www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A net profit of around TRY 250 million has been expected by telco Turkcell as a result of extraordinary charges for impairments, write-offs and legal reserves in Q4.

Legal reserves related to the Telecommunications Authority, fixed asset write-offs related to operations in Belarus and Turkey, goodwill impairment charges in Belarus and Tax Authority and Competition Board’s recent decisions in Turkey have been recognized in line with IFRS guidelines.

As an impact of the one-time charges and reimbursements based on the regulator’s decisions, revenue of TRY 2.260 billion is expected by the operator in its fourth quarter.  EBITDA is expected to be approximately TRY 680 million in Q4.

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Turkcell: Customer Numbers Rise in 2006

Yahoo writes…Turkcell AS, a Turkish mobile phone network operator, said Friday that customer numbers rose 14 percent last year.
The operator had 31.8 million subscribers in Turkey as of Dec. 31, up from 27.9 million in 2005, the company said in a statement. The number of net new subscribers added in the fourth quarter of 2006 was 900,000.

“The overall financial performance of Turkcell is in line with Turkcell’s target for this year,” the company said

The company expects a profit margin of 38 percent before tax and other costs.

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