Turkey Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 21 Jun 2025 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 211

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Türkiye increases the national fibre network to cover more premises

Türkiye continues to develop its capabilities within its telecom sector, becoming one of the relatively few countries able to build and develop its own communications satellites. With the launch of the Türksat 6A satellite in July 2024, the country has vastly increased its bandwidth capacity.

In addition to these technological breakthroughs, the country’s telcos have invested in fibre infrastructure, with Vodafone Türkiye having deployed fibre to support its 5G network backhaul and improve the quality of its fixed infrastructure.

Deployment of fibre-based broadband networks are well established, with fibre accounting for 39.4% of all fixed broadband connections as of the end of 2024, compared to 26.7% at the end of 2021. The DSL sector still dominates but its share has steadily declined in recent years, accounting for 49.4% of connections compared to 63% at the end of 2021.

Improved fixed and mobile infrastructure is underpinning the country’s initiatives relating to Smart City concepts, which have become a key area of focus for the emerging digital economy and the transformation to a knowledge-based economy. Türkiye’s National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan is supported by investment in 5G from government, industry, and telcos. While all three MNOs operate pilot 5G services in limited areas, commercial launches were not made available until suitable spectrum was allocated in 2024.

Key developments:

Türk Telekom launches the 5G Smart Agriculture Project aimed at providing 5G connectivity to modernise the agriculture sector.
Domestically-built Türksat 6A satellite is launched.
Türk Telecom increases its national fibre network to 605,000.
Report update includes the regulator’s market updates for Q4 2024, telcos’ financial and operating data to March 2025, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Türk Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone Türkiye, Türksat, Superonline, Millenicom.

Key statistics

Market characteristics
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed and mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

Regulatory authority

Information and Communications Technologies Authority (ICTA)

Fixed-line developments

Electronic Communications Law 2008
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnect
Access
Number portability (NP)
Carrier selection
Universal services
Tax levies

Mobile network developments

3G licences
Third and fourth GSM licences
Multi-spectrum auction - 2015
Significant Market Power (SMP)
MTRs
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Telsim privatisation
Retail Price Cap Regulation

Mobile market

Mobile statistics

Mobile voice

Mobile data

Mobile broadband
Mobile infrastructure

Tower infrastructure
5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM
M2M

Major mobile operators

Turkcell
Vodafone Türkiye
Türk Telekom

Mobile content and applications

M-commerce

Fixed broadband market

Market analysis
Broadband statistics
Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

Turkcell
Türk Telecom

Wireless broadband

Fixed network operators

Türk Telekom
Turksat
Turkcell Group
Millenicom
Vodafone

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
International infrastructure

Submarine cable networks
Terrestrial networks
Satellites

Smart infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Türkiye – 2025 (e)
Table 2 – Türkiye - GDP and inflation – 2012 – 2025
Table 3 – Development of telecom revenue and investment (TRY million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 4 – Change in fixed and mobile voice traffic (billion minutes) – 2012 – 2024
Table 5 – Change in fixed and mobile voice minutes per subscriber (minutes per month) – 2012 – 2024
Table 6 – Change in the number of fixed number portings – 2012 – 2021
Table 7 – Change in the number of mobile number portings – 2012 – 2024
Table 8 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2012 – 2027
Table 9 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers by platform – 2012 – 2024
Table 10 – Development of mobile sector revenue and investment (TRY billion) – 2019 – 2024
Table 11 – Change in the market share of mobile revenue by service – 2012 – 2024
Table 12 – Change in number of prepaid and postpaid subscribers (million) – 2012 – 2023
Table 13 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 14 – Change in the market share of mobile voice traffic by MNO – 2020 – 2024
Table 15 – Decline in SMS traffic – 2015 – 2024
Table 16 – Increase in MMS traffic – 2023 – 2024
Table 17 – Increase in broadband traffic by type (TB) – 2015 – 2024
Table 18 – Increase in broadband data traffic per subscriber by platform (GB/month) – 2015 – 2024
Table 19 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscriptions and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 20 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscriptions by type (million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 21 – Increase in the number of LTE subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 22 – Change in the number of 3G subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 23 – Change in number of GSM subscribers (million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 24 – Increase in the number of M2M connections – 2012 – 2024
Table 25 – Increase in the number of Turkcell’s M2M connections – 2013 – 2025
Table 26 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Table 27 – Change in the number of Turkcell’s mobile subscribers (million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 28 – Turkcell Türkiye’s annualised mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2012 – 2025
Table 29 – Change in Turkcell's adjusted mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2022 – 2025
Table 30 – Turkcell Türkiye - mobile data usage and MoU – 2012 – 2025
Table 31 – Change in Turkcell’s smartphone penetration – 2012 – 2023
Table 32 – Development of Vodafone Türkiye’s financial data (€ million) – 2016 – 2025
Table 33 – Change in the number of Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Table 34 – Development of Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2012 – 2025
Table 35 – Increase in Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile data traffic – 2018 – 2025
Table 36 – Development of Türk Telekom’s mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2012 – 2023
Table 37 – Development of Türk Telekom’s adjusted mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2022 – 2025
Table 38 – Change in the number of Türk Telekom’s mobile subscribers by type (million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 39 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 40 – Change in the share of fixed broadband subscribers by platform – 2017 – 2024
Table 41 – Development of broadband sector revenue – 2016 – 2024
Table 42 – Change in the share of fixed broadband connections by data rate (old style) – 2018 – 2022
Table 43 – Change in the share of fixed broadband connections by data rate (new style) – 2022 – 2024
Table 44 – Average monthly data usage per Türk Telekom broadband subscriber – 2012 – 2021
Table 45 – Change in Türk Telecom broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2023
Table 46 – Change in Turk Telecom's annualised broadband ARPU – 2022 – 2025
Table 47 – Growth in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 48 – Change in the number of Turkcell’s cable and DSL broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Table 49 – Change in the number of DSL subscriptions – 2012 – 2024
Table 50 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers by type – 2016 – 2024
Table 51 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 52 – Increase in the number of Superonline’s fibre broadband subscribers (million) – 2013 – 2025
Table 53 – Increase in the number of Türk Telecom’s broadband subscribers (million) – 2014 – 2025
Table 54 – Increase in the number of Türk Telecom’s fibre broadband subscribers by type (million) – 2014 – 2025
Table 55 – Change in Turkcell's fibre broadband ARPU – 2022 – 2025
Table 56 – Change in the number of wireless broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 57 – Development of Türk Telekom Group’s financial data (TRY billion) – 2012 – 2023
Table 58 – Development of Türk Telekom Group’s adjusted financial data (TRY billion) – 2022 – 2025
Table 59 – Change in Türk Telekom Group’s mobile, fixed-voice, and broadband revenue (TRY billion) – 2012 – 2023
Table 60 – Change in Türk Telekom Group’s adjusted mobile, fixed-voice, and broadband revenue (TRY billion) – 2022 – 2025
Table 61 – Change in Türk Telecom’s fixed-line ARPU – 2012 – 2023
Table 62 – Change in Turkcell's fixed-line ARPU – 2022 – 2025
Table 63 – Change in the number of Türk Telecom’s fixed lines by type – 2011 – 2025
Table 64 – Development of Superonline’s financial data (TRY million) – 2012 – 2020
Table 65 – Development of Turkcell Group’s financial data (TRY billion) – 2012 – 2024
Table 66 – Development of Turkcell Group’s adjusted financial data (TRY million) – 2023 – 2025
Table 67 – Increase in Turkcell's fixed-line ARPU – 2013 – 2025
Table 68 – Change in the number of Vodafone Türkiye’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2022 – 2025
Table 69 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 70 – Change in the number of fixed lines by network capacity – 2012 – 2024
Table 71 – Change in the number of public payphones – 2012 – 2024
Table 72 – Increase in international internet bandwidth (Mb/s) – 2012 – 2023
Table 73 – Increase in national fibre cable length (km) – 2012 – 2024
Table 74 – Historic - Türkiye - fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1996 – 2011
Table 75 – Historic - Türkiye - mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1996 – 2011 –
Table 76 – Historic - Türkiye - breakdown of mobile revenue (proportion of total revenue) – 2008 – 2016
Table 77 – Historic - Türkiye - mobile operators’ market share by subscribers – 2007 – 2011
Table 78 – Historic - Türkiye - ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2000 – 2011
Table 79 – Historic - Türkiye - mobile operators’ market share by revenue – Q3 2017
Table 80 – Historic - Vodafone Türkiye pre- and post-paid ARPU (TRY/month) – 2006 – 2011
Table 81 – Historic - Vodafone Türkiye smartphone penetration – 2011 – 2015
Table 82 – Historic - Turkcell Türkiye average monthly MOU and mobile churn – 2001 – 2011
Table 83 – Historic - Vodafone Türkiye financial data (GBP million) – 2008 – 2016
Table 84 – Historic - Türk Telekom Group - revenue, profit, EBITDA, and CAPEX (TRY billion) – 2007 – 2011
Table 85 – Historic - mobile operators’ revenue market share by service – Q3 2017
Table 86 – Historic - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2011
Table 87 – Historic - Change in number of mobile subscribers by platform (million) – 2009 – 2011
Table 88 – Historic - Turkcell Türkiye’s annualised mobile ARPU (TRY/month) – 2009 – 2011
Table 89 – Historic - Change in Türk Telecom broadband ARPU – 2009 – 2011
Table 90 – Historic - Türk Telekom Group - mobile and fixed revenue (TRY billion) – 2009 – 2011
Table 91 – Historic - Change in Türk Telecom’s fixed-line ARPU – 2009 – 2011
Table 92 – Historic - Development of Superonline’s financial data (TRY million) – 2009 – 2011
Table 93 – Historic - Change in the number of public payphones – 2009 – 2011

List of Charts

Chart 7 – Development of telecom revenue and investment – 2012 – 2024
Chart 8 – Change in fixed and mobile voice traffic – 2012 – 2024
Chart 9 – Change in fixed and mobile voice minutes per subscriber (minutes per month) – 2012 – 2024
Chart 10 – Change in the number of fixed number portings – 2012 – 2021
Chart 11 – Change in the number of mobile number portings – 2012 – 2024
Chart 12 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2012 – 2027
Chart 13 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers by platform – 2012 – 2024
Chart 14 – Development of mobile sector revenue and investment – 2019 – 2024
Chart 15 – Change in the market share of mobile revenue by service – 2012 – 2024
Chart 16 – Change in number of prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 17 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 18 – Change in the market share of mobile voice traffic by MNO – 2020 – 2024
Chart 19 – Increase in broadband traffic by type – 2015 – 2024
Chart 20 – Increase in broadband data traffic per subscriber by platform (GB/month) – 2015 – 2024
Chart 21 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscriptions and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 22 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscriptions by type – 2012 – 2024
Chart 23 – Increase in the number of LTE subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Chart 24 – Change in the number of 3G subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 25 – Increase in the number of M2M connections – 2012 – 2024
Chart 26 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Chart 27 – Change in the number of Turkcell’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Chart 28 – Turkcell Türkiye’s annualised mobile ARPU – 2015 – 2025
Chart 29 – Change in Turkcell's adjusted mobile ARPU – 2022 – 2025
Chart 30 – Development of Vodafone Türkiye’s financial data – 2016 – 2025
Chart 31 – Change in the number of Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Chart 32 – Development of Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile ARPU – 2015 – 2025
Chart 33 – Increase in Vodafone Türkiye’s mobile data traffic – 2018 – 2025
Chart 34 – Development of Türk Telekom’s mobile ARPU – 2012 – 2023
Chart 35 – Development of Türk Telekom’s adjusted mobile ARPU – 2022 – 2025
Chart 36 – Change in the number of Türk Telekom’s mobile subscribers by type – 2015 – 2025
Chart 37 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 38 – Change in the share of fixed broadband subscribers by platform – 2017 – 2024
Chart 39 – Development of broadband sector revenue – 2016 – 2024
Chart 40 – Change in the share of fixed broadband connections by data rate (old style) – 2018 – 2022
Chart 41 – Change in Türk Telecom broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2023
Chart 42 – Growth in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 43 – Change in the number of Turkcell’s cable and DSL broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Chart 44 – Change in the number of DSL subscriptions – 2012 – 2024
Chart 45 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers by type – 2016 – 2024
Chart 46 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 47 – Increase in the number of Superonline’s fibre broadband subscribers (million) – 2013 – 2025
Chart 48 – Increase in the number of Türk Telecom’s broadband subscribers – 2014 – 2025
Chart 49 – Increase in the number of Türk Telecom’s fibre broadband subscribers by type – 2014 – 2025
Chart 50 – Change in the number of wireless broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Chart 51 – Development of Türk Telekom Group’s financial data – 2012 – 2023
Chart 52 – Development of Türk Telekom Group’s adjusted financial data (TRY billion) – 2022 – 2025
Chart 53 – Change in Türk Telekom Group’s mobile, fixed-voice, and broadband revenue – 2012 – 2023
Chart 54 – Change in Türk Telekom Group’s adjusted mobile, fixed-voice, and broadband revenue – 2022 – 2025
Chart 55 – Change in Türk Telecom’s fixed-line ARPU – 2012 – 2023
Chart 56 – Change in the number of Türk Telecom’s fixed lines by type – 2015 – 2025
Chart 57 – Development of Superonline’s financial data – 2012 – 2020
Chart 58 – Development of Turkcell Group’s financial data – 2012 – 2024
Chart 59 – Development of Turkcell Group’s adjusted financial data – 2023 – 2025
Chart 60 – Increase in Turkcell's fixed-line ARPU – 2013 – 2025
Chart 61 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 62 – Change in the number of fixed lines by network capacity – 2012 – 2024
Chart 63 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2012 – 2023
Chart 64 – Increase in national fibre cable length – 2012 – 2024

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 5 – Mobile operators’ spectrum holdings by band

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Turkey Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Türkiye increases the national fibre network to cover more premises

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Key statistics

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed broadband market

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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