Turkcell CEO Murat Erkan went before the press and answered the questions about the company. Stating that 2021 was a very good year for the company and the set targets were achieved, Erkan shared that they continue to develop new projects consistently.
Stating that they established the most advanced data center in Turkey in 2021, Erkan shared that they have 4 high-level data centers based on their vision of “Keep Turkey’s data in Turkey”. Expressing that they have reached an uncompetitive point in this regard, Erkan underlined that user data does not go out anymore.
Expressing that they started a ‘fiber mobilization’ in 2021, Turkcell CEO said that they made large fiber investments in 4 cities. He shared that these cities were Sivas, Uşak, Afyon and Ordu and that they reached 600 thousand more houses. He stated that in 2022, investments will continue in more cities and a target of 1 million has been set.
Turkcell announced the new provinces to offer fiber internet!
Turkcell, which started fiber mobilization in Turkey, joins the provinces where it will serve in Afyon, Uşak, Ordu and Sivas.
Turkcell CEO evaluated the first three quarters of 2021
Evaluating the first three quarter reports of the year, Murat Erkan; He emphasized that in the previous periods, the company was progressing by losing customers every year, but they took action to not allow this situation anymore and they got positive results from it.
Expressing that they claim to add 1 million new customers every year, exceeding the previous year, Erkan said that they have 1.2 million new subscribers in 2020. He shared that they gained 2.5 million net new subscribers in the first three quarters of 2021. He stated that the fourth quarter results will come in the coming days and these figures will increase even more, and they will announce the final report at the investor conference to be held next month.
Saying that they reached 1 million 85 thousand smart TV users in the first three quarters, the company manager said; On the tablet, computer and phone side, he shared that they passed the 800 thousand threshold. Emphasizing that they are not just a telephone operator, Murat Erkan emphasized that they are a technology provider and stated that they establish relationships with people through services such as Paycell, BiP, LifeBox, TV+ and Dergilik.