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Huawei developed HMS after US President Donald Trump placed a ban on the Chinese company using Google's Android.
Turkcell will be the first non-Chinese operator to use HMS. It will be the third software for mobiles, following Apple and Google software, used by Turkcell.
‘Reliable business partner’​. Turkcell said last year that Huawei has been a reliable business partner and its partnership with the Chinese company was set to continue, Reuters noted.
Turkcell is targeting sales of more than one million Huawei phones in a period running from April to the end of 2021, Turkcell CEO Murat Erkan said at a ceremony held in Istanbul to sign the HMS agreement.
In Turkey, there are a total of 4.6mn mobile phone subscribers with an Huawei identity and 2.3mn of them are active.
Turkey is also one of the largest markets for Chinese social media app TikTok.
Turkcell recorded a TRY772mn profit from the sale of its 41.45% stake in Fintur to Sweden’s Sonera Holding in April 2019.
Last October, Turkcell distributed a dividend of around 3% per share from its 2018 profit (up 2% y/y to TRY2.02bn).
Sweeden’s Telia Sonera is the largest shareholder in Turkcell with a 24% indirect stake while Cukurova Holding, owned by Turkish mogul Mehmet Emin
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