Turkcell sold its assets in Ukraine for 500 million dollars. An agreement was reached on this issue with NJJ Capital, the investment company of French billionaire Xavier Niel.
Reported by Bloomberg As far as French billionaire Xavier Niel’s telecommunications activities are currently carried out in neighboring Poland via Iliad, a large amount of roaming traffic between the two countries This $500 million deal with Turkcell makes sense. While it is said that the price is cheap compared to the profit of Ukrainian Lifecell, it is also reported that this agreement was actually reached in December without giving a price. Within the scope of the agreement, NJJ Capital Lifecell LLC, LLC Global Bilgi and LLC UkrtowerYou are given control of . Turkcell was last on our agenda with a top management change. For those who missed it, the new Turkcell general manager Dr. Ali Taha became Koç. Turkcell stated the following on the subject: “Former President of the Presidential Digital Transformation Office, Dr., was appointed as the general manager of Turkcell. Ali Taha Koç was brought in. Dr., whose appointment was approved by the decision of the Board of Directors. Ali Taha Koç started his duty as of today. Dr. After graduating from Bilkent University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ali Taha Koç completed his master’s and doctoral studies at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Dr. started working as an R&D engineer at Intel in the USA. During this period, Ali Taha Koç developed 61 patents and published 23 scientific articles. Koç, who develops and manages international projects, became one of the 10 engineers who produced the most patents and received awards in 2013. Returning to Turkey in 2014, Dr. Ali Taha Koç started his duty as Chief Advisor to the Prime Ministry.
In the same year, he was appointed as the President’s Director of Information Technologies. He managed the establishment process of the Presidential State Information Coordination Center, which ensures the flow of information from all ministries and security units simultaneously.
Appointed as Head of the Presidential Digital Transformation Office in 2018, Dr. Ali Taha Koç is also the Chairman of TÜRKSAT Satellite Communication Kablo TV and Business Inc. He served as a member of the board of directors. He teaches master’s and doctoral courses at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University, where he graduated. Dr. is a licensed pilot and speaks English very well. Ali Taha Koç is married and has a child.”