FORM 6-K

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

Date: March 13, 2009

/s/ Nihat Narin

Name: Nihat Narin
Title: Investor & Int. Media Relations

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2009

Commission File Number 001-15092

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Turkcell Plaza
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 153
34430 Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F: ý Form 40-F: o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes: o No: ý

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Press Release dated March 13, 2009 ("Turkcell Submitted a Binding Bid for Cosmofon")

99.2

Press Release dated ("Change in Management")

EXHIBIT 99.1

TURKCELL SUBMITTED A BINDING BID FOR COSMOFON

Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 54 of the Capital Markets Board.

Istanbul Stock Exchange

ISTANBUL

Special Subjects:

As per our Board of Directors’ decision dated February 27, 2009, our company made a binding offer, which will be valid until June 29, 2009 through its 100% indirect subsidiary Beltur B.V.to purchase 100% of Cosmofon Mobile Telecommunications Services AD Skopje (“Cosmofon”) and Germanos Telekom AD Skopje (“Germanos”) shares from the main shareholder, Greek originated OTE.

Cosmofon is the second biggest GSM operator with 30% market share and 650,000 subscribers whereas Germanos is a distributor with a strong dealer network serving mainly to Cosmofon in Macedonia where the population is 2 million.

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

Nihat Narin
Investor & Int. Media Relations
13.03.2009, 09:00

Gonca Yilmaz Bayur
Procurement and Contract Mng.
13.03.2009, 09:00

For further information please e-mail to investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
or call Turkcell Investor Relations (+ 90 212 313 1888)

EXHIBIT 99.2

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT

Subject: Statement made pursuant to Circular VIII, No: 54 of the Capital Markets Board.

Istanbul Stock Exchange

ISTANBUL

Special Subjects:

Cenk Serdar, the Chief Business Development Officer, who has been serving in Turkcell Group since January 1, 2005, decided to resign from his position as of March 13, 2009.

We hereby confirm that the above-mentioned explanations are furnished as per the provisions of the Communiqué Serial no VIII/54, that they reflect all information we have gathered so far, that they are in accordance with our corporate documents, that we have used all endeavors to collect the complete and true related information and that we assume the responsibility for this disclosure.

TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

Koray Ozturkler
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
13.03.2009,17:00

Nihat Narin
Investor & Int. Media Relations
13.03.2009,17:00

For further information please e-mail to investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr
or call Turkcell Investor Relations (+ 90 212 313 1888)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.