In modern times, the structure and development of the telecommunication sector are of foremost importance to the growth processes of countries. Especially with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak confining people to their homes, working from home, receiving distance education, and keeping in touch with acquaintances over the phone or the internet have become more common for many. In that sense, the telecommunications industry in Turkey had an important responsibility to connect a
Main characteristics of the telecommunication market
In recent years, the
revenue of the Turkish telecommunications market has been going up, and is estimated by the Statista Digital Market Outlook to grow even more in the upcoming years. Furthermore, the
export value of telecommunications equipment has decreased since 2006, reaching one of its lowest points in 2020, at 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. These considerable decreases in the revenue and the export value in U.S. dollar terms were also due to the Turkish lira plunging in value significantly, especially against the U.S. dollar.
On the other hand, the
annual net revenues of the major mobile operators in the country have been going up constantly since 2016, peaking in 2022 with a combined revenue of over 95 billion Turkish lira. Furthermore,
Turkcell became the market leader among all mobile network operators, holding a 23 percent share as of 2022.
Changing trends
In line with global trends, mobile phones rapidly replaced landline telephony in Turkey as the more favored method of making calls and using the internet by consumers. Consequently, the
fixed-line penetration rate has generally been going down since 2012, valued at 13 percent in 2022. Similarly, Turkish people preferred talking to their connections more often over their mobile phones, which led the
outgoing traffic minutes via mobile to make up over 98 percent of the total traffic. Overall, it seems that mobile phones,
used by 98 percent of the young population as of 2022, will continue to maintain their popularity in the country in the coming years.
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