Turkcell
VC Fund
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkcell is a GSM-based mobile communications company providing a variety of audio and data communication services. With over 35 million subscribers as of 2013, Turkcell provides services to customers in over nine countries. Established in February 1994, Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the New York stock exchange.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 78%
Last updated:
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Industries Turkcell invests in
Stages Turkcell invests in
Countries Turkcell invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $3M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Security 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
- Gaming 1 (11%)
- Hardware 1 (11%)
- Software 1 (11%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 4 (44%)
- Seed 2 (22%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Convertible Note 1 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaan Terzioğlu
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Selim Imer
Principal Analyst
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Principal Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ali Serdar Yagci
Investor Relations & Corporate Finance Director and GYF Investment Committee member
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Investor Relations & Corporate Finance Director and GYF Investment Committee member | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Caner Canak
Associate Director
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Associate Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dundar Ozdemir
Head of M2M
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Head of M2M | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonmap is a mobile application developed by Fonmap Asset Management Inc., designed to serve as a comprehensive platform that brings together a wide range of alternative investment funds and related financial products. | $3M / Seed / Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| Mobilfon has a Renewal Center and a Renewal Authorization Certificate, which are only granted by the Ministry of Commerce to firms that meet certain conditions. This strategic investment enables Mobilfon to concentrate on employment and retailing. Mobilfon operates with the goal of building a strong shop network in order to be closer to its targetaudience and to provide the best possible customer experience. The investment's financial details were not published. | $240K / Corporate Round / Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Passion Punch develops mobile games boosted by notable art and effective story that will touch players' daily lives. | $4M / Seed / Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Procenne was founded in 2013 with support of TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), focused on Digital Security and Payment Systems to provide hardware and software compatible products. Procenne, provides products, simple to use & understand, stable to work non-stop for years and secure to block all maliciouscases. Together with these three principles, products are balanced between functionality and complexity.Procenne, aimed to advance quality of sources about Digital Security and Payment Systems. To achieve that aim, all earnings of Procenne is dedicated to Research & Development about new technologies of these two basic markets. Procenne, provides training and discussion forums about new technologies to support Research & Development about Digital Security and Payment Systems. | Corporate Round / Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| EasyCep, marketplace for refurbished electronics devices was founded in 2018 by Mehmet Akif Özdemir and İsmail Dinçer. Easycep makes it easier for consumers to sell their used electronic devices online. Also, it makes easier for consumers to find and buy professionally refurbished smartphones, tablets, computers and other some electronic devices aswell as 12 month warranty and at up to 70% of their original prices. With the prolongation of electronic products, EasyCep refurbishes them and offers them with a 12-month warranty. | Corporate Round / Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| Procenne was founded in 2013 with support of TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), focused on Digital Security and Payment Systems to provide hardware and software compatible products. Procenne, provides products, simple to use & understand, stable to work non-stop for years and secure to block all maliciouscases. Together with these three principles, products are balanced between functionality and complexity.Procenne, aimed to advance quality of sources about Digital Security and Payment Systems. To achieve that aim, all earnings of Procenne is dedicated to Research & Development about new technologies of these two basic markets. Procenne, provides training and discussion forums about new technologies to support Research & Development about Digital Security and Payment Systems. | $8.6M / Series A / Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| EasyCep, marketplace for refurbished electronics devices was founded in 2018 by Mehmet Akif Özdemir and İsmail Dinçer. Easycep makes it easier for consumers to sell their used electronic devices online. Also, it makes easier for consumers to find and buy professionally refurbished smartphones, tablets, computers and other some electronic devices aswell as 12 month warranty and at up to 70% of their original prices. With the prolongation of electronic products, EasyCep refurbishes them and offers them with a 12-month warranty. | $2M / Convertible Note / Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| Barikat was founded in 2008 and since then it has been producing solutions in areas related to information security.Their company has adopted the motto tad Produce Right Solutions sad since the day it was founded and tries to stick to this slogan.All efforts of their company can be summarized with the sentence 'The level of informaticssecurity of its customers, despite the impossibility of their customers from time to time and by trying to increase by not taking the manufacturer' s agenda '.It is one of the principles that they adopt to make their work more effective regardless of the situation of their competitors and try to increase this efficiency with new products / services / services.Commercial success; it will come by itself as a result of producing the right solution, making the customer more secure and constantly improving itself. | Corporate Round / Aug 19, 2022 | ||
| Barikat was founded in 2008 and since then it has been producing solutions in areas related to information security.Their company has adopted the motto tad Produce Right Solutions sad since the day it was founded and tries to stick to this slogan.All efforts of their company can be summarized with the sentence 'The level of informaticssecurity of its customers, despite the impossibility of their customers from time to time and by trying to increase by not taking the manufacturer' s agenda '.It is one of the principles that they adopt to make their work more effective regardless of the situation of their competitors and try to increase this efficiency with new products / services / services.Commercial success; it will come by itself as a result of producing the right solution, making the customer more secure and constantly improving itself. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 18, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does Turkcell invest in?
Turkcell invests primarily in Security, E-Commerce and Gaming startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Turkcell's check size?
Turkcell typically joins rounds of $3M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Turkcell participates in.
How do I contact Turkcell?
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Who are the partners at Turkcell?
The team at Turkcell includes Kaan Terzioğlu (CEO), Selim Imer (Principal Analyst) and Ali Serdar Yagci (Investor Relations & Corporate Finance Director and GYF Investment Committee member), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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