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Turkcell Releases Its Sustainability Report, Raises the Bar in TransparencyISTANBUL --(Business Wire)-- Turkcell (News - Alert) (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL), Turkey's leading telecommunications and technology company, released its third sustainability report which covers the years 2012-2013. The report's compatibility with global reporting standards was endorsed by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) which rated the report as Level B. The ascent from previous years' Level C grade proves Turkcell's commitment to greater transparency in reporting its economic, social and environmental sustainability performance. Turkcell is a signatory to UN Global Compact since 2007 and has been sharing its performance on sustainability with the public since 2009. Its 3rd Sustainability Report consists of 3 sub-categories:
Highlights of the report include Turkcell's commitment to
For the first time this year, the report features stakeholders' opinions in addition to Turkcell's accomplishments. Stakeholders who commented in the report include clients, suppliers, employees and NGOs. This year's report is shared only online in order to avoid negative environmental impacts of paper printing. The full English version of the report can be viewed at http://d.turkcell.com.tr/Downloads/hakkimizda/pdf/turkcell-sustainability-report-2012-13-en.pdf ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, with 34.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2014. Turkcell is a leading regional player with its approximately 70.1 million subscribers in nine countries as of March 31, 2014. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSPA+. It has achieved up to 43.2 Mbps speed using the Dual Carrier technology, and is continuously working to provide the latest technology to its customers. Turkcell Superonline (News - Alert), a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkcell, is the first telecom operator to offer households fiber broadband connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps in Turkey. As of December 2013, Turkcell's population coverage is at 99.49% in 2G and 86.17% in 3G. Turkcell reported a TRY2.9 billion (US$1.3 billion) revenue with total assets of TRY21.5 billion (US$9.8 billion) as of March 31, 2014. It has been listed on the NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr
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