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As of Q1 2019, Turkcell has 41.6% of all mobile phone users in Turkey.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkcell Turkcell - Wikipedia]</ref> In October 2020, TVF Bilgi Teknolojileri Iletisim Hizmetleri Yatirim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. a subsidiary of Turkey Wealth Fund, the wealth fund of the Republic of Turkey, acquired control of 26.2% of Turkcell.<ref>[https://www.tvf.com.tr/en/contact/disclosures/2020/turkiye-wealth-fund-agrees-to-acquire-control-of-turkcell Türkiye Wealth Fund Agrees to Acquire Control of Turkcell]</ref> | As of Q1 2019, Turkcell has 41.6% of all mobile phone users in Turkey.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkcell Turkcell - Wikipedia]</ref> In October 2020, TVF Bilgi Teknolojileri Iletisim Hizmetleri Yatirim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. a subsidiary of Turkey Wealth Fund, the wealth fund of the Republic of Turkey, acquired control of 26.2% of Turkcell.<ref>[https://www.tvf.com.tr/en/contact/disclosures/2020/turkiye-wealth-fund-agrees-to-acquire-control-of-turkcell Türkiye Wealth Fund Agrees to Acquire Control of Turkcell]</ref> | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
User freedom faces substantial restrictions as Turkey implements internet policies that affect all ISPs including Superonline, with the government's [https://www.btk.gov.tr Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)] collecting user data regularly including location data, browsing history, and messaging communications.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |archive-url=https:// | User freedom faces substantial restrictions as Turkey implements internet policies that affect all ISPs including Superonline, with the government's [https://www.btk.gov.tr Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)] collecting user data regularly including location data, browsing history, and messaging communications.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120013415/https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |archive-date=20 Jan 2026|access-date=3 June 2025 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House}}</ref> According to Freedom House's assessment, Turkey's internet status is classified as "Not Free" with extensive government control over digital communications affecting service providers like Superonline.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 March 2025 |title=Turkey Overview |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260107043428/https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |archive-date=7 Jan 2026|access-date=3 June 2025 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House}}</ref> | ||
[[File:BTK.png|thumb|221x221px|Logo of the BTK]] | [[File:BTK.png|thumb|221x221px|Logo of the BTK]] | ||
User privacy concerns are exacerbated by Superonline's extensive data collection practices, processing personally identifiable information, contact data, subscription details, network traffic, location data, payment information, and usage patterns.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 November 2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom in the World 2023 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-world/2023 |archive-url=https:// | User privacy concerns are exacerbated by Superonline's extensive data collection practices, processing personally identifiable information, contact data, subscription details, network traffic, location data, payment information, and usage patterns.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 November 2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom in the World 2023 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-world/2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126040150/https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-world/2023 |archive-date=26 Jan 2026|access-date=3 June 2025 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House}}</ref> | ||
Superonline operates as the largest alternative ISP with approximately 15% of the broadband market share in 2021, positioning itself as the leading challenger to dominant player Türk Telekom which holds 65.3% market share.<ref>[https://www.btk.gov.tr/uploads/pages/pazar-verileri/ceyrek-raporu-2021-4-ceyrek-22-03-21-kurum-disi.pdf BTK Market Share Statistics 2021 Q4]</ref> | Superonline operates as the largest alternative ISP with approximately 15% of the broadband market share in 2021, positioning itself as the leading challenger to dominant player Türk Telekom which holds 65.3% market share.<ref>[https://www.btk.gov.tr/uploads/pages/pazar-verileri/ceyrek-raporu-2021-4-ceyrek-22-03-21-kurum-disi.pdf BTK Market Share Statistics 2021 Q4]</ref> | ||