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Receivables from financial services
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Receivables from financial services

20.   Receivables from financial services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

31 December 

    

31 December 

 

 

2020

 

2019

Current receivables from financial services

 

1,886,381

 

2,319,122

Non-current receivables from financial services

 

75,717

 

123,136

 

 

1,962,098

 

2,442,258

 

Movements in provision for impairment of receivables from financial services are disclosed in Note 36.

Starting from 2016 the Group and its distributors have offered handset campaigns where subscribers can buy handsets using loans placed by Turkcell Finansman. The Group assumes credit risk in these transactions. Turkcell Finansman collects the loan from the subscriber during the contract period and the Group does not recognize handset revenue unless it is acting as principal in the handset sale.