According to the statement made by the company, Türk Telekom announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2026.
Accordingly, Türk Telekom's profit before interest, depreciation and tax (EBITDA) in the third quarter of the year increased by 6.9 percent on an annual basis, reaching 37 billion lira, and the EBITDA margin was 42.9 percent.
Türk Telekom, whose net profit was 7.7 billion lira in the third quarter, invested 27.9 billion lira, an increase of 20.2 percent on an annual basis in the said period, excluding license fees and solar energy investments.
The company, whose total number of subscribers reached 58.5 million as of the third quarter, increased its fiber network length to 592 thousand kilometers and fiber home coverage to 34.8 million as a result of its efforts to provide high-speed internet in every corner of Türkiye.
The share of Türk Telekom's fiber subscribers, whose mobile subscribers reached 33.4 million, in the total fixed broadband portfolio increased to 94.6 percent.
Türk Telekom accelerated its digital transformation investments
Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin, whose evaluation was included in the statement, stated that they positioned technology as one of the most powerful tools of a sustainable future and that they focused on creating permanent value by transferring their knowledge to all areas of life.
Şahin stated that the brand demonstrates this understanding with its technology vision, strong infrastructure, wide-area application competence, new collaborations with the public and private sectors, and successful work in Türkiye's important digital transformation projects.
Emphasizing that the digital transformation projects they implemented with the ability to transform technology into economic value accelerated their growth in this quarter, Şahin stated that they continue their investments that carry Türkiye to the future by reinforcing their diversified income structures.
Şahin reported that the company increased its investment expenditures by 38 percent on an annual basis to 71.6 billion liras in the 9 months of 2026, excluding solar energy investments, concession period extensions and mobile license fees.
Pointing out that they have undertaken the end-to-end communication and technology infrastructure of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), which will be hosted by Türkiye, and that they are the Global Digital Transformation and Technology supporter of the summit, Şahin said:
"We are happy to carry the climate decisions that will shape the international agenda to the whole world with our technological power at COP31, with our technology experience ranging from our fiber and mobile infrastructure to our data centers, cloud and new generation technology solutions. While leading Türkiye's digital transformation, we will continue our investments in order to leave a more livable world to future generations."
Türk Telekom expanded its mobile and fiber subscriber base
Şahin reported that the company's long-standing successful performance in mobile subscriber acquisition continued, and the number of mobile subscribers reached 33.4 million in this period.
Stating that they strengthened their customer base with the addition of 670 thousand net subscribers in mobile, Şahin said, "We continue our efforts focused on customer satisfaction. We continue to receive positive results of our long-term strategy in this field with the net postpaid subscriber addition reaching 2.8 million in the last 12 months. While we continue our work with the understanding of technology accessible to everyone in every corner of our country, we will continue to grow our mobile business line." he said.
Şahin stated that fiber infrastructure investments continue in every corner of 81 provinces with the "target of providing high-speed access for everyone", that the fixed broadband base was 15.4 million in the third quarter, and that the share of fiber subscribers in total fixed broadband subscribers increased to 94.6 percent.
Pointing out that they continued strategic investments with the renewal of fixed line concession agreements, Şahin said, "Our fiber network length increased to 592 thousand kilometers and our fiber infrastructure reached 34.8 million home coverage. With the support of our investments in the transformation from FTTC to FTTH/B, FTTH/B home coverage reached 19 million with a quarterly increase of 787 thousand." he said.
"We are the Global Digital Transformation and Technology supporter of COP31"
Reminding that they will take part in COP31 as "Master Partner" and "Global Digital Transformation and Technology" supporter, Şahin stated the following:
"As Türk Telekom, we will provide the communication and technology infrastructure of COP31 end-to-end with our comprehensive infrastructure power in fiber and mobile networks, and our competencies in data center, cyber security and new generation technology solutions. We will represent our country's position in the field of technology and digital transformation on a global scale and on an international platform. We will share with the whole world the role of the digital transformation studies we have pioneered in the fight against climate change and our work in the field of sustainability in order to leave a more livable world to future generations."
Türk Telekom focuses on new generation communication technologies
Şahin stated that while building Türkiye's digital future, they consider increasing technology development capacity as well as creating a strong communication infrastructure among their strategic priorities.
Stating that they continue their local and national R&D studies in order to contribute to the vision of a Türkiye that not only uses but also develops and produces technology, Şahin said:
"We adopt a science-based R&D approach and carry out studies in a wide range of fields, from 6G and beyond technologies to artificial intelligence-supported network management, from new generation communication systems to quantum technologies. In order to combine our innovative vision and field experience with academic knowledge, this year we launched the Türk Telekom R&D and Innovation Board, which includes academics who have carried out important studies on an international scale in their fields.
We carry our vision of local and national technology development to new generation products. We see the domestic telephone project we are working on with ASELSAN as one of the important examples of this approach. We combine Türk Telekom's experience in communication technologies and 5G with ASELSAN's engineering and production competence. "We have reached an important stage in the development of the domestic device."
Emphasizing that their aim is not to produce a preferred phone just because it is "domestic", but also to develop a product that can compete strongly in its own segment with its technology, hardware, software and user experience, Şahin stated that they take part in every move that will develop the national technology ecosystem and will continue to contribute to Türkiye's domestic technology development capacity.
