Türk Telekom Becomes Turkey's Leading Telecom Company in Carbon Disclosure Project Reporting

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Türk Telekom Becomes Turkey's Leading

Telecom Company in Carbon Disclosure

Project Reporting

PR Newswire

ISTANBUL, June 29, 2012

ISTANBUL

,

June 29, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Türk Telekom is the first telecommunication company

which reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

by measuring its carbon emissions in

Turkey

in 2011.

As the leading communication and convergence technologies company in

Turkey

, Türk Telekom is continuing to work on environmental sustainability with

the aim of creating a better future for the next generations. Acting with this

vision, Türk Telekom has identified its sustainability targets and implemented

the process for developing a greenhouse gas management strategy.

Accordingly, Türk Telekom aims to become the leader in its sector in managing

climate change risks as well as environmental sustainability. Türk Telekom is

also implementing the "Environment Friendly Communication" campaign,

involving Türk Telekom employees, their families, suppliers, investors,

customers and the public.

Türk Telekom started its sustainable development program with the solar

energy panels installed for backing up energy in the beginning of 90s. Today,

there are 52 locations. Türk Telekom also established a

"sustainability

committee"

at the CEO level in 2010. Aiming to create a better future for the

next generations with the leadership of the committee, Türk Telekom has

transformed its office applications and business processes according to the

principles of sustainability. Accordingly, in 2011 Türk Telekom was the first

telecommunication company reporting from

Turkey

to the

Carbon Disclosure

Project (CDP)*

by measuring its carbon emission. As a result of the

evaluations carried out among the companies reporting to CDP, Türk Telekom

has been named one of the best two companies reporting to CDP in terms of

methodology and transparency.

Türk Telekom uses its headquarters and its network of 24 thousand employees

and buildings all over

Turkey

to carry out large scale feasibility studies related

to low carbon and sustainability in its business applications.

Türk Telekom carries out several sustainability projects including alternative

energy use, employing solar and wind energy, employing videoconference

technology Telepresence. Türk Telekom also uses environment friendly font

Ecofont, e-training, fleet optimization and energy saving products and services.

Upon completion of this energy transformation program by 2014, Türk Telekom

will be able to prevent an amount of carbon emission equaling to carbon

emission reduction of a forest of 5.400 hectares.

*CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) is considered the most comprehensive

environmental project in the world, with the aim of having all publicly listed

companies in the world disclose their greenhouse emissions and risk

management policies related to climate change to their corporate investors.

The CDP project carries out its works in Turkey is hosted by the Sabancı

University Faculty of Management Sciences.

What is carbon neutral?

For offsetting the greenhouse gases emitted as a result of any activity

performed by any individual or company and having net "0" emission, to

prevent/decrease the greenhouse gas emission equal to the amount emitted by

the same individual or company or to assist in decreasing the carbon emission

through another project by buying carbon credit equal to this emitted amount.

http://www.turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal

Contact:

Olcay Nacar

Effect Halkla Iliskiler

Media Relations Director

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