Turkcell Provides Initiatives to Fight Effects of Coronavirus.

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-April 16, 2020-Turkcell Provides Initiatives to Fight Effects of Coronavirus

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Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) helps fight the effects of Coronavirus with several initiatives for the community, business and the authorities, the company said.

Backed by its resilient and reliable infrastructure, the company is committed to providing students, teachers, businesses, health authorities and staff, and the elderly with connectivity for their vital daily needs.

Turkcell's initiatives to help make staying home easy, productive and joyful:

Additional data for students and teachers

Turkcell provides teachers and students with 6 GB of additional data to use on the Ministry of National Education's remote education website. The company has increased the upload and download speed of residential Internet subscribers to 100 Mbit for continuous education. The company's IPTV streaming platform TV+ provides parents and students with required channels for the ministry's educational program on TV and mobile with additional 10 GB data.

Business continuity is ensured with 7/24 connectivity

Turkcell continues to support businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company provides 1,600 companies, including Turkey's largest, with remote support as Turkey's largest data center services provider. companies receive 7/24 remote support, which ensures business continuity regardless of location. Turkcell's engineers also offer remote consultancy services to customers when needed.

Call center staff work from home

Since March 13th, over 5,000 Turkcell employees have been working from home. They continue their business routines uninterrupted over the company's reliable infrastructure. Additionally, over 10,000 of Turkcell's call center staff are...

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