constantly and is forecasted to maintain this growth in the upcoming few years. The structure and development of the telecommunication sector are of foremost importance to Turkey’s growth process. Especially with the rise of remote work and distance education after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and more people keeping in touch with acquaintances over the phone or the internet, the telecommunications industry’s responsibility to connect a
Recent developments in the Turkish telecommunication market
Similar to many other regions, mobile interaction has been dominating the market and will continue to prevail in Turkey. In 2023, the revenue share of
mobile data and voice segments of the communication services market in Turkey was significantly higher than that of fixed data and voice segments. Additionally, mobile communication is expected to escalate in the following years, resulting in a combined revenue of nearly 7.3 billion by 2028. On the other hand, the
export value of telecommunications equipment has decreased since 2006, reaching one of its lowest points in 2022, at 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. These considerable decreases in the revenue and the export value in U.S. dollar terms were also due to the Turkish lira plunging in value significantly, especially against the U.S. dollar.
Leading mobile communication providers
Among the various mobile service providers, Turkcell, Vodafone, and Türk Telekom were the most notable network operators in the country. As of 2023, surpassing Vodafone,
Turkcell became the pre-eminent operator among all competitors, holding a 24.5 percent share. Furthermore, the
annual earnings of the major mobile operators in the country have been going up constantly since 2016, peaking in 2023 with a combined revenue of 171 billion Turkish lira.
Changing trends
In line with global trends, mobile phones rapidly replaced landline telephony in Turkey as the more favored method of making calls and using the internet by consumers. Consequently, the
fixed-line penetration rate has generally been diminishing since 2012, valued at 11.6 percent in 2023. Similarly, Turkish people preferred talking to their connections more often over their mobile phones, which led the
outgoing traffic minutes via mobile to make up nearly 99 percent of the total traffic. Overall, it appears that mobile phones, used by 98 percent of the
young population as of 2022, will continue to maintain their popularity in the country, principally replacing fixed-line connections.
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