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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934104_1_1">At fair value [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember" xlink:label="tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999508_3_1">A-Type license agreement.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999508_2_1">3G license [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember" xlink:to="tkc_ATypeLicenseAgreementMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_AugustTwentySevenTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_AugustTwentySevenTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_AugustTwentySevenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041389_3_1">August twenty seven two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_AugustTwentySevenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041389_1_1">August twenty seven two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_AugustTwentySevenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041389_2_1">27 August 2018 [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AverageEffectiveTaxRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935604_1_1">Average effective tax rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AverageEffectiveTaxRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935604_2_1">Effective tax rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AverageEffectiveTaxRate" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AverageEffectiveTaxRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_AverageMaturityOfTimeDeposits" xlink:label="tkc_AverageMaturityOfTimeDeposits"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_AverageMaturityOfTimeDeposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977829_3_1">Average maturity of time deposits.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_AverageMaturityOfTimeDeposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977829_1_1">Average maturity of time deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_AverageMaturityOfTimeDeposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977829_2_1">Average maturity of time deposits</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2017/country-2017-01-31.xsd#country_AZ" xlink:label="country_AZ"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="country_AZ_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934616_1_1">AZERBAIJAN</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="country_AZ_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934616_2_1">Azerbaijan [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_AzerbaijanInternationalTelecomLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048856_3_1">Azerbaijan International Telecom LLC .</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_AzerbaijanInternationalTelecomLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048856_1_1">Azerbaijan International Telecom LLC [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_AzerbaijanInternationalTelecomLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048856_2_1">Azerbaijan International Telecom LLC [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_AzerbaijanInternationalTelecomLLCMember" xlink:to="tkc_AzerbaijanInternationalTelecomLLCMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember" xlink:label="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005083_3_1">Azercell Telekom MMC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005083_1_1">Azercell Telekom MMC [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005083_2_1">Azercell Telekom MMC [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember" xlink:to="tkc_AzercellTelekomMMCMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_AzerinteltekMember" xlink:label="tkc_AzerinteltekMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_AzerinteltekMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009242_3_1">Azerinteltek.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_AzerinteltekMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009242_1_1">Azerinteltek [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_AzerinteltekMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009242_2_1">Azerinteltek [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BadDebtExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2970937_3_1">Bad debt expense.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BadDebtExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2970937_1_1">Bad Debt Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BadDebtExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2970937_14_1">Bad debt expense</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BalancesWithBanks" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BalancesWithBanks"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BalancesWithBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934108_1_1">Balances with banks</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BalancesWithBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934108_2_1">Banks</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935401_1_1">Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935401_2_1">Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL)</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935402_1_1">Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935402_2_1">Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935402_12_1">Basic and diluted earnings per share for profit from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL)</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935403_2_1">Basic and diluted earnings/(losses) per share for profit /(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company (in full TL)</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember" xlink:label="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009389_3_1">Belarusian Telecom.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009389_1_1">Belarusian Telecom [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009389_2_1">Belarusian Telecom [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember" xlink:to="tkc_BelarusianTelecomMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BeltelMember" xlink:label="tkc_BeltelMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BeltelMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004992_3_1">Beltel.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BeltelMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004992_1_1">Beltel [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BeltelMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004992_2_1">Beltel [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BeltelMember" xlink:to="tkc_BeltelMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BeltowerMember" xlink:label="tkc_BeltowerMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BeltowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005018_3_1">Beltower.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BeltowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005018_1_1">Beltower [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BeltowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005018_2_1">Beltower [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BeltowerMember" xlink:to="tkc_BeltowerMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BillingAndArchivingCostMember" xlink:label="tkc_BillingAndArchivingCostMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BillingAndArchivingCostMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008215_3_1">Billing and archiving cost.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BillingAndArchivingCostMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008215_1_1">Billing and archiving cost [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BillingAndArchivingCostMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008215_2_1">Billing and archiving cost [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BondMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2986146_3_1">Bonds.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BondMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2986146_2_1">Bonds [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BondMember" xlink:to="tkc_BondMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BonusProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009344_3_1">Bonus provision.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BonusProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009344_1_1">Bonus provision [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BonusProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009344_2_1">Bonus [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BonusProvisionMember" xlink:to="tkc_BonusProvisionMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935104_1_1">Borrowing costs capitalised</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935408_1_1">Borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935408_4_1">Borrowings, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935408_5_1">Borrowings, beginning balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935408_2_1">Carrying amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935408_12_1">Debt instrument amount</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Borrowings" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_Borrowings1Member" xlink:label="tkc_Borrowings1Member"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_Borrowings1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3012243_3_1">Borrowings.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_Borrowings1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3012243_1_1">Borrowings 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_Borrowings1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3012243_2_1">Borrowings 1 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_Borrowings1Member" xlink:to="tkc_Borrowings1Member_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934121_1_1">Borrowings by name [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934121_2_1">Borrowings by name [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934122_1_1">Borrowings by name [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934122_2_1">Borrowings by name [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935625_1_1">Borrowings, interest rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935625_2_1">Effective Interest Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935625_12_1">Nominal interest rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934124_1_1">Borrowings, interest rate basis</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934124_2_1">Nominal interest rate basis</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRateBasis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976135_3_1">Borrowings interest rate type.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976135_1_1">Borrowings Interest Rate Type</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976135_2_1">Interest rate type</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType" xlink:to="tkc_BorrowingsInterestRateType_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976588_3_1">Borrowings maturity year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976588_1_1">Borrowings maturity year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976588_2_1">Payment period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear" xlink:to="tkc_BorrowingsMaturityYear_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2973139_3_1">Borrowings net of cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2973139_1_1">Borrowings net of cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2973139_2_1">Net debt</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:to="tkc_BorrowingsNetOfCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935108_1_1">Borrowings, original currency</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935108_2_1">Currency</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsOriginalCurrency_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935626_1_1">Bottom of range [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935626_2_1">Bottom of range [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935627_1_1">Brand names [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935627_2_1">Brand name [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BrandNamesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_BuildingsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934125_1_1">Buildings [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934125_2_1">Buildings [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2017/country-2017-01-31.xsd#country_BY" xlink:label="country_BY"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="country_BY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2933168_1_1">BELARUS</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="country_BY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2933168_2_1">Belarus [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="country_BY" xlink:to="country_BY_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2017/currency-2017-01-31.xsd#currency_BYN" xlink:label="currency_BYN"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="currency_BYN_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934685_1_1">New Belarusian Ruble</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_BYN_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934685_2_1">New Belarusian Ruble</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_BYN" xlink:to="currency_BYN_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember" xlink:label="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009471_3_1">Call center equipment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009471_1_1">Call Center Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009471_2_1">Call center equipment [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember" xlink:to="tkc_CallCenterEquipmentMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934126_1_1">Capital commitments [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934126_2_1">Capital commitments [abstract]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CapitalCommitmentsAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CapitalizationRateForAcquisitionOfQualifyingAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048930_3_1">Capitalization rate for acquisition of qualifying asset.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_CapitalizationRateForAcquisitionOfQualifyingAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048930_1_1">Capitalization rate for acquisition of qualifying asset</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CapitalizationRateForAcquisitionOfQualifyingAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3048930_2_1">Capitalization rate for acquisition of qualifying asset</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_CapitalizationRateForAcquisitionOfQualifyingAsset" xlink:to="tkc_CapitalizationRateForAcquisitionOfQualifyingAsset_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_CapitalizedCost" xlink:label="tkc_CapitalizedCost"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CapitalizedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971687_3_1">Capitalized cost.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ChangesInTaxRatesOrTaxLawsEnactedOrAnnouncedMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ChangesInTaxRatesOrTaxLawsEnactedOrAnnouncedMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935144_1_1">Classes of assets [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935144_2_1">Classes of assets [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935661_1_1">Assets [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935661_2_1">Assets [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935145_1_1">Classes of financial assets [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935145_2_1">Classes of financial assets [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935146_1_1">Classes of financial instruments [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935146_2_1">Classes of financial instruments [axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2935191_1_1">Current liabilities</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3012075_3_1">Current liabilities.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLoansAndReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936384_1_1">Current loans and receivables</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLoansAndReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936384_2_1">Current receivables from financial services</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936386_1_1">Current [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936386_2_1">Not past due [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfLongtermDebtSecuritiesIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041357_2_1">Current portion of long-term debt securities issued</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947910_3_1">Current portion of non-current finance lease liabilities.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947910_1_1">Current portion of noncurrent finance lease liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947910_2_1">Current portion of finance lease liabilities</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentSecuredBankLoansReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971666_3_1">Current portion of non-current secured bank loans received.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentSecuredBankLoansReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971666_1_1">Current portion of non-current secured bank loans received</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentSecuredBankLoansReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971666_2_1">Current portion of secured bank loans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentUnsecuredBankLoansReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971665_3_1">Current portion of non-current unsecured bank loans received.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentPortionOfNoncurrentUnsecuredBankLoansReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971665_2_1">Current portion of unsecured bank loans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009323_3_1">Current provision.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_CurrentProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009323_2_1">Current provision [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936183_1_1">Current provisions</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936183_2_1">Provisions</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_FourGLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004940_3_1">Four G license.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999422_3_1">Four point five G license.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999422_2_1">Turkcell 4.5G license [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseMember" xlink:to="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseNotYetAvailableForUseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008301_3_1">4.5G license not yet available for use.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseNotYetAvailableForUseMember" xlink:to="tkc_FourPointFivegLicenseNotYetAvailableForUseMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_FourPointFiveGLicenseTenderMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008196_3_1">4.5g license tender.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_FourPointFiveGLicenseTenderMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008196_1_1">4.5 G license tender [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963451_3_1">General and administrative expense, discontinued operations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963451_1_1">General and administrative expense, discontinued operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963451_14_1">General and administrative expenses</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="tkc_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_GeocellLLCMember" xlink:label="tkc_GeocellLLCMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GeocellLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005079_3_1">Geocell LLC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GeocellLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005079_1_1">Geocell LLC [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GeocellLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005079_2_1">Geocell LLC [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GeocellLLCMember" xlink:to="tkc_GeocellLLCMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937968_1_1">Geographical areas [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937968_2_1">Geographical areas [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937969_1_1">Geographical areas [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937969_2_1">Geographical areas [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004986_3_1">Global LLC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004986_1_1">Global LLC [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004986_2_1">Global LLC [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GlobalLLCMember" xlink:to="tkc_GlobalLLCMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_GlobalTowerMember" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalTowerMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004993_3_1">Global Tower.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004993_1_1">Global Tower [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GlobalTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004993_2_1">Global Tower [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GlobalTowerMember" xlink:to="tkc_GlobalTowerMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936708_1_1">Goodwill</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936708_2_1">Aggregate carrying amount of goodwill</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2936708_12_1">Goodwill</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_GoodwillMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GoodwillMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GoodwillMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938130_1_1">Goodwill [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GoodwillMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938130_2_1">Goodwill [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GoodwillMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GoodwillMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937972_1_1">Gross carrying amount [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937972_2_1">Cost [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed" xlink:label="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019981_3_1">Gross cash dividend proposed.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019981_1_1">Gross cash dividend proposed</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019981_2_1">Gross cash dividend proposed</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed" xlink:to="tkc_GrossCashDividendProposed_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_GrossProfit" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossProfit"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossProfit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938134_1_1">Gross profit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossProfit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938134_6_1">Total gross profit</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GrossProfit" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GrossProfit_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963449_3_1">Gross profit, discontinued operations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963449_1_1">Gross profit, discontinued operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963449_6_1">Gross profit</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="tkc_GrossProfitDiscontinuedOperations_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_GrossProfitFromFinancialOperations" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitFromFinancialOperations"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_GrossProfitFromFinancialOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971359_3_1">Gross profit from financial operations.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_InterestIncomeOnFinancialAssetsMeasuredAtAmortizedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947951_3_1">The amount of interest income on financial assets measured at amortized cost.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulKucukcekmeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008304_3_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Kucukcekmece.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulKucukcekmeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008304_1_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Kucukcekmece [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulKucukcekmeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008304_2_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Kucukcekmece [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041216_3_1">Investment properties in istanbul [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041216_1_1">Investment properties in istanbul [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041216_2_1">Investment properties in Istanbul [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulMember" xlink:to="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulTepebasiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008303_3_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Tepebasi.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulTepebasiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008303_1_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Tepebasi [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulTepebasiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008303_2_1">Investment properties in Istanbul Tepebasi [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulTepebasiMember" xlink:to="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIstanbulTepebasiMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIzmirMember" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIzmirMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIzmirMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008306_3_1">Investment properties in Izmir.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIzmirMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008306_1_1">Investment properties in Izmir [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_InvestmentPropertiesInIzmirMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008306_2_1">Investment properties in Izmir [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_InvestmentProperty" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentProperty"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentProperty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938238_1_1">Investment property</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_IssuedCapital" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapital"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937488_1_1">Issued capital</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937488_2_1">Share capital</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938717_1_1">Issued capital [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938717_2_1">Share capital [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IssuedCapitalMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041403_3_1">January five two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041403_1_1">January five two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041403_2_1">January five two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryFiveTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041401_3_1">January four two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041401_1_1">January four two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041401_2_1">January four two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryFourTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuarySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041388_3_1">January second two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuarySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041388_1_1">January second two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuarySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041388_2_1">02 January 2018 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuarySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuarySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041404_3_1">January ten two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041404_1_1">January ten two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041404_2_1">January ten two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryTenTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryTenTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044374_3_1">January thirty two thousand eighteen.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044374_1_1">January thirty two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044374_2_1">30 January 2018 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryThirtyTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041400_3_1">January three two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041400_1_1">January three two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041400_2_1">January three two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009246_3_1">January three two thousand seventeen.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009246_1_1">January Three Two Thousand Seventeen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009246_2_1">3 January 2017 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryThreeTwoThousandSeventeenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041392_3_1">January twenty eight two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041392_1_1">January twenty eight two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041392_2_1">28 January 2019 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryTwentyEightTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041391_3_1">January twenty four two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041391_1_1">January twenty four two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041391_2_1">24 January 2019 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryTwentyFourTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041405_3_1">January twenty second two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041405_1_1">January twenty second two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041405_2_1">January twenty second two thousand eighteen [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember" xlink:to="tkc_JanuaryTwentySecondTwoThousandEighteenMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JulySixteenTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041394_3_1">July sixteen two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_JuneThirteenTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041393_3_1">June thirteen two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_JuneThirteenTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041393_1_1">June thirteen two thousand nineteen [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_JuneThirteenTwoThousandNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041393_2_1">13 June 2019 [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits" xlink:label="ifrs-full_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938253_1_1">Key management personnel compensation, short-term employee benefits</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_KibrisTelekomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005707_3_1">Kibris Telekom.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_KibrisTelekomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005707_1_1">Kibris Telekom [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938724_1_1">Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanSixMonthsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937507_2_1">Later than six months [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LaterThanSixMonthsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LaterThanSixMonthsMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeMonthsAndNotLaterThanSixMonthsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937803_1_1">Later than three months and not later than six months [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937805_1_1">Later than two years and not later than five years [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LegalReserveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2925916_1_1">Legal Reserve [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LettersOfGuarantee_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971499_3_1">A letter of guarantee provided to Spor Toto for mobile agency agreement.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LettersOfGuaranteeReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947930_3_1">The amount of letters of guarantee received with respect to the accounts and checks receivable.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LettersOfGuaranteeReceived" xlink:to="tkc_LettersOfGuaranteeReceived_lbl"/>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937815_1_1">Liabilities [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937815_2_1">Liabilities</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesAbstract" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LicenceInstallment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041327_3_1">Licence installment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LicenceInstallment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041327_1_1">Licence installment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LicenceInstallment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041327_2_1">Payment last installment of 4.5G license payable amounting to TL</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LicencesAndFranchises_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937822_2_1">Telecommunication licenses</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_LicenseAgreementMember" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementMember"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999507_1_1">License agreement [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999507_2_1">2G license [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LicenseAgreementMember" xlink:to="tkc_LicenseAgreementMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2975822_3_1">License agreement period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2975822_1_1">License agreement period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2975822_2_1">License period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LicenseAgreementPeriod" xlink:to="tkc_LicenseAgreementPeriod_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977720_3_1">License agreement term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977720_1_1">License Agreement Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977720_2_1">License agreement term</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LicenseAgreementTerm" xlink:to="tkc_LicenseAgreementTerm_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTermGranted_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977721_3_1">License agreement term granted.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTermGranted_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977721_1_1">License Agreement Term Granted</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LicenseAgreementTermGranted_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2977721_2_1">License agreement term granted</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LicenseAgreementTermGranted" xlink:to="tkc_LicenseAgreementTermGranted_lbl"/>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_Lifecell3GLicenseMember" xlink:to="tkc_Lifecell3GLicenseMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellDigitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041352_3_1">Lifecell Digital.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellDigitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041352_1_1">Lifecell Digital [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellDigitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041352_2_1">Lifecell Digital [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellLlcMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999515_3_1">Lifecell LLC.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellLlcMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999515_2_1">Lifecell LLC [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009378_3_1">Lifecell.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009378_2_1">Lifecell [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellVenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004991_3_1">Lifecell Ventures.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LifecellVenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004991_2_1">Lifecell Ventures [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LifecellVenturesMember" xlink:to="tkc_LifecellVenturesMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LifetechMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005019_3_1">Lifetech.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LifetechMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005019_1_1">Lifetech [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LifetechMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005019_2_1">Lifetech [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationInterestAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041488_3_1">Litigation Interest Amount.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationInterestAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041488_2_1">Litigation interest amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationLatePaymentInterestExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971342_3_1">Litigation late payment interest expense.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationLatePaymentInterestExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971342_14_1">Litigation late payment interest expense</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LitigationLatePaymentInterestExpense" xlink:to="tkc_LitigationLatePaymentInterestExpense_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041489_3_1">Litigation Principal Amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041489_1_1">Litigation Principal Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041489_2_1">Litigation principal amount</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAmount" xlink:to="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAmount_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAndInterestAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041531_3_1">Litigation principal and interest amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAndInterestAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041531_1_1">Litigation principal and interest amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationPrincipalAndInterestAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041531_2_1">Litigation principal and interest amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationSettlementAmountOne_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947857_3_1">Litigation settlement amount one.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LitigationSettlementAmountOne_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947857_1_1">Litigation Settlement Amount One</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006141_3_1">Loans and borrowings current.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006141_1_1">Loans and Borrowings Current [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006141_2_1">Loans and borrowings-short term [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember" xlink:to="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsNoncurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006139_3_1">Loans and borrowings-noncurrent.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsNoncurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006139_1_1">Loans and Borrowings Non-Current [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LoansAndBorrowingsNoncurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3006139_2_1">Loans and borrowings-long term [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_LoansIssuedMember" xlink:label="tkc_LoansIssuedMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_LoansIssuedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3011642_3_1">Loans Issued [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_LoansIssuedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3011642_1_1">Loans Issued [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_LoansIssuedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3011642_2_1">Loans Issued [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_LoansIssuedMember" xlink:to="tkc_LoansIssuedMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_LongtermBorrowings" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LongtermBorrowings"/>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_MaintenanceAndRepairmentExpensesMember" xlink:label="tkc_MaintenanceAndRepairmentExpensesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_MaintenanceAndRepairmentExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008290_3_1">Maintenance and repairment expenses.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NatureOfBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2974924_3_1">Nature of business.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NatureOfBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2974924_2_1">Business</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetAssetsLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937854_1_1">Assets (liabilities)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetAssetsLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937854_2_1">Net assets of Fintur</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NetAssetsLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NetAssetsLiabilities_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_NetCashDividend" xlink:label="tkc_NetCashDividend"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetCashDividend_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019980_3_1">Net cash dividend.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetCashDividend_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019980_1_1">Net cash dividend</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetCashFlowDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041345_3_1">Net cash flow during period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetCashFlowDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041345_1_1">Net Cash Flow During Period</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937856_1_1">Net deferred tax assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937856_2_1">Deferred tax assets</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938930_1_1">Net deferred tax liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938930_2_1">Deferred tax liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938930_14_1">Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NetDeferredTaxLiabilities_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971943_3_1">Net deferred tax liability (asset).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971943_1_1">Net deferred tax liability (asset)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971943_2_1">Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:to="tkc_NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeGain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937566_1_1">Net foreign exchange gain</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeGain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937566_2_1">Foreign exchange profit</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeLoss" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeLoss"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937859_1_1">Net foreign exchange loss</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetForeignExchangeLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937859_2_1">Foreign exchange loss</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBondsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947944_3_1">Net foreign exchange loss on bonds issued.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBondsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947944_1_1">Net foreign exchange loss on bonds issued</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBondsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947944_2_1">Net foreign exchange loss on bonds issued</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBondsIssued" xlink:to="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBondsIssued_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947958_3_1">Net foreign exchange loss on borrowings.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947958_1_1">Net foreign exchange loss on borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947958_2_1">Net foreign exchange loss on borrowings</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings" xlink:to="tkc_NetForeignExchangeLossOnBorrowings_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_NetOfTaxAssets" xlink:label="tkc_NetOfTaxAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NetOfTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971644_3_1">Net of tax assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NetOfTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971644_1_1">Net of tax assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NetOfTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971644_14_1">Offsetting</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_NetworkInfrastructureMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetworkInfrastructureMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetworkInfrastructureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937568_1_1">Network infrastructure [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetworkInfrastructureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937568_2_1">Network infrastructure [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NominalValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2946058_3_1">Nominal value amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NominalValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2946058_1_1">Nominal Value Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NominalValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2946058_2_1">Nominal value</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938938_2_1">Non-adjusting events after reporting period [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NotionalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938821_1_1">Notional amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938967_2_1">Less Than One Year [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_NotLaterThanSixMonthsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005186_1_1">Not Later Than Six Months [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NotLaterThanThreeMonthsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938518_2_1">Not later than three months [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NumberOfLicenseIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976998_3_1">Number of license issued.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NumberOfLicenseOwned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976997_3_1">Number of license owned.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_NumberOfLicenseSettlements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976999_3_1">Number of license settlements.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_NumberOfLicenseSettlements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2976999_2_1">Number of license settlements</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherPayables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938866_1_1">Other payables</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherPayables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938866_2_1">Other</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939014_1_1">Other provisions [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939014_2_1">Other provisions [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisionsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_OtherReceivablesMember" xlink:label="tkc_OtherReceivablesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_OtherReceivablesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2980741_3_1">Other.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_OtherReceivablesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2980741_1_1">Other Receivables [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_OtherReceivablesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2980741_2_1">Other [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherRelatedPartiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938868_2_1">Other [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherRelatedPartiesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherRelatedPartiesMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938554_1_1">Other reserves</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938869_1_1">Other revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938869_2_1">Other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_OtherSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008279_3_1">Other selling general and administrative expense.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_OtherSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008279_1_1">Other Selling General And Administrative Expense [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_OtherSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008279_2_1">Other [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ParentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2937656_2_1">Turkcell Holding [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ParticipatingCrossCurrencySwapAndFXSwapContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041274_2_1">Participating cross currency swap and FX swap contracts [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ParticipatingCrossCurrencySwapContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005284_3_1">Participating cross currency swap contracts.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ParticipatingCrossCurrencySwapContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005284_1_1">Participating Cross Currency Swap Contracts [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ParticipatingCrossCurrencySwapContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3005284_2_1">Participating cross currency swap contracts [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ParValuePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938872_1_1">Par value per share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ParValuePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938872_2_1">Share capital, par value</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PastDueStatusAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938873_1_1">Past due status [axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PaycellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041349_3_1">Paycell [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_PaymentOfAnnaualContributionsPercentageOfGrossRevenueToICTAsExpenses" xlink:label="tkc_PaymentOfAnnaualContributionsPercentageOfGrossRevenueToICTAsExpenses"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PaymentOfAnnaualContributionsPercentageOfGrossRevenueToICTAsExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041446_3_1">Payment of annaual contributions percentage of gross revenue to ICTAs expenses.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_PaymentThroughTreasurySharesPercentageOfGrossRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3024321_2_1">Payment through treasury shares percentage of gross revenue</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfDistributableNetIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3049075_3_1">Percentage of distributable net income.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfDistributableNetIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3049075_1_1">Percentage of distributable net income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfDistributableNetIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3049075_2_1">Percentage of distributable net income</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_PercentageOfEntitysCommissionRevenue" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfEntitysCommissionRevenue"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfEntitysCommissionRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020520_3_1">Percentage of entitys commission revenue.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfEntitysCommissionRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020520_1_1">Percentage of entitys commission revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfEntitysCommissionRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020520_2_1">Revenue commission percentage</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_PercentageOfEntitysRevenue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfEntitysRevenue"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfEntitysRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938877_2_1">Percentage of revenues comprised</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_PercentageOfGrossRevenueFeePaidForUniversalServiceFund" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfGrossRevenueFeePaidForUniversalServiceFund"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfGrossRevenueFeePaidForUniversalServiceFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041367_3_1">Percentage of gross revenue fee paid for universal service fund.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfGrossRevenueFeePaidForUniversalServiceFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041367_1_1">Percentage of gross revenue fee paid for universal service fund</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfGrossRevenueFeePaidForUniversalServiceFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041367_2_1">Percentage of gross revenue fee paid for universal service fund</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfIncomeTaxExemption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3021865_3_1">Percentage of income tax exemption.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_PercentageOfNetEarningsToGrossEarningFromBettingBusiness" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfNetEarningsToGrossEarningFromBettingBusiness"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfNetEarningsToGrossEarningFromBettingBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020512_3_1">Percentage of net earnings to gross earning from betting business.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfNetEarningsToGrossEarningFromBettingBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020512_1_1">Percentage of net earnings to gross earning from betting business</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfNetEarningsToGrossEarningFromBettingBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3020512_2_1">Percentage of net earnings to gross earning</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfPaymentObligationOnAnnualGrossSalesAsAuthorityContributionShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3022863_3_1">Percentage of payment obligation on annual gross sales as authority contribution share.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfPaymentObligationOnMonthlyGrossSalesAsTreasuryShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3022865_3_1">Percentage of payment obligation on monthly gross sales as treasury share.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfPaymentObligationOnMonthlyGrossSalesAsUniversalServicesShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3022866_3_1">Percentage of payment obligation on monthly gross sales as universal services share.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_PercentageOfProfitsArisingFromSaleOfImmovablePropertiesIncludedInAssetsEntitiesForCorporateTaxException" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfProfitsArisingFromSaleOfImmovablePropertiesIncludedInAssetsEntitiesForCorporateTaxException"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_PercentageOfProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiaryTransferred_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3049083_3_1">Percentage Of proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary transferred.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForAnnualLeave_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041358_3_1">Provision for annual leave.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForAnnualLeave_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041358_1_1">Provision for annual leave</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ProvisionForAnnualLeave" xlink:to="tkc_ProvisionForAnnualLeave_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938344_1_1">Provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs [member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ProvisionForImpairmentRecognizedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForImpairmentRecognizedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForImpairmentRecognizedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041286_3_1">Provision for impairment recognized, allowance account for credit losses of financial assets.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForLegalContingenciesAndClaimsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004446_3_1">Provision for legal contingencies and claims.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ProvisionForLitigationSettlementAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041491_3_1">Provision For Litigation Settlement Amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RadioCostMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008282_3_1">Radio cost.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938920_1_1">Range [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938920_2_1">Range [axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RangesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938356_1_1">Ranges [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RateUsedOnProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3024226_3_1">Rate used on provisions.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivableFromSubscribersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009558_3_1">Receivable from subscribers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivableFromSubscribersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009558_1_1">Receivable from subscribers [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivableFromSubscribersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009558_2_1">Receivable from subscribers [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivableFromSubscribersMember" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivableFromSubscribersMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939084_1_1">Receivables from contracts with customers</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939084_2_1">Undue assigned contracted receivables</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromDistributorsAndOtherOperatorsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009559_3_1">Receivables from distributors and other operators.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromDistributorsAndOtherOperatorsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009559_1_1">Receivables from distributors and other operators [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromDistributorsAndOtherOperatorsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009559_2_1">Receivables from distributors and other operators [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivablesFromDistributorsAndOtherOperatorsMember" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivablesFromDistributorsAndOtherOperatorsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2943282_3_1">Receivables from financial services [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2943282_1_1">Receivables from financial services [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2943282_2_1">Receivables from financial services [abstract]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009529_3_1">Receivables from financial services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009529_1_1">Receivables from financial services [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009529_2_1">Receivables from financial services [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesMember" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivablesFromFinancialServicesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ReceivablesFromMinistryOfTransportMaritimeAffairsAndCommunicationsMember" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromMinistryOfTransportMaritimeAffairsAndCommunicationsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromMinistryOfTransportMaritimeAffairsAndCommunicationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008382_3_1">Receivables from ministry of transport, maritime affairs and communications.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromMinistryOfTransportMaritimeAffairsAndCommunicationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008382_1_1">Receivables from ministry of transport, maritime affairs and communications [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromMinistryOfTransportMaritimeAffairsAndCommunicationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008382_2_1">Receivables from the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromSubscribers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947929_3_1">The amount of receivables due from subscribers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromSubscribers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947929_1_1">Receivables from subscribers</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromSubscribers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947929_2_1">Receivables from subscribers</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivablesFromSubscribers" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivablesFromSubscribers_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008389_3_1">Receivables from tax office [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008389_1_1">Receivables from tax office [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008389_2_1">Receivables from tax office [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember" xlink:to="tkc_ReceivablesFromTaxOfficeMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_RecognisedFinanceLeaseAsAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RecognisedFinanceLeaseAsAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RecognisedFinanceLeaseAsAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939096_1_1">Recognised finance lease as assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RecognisedFinanceLeaseAsAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939096_2_1">Assets acquired under finance leases</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfAccountingProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRatesAbstract" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfAccountingProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRatesAbstract"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfAccountingProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRatesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939097_1_1">Reconciliation of accounting profit multiplied by applicable tax rates [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfAccountingProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRatesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939097_2_1">Reconciliation of accounting profit multiplied by applicable tax rates [abstract]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfChangesInAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssetsAbstract" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfChangesInAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssetsAbstract"/>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_RehberlikMember" xlink:label="tkc_RehberlikMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RehberlikMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004996_3_1">Rehberlik.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_RehberlikMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004996_1_1">Rehberlik [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_RehberlikMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004996_2_1">Rehberlik [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_RehberlikMember" xlink:to="tkc_RehberlikMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938387_1_1">Related party transactions [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938387_2_1">Related party transactions [abstract]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ReplacementCostApproachMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041219_3_1">Replacement cost approach [member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971356_1_1">Revenue from rendering of financial services</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromRenderingOfTelecommunicationServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938414_2_1">Revenue from operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromRenderingOfTelecommunicationServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938414_12_1">Telecommunication services</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RevenueFromRenderingOfTelecommunicationServices" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RevenueFromRenderingOfTelecommunicationServices_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939260_1_1">Revenue from sale of telecommunication equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939260_2_1">Equipment revenues</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfTelecommunicationEquipment_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040192_3_1">Revenue including revenue from rendering of financial services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040192_1_1">Revenue including revenue from rendering of financial services</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040192_2_1">Total revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040192_6_1">Total revenue</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices" xlink:to="tkc_RevenueIncludingRevenueFromRenderingOfFinancialServices_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040190_3_1">Revenue of investments accounted for using equity method.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040190_1_1">Revenue of investments accounted for using equity method</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3040190_2_1">Revenue</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="tkc_RevenueOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_RoamingExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008213_3_1">Roaming expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_RoamingExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008213_1_1">Roaming expenses [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_RoamingExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008213_2_1">Roaming expenses [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_RoamingExpensesMember" xlink:to="tkc_RoamingExpensesMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SalaryCalculationPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041140_3_1">Salary calculation period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SalaryCalculationPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041140_1_1">Salary calculation period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SalaryCalculationPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041140_2_1">Salary calculation period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SalaryCalculationPeriod" xlink:to="tkc_SalaryCalculationPeriod_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SalesAndMarketingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938681_1_1">Sales and marketing expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SalesAndMarketingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938681_14_1">Selling and marketing expenses</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SalesAndMarketingExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SalesAndMarketingExpense_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SalesAndMarketingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963452_3_1">Sales and marketing expense, discontinued operations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SalesAndMarketingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963452_1_1">Sales and marketing expense, discontinued operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SalesAndMarketingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2963452_14_1">Selling and marketing expenses</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SalesAndMarketingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="tkc_SalesAndMarketingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory" xlink:label="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019372_3_1">Schedule of cash and cash equivalents.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019372_1_1">Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents Explanatory</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3019372_2_1">Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory" xlink:to="tkc_ScheduleOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SecondLegalReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3024230_3_1">Second legal reserves.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SecondLegalReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3024230_1_1">Second legal reserves</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SecondLegalReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3024230_2_1">Second legal reserves</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SecondLegalReserves" xlink:to="tkc_SecondLegalReserves_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember" xlink:label="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009370_3_1">Secured bank loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009370_1_1">Secured bank loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009370_2_1">Secured bank loans [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember" xlink:to="tkc_SecuredBankLoansMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939272_2_1">Segment consolidation items [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939373_1_1">Segments [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939373_2_1">Segments [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_SegmentsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938435_1_1">Segments [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938435_2_1">Segments [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SegmentsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SegmentsMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SellingAndMarketingExpenseAccrual_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971749_3_1">Selling and marketing expense accrual.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SellingAndMarketingExpenseAccrual_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971749_1_1">Selling and marketing expense accrual</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SellingAndMarketingExpenseAccrual_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971749_2_1">Accrued selling and marketing expenses</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SellingAndMarketingExpenseAccrual" xlink:to="tkc_SellingAndMarketingExpenseAccrual_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_SellingExpensesMember" xlink:label="tkc_SellingExpensesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SellingExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2983144_3_1">Selling expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SellingExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2983144_1_1">Selling Expenses [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SharePremium_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939391_1_1">Share premium</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_ShareTransferConsideration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2960590_3_1">Share transfer consideration.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShorttermEmployeeBenefitsExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939397_1_1">Short-term employee benefits expense</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939401_1_1">Associates [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939401_2_1">Associates [axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SpecialCommunicationTaxToBeCollectedFromSubscribersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008383_3_1">Special communication tax to be collected from subscribers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SpecialCommunicationTaxToBeCollectedFromSubscribersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008383_1_1">Special communication tax to be collected from subscribers [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SpecialCommunicationTaxToBeCollectedFromSubscribersMember" xlink:to="tkc_SpecialCommunicationTaxToBeCollectedFromSubscribersMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_SpecialGsmAndUmtsServicesLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008360_3_1">Special GSM and UMTS services licenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_SpecialGsmAndUmtsServicesLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008360_1_1">Special GSM and UMTS services licenses [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_SpecialGsmAndUmtsServicesLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008360_2_1">Special GSM and UMTS services licenses [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_SpecialGsmAndUmtsServicesLicensesMember" xlink:to="tkc_SpecialGsmAndUmtsServicesLicensesMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2932443_1_1">Statement [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2932443_2_1">Statement [Line Items]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementLineItems_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938700_1_1">Statement of cash flows [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938700_2_1">Statement of cash flows [abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_StatementOfChangesInEquityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938457_2_1">Statement of changes in equity [abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_StatementOfChangesInEquityLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939282_2_1">Statement of changes in equity [line items]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TaxLossesCarriedForwardWhichExpireInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2947182_3_1">Tax losses carried forward which expire in year two.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TelecommunicationLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041157_3_1">Telecommunication licenses.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008212_3_1">Transmission costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008212_1_1">Transmission costs [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008212_2_1">Transmission costs [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TransmissionCostsMember" xlink:to="tkc_TransmissionCostsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TransmissionLinesMember" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008300_3_1">Transmission lines.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008300_1_1">Transmission lines [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008300_2_1">Transmission lines [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember" xlink:to="tkc_TransmissionLinesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041156_3_1">Transmission line software.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041156_1_1">Transmission Line Software [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041156_2_1">Transmission line software [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember" xlink:to="tkc_TransmissionLineSoftwareMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember" xlink:label="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008291_3_1">Travel and entertainment expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008291_1_1">Travel and entertainment expenses [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008291_2_1">Travel and entertainment expenses [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember" xlink:to="tkc_TravelAndEntertainmentExpensesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TreasuryShares" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasuryShares"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasuryShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939153_1_1">Treasury shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasuryShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939153_14_1">Treasury shares</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TreasuryShares" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TreasuryShares_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939326_1_1">Treasury shares [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939326_2_1">Treasury share [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TreasurySharesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2017/currency-2017-01-31.xsd#currency_TRY" xlink:label="currency_TRY"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="currency_TRY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934196_1_1">Turkey, New Lira</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_TRY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934196_2_1">TL [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_TRY" xlink:to="currency_TRY_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041348_3_1">Turkcell Enerji.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041348_1_1">Turkcell Enerji [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041348_2_1">Turkcell Enerji [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellEnerjiMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004988_3_1">Turkcell Europe.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004988_1_1">Turkcell Europe [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004988_2_1">Turkcell Europe [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellEuropeMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041347_3_1">Turkcell Finansman.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041347_1_1">Turkcell Finansman [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041347_2_1">Turkcell Finansman [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellFinansmanMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004952_3_1">Turkcell Gayrimenkul.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004952_1_1">Turkcell Gayrimenkul [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004952_2_1">Turkcell Gayrimenkul [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellGayrimenkulMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004980_3_1">Turkcell Global Bilgi.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004980_1_1">Turkcell Global Bilgi [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004980_2_1">Turkcell Global Bilgi [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellGlobalBilgiMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999506_3_1">Turkcell Holding A.S.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999506_1_1">Turkcell Holding AS [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999506_2_1">Turkcell holding A.S. [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellHoldingASMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009351_3_1">Turkcell.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009351_1_1">Turkcell [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009351_2_1">Turkcell [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004989_3_1">Turkcell Odeme.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004989_1_1">Turkcell Odeme [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004989_2_1">Turkcell Odeme [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellOdemeMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellSatisMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004984_3_1">Turkcell Satis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004984_1_1">Turkcell Satis [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004984_2_1">Turkcell Satis [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellSatisMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009391_3_1">Turkcell superonline.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009391_1_1">Turkcell Superonline [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009391_2_1">Turkcell Superonline [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellSuperonlineMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004982_3_1">Turkcell Teknoloji.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004982_1_1">Turkcell Teknoloji [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004982_2_1">Turkcell Teknoloji [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkcellTeknolojiMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkeySegmentMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008042_3_1">Turkey segment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008042_1_1">Turkey Segment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008042_2_1">Turkey segment [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkeySegmentMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkishMinistryMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008294_3_1">Turkish ministry.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008294_1_1">Turkish Ministry [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008294_2_1">Turkish ministry [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkishMinistryMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008220_3_1">Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008220_1_1">Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008220_2_1">Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurkishRepublicOfNorthernCyprusMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TurkishTreasuryMember" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishTreasuryMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishTreasuryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008293_3_1">Turkish treasury.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurkishTreasuryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008293_1_1">Turkish Treasury [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TurktellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004983_3_1">Turktell.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TurktellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004983_1_1">Turktell [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TurktellMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004983_2_1">Turktell [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TurktellMember" xlink:to="tkc_TurktellMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TwogLicenseMember" xlink:label="tkc_TwogLicenseMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TwogLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999429_3_1">Two G license.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TwogLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999429_1_1">TwoG License [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TwogLicenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2999429_2_1">Turkcell 2G license [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TwogLicenseMember" xlink:to="tkc_TwogLicenseMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041421_3_1">2600 MHz frequency tender.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041421_1_1">2600 MHz frequency tender [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041421_2_1">2600 MHz frequency tender [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember" xlink:to="tkc_TwoThousandAndSixHundredMhzFrequencyTenderMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041214_3_1">Two thousand eighteen to two thousand twenty two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041214_1_1">Two thousand eighteen to two thousand twenty two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041214_2_1">2018 to 2022 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" xlink:to="tkc_TwoThousandEighteenToTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009376_3_1">Two thousand seventeen to two thousand twenty one member.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009376_1_1">Two Thousand Seventeen To Two Thousand Twenty One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009376_2_1">2017 To 2021 [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember" xlink:to="tkc_TwoThousandSeventeenToTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938483_1_1">Types of contracts [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938483_2_1">Types of contracts [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938484_1_1">Types of contracts [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2938484_2_1">Types of contracts [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfContractsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939156_1_1">Types of financial liabilities [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939156_2_1">Types of financial liabilities [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939328_1_1">Types of interest rates [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939328_2_1">Types of interest rates [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939160_1_1">Types of risks [axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939160_2_1">Types of risks [axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939442_1_1">Risks [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939442_2_1">Risks [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2017/country-2017-01-31.xsd#country_UA" xlink:label="country_UA"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="country_UA_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934449_1_1">UKRAINE</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="country_UA_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934449_2_1">Ukraine [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="country_UA" xlink:to="country_UA_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2017/currency-2017-01-31.xsd#currency_UAH" xlink:label="currency_UAH"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="currency_UAH_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934725_1_1">Ukraine, Hryvnia</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_UAH_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934725_2_1">UAH [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_UAH" xlink:to="currency_UAH_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UkrTowerMember" xlink:label="tkc_UkrTowerMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UkrTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004987_3_1">UkrTower.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UkrTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004987_1_1">UkrTower [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UkrTowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3004987_2_1">UkrTower [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_UkrTowerMember" xlink:to="tkc_UkrTowerMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember" xlink:label="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008262_3_1">Universal service fund.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008262_1_1">Universal Service Fund [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3008262_2_1">Universal service fund [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember" xlink:to="tkc_UniversalServiceFundMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember" xlink:label="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009369_3_1">Unsecured bank loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009369_1_1">Unsecured bank loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3009369_2_1">Unsecured bank loans [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember" xlink:to="tkc_UnsecuredBankLoansMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041287_3_1">Unused amount reversed, allowance account for credit losses of financial assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041287_1_1">Unused amount reversed, allowance account for credit losses of financial assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3041287_14_1">Unused amount reversed</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets" xlink:to="tkc_UnusedAmountReversedAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2017-03-09/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2017-03-09.xsd#ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939173_1_1">Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset recognised</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2939173_2_1">Unrecognized deferred income tax assets</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised" xlink:to="ifrs-full_UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971779_3_1">Unused vacation pay provision.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971779_1_1">Unused vacation pay provision</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2971779_14_1">Unused vacation provision</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision" xlink:to="tkc_UnusedVacationPayProvision_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2017/currency-2017-01-31.xsd#currency_USD" xlink:label="currency_USD"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="currency_USD_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934727_1_1">United States of America, Dollars</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_USD_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_2934727_2_1">USD [member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_USD" xlink:to="currency_USD_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tkc-20171231.xsd#tkc_UsefulLivesOrAmortisationRatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" xlink:label="tkc_UsefulLivesOrAmortisationRatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="tkc_UsefulLivesOrAmortisationRatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044252_3_1">The useful lives or amortisation rates used for intangible assets and goodwill. [Refer: Intangible assets and goodwill]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="tkc_UsefulLivesOrAmortisationRatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044252_1_1">Useful lives or amortisation rates, intangible assets and goodwill</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="tkc_UsefulLivesOrAmortisationRatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_11798756_3044252_2_1">Amortization period of intangible asset</label>
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