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SAYGIN ULUSLARARASI KREDI DERECELENDIRME KURULUSLARINDAN OLAN MOODY`S VE S&P, TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN ILK HALKA ACIK KURUMSAL KREDI NOTUNU SAGLAM FINANSAL YAPISINA VE ULUSAL BAYRAK TASIYICI KIMLIGINE DE VURGU YAPARAK SIRASIYLA BA1 VE BB+ OLARAK TESPIT ETTI.

MOODY`S TARAFINDAN YAPILAN ACIKLAMADA TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN SAGLIKLI FINANSAL DURUMUNUN DUSUK MALIYET YAPISI VE TARIHSEL OLARAK RAKIPLERININ ORTALAMASININ UZERINDE SEYREDEN KARLILIK GOSTERGELERI ILE DESTEKLENDIGI BELIRTILMIS, TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN TURKIYE`NIN BUYUYEN EKONOMISI VE GELISEN TURIZMI ILE DESTEKLENEN YAYGIN YOLCU GELIRI BAZINA SAHIP OLDUGU VE ISTANBUL`UN COGRAFI LOKASYONUNUN, ATATURK HAVALIMANININ ULUSLARARASI BIR HAVACILIK MERKEZI OLMASINA IMKAN TANIDIGI IFADE EDILMISTIR. TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN TURKIYE`DE EKONOMININ VE TURIZMIN GELISMESINDE ETKIN BIR ROL OYNADIGININ DA ALTI CIZILMISTIR. MOODY`S, TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN GORUNUMUNU DE `STABLE (DURAGAN)` OLARAK BELIRLEMIS, BU GORUSUNUN BASLICA NEDENLERI ARASINDA YOLCU BUYUMESI, ISTIKRARLI SEKTOR TALEBI VE SAGLIKLI DOLULUK ORANLARINI GOSTERMISTIR. `DURAGAN` GORUNUM AYRICA TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN VERIMLI MALIYET YAPISININ VE RAKIPLERINDEN YUKSEK SEYREDEN KARLILIK RAKAMLARININ DEVAM EDECEGINI VARSAYMAKTADIR.

S&P TARAFINDAN YAPILAN BASIN ACIKLAMASINDA ISE SOZ KONUSU KREDI NOTUNUN, TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN ISTANBUL ATATURK HAVALIMANI`NDAKI LIDER POZISYONUNA, ISTANBUL`UN ULUSLARARASI BIR TRANSFER MERKEZI OLARAK AVANTAJLI COGRAFI KONUMUNA VE SIRKETIN SON UC YILDA GOSTERDIGI GUCLU ISTIKRARLI BUYUMEYE BAGLI OLDUGU BELIRTILMISTIR. S&P ACIKLAMASINDA AYRICA TURK HAVA YOLLARI`NIN TURKIYE EKONOMISI ICIN OYNADIGI ONEMLI ROLE DE VURGU YAPMISTIR.

BU KREDI NOTLARI ILE TURK HAVA YOLLARI, HEM MOODY`S HEM S&P TARAFINDAN DERECELENDIRILMIS OLAN GLOBAL NETWORK TASIYICILARI ARASINDA IKINCI EN YUKSEK KREDI NOTUNU ELDE ETMIS OLMAKTADIR.

KAMUOYUNA SAYGILARIMIZLA DUYURULUR.

ENGLISH

MOODY`S AND S&P, TWO OF THE MOST RESPECTFUL INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, ASSIGNED TURKISH AIRLINES` FIRST TIME PUBLIC CORPORATE RATING TO BE BA1 AND BB+, RESPECTIVELY.

MOODY`S, IN ITS PRESS RELEASE, MENTIONED THAT TURKISH AIRLINES` HEALTHY FINANCIAL PROFILE IS UNDERPINNED BY ITS LOW-COST STRUCTURE AND HISTORICAL ABOVE-PEER-AVERAGE PROFITABILITY METRICS AND THAT TURKISH AIRLINES HAS A WELL-DIVERSIFIED PASSENGER REVENUE BASE THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE ECONOMIC AND TOURISM GROWTH SEEN IN TURKEY, WHILE ISTANBUL`S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ALLOWS THE ATATURK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ACT AS A HUB FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER TRAFFIC. MOODY`S BELIEVES THAT THE AIRLINE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY AND PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TOURISM. THE STABLE OUTLOOK OF TURKISH AIRLINES REFLECTS MOODY`S EXPECTATION THAT THE INCORPORATION WILL SEE STEADY INDUSTRY DEMAND WITH FAVOURABLE PASSENGER GROWTH AND HEALTHY LOAD FACTORS DURING ITS FLEET EXPANSION PHASE. THE OUTLOOK ALSO ASSUMES THAT TURKISH AIRLINES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT COST BASE AND ABOVE-PEER-AVERAGE PROFITABILITY METRICS THROUGH THE ECONOMIC CYCLE.

ACCORDING TO S&P`S PRESS RELEASE, THE BUSINESS RISK PROFILE OF TURKISH AIRLINES REFLECTS ITS MARKET POSITION AT ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT, ISTANBUL`S BENEFICIAL GEOGRAPHIC POSITION AS A TRANSFER HUB AND THE COMPANY`S STRONG TRACK RECORD OF GROWTH OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. S&P`S STATEMENT ALSO UNDERLINED TURKISH AIRLINES IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TURKISH ECONOMY.

WITH THESE RATINGS, TURKISH AIRLINES ACHIEVED THE SECOND HIGHEST RATING AMONG THE GLOBAL NETWORK CARRIERS IN THE INDUSTRY THAT HAVE BEEN RATED BY BOTH MOODY`S AND S&P.


WE HEREBY DECLARE THAT OUR ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRINCIPLES INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL MARKETS BOARD`S COMMUNIQUÉ ON MATERIAL EVENTS, THAT THEY FULLY REFLECT THE INFORMATION WE HAVE ACQUIRED, THAT THE INFORMATION COMPLIES WITH OUR BOOKS, RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS, THAT WE HAVE MADE OUR BEST EFFORT TO FULLY AND ACCURATELY OBTAIN ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MATTER AND THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DISCLOSURE MADE HEREBY.

THIS IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OFFICIAL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE MADE BY TURK HAVA YOLLARI A.O. IN TURKISH THROUGH THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PLATFORM (WWW.KAP.GOV.TR ), FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THIS TRANSLATION AND THE ORIGINAL TURKISH DISCLOSURE, THE ORIGINAL TURKISH DISCLOSURE SHALL PREVAIL. TURK HAVA YOLLARI A.O. MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM USE OF THIS TRANSLATION.




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