SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Report on Form 6-K dated December 30, 2003 ____________________ TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. 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 of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F: |X| Form 40-F: |_| 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): Yes: |_| No: |X| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Yes: |_| No: |X| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes: |_| No: |X| Enclosures: Press release dated December 29, 2003 - "TURKCELL Announces the Cancellation of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting." [TURKCELL LOGO OMITTED] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TURKCELL ANNOUNCES THE CANCELLATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING Istanbul, Turkey: December 29, 2003--Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), has today announced that its Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting ("EGM") has been cancelled. Previously, the EGM was called by one of the statutory auditors "due to the Board of Directors being unable to agree upon important and strategic decisions for Turkcell." Today, the representatives of the major shareholders demanded the cancellation of the meeting, stating that the issues that led to the EGM does not exist anymore. Accordingly, the representative of the Ministry of Trade cancelled the meeting. www.turkcell.com.tr About Turkcell Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with approximately 18.2 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of September 30, 2003. Turkcell had revenues of US$ 1,839.4 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2003. Turkcell provides high-quality wireless telephone services throughout Turkey and has coverage of 100% of the towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants. Turkcell provides roaming with 352 operators in 141 countries as of September 30, 2003. At the end of 1999, Turkcell became the first GSM operator in Turkey to be awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 certificate for the quality of its service. Turkcell is the only NYSE listed company in Turkey. Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Northern Cyprus, which have a total of 2.1 million subscribers as of September 30, 2003. 1 For further information please contact: Contact: Citigate Dewe Rogerson Turkcell: Europe: Investors: Kate Delahunty Koray Ozturkler, Investor Relations Tel: +44-20/7282-2934 Tel: +90 212 313 1500 Email: kate.delahunty@citigatedr.co.uk Email: koray.ozturkler@turkcell.com.tr Toby Moore Tel:+44-20/7282-2999 Murat Borekci, Investor Relations Email: toby.moore@citigatedr.co.uk Tel: + 90 212 313 1503 or Email: murat.borekci@turkcell.com.tr investor.relations@turkcell.com.tr United States: Victoria Hofstad/Jessica Wolpert Media: Tel: +1-201-499-3500 Zuhal Seker, Corporate Communications Email: victoria.hofstad@citigatefi.com Tel: + 90 212 313 2330 jessica.wolpert@citigatefi.com Email: zuhal.seker@turkcell.com.tr or Bahar Erbengi, Corporate Communications Tel: + 90-212/313-2309 Email: bahar.erbengi@turkcell.com.tr 2 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. TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S. Date: December 30, 2003 By: /s/ MUZAFFER AKPINAR --------------------------- Name: Muzaffer Akpinar Title: Chief Executive Officer