Türk Telekom CEO calculated the prices based on bottled water and said, “Internet is dirt cheap in Turkey.”
Turk Telekom CEO Umit Onal Featured on CNBC-e According to the news, “As a company that has built almost the majority of the fiber infrastructure so far, we have met the common infrastructure demands of other companies. We see it as a move to collapse Türk Telekom’s infrastructure“ Önal also said that they do not have an agenda regarding the merger of Turkcell and Türk Telekom, which are owned by the Turkey Wealth Fund (TVF). He also stated that block sales were not on their agenda after Türk Telekom shares were transferred to TVF. Ümit Önal also made a splash with his statement in the same news article, “Internet is dirt cheap in Turkey.” Responding to users’ complaints about increasing prices in recent days and underlining high inflation, Ümit Önal said, “Our citizens encountered small price increases every time they went to the market. However, there are annual commitments in our sector. The increases of 200%, 300% as reflected on social media are not right. However, within the scope of annual commitments, consumers are of course faced with increases during renewal periods with inflation calculations. Here too, we are trying not to victimize consumers. Prices are far below Europe. Even in Iraq, much more expensive tariffs. If we consider that a family of four in Turkey consumes 5-8 bottles of water per month and make an allegory, it would not be wrong to say that internet tariffs in Turkey are cheaper than water.“ He spoke as follows.
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Ümit Önal also said the following: “In a few years, there will be no household in Turkey without access to fiber. Today, the average speed expectation in Turkey by the end of the year will be around 70 megabits. As of the first half of 2024, our fiber network length has increased to 449 thousand kilometers, while our fiber household coverage has reached 32.4 million. Our postpaid subscriber growth in mobile continues to break records. A new concept is now entering our lives and we are starting the Fiber Mobility era. We are pioneering the Fiber Mobility era by transferring our strength in the fiber field to mobile.”