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ALTA Telecom registers 100,000 tokens as a digital asset on KASE
The exchange notice gives the code 001_ALTA_df1 but no price, rate or maturity; media reports call it the first digital financial asset placed on KASE.
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KASE suspends Transtelecom's TCOMb1 bonds after a coupon meeting
Trading halts from 2 November until the day after the vote's result is published, longer if a new rate is registered; the last coupon was 11.5 per cent.
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Alcatel Lucent Teletaş narrows its nine-month loss to TL 43.9 million
Revenue fell 7.6 per cent to TL 3.43 billion, but a third-quarter profit of TL 93.2 million cut the deficit from TL 112.6 million.
Türk Telekom signs a $1bn club loan with 14 banks for 5G and fibre
The five-year loan costs six-month SOFR plus 2.15 per cent all in, as concession and 5G licence payments have lifted net debt to 1.00 times EBITDA.
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Kcell's two largest holders stay at 51 and 14.87 per cent before its vote
The 1 October register matches 1 July, but it predates the 19 October record date that decides who votes on the KazNet Media merger.
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Turkcell adds 1.22 million shares to its buyback in two more sessions
Purchases at TL 90.50 and TL 91.10 on 27 and 28 October take the programme to 6.5 million shares and about TL 588 million.
VEON cancels 26.95 million shares, 37 per cent of its buyback target
The cancellation under September's $200 million programme comes with no price disclosed and no split between open-market and LetterOne purchases.
Turkcell resumes share buyback with TL 277.7 million purchase, its first since November 2025
The operator bought 3.2 million shares at TL 86.75 on 23 October, taking the programme to 5.6 per cent of its TL 8.5 billion fund.
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EBRD lessons call open access non-negotiable as Tajikistan loan nears board
The digital approach and telecom strategy signal what Tajikistan's €48.38 million backbone loan is likely to be judged against at the board on 16 December.
Turkcell buys two Istanbul Financial Center buildings from a wealth fund unit for TL 16.5 billion
The seller is a subsidiary of the Türkiye Wealth Fund, Turkcell's controlling shareholder; the price is about 3.5 per cent below an August valuation, and the filing does not say what happens to the Küçükyalı head office.
Moody's gives Kcell a Baa3 investment-grade rating, one notch above Fitch
The operator's first investment-grade rating rests on state ownership; Moody's flags 5G capex and negative free cash flow as the constraints.
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Jusan Mobile re-registers as QMobile, reshapes its board and pays a coupon
Exchange filings record the new name from 18 September and a four-member board, but give no reason for the change.
Samruk-Kazyna swaps Kazakhtelecom director as four telecom boards change
Samruk-Kazyna holds 91.27 per cent of Kazakhtelecom's common shares, and a single shareholder or state body controls each of five listed telecoms.
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VEON hands core technology operations to Amdocs in 10-year deal
Amdocs will integrate technology from QazCode, a VEON group company, into its aOS platform, but neither company disclosed a contract value.
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Azerbaijan digital ministry discusses data centres with Brookfield and GIP
The ministry also signed framework memorandums with Microsoft and a Franklin Templeton company, but none of the four releases gives a figure.
Kazakhstan's NIT repays 20 per cent of two bonds and pays their coupons
The state-owned IT company paid about KZT 5.6 billion on 11 September; KZT 15.92 billion of principal remains on the two issues.
Türk Telekom opens TL 2.5 billion buyback as TTNET plans TL 7.5 billion of sukuk
Disclosures show 1.2 million shares bought in the first three purchase days and a domestic lease certificate programme of up to five years at the fixed-line unit.
Turkcell rolls short-term debt at 37% after repaying TRY 1 billion of 40.25% bills
The operator also approved up to TRY 6 billion of lease certificates and put TRY 8 billion into its Turktell subsidiary, its exchange announcements show.
Transtelecom pays out all 2025 profit and asks bondholders to change its TCOMb1 coupon
Shareholders Unit Telecom and KTZ are due KZT 3.55 billion; the 30 October bondholder vote covers the coupon rate and prospectus.
