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Turkey - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Date: 16-Sep-2018
No. of pages: 48

Executive summary

Turkey demonstrates progress for both mobile and fixed broadband sectors

While a number of political events led to the Turkish currency taking a slide in mid 2018; the telecoms sector itself has demonstrated keen growth over the past year or so with a rise in subscribers, data usage and uptake of bundled packages.

Significant investments in expanding fibre-optic broadband networks are continuing while DSL retains it status of having the largest market share of all the fixed broadband access technologies. Turkey offers substantial opportunities for fixed broadband growth considering its current penetration is only around 15%.

4G LTE networks are well established across Turkey and are providing network coverage to around 87% of the population. In 2018 Turkcell, Turk Telekom and Vodafone Turkey continue to progress with their 5G developments.

A project is also underway in Turkey which is using the Universal Services Fund to supply mobile infrastructure to over 1,400 areas which are lacking.

Key developments:


  • Trade tensions with the USA led to Turkey placing a higher tariff on some imported goods coming from the USA, including a boycott on iPhones.

  • Turkey is proving to be one of the more progressive mobile markets in the Middle East with revenue from mobile data services growing quickly.

  • Interestingly, because of the three major mobile operators all launching 4G LTE services in April 2016;

  • Turkey has witnessed a dramatic decline in 3G mobile subscriptions.

  • While mobile broadband becomes increasingly popular in Turkey – the fixed broadband network is also progressing sharply with a clear direction now towards fibre broadband.

  • Turkey also has excellent international infrastructure with links to many of international cable networks due to its geographic location between Europe and Asia.


Companies mentioned in this report include:

Turk Telekom (formerly Avea), Turkcell, Vodafone Turkey, Turksat, Superonline.

Turkey - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Table of Contents

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

3. Country overview

4. Telecommunications market
4.1 Market history
4.2 Market analysis
4.3 Recent developments

5. Regulatory environment
5.1 Historic overview
5.2 Recent developments
5.2.1 Electronic Communications Law 2008
5.3 Regulatory authority
5.3.1 Information and Communications Technologies Authority (ICTA)
5.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Turkey
5.5 Privatisation
5.5.1 The 2005 privatisation
5.5.2 Privatisation background
5.6 Interconnect
5.7 Access
5.8 Number Portability (NP)
5.9 Universal services
5.10 Tax levies

6. Fixed network operators
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Turk Telekom
6.3 Turksat
6.4 Superonline

7. Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 Overview of the national telecom network
7.2 Fibre networks
7.3 International infrastructure (satellite, submarine)
7.3.1 Terrestrial cable networks
7.3.2 Communication Satellites
7.4 Smart infrastructure
7.4.1 M2M

8. Fixed broadband Market
8.1 Market analysis
8.2 Broadband statistics
8.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
8.4 Cable internet
8.5 Fibre broadband

9. Digital Economy
9.1 e-Banking
9.2 e-Health

10. Digital media
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Video streaming and Broadband TV (IPTV)
10.3 VoIP
10.4 Music

11. Mobile Market
11.1 Market analysis
11.2 Mobile statistics
11.2.1 General statistics
11.2.2 Mobile voice
11.2.3 SMS and MMS
11.2.4 Mobile broadband statistics
11.3 Regulatory issues
11.3.1 Overview (recent general laws and regulations)
11.3.2 Third Generation (3G) licences
11.3.3 Third and fourth GSM licences
11.3.4 Significant market power (SMP)
11.3.5 MTRs
11.3.6 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
11.3.7 Telsim privatisation
11.4 Mobile infrastructure
11.4.1 5G
11.4.2 4G, LTE
11.5 Major mobile operators
11.5.1 Turkcell
11.5.2 Vodafone Turkey
11.5.3 Turk Telekom (Avea)

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Turkey – 2018
Table 2 – Turkey – GDP and inflation – 2012 - 2018
Table 3 – Turk Telekom – Revenue, profit, EBITDA and CAPEX – 2007 – Q2 2018
Table 4 – Turk Telecom – subscribers and market share by service – 2016; Q1 2018
Table 5 – Turk Telekom – PSTN, Broadband and blended mobile ARPU- 2012 – 2017
Table 6 – Superonline financial data – 2009 – 2018
Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 – Q1 2018
Table 8 – Fibre optic cable lengths for Turk Telekom – 2011 - 2017
Table 9 – Fibre optic cable lengths for Alternative operators – 2011 – Q1 2017
Table 10 – Fibre broadband subscribers - Turk Telekom, Superonline, Vodafone Turkey – 2015 - Q1 2017
Table 11 – Broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2008 – Q1 2018
Table 12 - Average monthly data usage per Turk Telekom broadband subscriber – 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017
Table 13 – International Internet Bandwidth – 2003 - 2016
Table 14 – Turkey - xDSL subscriptions – 2015 - Q1 2018
Table 15 – Turkey - cable internet subscriptions – 2015 - Q1 2018
Table 16 – Turkey - fibre broadband subscribers – 2013 - 2017
Table 17 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1995 - 2004
Table 18 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – Q1 2018
Table 19 – Historical - breakdown of mobile revenue – 2008 – Q1 2016
Table 20 – Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2000 – Q1 2018
Table 21 – Active mobile broadband subscriptions – 2009 – Q1 2018
Table 22 – 2G; 3G; 4G subscribers – 2009 – Q3 2017
Table 23 – Mobile operators’ revenue market share by service – Q3 2017
Table 24 – Mobile operators’ market share by subscribers – 2007 – Q3 2017
Table 25 – Mobile operators’ market share by revenue – Q3 2017
Table 26 – Turkcell Turkey subscribers – 2016; Q2 2018
Table 27 – Turkcell Turkey revenue – Q2 2017; Q2 2018
Table 28 – Turkcell group financial data – 2012 – Q2 2018
Table 29 – Turkcell Turkey average monthly blended mobile ARPU – 2007 - 2017
Table 30 – Turkcell Turkey average monthly MOU and mobile churn – 2001 – 2017
Table 31 – Turkcell smartphone penetration – 2012 – 2017
Table 32 – Vodafone Turkey financial data – 2008 - 2018
Table 33 – Historical - Vodafone Turkey pre and post-paid ARPU – 2006 - 2014
Table 34 – Historical - Vodafone Turkey smartphone penetration – 2011 - 2015
Table 35 – Turk Telekom Group - mobile revenue – 2007 – 2017
Table 36 – Turk Telekom Group - prepaid, post-paid subscribers and blended ARPU – Q2 2013 - 2017

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Major operators - market share of fibre broadband subscribers – Q1 2018
Chart 2 – Mobile operator market share by subscribers – Q3 2017
Chart 3 – mobile operators’ market share by revenue – Q3 2017

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