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Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (TKC)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Istanbul, Turkey | NYSE
4.98 USD -0.05 (-0.994%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:29 a.m. EDT

Turkcell presents a classic value trap scenario where cheap valuation masks deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades at an attractive 9.5x earnings and offers a 2% dividend yield, the business is failing to generate the growth required to justify these metrics. Revenue growth has stalled at a modest 2.5%, while earnings are contracting at a 5.5% annual rate. The price action confirms this skepticism, with the stock down significantly over the last decade and struggling to break out of a multi-year downtrend despite recent quarterly gains. The balance sheet is not a fortress; the company recently raised high-yield debt, signaling cash flow constraints. Although the low beta provides some cushion against market swings, the lack of capital appreciation potential makes it a poor vehicle for wealth creation. The options market agrees with the bearish sentiment, with traders buying protection rather than betting on a rebound. This is a defensive holding for income seekers who can tolerate stagnation, but not a core investment for growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.034954
MSTL0.036472
AutoARIMA0.037586
AutoETS0.037675

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 25.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.156
Excess Kurtosis -0.96
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-12-09
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.506
Market Cap 4,335,473,664
Trailing P/E 9.40
Forward P/E 9.40
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 7.20%
Website https://www.turkcell.com.tr

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls, particularly for January 2027 expiration where OTM puts dominate open interest. This suggests a fear of further downside or a hedge against currency volatility rather than a bullish bet on a rally. Call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, indicating limited speculative upside appetite.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.90% 1.90% 4.10% 3.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-29 0.106000 1.899642
2025-06-23 0.115000 2.049911
2024-12-06 0.426000 6.358209
2023-12-20 0.095000 1.987448
2022-07-26 0.083000 3.487395
2021-10-29 0.110000 2.770781
2021-07-30 0.113000 2.483516
2021-04-30 0.121000 2.671082
2020-11-30 0.118000 2.418033
2019-10-31 0.202000 3.692870
2018-12-17 0.136000 2.504604
2018-09-17 0.157000 3.442982
2018-06-18 0.189000 3.150000
2017-12-15 0.296000 3.064182
2017-09-15 0.321000 3.574610
2017-06-15 0.321000 3.958077
2015-04-01 1.717000 15.074626
2010-05-14 0.658000 4.824047
2009-05-14 0.793000 6.532125
2008-05-19 0.573000 2.989045
2007-04-11 0.454000 3.268538
2006-05-24 0.429981 4.200992
2005-05-12 0.205738 1.862865
2004-08-11 1.306134 21.655562
2004-06-15 0.089527 1.368059
2001-08-08 1.486054 75.172407
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.12
exDividendDate 2026-12-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.106
lastDividendDate 2025-12-29
dividendDate 2026-12-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.12784588
Address1 Turkcell Küçükyali Plaza
Address2 Aydinevler Mahallesi Inönü Caddesi No:20 B Blok Küçükyali Ofispark
All Time High 38.508396
All Time Low 1.34063
Ask 4.89
Ask Size 25,000
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,523,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,317,029
Average Volume 2,317,029
Average Volume10Days 1,523,120
Beta 0.638
Bid 4.87
Bid Size 5,700
Book Value 111.665
City Istanbul
Country Turkey
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.98
Current Ratio 1.491
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 5.01
Day Low 4.95
Debt To Equity 68.506
Display Name Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri
Dividend Date 1,797,465,600
Dividend Yield 2.12
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,640,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,640,400
Earnings Growth -0.055
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.057
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,647,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,510,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,510,000
Ebitda 54,318,366,720
Ebitda Margins 0.21797001
Eps Current Year 27.3
Eps Forward 0.53
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,796,860,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 90 216 504 40 58
Fifty Day Average 5.2244
Fifty Day Average Change -0.24440002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.046780497
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.784588
Fifty Two Week High 7.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1999998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30640668
Fifty Two Week Low 4.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.15999985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03319499
Fifty Two Week Range 4.82 - 7.18
Financial Currency TRY
First Trade Date Milliseconds 963,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.5
Float Shares 351,726,768
Forward Eps 0.53
Forward P E 9.396227
Free Cashflow 3,854,387,456
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.03000021
Fullday Change Percent -0.60241383
Fullday Price 4.95
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.27478
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02716
Held Percent Institutions 0.06366
Implied Shares Outstanding 870,577,022
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,766,966,400
Last Dividend Value 0.106
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,151,280,000
Last Split Factor 11,861:10000
Long Business Summary Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., together with its subsidiaries, engages in establishing and operating a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network in Turkey, Belarus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Germany, and the Netherlands. It operates through the Turkcell Turkiye, Turkcell International, and Techfin segments. The company is involved in information technology, value added GSM, and entertainment investment, as well as research and development, digital and insurance agency, property investments, electricity energy trade, and wholesale and retail electricity sales activities. It also provides telecommunications, television, and content; digitalization; sales, delivery, and digital sales; consumer financing; cloud solutions; online radio, television, and on-demand streaming; telecommunications infrastructure; electronic payment; and develop software products and services. In addition, the company offers customer relations and human resources management; directory assistance; payment services and e-money; internet search engine and browser; venture capital investment fund; meal coupons and cards; data processing; data center and cloud; programming and technical support; and digital education services. Further, it provides training software developers. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
Long Name Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,335,473,664
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_527124
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,471,717,777
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 4.985
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.18450001
Peg Ratio 4.37
Phone 90 212 313 18 88
Pre Market Change -0.03000021
Pre Market Change Percent -0.60241383
Pre Market Price 4.95
Pre Market Time 1,792,156,148
Previous Close 5.03
Price Eps Current Year 0.18241759
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.04459768
Profit Margins 0.07196
Quick Ratio 1.374
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.99404
Regular Market Day High 5.01
Regular Market Day Low 4.95
Regular Market Day Range 4.95 - 5.01
Regular Market Open 4.985
Regular Market Previous Close 5.03
Regular Market Price 4.98
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 1,656,587
Return On Assets 0.041490003
Return On Equity 0.067540005
Revenue Growth 0.025
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 870,577,022
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0045
Shares Short 3,917,836
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,458,807
Short Name Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
Short Percent Of Float 0.0093
Short Ratio 1.39
Source Interval 15
Symbol TKC
Target High Price 8.182987
Target Low Price 6.631301
Target Mean Price 7.407144
Target Median Price 7.407144
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.53
Trailing P E 9.396227
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.9092
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9292002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.15724635
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,656,587
Website https://www.turkcell.com.tr
Zip 34,854