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ECONOMY
COMMUNICATION
The communication activities had become one of the basic service
sectors of economy in Turkey. The telecommunication, radio,
television and information networks which provide fast, cheap,
qualified and secure services in the free competition medium of the
country. The studies concerning the arrangement, installation and
improvement of these networks in order to provide unification with
the modern world and adaptation to the information age are still in
progress. Especially in the years following 1980, the information
and communication technologies installed in the most advanced
countries of the world are brought to Turkey and presented to the
usage of the public. In order to make the required communication
services more effective as a necessity of the era, mail and
telecommunication services were separated from each other and Mail
Services General Directorate and Turk Telecommunication Inc. entered
into service separately. The studies concerning the privatization of
Turk Telecom had been accelerated. In the field of mobile cellular
phone communication system, four private phone operators, Turkcell,
Telsim, Aria and Aycell were licensed.
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