ISTANBUL – Vodafone Turkey has announced that the real value of its total investments in Türkiye has surpassed 480 billion Turkish lira, underscoring the company’s long-term commitment to the country.
Speaking at a press conference held in Istanbul, Vodafone Turkey Chief Executive Officer Engin Aksoy said the company’s investment made as part of the 2025 5G spectrum authorization tender ranked as the third-largest international direct investment in Türkiye this year.
“From the very first day, we have remained strongly focused on creating value for Türkiye. With this approach, the real value of our total investments has now exceeded 480 billion lira,” Aksoy said.
Financial and Operational Performance
During the April–September period of 2025, Vodafone Turkey recorded service revenues of 64.8 billion lira, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) reached 23.7 billion lira.
The company’s mobile subscriber base rose to 25.5 million, while fixed broadband subscribers reached 1.4 million. Vodafone’s digital platforms, including Vodafone Yanımda and Online Self Service, were used by 17.8 million monthly active users, generating 430 million monthly interactions.
Mobile data usage totaled 2,721 petabytes, reflecting continued growth in digital consumption.
Economic Contribution and Ecosystem
Vodafone Turkey reported an annual procurement volume of approximately 50 billion lira, supporting an ecosystem that indirectly provides employment for 36,000 people through suppliers and business partners.
Consumer and Business Solutions
In 2025, Vodafone continued to expand its consumer offerings through the Vodafone FLEX and Vodafone Happy platforms.
Over the past year, more than 2 million technology products and after-sales service packages were delivered through FLEX, supported by over 60 campaigns. The company aims to deliver 10 million products over the next five years through the platform.
Meanwhile, Vodafone Happy users redeemed 2.3 million brand discount codes, generating 638 million lira in value. Vodafone customers’ total savings through the platform reached 56.6 billion lira.
Under the Vodafone Business brand, the company provides advanced communications and digital solutions to 2.1 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 6,000 large corporations across Türkiye. Compared with the first half of the previous fiscal year, Vodafone recorded 88% growth in cloud services and 65% growth in cybersecurity services.
Fiber Expansion and Network Investments
Vodafone announced that, under a strategic infrastructure partnership with Türksat, it will begin offering fiber internet access to an additional 1.3 million households starting next month.
By leveraging both its own and third-party infrastructure, Vodafone will provide fiber services to a total of 23.7 million households, aiming to become the telecom operator offering fiber access to the largest number of homes in Türkiye.
5G, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
Vodafone Turkey has become a strategic innovation hub within the Vodafone Group. In 2025, the group relocated its test and innovation environment from Spain to Türkiye.
At its open-area test network in Istanbul, next-generation mobile technologies such as Open RAN, Massive MIMO, RedCap and Ambient IoT are being tested as part of preparations for 5G and 6G.
The company reported a more than 30% improvement in Net Promoter Score over the past two years, while customer complaints related to network issues were reduced by half.
Vodafone currently operates more than 100 artificial intelligence models across its systems, supporting functions ranging from customer experience and network management to operations and marketing.
Data Center and 5G Outlook
Highlighting the importance of data centers in the digital transformation accelerated by 5G, Aksoy said Vodafone is planning to open a data center in Izmir in the first quarter of next year, developed in partnership with DAMAC Digital and representing a total investment of $100 million.
“2026 will be our year of 5G,” Aksoy said. “With our global experience, strong local execution, robust infrastructure and customer-focused innovations, we are ready for the 5G era.”
Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Vodafone continued its social investment programs in 2025, focusing on education, digital inclusion and sustainability.
Through the ‘AI Stars’ (Yapay Zeka Yıldızları) project run in partnership with Habitat Association, Vodafone aims to reach 55,000 middle and high school students with artificial intelligence training in the next phase.
The company also reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability, targeting net-zero operations in Europe by 2028 and across its entire value chain by 2040.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı/ Prepared by: İlayda Gök