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Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri As (MX:TKCN)
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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report

Turkcell Iletisim (TKCN) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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MX:TKCN Q2 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS$2.14
Consensus EPS
Beat/Miss
One Year Ago EPS$2.09

MX:TKCN Q2 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue$26.78B
Expected Revenue$26.12B
Beat/MissBeat by +$660.69M
YoY Revenue Growth+15.36%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/13/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallThursday, August 13, 2026
MX:TKCN Upcoming Earnings
Turkcell Iletisim's next earnings date is estimated for November 5, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio

MX:TKCN Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Aug 13, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a predominantly positive operational and strategic picture: the company achieved real revenue growth and strong margins despite severe macro pressures, delivered robust subscriber gains and notable expansion across strategic growth areas (fibre, FWA, digital business services, data centers, and techfin). Key challenges include persistent high inflation, FX volatility and related reported FX losses, higher depreciation from 5G assets affecting near-term net income, and some segment-level pressures (Financell revenue decline and Paycell margin dilution). Management emphasized disciplined execution, conservative balance-sheet management, and long-term upside from data center and digital services, while indicating some ARPU recovery will materialize more clearly in 2027.
Company Guidance
Turkcell reaffirmed its full‑year financial guidance despite revising its year‑end inflation assumption to ~28% (from 23%), noting Q2 EBITDA of TL30.0bn and a 41.8% margin that sits in line with full‑year expectations; management reiterated confidence in CapEx guidance (operational CapEx/sales at 25% in Q2 and 23.2% H1, with 81% of operational CapEx to core 5G/fiber) and said TL89bn cash and TL44bn net debt (leverage ~0.4x) fully cover remaining 5G license obligations and maturities over the next four years; 5G license installments were: ~US$605m paid in January, ~US$400m due Dec‑2026 and ~US$400m due May‑2027; Q2 FX exposure included US$4.3bn FX liabilities, US$2.6bn FX assets and US$1.2bn hedges (net short well within the ±US$1.5bn target, 60% of cash in hard currency, 87% of debt in hard currency); management expects ARPU improvement signals in H2 with more material impact into 2027.
Real Revenue Growth Despite High Inflation
Group revenue of 71.8 billion TRY, up 2.5% year-over-year. Management emphasised this as real growth given inflation of ~32%, and reiterated unchanged guidance despite revising year-end inflation expectation to ~28%.
Strong Profitability
EBITDA of 30.0 billion TRY with an EBITDA margin of 41.8%, in line with full-year expectations. Net income was 5.2 billion TRY, supported by tax benefits (fixed asset revaluation and data center incentives) and improved contributions from equity-accounted investments.
Robust Mobile Subscriber Momentum and ARPU Expansion
Crossed 40 million total mobile subscribers for the first time. Postpaid base reached 32.5 million with 284k net postpaid additions in the quarter (2.4M over last 12 months) and postpaid now 81% of the mobile base. Monthly average mobile churn improved to 1.6%. Mobile ARPU (ex-M2M) increased 27% year-over-year to 448 TRY.
Fiber and FWA Momentum
Turkcell fiber reached 2.6 million subscribers with 31k net additions in the quarter (138k YoY). Residential fiber ARPU grew 37% YoY to 570 TRY, fiber churn improved to 1.1%, 88% of residential fiber on 12-month contracts, own-fiber served customers 80% (up 3pp YoY). Superbox (FWA) added 64k subs to 818k total and holds a 74% FWA market share.
Strong Digital Business Services and Data Center Growth
Digital business services revenue rose 33% YoY to 8.7 billion TRY. Data center & cloud revenue grew 10% YoY to 1.6 billion TRY and now represent ~2.3% of group revenues. Active IT capacity reached 54 MW; hyperscale Google Cloud region partnership under construction; system integration backlog ~16 billion TRY with 1.5k new contracts.
Techfin Traction (Paycell & Financell)
Techfin contributed ~6% of group revenue. Paycell revenue grew 22% YoY to 2.4 billion TRY; pay-later transaction volume +84% and POS volume +67%, total payment value ~39 billion TRY, 6.8M active users. Financell focused on portfolio quality: net interest margin improved from 4.5% to 7.8% and cost of risk at 3.4% (revenue down ~12% YoY due to disciplined portfolio management).
Solid Liquidity and Conservative Leverage
Cash and cash equivalents of 89 billion TRY at quarter-end. Net debt of 44 billion TRY and leverage at a low 0.4x, with liquidity covering remaining 5G license obligations and near-term maturities. Net FX position remains within management's +/- $1.5bn target range.
Focused CapEx Allocation and Renewable Investments
Operational CapEx to sales at 25% in Q2 (H1 23.2%), with 81% allocated to core business (5G rollout and fiber). Fiber passes expanded by 194k homes this quarter (total 6.7M home passes, 41% take-up). Renewable capacity increased via acquisition of a 12.1 MW solar plant (active solar generation 74.4 MW).

MX:TKCN Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Nov 05, 2026
2026 (Q3)
- / -
2.496
2026 (Q2)
- / 2.14
2.0892.44% (+0.05)
2026 (Q1)
- / 1.99
1.54528.57% (+0.44)
2025 (Q4)
- / 2.17
0.238814.29% (+1.94)
2025 (Q3)
- / 2.50
6.301-60.38% (-3.80)
2025 (Q2)
- / 2.09
0.255720.00% (+1.83)
2025 (Q1)
- / 1.55
0.272468.75% (+1.27)
2024 (Q4)
- / 0.24
-0.526145.16% (+0.76)
2024 (Q3)
- / 6.30
3.71969.41% (+2.58)
2024 (Q2)
- / 0.25
2.191-88.37% (-1.94)
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