Turkcell Launches Mobile App for Integration of Syrian Refugees, CEO Speaks at UN Private Sector Forum
September 20 2016 - 1:11PM
Business Wire
Turkcell (NYSE: TKC)(BIST: TCELL) has announced the launching of
its mobile application “Merhaba Umut” – “Hello Hope” to facilitate
the integration of Syrian refugees living in Turkey. The app has a
Turkish language learning component, instant audio translation
between Turkish and Arabic, a frequently asked questions section
which offers guidance on essential issues like registration and
access to services and one-click access to Turkcell’s Arabic
language call center.
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Syrian refugees in Turkish Red Crescent's
community center in Sultanbeyli Istanbul trial Turkcell's "Hello
Hope" mobile app. (Photo: Business Wire)
The app, developed by Turkcell’s digital education platform
Turkcell Academy, has been one of the highlights of Turkcell CEO
Kaan Terzioglu’s address to the United Nations Private Sector
Forum, held on September 19th on the margins of UN General
Assembly. Joining GSMA Director-General Mats Granryd in explaining
how mobile technologies can support sustainable development,
Terzioglu focused on Turkcell’s work with the Syrian refugee
communities in Turkey.
Addressing 350 international opinion leaders during the Forum,
Terzioglu stated that Turkey has shifted the conversation about
Syrian refugees from basic survival to integration a long time ago.
“With Syria in ruins, having the chance of a safe and meaningful
life now requires a prospect of integration for Syrian refugees.
Communication technologies are powerful tools to meet the
challenges of integration, including living in a country with a
different language, accessing education and having employment
prospects,” said Terzioglu. “I am proud to note that Turkcell has
been a pioneer in mobilizing the power of communication in one of
the biggest humanitarian challenges of our time. Our new app ‘Hello
Hope’ will be the basis of our future work to use connectivity to
bring essential services to the Syrian community in Turkey.”
Focusing on integration in the world’s top refugee-hosting
country
With about 3 million Syrian refugees, Turkey is the world’s top
refugee-hosting country. Serving about 1.2 million Syrian
customers, Turkcell is the operator of choice for Syrian refugees.
The company operates Turkey’s first bilingual call center, serving
customers in Arabic language. It has invested heavily in its
network both in the urban centers near the border zone, and in
refugee camps which host about 10% of the Syrian population living
in Turkey.
With Turkcell Academy’s “Hello Hope” app, Turkcell now takes its
services-focused approach to serve a community for which
communications technologies have been a lifeline. The app is
available on iOS and Android platforms.
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is a converged telecommunication
and technology services provider, founded and headquartered in
Turkey. It serves its customers with voice, data, TV and
value-added consumer and enterprise services on mobile and fixed
networks. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country on
April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier aggregation
technologies in 81 cities. In 2G and 3G, Turkcell’s population
coverage is at 99.80% and 95.14%, respectively, as of June 2016. It
offers up to 1 Gbps fiber internet speed with its FTTH services.
Turkcell Group companies serve 66.5 million subscribers in 9
countries – Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Northern Cyprus, Germany,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova – as of June 30, 2016.
Turkcell Group reported a TRY3.4 billion revenue with total assets
of TRY28.6 billion as of June 30, 2016. It has been listed on the
NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed
company in Turkey. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr
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