Turkcell receives Europe's Most Preferred "Investor Relations" Web Site Award

Turkcell was awarded “the most preferred website in Europe by the direct vote of investors and analysts” in the “IR Global Rankings”, the world’s most important website ranking system in the field of investor relations.

Turkcell (NYSE:TKC,ISE:TCELL) Turkey’s leading GSM operator Turkcell was awarded “the most preferred investor relations website in Europe” by the direct vote of investors and analysts, outranking scores of international companies in the “IR Global Rankings”, one of the world’s most comprehensive and important website ranking systems in the field of investor relations, corporate governance, and financial result disclosure procedures.

The best IR websites by technical criteria in Europe were: BASF (NYSE: BF), also best in global industry; Adidas (OTC: ADDDY), also best in global industry; Bayer (NYSE: BAY), also best in global industry; TNT (NYSE: TP) and Telekom Austria (NYSE: TKA), also best in global industry. The best IR website by technical criteria in Switzerland was: UBS (NYSE: UBS). Partner Communications (NYSE: PTNR) was awarded the best in the Small/Mid Cap category. The best website by direct vote (investors and analysts) was Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), and Bayer (NYSE: BAY) had the best online annual report in the European region. BASF (NYSE: BF), adidas (OTC: ADDDY), Banco BPI (Lisbon: BPI.LS), Bayer (NYSE: BAY) and Esprinet (Milan: PRT.MI) had the best online annual report in their global industries.

Companies with the best corporate governance practices by technical criteria were: Royal Philips Electronics, also best in global industry; Danske Bank (OTC: DNSKF), also best in global industry; Buongiorno; Deutsche Post World Net; and Banco BPI (Lisbon: BPI.LS). The best corporate governance practices in Switzerland was that of ABB Asea Brown Boveri (NYSE: ABB).

Finally, the best financial disclosure procedures by technical criteria were: Telekom Austria (NYSE: TKA), also best in global industry; Norsk Hydro (NYSE: NHY); BRE Bank; UBS (NYSE: UBS), also best in global industry; and Danske Bank (OTC: DNSKF). Deutsche Lufthansa was also awarded the best in its global industry. The best financial disclosure procedures in Germany was that of BASF (NYSE: BF), and in Switzerland was UBS (NYSE: UBS). Partner Communications (NYSE: PTNR) was awarded the best in the Small/Mid Cap category.