497,781 | 51,396 | - | (73 | ) | 1,549,104 | |||||
| Brand name | 10,862 | - | - | (991 | ) | 9,871 | |||||
| Customer base | 47,113 | 17,300 | - | (1,351 | ) | 63,062 | |||||
| Subscriber acquisition cost | 75,437,054 | 2,924,820 | - | (75,953 | ) | 78,285,921 | |||||
| Electricity production license | 340,063 | 15,877 | - | (5,934 | ) | 350,006 | |||||
| Others | 2,512,250 | 83,117 | - | 3,846 | 2,599,213 | ||||||
| Total | 393,778,471 | 7,780,059 | - | 477,383 | 402,035,913 | ||||||
| Net book value | 115,520,062 | 55,496,619 | 78,492 | 626,740 | 171,721,913 |
Amortization expenses for the three months ended 31 March 2026 amounting to TRY 7,780,059 include impairment losses and are recognized in cost of revenue.
Computer software includes capitalized software development costs that meet the definition of an intangible asset. The amount of computer software within the Group is TRY 1,175,920 for the three-months interim period ending 31 March 2026.
The 5G network licenses amounting to TRY 54,971,751, included under intangible fixed assets, are not being amortized as they are not yet ready for use. These assets will not be subject to amortization until the 5G network is commercially launched in Türkiye as of 1 April 2026.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 10. | Right-of-use assets |
As at 31 March 2026, the Company has additions to right-of-use assets amounting to TRY 3,524,950 and interest expense on lease liabilities amounting to TRY 877,302. Depreciation and amortization expenses amounting to TRY 1,933,194 are recognized in cost of revenues.
| 11. | Cash and cash equivalents |
| 31 March | 31 December | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash in hand | 440 | 371 | ||||||
| Banks | 84,960,602 | 86,269,583 | ||||||
| - Demand deposits | 6,833,054 | 6,157,028 | ||||||
| - Time deposits | 70,457,286 | 80,112,555 | ||||||
| - Receivables from reverse repo | 7,670,262 | - | ||||||
| Impairment loss provision | (21,341 | ) | (5,345 | ) | ||||
| Other (*) | 10,833,727 | 14,783,387 | ||||||
| 95,773,428 | 101,047,996 | |||||||
(*) It consists of highly liquid money market funds and government bonds with original maturities of less than 90 days as of the acquisition date and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
As of 31 March 2026, the average effective interest rates of TRY, USD and EUR time deposits are 38.2%, 3.4% and 1.9% (31 December 2025: 39.7%, 3.5% and 1.6%) respectively.
As of 31 March 2026, average maturity of time deposits is 21 days (31 December 2025: 7 days). Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents in consolidated statement of cash flows:
31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 95,773,428 | 141,885,017 | ||||||
| Interest accrual of cash and cash equivalents | (39,186 | ) | (179,345 | ) | ||||
| Total | 95,734,242 | 141,705,672 | ||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 12. | Financial assets |
The details of financial assets as of 31 March 2026 and 31 December 2025 are as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | 31 December 2025 | |||||||||||
| Non-current | Current | Non-current | Current | |||||||||
| Fair value through profit or loss | 7,288,396 | 1,625,662 | 9,486,388 | 2,735,077 | ||||||||
| - Investment funds (*) | 7,288,396 | 1,625,662 | 9,486,388 | 2,735,077 | ||||||||
| Fair value through other comprehensive income | 30,422,318 | 20,174,380 | 32,079,716 | 10,480,836 | ||||||||
| - Listed debt securities (**) | 30,422,318 | 20,174,380 | 32,079,716 | 10,480,836 | ||||||||
| Amortized cost | - | 2,236,106 | - | 2,364,638 | ||||||||
| - Time deposits with maturity of more than three months | - | 2,236,106 | - | 2,364,638 | ||||||||
| 37,710,714 | 24,036,148 | 41,566,104 | 15,580,551 | |||||||||
(*) Investment funds mainly consist of free market funds and Turkcell Venture Capital Investment Fund (GSYF), established by Re-Pie Portfolio Management Inc., as well as the shares and financial assets related to this fund. These funds are measured at fair value, and the corresponding changes in value are recognized in profit or loss.
(**) Listed debt securities are classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.
| Fair Values | |||||||||
|
|
31 March 2026 |
|
31 December 2025 | Fair value hierarchy |
|
Valuation technique | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 50,596,698 | 42,560,552 | Level 1 | Pricing models based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period, | |||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 8,360,608 | 11,666,804 | Level 1 | Pricing models based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period, | |||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 553,450 | 554,661 | Level 3 | Pricing models based on discounted cash flow | |||||
| 59,510,756 | 54,782,017 | ||||||||
The movement of the financial assets which is shown in Level 3 are as follows:
31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | ||||
| Opening balance | 554,661 | 769,475 | |||
| Addition | 3,633 | 45,564 | |||
| Remeasurement recognised in profit or loss | 12 | - | |||
| Monetary gain/(loss) | (4,856 | ) | (52 | ) | |
| Closing balance | 553,450 | 814,987 |
During the year, the following gains (losses) were recognized in other comprehensive income.
| 31 March | 31 March | ||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| Gains / (Losses) recognized in other comprehensive income | |||||
| Related to financial assets | (1,542,079 | ) | (815,653 | ) | |
| Related to financial assets, tax effect | 385,520 | 203,913 | |||
| (1,156,559 | ) | (611,740 | ) |
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 13. | Loans and borrowings |
Long-term borrowings | 31 March 2026 | 31 December 2025 | |||
| Unsecured bank loans | 78,756,508 | 40,196,799 | |||
| Secured bank loans | 14,110,341 | 13,838,997 | |||
| Lease liabilities | 12,393,957 | 13,777,166 | |||
| Debt securities issued | 62,802,288 | 67,242,479 | |||
| 168,063,094 | 135,055,441 |
Short-term borrowings |
31 March 2026 |
31 December 2025 | |||
| Unsecured bank loans | 25,155,374 | 26,812,701 | |||
| Secured bank loans | 1,898,146 | 2,009,486 | |||
| Lease liabilities | 3,835,615 | 3,261,801 | |||
| Debt securities issued | 7,394,626 | 7,438,336 | |||
| 38,283,761 | 39,522,324 |
The Company utilized a USD 1,000,000 murabaha syndicated facility on 30 March 2026, with a profit rate of 3M SOFR + 1.95% per annum and an all-in cost of 3M SOFR + 2.14% per annum, including all fees.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 13. | Loans and borrowings (continued) |
Terms and conditions of outstanding loans are as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | 31 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Interest
rate type | Payment period | Nominal interest rate | Carrying amount | Payment period | Nominal interest rate | Carrying amount | |||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | EUR | Floating | 2026-2030 | Euribor+2.0-%-Euribor+4.0% | 35,612,224 | 2026-2030 | Euribor+2.0%-Euribor+4.0% | 38,870,214 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | EUR | Fixed | 2026 | 3.6%-4.2% | 3,588,155 | 2026 | 3.6%-3.95% | 2,171,245 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | USD | Floating | 2026-2033 | Sofr + 2.0% -Sofr + 2.2% | 59,226,143 | 2026-2032 | Sofr + 2.0% -Sofr + 2.2% | 15,926,432 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | USD | Fixed | 2026 | 2.6% | 56,583 | 2026 | 2.5% | 89,902 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | TRY | Floating | 2026-2027 | TLREF+2.0% | 244,270 | 2026-2027 | TLREF+2.0% | 267,575 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | TRY | Fixed | 2026 | 35.5% - 45.5% | 2,334,776 | 2026 | 36.2% - 45.5% | 6,728,349 | ||||||||||||
| Unsecured Bank Loans | CNY | Fixed | 2026-2028 | 5.1% - 5.5% | 2,849,731 | 2026-2028 | 5.1% - 5.5% | 2,955,783 | ||||||||||||
| Secured bank loans | EUR | Floating | 2026-2038 | Euribor+0.7% | 3,640,585 | 2026-2037 | Euribor+0.7% | 3,245,487 | ||||||||||||
| Secured bank loans | USD | Floating | 2026-2028 | Sofr + 0.6% -Sofr + 1.6% | 596,509 | 2026-2028 | Sofr + 0.6% -Sofr + 1.6% | 758,523 | ||||||||||||
| Secured bank loans | USD | Fixed | 2026-2033 | 1.5% - 3.8% | 4,234,314 | 2026-2033 | 1.5% - 3.8% | 4,728,075 | ||||||||||||
| Secured bank loans | CNY | Fixed | 2026-2034 | 4.0% | 7,537,079 | 2026-2034 | 4.0% | 7,116,398 | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities issued | TRY | Fixed | 2026 | 36.2%-41.0% | 2,931,495 | 2026 | 37.0%-39.3% | 2,650,079 | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities issued | USD | Fixed | 2026-2032 | 5.8% - 7.7% | 67,265,419 | 2026-2032 | 5.8% - 7.7% | 72,030,736 | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | EUR | Fixed | 2026-2034 | 2.9%-10.3% | 408,173 | 2026-2034 | 2.9%-10.3% | 445,477 | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | TRY | Fixed | 2026-2070 | 7.5%-62.3% | 6,567,990 | 2026-2070 | 7.5%-62.3% | 5,520,651 | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | USD | Fixed | 2026-2052 | 4%-11.6% | 8,595,451 | 2026-2052 | 4.0%-11.6% | 10,147,506 | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | BYR | Fixed | 2026-2028 | 10.8%-20.0% | 657,958 | 2026-2028 | 10.8%-20.0% | 925,333 | ||||||||||||
| 206,346,855 | 174,577,765 | |||||||||||||||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 14. | Financial instruments Impairment losses |
Movements in the provision for trade receivables, contract assets, other assets and due from related parties are as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | ||||||||
| Contract Assets | Trade
Receivable & Other Assets | |||||||
| Opening balance | 8,692 | 1,045,863 | ||||||
| Provision for impairment recognized during the year | (721 | ) | 484,937 | |||||
| Amounts collected | - | (225,760 | ) | |||||
| Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible | - | (110,311 | ) | |||||
| Effect of changes in exchange rates | - | 4,878 | ||||||
| Inflation adjustment | (778 | ) | (99,074 | ) | ||||
| Closing balance | 7,193 | 1,100,533 | ||||||
| 31 March 2025 | ||||||||
| Contract
Assets | Trade
Receivable & Other Assets | |||||||
| Opening balance | 7,870 | 949,121 | ||||||
| Provision for impairment recognized during the year | 1,631 | 345,343 | ||||||
| Amounts collected | - | (172,790 | ) | |||||
| Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible | - | (155,116 | ) | |||||
| Effect of changes in exchange rates | - | 37,976 | ||||||
| Inflation adjustment | (759 | ) | (88,550 | ) | ||||
| Closing balance | 8,742 | 915,984 | ||||||
Movements in the provisions for the total of receivables from financial services are as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Opening balance | 237,287 | 232,602 | ||||||
| Provision for impairment recognized during the year | 152,634 | 156,439 | ||||||
| Amounts collected | (52,129 | ) | (77,461 | ) | ||||
| Receivables transferred with receivables transfer contract | - | (67,977 | ) | |||||
| Inflation adjustment | (23,884 | ) | (21,501 | ) | ||||
| Closing balance | 313,908 | 222,102 | ||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 14. | Financial instruments (continued) |
Foreign exchange risk
The Group’s exposure to foreign exchange risk at the end of the reporting period, based on notional amounts, was as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
| USD | EUR | RMB | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency denominated assets | ||||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 69 | 11 | - | |||||||||
| Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income | 824,043 | 302,313 | - | |||||||||
| Due from related parties - current | 71 | - | - | |||||||||
| Trade receivables and contract assets | 28,504 | 23,763 | - | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 12,928 | 2,061 | - | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,226,253 | 382,571 | - | |||||||||
| 2,091,868 | 710,719 | - | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency denominated liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Loans and borrowings - non-current | (1,284,354 | ) | (521,065 | ) | (1,429,563 | ) | ||||||
| Debt securities issued - non-current | (1,414,973 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Due from related parties - non-current | (372,796 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Lease obligations - non-current | (181,653 | ) | (6,824 | ) | - | |||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | (39,622 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Loans and borrowings - current | (160,163 | ) | (318,566 | ) | (196,679 | ) | ||||||
| Debt securities issued - current | (100,557 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Lease obligations - current | (12,006 | ) | (1,175 | ) | - | |||||||
| Other current liabilities | (4,551 | ) | (11,464 | ) | - | |||||||
| Trade and other payables - current | (232,298 | ) | (28,563 | ) | (704,461 | ) | ||||||
| Due to related parties | (383,806 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| (4,186,779 | ) | (887,657 | ) | (2,330,703 | ) | |||||||
| Financial liabilities defined as hedging instruments (*) | 2,384 | 103,217 | - | |||||||||
| Exposure related to derivative instruments | ||||||||||||
| Participating cross currency swap and FX swap contracts | 450,000 | 13,899 | 33,696 | |||||||||
| Currency forward contracts | 788,021 | 11,027 | - | |||||||||
| Net exposure | (854,506 | ) | (48,795 | ) | (2,297,007 | ) | ||||||
(*) Turkcell, the main shareholder of the Group, uses a loan amounting to EUR 56,576 as a hedging instrument to protect against foreign exchange risk arising from the translation of its net investments in a foreign subsidiary into Turkish Lira. The foreign exchange gains/losses related to this loan are recognized under equity in the “gains/losses on net investment hedge of a foreign operation” account, to be offset against the foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the net assets of the foreign operation into Turkish Lira.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 14. | Financial instruments (continued) |
Sensitivity analysis
The basis for the sensitivity analysis to measure foreign exchange risk is an aggregate corporate-level currency exposure. The aggregate foreign exchange exposure is composed of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies; the analysis excludes net foreign currency investments.
A 10% strengthening/weakening of the TRY, BYN, EUR against the following currencies as at 31 March 2026 would have increased/(decreased) profit or loss before by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant.
| 31 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Profit/(Loss) | Equity | |||||||||||||||
| Sensitivity analysis | Appreciation
of foreign currency | Depreciation
of foreign currency | Appreciation
of foreign currency | Depreciation
of foreign currency | ||||||||||||
| 1- USD net asset/liability | (3,792,648 | ) | 3,792,648 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 2- Hedged portion of USD risk (-) | - | - | (10,581 | ) | 10,581 | |||||||||||
| 3- USD net effect (1+2) | (3,792,648 | ) | 3,792,648 | (10,581 | ) | 10,581 | ||||||||||
| 4- EUR net asset/liability | (248,970 | ) | 248,970 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 5- Hedged portion of EUR risk (-) | - | - | (526,651 | ) | 526,651 | |||||||||||
| 6- EUR net effect (4+5) | (248,970 | ) | 248,970 | (526,651 | ) | 526,651 | ||||||||||
| 7- Other foreign currency net asset/liability (RMB) | (1,467,098 | ) | 1,467,098 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 8- Hedged portion of other foreign currency risk (-) (RMB) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 9- Other foreign currency net effect (7+8) | (1,467,098 | ) | 1,467,098 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Total (3+6+9) | (5,508,716 | ) | 5,508,716 | (537,232 | ) | 537,232 | ||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 14. | Financial instruments (continued) |
Financial assets:
Carrying values of a significant portion of financial assets do not differ significantly.
Financial liabilities:
As at 31 March 2026 and 31 December 2025; for the majority of the borrowings, the fair values are not materially different to their carrying amounts since the interest payable on those borrowings is either close to current market rates or the borrowings are of a short-term nature.
The carrying amounts and fair values of non-current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings are as follows:
| Carrying amount | Fair value | |||||||
| As at 31 March 2026: | ||||||||
| Bank loans | 14,677,707 | 14,889,389 | ||||||
| Debt securities | 67,265,419 | 68,408,588 | ||||||
| Carrying amount | Fair value | |||||||
| As at 31 December 2025: | ||||||||
| Bank loans | 14,890,157 | 15,061,276 | ||||||
| Debt securities | 72,030,736 | 75,449,739 | ||||||
| 15. | Guarantees and purchase obligations |
At 31 March 2026, outstanding purchase commitments with respect to property, plant and equipment, inventory, advertising and sponsorship amount to TRY 16,671,537 (31 December 2025: TRY 16,945,428).
The Group is contingently liable in respect of letters of guarantee obtained from banks and given to public institutions and private entities, and financial guarantees provided to subsidiaries amounting to TRY 46,593,571 at 31 March 2026 (31 December 2025: TRY 49,249,984).
BeST has an investment commitment that covers the years 2022-2032 with a total investment amount of not less than USD 100,000, in accordance with the agreement which is signed between the Republic of Belarus, BeST and the Company on 30 November 2022. As of 31 December 2025, the remaining investment commitment is amounting to USD 61,549 (TRY equivalent of 2,731,788).
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 16. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Disputes Between the Group and BTK
As a result of investigations and reviews conducted by Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) regarding the Group, there were no administrative fines imposed in the first quarter of 2026. The provision amounting to TRY 480,945 set aside in prior periods continued to be carried in the condensed consolidated finansal statements for those ongoing reviews where the likelihood and significance of a potential penalty are considered high.
In addition, the Group has filed various lawsuits against BTK. These lawsuits generally relate to the annulment of administrative fines imposed by BTK following its investigations and reviews concerning the Group.
General Assessment of Ongoing Lawsuits and Investigations
The Company’s Management has evaluated the likelihood of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits in relation to various lawsuits, investigations, audits, and ongoing reviews. As of March 31, 2026, a provision of TRY 421,017 has been recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The provision allocated for ongoing investigations, reviews, lawsuits, and audits represents Management’s best estimate, and actual future outcomes may differ from the Group’s current assessments.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 17. | Related parties |
| Receivables from related party | 31 March 2026 |
31 December 2025 |
||||||
| Güneş Express Havacılık A.Ş.("Sun Express") | 53,246 | 46,035 | ||||||
| TOGG | 37,933 | 34,814 | ||||||
| Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş. ("Türksat") | 31,139 | 38,342 | ||||||
| Ziraat Bankası | 27,672 | 27,924 | ||||||
| Türk Hava Yolları AŞ (“THY”) | 26,159 | 51,086 | ||||||
| THY Teknoloji ve Bilişim A.Ş. ("THY Teknoloji") | 24,816 | - | ||||||
| TT Mobil | 20,007 | 74,966 | ||||||
| Türk Telekom | 12,361 | 222 | ||||||
| Assistt Rehberlik ve Müşteri Hizmetleri A.Ş. ("Assistt") | 10,760 | 380 | ||||||
| Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş. (“EPİAŞ”) | - | 98,022 | ||||||
| Others | 20,176 | 32,650 | ||||||
| 264,269 | 404,441 | |||||||
| Payables to related party | 31 March 2026 | 31 December 2025 | ||||||
| T.C. Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı | 33,582,583 | 24,853 | ||||||
| Türkiye Sigorta | 563,926 | 371,150 | ||||||
| Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş. (“EPİAŞ”) | 377,241 | 232,314 | ||||||
| TT Mobil | 184,267 | 218,007 | ||||||
| Türk Telekom | 19,488 | 318,076 | ||||||
| TOGG | - | 404,728 | ||||||
| Others | 54,097 | 100,452 | ||||||
| 34,781,602 | 1,669,580 | |||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 17. | Related parties (continued) |
Transactions with key management personnel
Key management personnel comprise the Group's members of the Board of Directors and chief officers. There are no loans to key management personnel as of 31 March 2026 and 2025.
The Group provides additional benefits to key management personnel and contributions to retirement plans based on a pre-determined ratio of compensation.
| 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Short-term benefits (*) | 196,263 | 132,585 | ||||||
| Long-term benefits | 335 | 293 | ||||||
| Termination benefits | 341 | 129 | ||||||
| 196,939 | 133,007 | |||||||
(*) Short term benefits include share based payments.
The following transactions occurred with related parties:
| Revenue from related parties | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | ||||||
| Türk Telekom Mobil İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş (“TT Mobil”) (*) | 350,882 | 411,970 | ||||||
| Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş. (“EPİAŞ”)(*) | 200,928 | 244,300 | ||||||
| Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. (“Ziraat Bankası”) (*) | 190,450 | 75,207 | ||||||
| Türk Hava Yolları A.Ş. (“THY”) (*) | 98,727 | 155,442 | ||||||
| Güneş Express Havacılık A.Ş. (“Sun Express”) (*) | 73,789 | 80,453 | ||||||
| Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş (“TT”)(*) | 69,031 | 56,271 | ||||||
| Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş (“Türksat”)(*) | 51,842 | 46,066 | ||||||
| TOGG (**) | 45,022 | 44,531 | ||||||
| Türkiye Halk Bankası AŞ (“Halkbank”) (*) | 37,577 | 10,459 | ||||||
| THY Teknoloji ve Bilişim A.Ş. ("THY Teknoloji") (*) | 36,666 | - | ||||||
| Others | 132,078 | 112,468 | ||||||
| 1,286,992 | 1,237,167 | |||||||
| Related party expenses | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | ||||||
| EPİAŞ (*) | 796,891 | 891,209 | ||||||
| Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş (*) | 759,655 | 760,743 | ||||||
| TT Mobil (*) | 176,779 | 435,193 | ||||||
| T.C. Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı | 104,868 | 114,049 | ||||||
| PTT (*) | 46,256 | 48,815 | ||||||
| Vakıfbank | - | 523,204 | ||||||
| Diğer ilişkili kuruluşlardan gelirler | 129,223 | 282,595 | ||||||
| 2,013,672 | 3,055,808 | |||||||
(*) Related parties, which TVF directly and / or indirectly has control or joint control or significant influence.
(**) Related parties which is associate.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 17. | Related parties (continued) |
Details of the financial assets and liabilities with related parties as of 31 March 2026 and 31 December 2025 are as follows:
| 31 March | 31 December | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Banks - Time deposits | 44,837,978 | 62,339,264 | ||||||
| Banks - Demand deposits | 1,417,788 | 1,309,528 | ||||||
| Receivables from reverse repo | 7,670,262 | - | ||||||
| Financial investment (*) | 13,156,413 | 16,318,970 | ||||||
| Bank borrowings | (975,183 | ) | (312,058 | ) | ||||
| Debt securities issued | (718,037 | ) | (1,300,247 | ) | ||||
| Lease liabilities (**) | (9,982,165 | ) | (10,348,653 | ) | ||||
| Impairment loss provision associated with bank deposits and other financial assets | (12,867 | ) | (2,571 | ) | ||||
| 55,394,189 | 68,004,233 | |||||||
(*) Financial investments are consist of bonds and currency protected time deposit.
(**) As of March 31, 2026, pursuant to the lease agreement entered into by the Group with Boru Hatları İle Petrol Taşıma A.Ş. (“BOTAŞ”), an amount of TL 8,550,105 is recognized under lease liabilities in the statement of financial position.
As of 31 March 2026, the amounts of letters of guarantee given to the related parties is TRY 1,268,684 (31 December 2025: TRY 3,262,278).
Details of the time deposits at related parties as of 31 March 2026 and 31 December 2025 are as follows:
| 31 March | 31 December | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Ziraat Bankasi | 35,636,086 | 55,507,791 | ||||||
| Ziraat Katılım | 4,266,323 | 3,041,592 | ||||||
| Vakıfbank | 3,900,171 | 3,616,450 | ||||||
| Halkbank | 1,035,398 | 173,431 | ||||||
| 44,837,978 | 62,339,264 | |||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 17. | Related parties (continued) |
Details of the time deposits at related parties
| Amount in Original | Effective | 31 March | ||||||||
| Currency | Currency | Interest Rate | Maturity | 2026 | ||||||
| 777,995 | USD | 3.2% | April - May 2026 | 34,535,277 | ||||||
| 112,820 | EUR | 1.4% | April - May 2026 | 5,758,869 | ||||||
| 4,532,392 | TL | 38.1% | April 2026 | 4,543,832 | ||||||
| 44,837,978 | ||||||||||
Details of the bank borrowings at related parties
| Principle Amount | Currency | Effective Interest Rate | Maturity | 31 March 2026 | ||||||
| 723,320 | TL | 40.0% - 41.7% | April 2026 | 730,913 | ||||||
| 235,000 | TL | TLREF+2.0% | August 2027 | 244,270 | ||||||
| 975,183 | ||||||||||
Details of the debt securities issued at related parties
| Amount in Original Currency | Currency | Effective Interest Rate | Maturity | 31 March 2026 | ||||||
| 700,000 | TL | 36.5% - 39.0% | May - June 2026 | 718,037 | ||||||
| 718,037 | ||||||||||
Details of the lease liabilities at related parties
| Currency | Effective Interest Rate | Maturity | 31 March 2026 | |||||
| TL | 12.7% - 62.3% | 2026 - 2035 | 1,432,060 | |||||
| USD | 8.9% - 9.7% | 2040 | 8,550,105 | |||||
| 9,982,165 | ||||||||
Details of the receivables from reverse repo
| Amount in Original Currency | Currency | Effective Interest Rate | Maturity | 31 March 2026 | ||||||
| 150,328 | EUR | 2.8% | June 2026 | 7,670,262 | ||||||
| 7,670,262 | ||||||||||
Details of the financial investments
| Amount in Original Currency | Currency | Maturity | 31 March 2026 | |||||
| 290,704 | USD | April 2026- October 2034 | 13,156,413 | |||||
| 13,156,413 | ||||||||
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 17. | Related parties (continued) |
Interest income to related parties
| 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Ziraat Bankası | 340,941 | 616,029 | ||||||
| Vakıfbank | 156,666 | 616,523 | ||||||
| Halkbank | 37,795 | 258,178 | ||||||
| Ziraat Katılım | 12,239 | 333,867 | ||||||
| 547,641 | 1,824,597 | |||||||
Interest expense to related parties
| 31 March 2026 |
31 March 2025 |
|||||||
| Halk Varlık Kiralama A.S. ("Halk Varlık Kiralama") | 96,320 | 86,719 | ||||||
| Vakifbank | 92 | 662,505 | ||||||
| Other | 1,564 | 4,714 | ||||||
| 1,656 | 667,219 | |||||||
The revenues obtained from the related parties of the Group generally consist of telecommunications services, call center services, and other services. The transactions between the Group and EPİAŞ involve the provision of energy services; the transactions with BOTAŞ involve the provision of infrastructure services; the transactions with Halk Bank, Ziraat Bank, Ziraat Investment, and Vakıfbank involve banking services; the transactions with Türksat involve telecommunications services; and the transactions with BIST arise from stock exchange activities. The receivables from related parties are unsecured.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 18. | Subsidiaries |
The Group’s ultimate parent company is TVF, while subsidiaries, associates and a joint venture of the Company as at 31 March 2026 and 31 December 2025 are as follows:
| Effective Ownership Interest | ||||||||
| Subsidiaries Name | Country of Incorporation | Business | 31 March 2026 (%) |
31 December 2025 (%) | ||||
| Turktell | Türkiye | Information technology, value added GSM services and entertainment investments | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Superonline | Türkiye | Telecommunications, television services and content services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Satış | Türkiye | Sales, delivery and digital sales services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Teknoloji | Türkiye | Research and development | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Gayrimenkul | Türkiye | Property investments | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Dijital | Türkiye | Digitalization services and products | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Atmosware Teknoloji | Türkiye | Develop software products and services, training software developers | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Enerji | Türkiye | Electricity energy trade and wholesale and retail electricity sales | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Boyut Enerji | Türkiye | Electricity energy trade and wholesale and retail electricity sales | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Finansman | Türkiye | Consumer financing services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Sigorta | Türkiye | Insurance agency activities | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Dijital Sigorta | Türkiye | Dijital agency activities | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Ödeme | Türkiye | Payment services and e-money license | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifecell Dijital Servisler | Türkiye | Development and providing of digital services and products | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifecell TV | Türkiye | Online radio, television and on-demand streaming services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifecell Müzik | Türkiye | Radio, television and on-demand streaming services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Global Tower | Türkiye | Telecommunications infrastructure business | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Beltower | Republic of Belarus | Telecommunications infrastructure business | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Eastasian | Netherlands | Telecommunications investments | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Kıbrıs Telekom | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Telecommunications | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifecell Digital | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Telecommunications | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Dijital Teknolojileri | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Electronic payment services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell Global Bilgi | Türkiye | Customer relations and human resources management | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifecell Ventures | Netherlands | Telecommunications investments | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Paycell LLC (*) | Ukraine | Consumer financing services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Paycell Europe | Germany | Payment services and e-money | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Yaani | Netherlands | Internet search engine and browser services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| BiP B.V. | Netherlands | Providing digital services and products | 100 | 100 | ||||
| BiP A.S. (**) | Türkiye | Providing digital services and products | 100 | 100 | ||||
| BeST | Republic of Belarus | Telecommunications | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lifetech | Republic of Belarus | Information technology, programming and technical support | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Sofra | Türkiye | Meal coupons and cards | 100 | 100 | ||||
| TDC | Türkiye | Data center and cloud services | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Turkcell GSYF | Türkiye | Venture capital investment fund | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Ultia (***) | Türkiye | Information technology | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Effective Ownership Interest | ||||||||
| Associate | Country of | 31 March | 31 December | |||||
| Name | Incorporation | Business | 2026 (%) | 2025 (%) | ||||
| TOGG | Türkiye | Electric passenger car development, production and trading activities | 23 | 23 | ||||
(*) As of 27 January 2025, it was decided to liquidate Paycell LLC, established in Ukraine.
(**) BiP A.Ş has been changed to “Turkcell Dijital Teknoloji Satış A.Ş.” as of 1 April 2026.
(***) A liquidation decision was taken on 13 April 2026.
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TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
(All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thousand currency units and are expressed in terms of purchasing power of Turkish Lira as of 31 March 2026 unless otherwise stated.)
| 19. | Investments accounted for using the equity method |
The details of carrying values of investments accounted for using the equity method are as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | 31 December 2025 | |||||||
| Associates | ||||||||
| TOGG | 4,222,212 | 3,925,878 | ||||||
The movement of investments accounted for using the equity method is as follows:
| 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Opening balance | 3,925,878 | 7,625,203 | ||||||
| Shares of profit / (loss) | 305,520 | (1,130,689 | ) | |||||
| Remeasurements of defined termination benefit | (18,921 | ) | - | |||||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 9,735 | - | ||||||
| Closing balance | 4,222,212 | 6,494,514 | ||||||
| 20. | Seasonality of operations |
The Turkish mobile communications market does not exhibit any significant seasonality that materially affects the financial statements.
| 21. | Subsequent events |
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. | |||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Özlem Yardım | |
| Name: | Özlem Yardım | ||
| Title: | Investor Relations Corporate Finance Director | ||
| TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. | |||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kamil Kalyon | |
| Name: | Kamil Kalyon | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. | |||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Nuri Burak Konuk | |
| Name: | Nuri Burak Konuk | ||
| Title: | Group Financial Reporting Director | ||