Kaan Terzioğlu, CEO of Turkcell, has been elected as the winner of the GSMA’s Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award 2019.
This award is one of the 2019 Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO Awards) being presented to its winners during the Mobile World Congress 19, currently being held at Barcelona.
GSMA’s Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award recognises individuals, companies and organisations that have contributed in significant ways to the development of the mobile industry and the advancement of mobile communications. The award was presented to Kaan at a special ceremony held last evening.
Kaan Terzioğlu is Member of the GSMA Board and also serving on the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation Board, Kaan is a vocal advocate of using the power of communication to benefit disadvantaged groups, including refugees and individuals with disabilities. The company’s Hello Hope app for Syrian refugees and My Dream Companion app for visually impaired individuals have received international recognition for their empowerment.
“Our industry defines the value of technology for humanity and for growth”, Turkcell’s CEO said at the time of being re elected as a member of the board of the GSMA in November 2018, “he world is going through exponential change and the impact of technology on societies is greater than ever as digitalization spreads into every aspect of our lives. As operators, it is our duty to serve our customers with products that are valuable for every minute of their lives, and to contribute to sustainable, equitable economic growth around the world. The GSMA does impressive job in uniting mobile operators around this vision. I am honored to be elected again to the GSMA Board, which will lead the way as our industry increasingly defines the true value and meaning of technology for humanity and growth.”
Turkcell, the Turkish telecom company Terzioğlu leads since April 2015, offers digital services and connectivity on mobile and fixed networks.
The GSMA’s Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry 2019 awardee has transformed this telecom headquartered in Turkey into a data driven company with a range of digital service brands across music, instant messaging, cloud, security and TV. Also under Kaan’s leadership, Turkcell is providing connectivity in humanitarian emergencies and disaster areas including services for over 1.4 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey.
Turkcell Group companies operate in 8 countries – Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Northern Cyprus, Germany, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation technologies in 81 cities. In 2G and 3G, Turkcell’s population coverage in Turkey is at 99.68% and 98.23%, respectively, as of September 2018. Turkcell offers up to 10 Gbps fiber internet speed with its FTTH services. Turkcell Group reported TRY5.8 billion revenue in Q318 with total assets of TRY45.4 billion as of September 30, 2018. It has been listed on the NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey.
Image over the headline.- Kaan Terzioğlu (CEO Turkcell). Photo: Business Wire
