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Telephone Services In Turkey
This article covers the telephone services in Turkey. Authority The political authority overseeing telecommunications in Turkey is the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication. Additionally, a supreme council, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (abbreviated as BTK), regulates the internet and point-to-point telecommunications. Landline Telephony Türk Telekom, a private company established from the state-owned PTT in 1995, is responsible for landline telephone services in Turkey. As of 2013, the number of landline subscribers was 15.2 million. The international dialing code for Turkey is +90. Mobile Telephony Mobile phone services in Turkey are provided by three private companies: Turkcell, Vodafone Turkey, and Türk Telekom Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. () is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Transport, Maritime And Communication (Turkey)
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure () is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for transport, information and communication services in Turkey. Its head office is in Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( .... The current minister is Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, in office since June 2023. Agency and bodies Central directorates-general and departments *Directorate-General of Transport Services Regulation (DGTSR) *Directorate-General of Maritime Affairs (DGMA) *Directorate-General of Shipyards and Coastal Structures (DGSCS) *Directorate-General of Communications (DGC) *Directorate-General of Infrastructure Investments (DGII) *Directorate-General of European Union Affairs and Foreign Relations (DGEUFR) *Directorate-General of Legal S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information And Communication Technologies Authority
The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) (), is a national telecommunications regulatory and inspection authority of Turkey. It was formerly known as the Telecommunications Authority (Turkish: ''Telekomünikasyon Kurumu (TK)''). Radio and television broadcasts fall under another state agency, RTÜK. History The Telecommunications Authority was established by means of thLaw 4502 dated 29 January 2000. This Law addressed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport, among others, and "separated policy-making and regulatory functions of the government by establishing an independent telecommunications regulatory body, the Telecommunications Authority, as the first sector specific regulator in Turkey. As a result, regulatory functions of the Ministry of Transport were transferred to the Authority in principle, and the General Directorate of Radiocommunication, a government body in charge of radio frequency management under the Wireless Law (Law 2813, 7 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türk Telekom
Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. () is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wideband Internet. The Türk Telekom Group companies had 16.8 million PSTN customers, 6 million ADSL customers and 12.1 million GSM customers in September 2009. With its network substructure covering the whole country, the group's companies offer a wide range of services to personal and corporate customers. Türk Telekom, which owns 99.9% of the shares of the companies TTNET, Argela, Innova, Sebit A.Ş. and AssisTT, is also the owner of 81% of the shares of Avea, which is one of the three GSM operators in Turkey. Türk Telekom also supports Albania's Albtelecom. 61.5% of the shares of Türk Telekom belong to Turkey Wealth Fund, while 30% of the shares belong to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Turkey). The remaining 15% of shares have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTT (Turkey)
PTT, an abbreviation for (lit. Post and Telegraph Agency), is the national Postal, telegraph and telephone service, post and telegraph directorate of Turkey. Formerly, the organization was named . After the privatization of the telephone telecommunications service business, the directorate was renamed, keeping its acronym. It is headquartered in Ankara, and is known as Turkish Post internationally. History On 23 October 1840, during the reign of Abdulmejid I, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Ministry of Posts was established. In 1855, the first telegraph service and in 1909 the first telephone service were put into use. In the same year the name of the ministry was changed to ''Posta Telgraf Telefon'' ("Posts, Telegraph and Telephone" or PTT for short) a name which was used for 86 years. After the Turkey, Turkish Republic replaced the Ottoman Empire in 1923, the ministry became a general directorate of the Republic. In 1995, the telephone and other telecommunication services were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Country Calling Codes
Telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching subscribers in foreign countries or areas by international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164 and constitute the international telephone numbering plan of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and other networks. Overview This table lists in its first column the initial digits of the country code shared by each country in each row, which is arranged in columns for the last digit (x). When three-digit codes share a common leading pair, the shared prefix is marked by an arrow, () pointing down and left to the three-digit codes. Unassigned codes are denoted by a dash (). Countries are identified by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes; codes for non-geographic services are denoted by two asterisks (). List by world numbering zones Zone 1: North American Numbering Plan (NANP) North American Numbering Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkcell
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (''lit. Turkcell Communication Services'') (, ) is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 39.3 million subscribers as of September 2021. In 2015, the company's number of subscribers climbed to 68.9 million, in nine countries. The largest shareholder is Turkey Wealth Fund with 26.2% ownership. It is one of the world's biggest companies (Fortune 2000) list published by ''Fortune''. Turkcell has also developed Yaani, a browser for mobile and desktop. Turkcell's general manager is Ali Taha Koç. Company background In February 1994, Turkcell started Turkey's first GSM network. In Q3 2012, it had a market share of 52.4%. Its competitors were Vodafone with a market share of 27.9% and Avea with a market share of 19.7%. Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where its shares have been traded since 11 July 2000 along with trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodafone Turkey
Vodafone Telekomünikasyon Anonim Şirketi or Vodafone Turkey () is a Turkish mobile telecommunications company. It was formed when Telsim, which was founded by the Uzan Group, was incorporated into Vodafone on 28 December 2005. On 24 May 2006 Telsim brand name was changed into Vodafone Turkey. Incorporated by the Vodafone, one of the biggest international mobile communication companies of the world in terms of revenues, Vodafone Turkey is the second-biggest mobile communication company of Turkey with 20.6 million users as of 11 November 2014, an increase of 105,000 customers from the fourth quarter of 2011. As the second biggest direct international investment of Turkey, the total investment of Vodafone Turkey, including the acquisitions, since 2006 has exceeded TL 11 billion. Vodafone Turkey operates in 81 cities of Turkey with its approximately more than 3300 employees, more than 1200 stores, 23 thousand points of sale and a stakeholder family of 53 thousand people.. Vod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türksat (company)
Türksat Satellite Communications Cable TV and Operations Incorporated () is the sole communications satellite operator in Turkey. It was established on 21 December 1990 as a state-owned company named ''Türksat Milli Haberleşme Uyduları'' (Türksat National Communications Satellites) in Gölbaşı, Ankara Province; eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming ''Türksat A.Ş.'' on 22 July 2004. Türksat A.Ş. also owns 100% of the shares of Eurasiasat S.A.M., jointly established as a spin-off company with Aérospatiale in 1996 to manufacture and launch Türksat 2A ( Eurasiasat 1) in 2001. Hasan Hüseyin ERTOK was appointed as the General Manager of Türksat A.Ş on January 21, 2021. Satellites Türksat A.Ş. has launched the Türksat series of satellites, and operated in the past Türksat 1C, Türksat 2A, Türksat 3A and Astra 1D (lease capacity) communications satellites. Currently, Türksat 4A is in operation. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TurkNet
TurkNet or by its legal name TurkNet İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. is a telecommunications company that offers internet access and telephone services to businesses and consumers in Turkey. As of the end of September 2015, TurkNet was the fourth-largest internet service provider in Turkey with 2.1% share of the internet service provider market, and 3.7% of the fixed-line telephone services market. In 2007, TurkNet received a $12.5 million investment from Novator, a private equity fund controlled by Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson and in May 2013, TurkNet received a loan worth EUR 9.5 million from the EBRD for a capital expansion program. Subsequent growth brought the company a retail base of 180,000 retail customers and 25,000 business customers. Founded as Netone, the company purchased the TurkNet brand and assets from Sabancı Holding Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., commonly abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is an industrial and financial conglomerate with headquarters in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telecommunications In Turkey
Telecommunications in Turkey provides information about television, radio, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet in Turkey. Telecommunications liberalisation The telecommunications liberalisation process started in Turkey in 2004 after the creation of the Telecommunication Authority, and is still ongoing as of May 2013. Private sector companies operate in mobile telephony, long distance telephony and Internet access. There were 12.3 million (12.300.390) fixed phone lines, 82.2 million (82.795.432) mobile phone subscribers, and 80.9 million broadband subscribers (10.6 million xDSL, 3.8 million Fibre, 1.2 million Cable, 65 million Mobile) by Q3 2020. Telecommunications liberalisation in Turkey is progressing, but at a slow pace. The Telecommunication Authority (now renamed Bilgi İletişim ve Teknolojileri Kurumu or BTK), while technically an independent organization, is still controlled by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. While progress is being made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
