Here is my #1 pick for June 2008...

TKC - Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcell) - $19.48
http://www.turkcell.com.tr/

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcell) is a provider of mobile services in Turkey. The Company provides mobile voice and data services over its global system for mobile communications (GSM) network. As of April 1, 2008, Turkcell provided service to its subscribers in 197 countries through commercial roaming agreements with 576 operators. The Company provides wireless and value-added mobile communications services to subscribers throughout Turkey. Subscribers can choose between its postpaid and pre-paid services. As of December 31, 2007, Turkcell had approximately 29 million pre-paid subscribers and 6.4 million postpaid subscribers. The Company has investments in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and the Ukraine.

INTRINSIC STRENGTH: 91%
GRADE: A
RATING: STRONG BUY
INTRINSIC VALUE: $30.19
TAKE-OVER VALUE: $35.14

This one has great fundamentals, is diversified, and is selling at a very cheap market value compared to what the company is really worth. The company has been in a perpetual long-term uptrend for the past 5 years. Recently it has dipped from $27. This represents a buy opportunity in my view.

This stock basically fits into my mantra. High quality, low price. Look at TKC for yourselves. I'm putting down 20% of my portfolio in TKC.



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More research on TKC...http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en/investorRelations/WhyinvestinTurkcell?banner=dig_20080303_WhyinvestinTurkcell

Company Qualities

1. Approximately 57% market share as of December 31, 2007 in a 3 operator environment.
2. By far the strongest operator in brand image, customer satisfaction, network coverage and profitability.
3. Offering exposure to six other high growth markets with additional population of approximately 80 million on top of sizable 70.6 million people in Turkey.
4. Solid operational & financial performance with large subscriber base and high margins.
5. Recorded revenue of US$6,328.6 million, EBITDA of US$2,627.1 million and net income of US$1,350.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
6. As of December 31, 2007 number of subscribers has reached 35.4 million
7. The only company in Turkey with NYSE listing as a result complying with Sarbanes Oxley as well as local capital market requirements.
8. Superior advantage against competition in terms of coverage and capacity with population coverage of 97.8% as of December 31, 2007 of which approximately 81.3% is EDGE enabled.
9. Leading provider of mobile communications services in Turkey in terms of breadth, usage and quality of Value Added Services and one of the pioneers in the world with innovative products.
10. Established dividend policy. The Board of Directors of Turkcell intends to distribute cash dividends in an amount of not less than 50% of Turkcell's distributable profits, based on the financial statements prepared in accordance with the accounting principles accepted by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey, for each fiscal year. On February 27, 2008, the Turkcell Board of Directors decided to recommend distribution of cash dividends in an amount of approximately TRY648.7 million (approximately US$546.0 million as of February 27, 2008) representing a 14% increase compared to approximately TRY567.0 million (approximately US$411.9 million) a year ago. This corresponding to 50% of Turkcell's distributable income of the current year, based on the financial statements prepared in accordance with the accounting principles accepted by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey. This dividend proposal is to be evaluated and decided upon at the Ordinary General Assembly of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2008. This represents a net and gross cash dividend of TRY0.2948699 (approximately US$0.248165 as of February 27, 2008) per ordinary share with a nominal value of TRY1 and approximately TRY0.737174 (approximately US$0.620412 as of February 27, 2008) per ADR.



The market

1. Robust economic achievements; inflation rate falling from 70% levels to 8% levels and interest rates falling from 100% to 20% levels in 2001 and 2007 period.
2. Political stability with commitment to structural reforms, EU accession process, strong IMF relations and more FDI's coming into the country.
3. A unique investment opportunity with its impressive GDP growth in recent years.
4. Expected GDP growth to continue at approximately 5% levels going forward vs. 2% in average in Europe that is about EU15 countries .
5. Suggesting further room for growth with approximately 88% mobile line penetration as of December 31, 2007, one of the lowest penetrated markets in Europe .
6. The youngest and most dynamic population in Europe with around 35% of the population below age 19 forming a great base of future potential.
7. Continuous population growth in Turkey compared to negative growth in other emerging countries.

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Last edited by Krypton on Jun-03-2008 at 01:40

Well, Capitalizt is #1 again price-wise that is.... Cap is not compliant, so that's why marketocracy ranks me #1.

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NOK and MSFT are going to be the death of me. Just when i think they cant get any lower, they go lower still. Im hoping they will go up any day now.

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Originally posted by Moongoose NOK and MSFT are going to be the death of me. Just when i think they cant get any lower, they go lower still. Im hoping they will go up any day now.

Hope is not the thing investing is built on. You need to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. Cut your losses early and stick with your winners. Or as Dennis Gartman (who is an arrogant prick) says: buy more of the things that are working and sell the things that aren't.

Of course reality is much harder than theory.

Compliance is for losers

The only reason I'm not compliant is because I've never been 65% invested (heck I've never been over 50%). That's the minimum amount on Marketocracy and I just don't see enough good sectors out there worth risking $$ on right now. Better to sit on cash and wait for a absolutely killer buying opportunity than to force yourself to be fully invested in such a shaky/uncertain environment. Be patient and break the silly rules when necessary. It's all about returns aint it?

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Originally posted by Capitalizt Compliance is for losers The only reason I'm not compliant is because I've never been 65% invested (heck I've never been over 50%). That's the minimum amount on Marketocracy and I just don't see enough good sectors out there worth risking $$ on right now. Better to sit on cash and wait for a absolutely killer buying opportunity than to force yourself to be fully invested in such a shaky/uncertain environment. Be patient and break the silly rules when necessary. It's all about returns aint it?

Amen brother! 2% on your cash is better than -2% on a bad investment, even if your inflation adjusted real returns are negative!

Actually, you could theoretically park the balance in the TIP ETF and probably do OK with it until you're ready to deploy that cash. At least it theoretically hedges out the inflation risk (though an honest man will tell you inflation is running in the 10%+ range!) Granted, I just checked out the recent stock chart on that bad boy and the Bank of My Mattress is looking better and better.

i signed up for the club, I've yet to populate my portfolio though.
it's going to be very volatile

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soulful/latin/deep house + jazz

Last edited by mndeg on Jun-05-2008 at 08:03

So i got rid of NOK but kept MSFT, which turns out wasnt that bad of a choice. MSFT actually went up today while NOK still went down. Seems NOK actually reached a new year low. Now just to pick the right time to buy it back when it starts going up.

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Originally posted by Shakka Amen brother! 2% on your cash is better than -2% on a bad investment, even if your inflation adjusted real returns are negative! Actually, you could theoretically park the balance in the TIP ETF and probably do OK with it until you're ready to deploy that cash. At least it theoretically hedges out the inflation risk (though an honest man will tell you inflation is running in the 10%+ range!) Granted, I just checked out the recent stock chart on that bad boy and the Bank of My Mattress is looking better and better.

No risk = no returns.

Anyway, keeping US $ is a horrible stragy no matter how you look at it. Just wait for round 2 of the credit / housing mess.

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Originally posted by atbell No risk = no returns.

Not true. The goal is to minimize risk while maximizing your returns. That whole "Risk/Reward" saying is partly a misnomer. More risk also means greater potential losses. Returns come from making prudent, well thought out rational decisions (though luck never hurts).

And sitting on cash forever is a bad strategy, but biding your time until you get a fat pitch is not a bad strategy.

Last edited by Shakka on Jun-05-2008 at 19:23

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Originally posted by Moongoose So i got rid of NOK but kept MSFT, which turns out wasnt that bad of a choice. MSFT actually went up today while NOK still went down. Seems NOK actually reached a new year low. Now just to pick the right time to buy it back when it starts going up.

Funny you mention NOK. I put 8% of my new AMG Gamma Fund portfolio in NOK this week. I think it's highly undervalued.

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No risk = no returns. Anyway, keeping US $ is a horrible stragy no matter how you look at it. Just wait for round 2 of the credit / housing mess.

Agreed. There are ways to mitigate risk and still be fully invested. I do it by only investing in the highest quality companies that I find which are trading at discounted prices. That's it. Is it any wonder why I'm up 15% since Jan 1, 2008 despite the housing/credit recession, high oil prices, slow GDP growth, and commodities inflation? Money can be made in all market environments. I'm also all long. None of my trades have been shorts. So that's only betting on the market to go up. You can still make gains from long trades even when the overall market is declining.

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NOK cost me almost 10% since i bought it so while i fiddled with the idea of keeping it until it goes up, i decided that instead of loosing money there i might as well invest it into something else for s short term until it goes back up again. I'm guessing that that will be soon, since they have a bunch of new models coming out shortly but i cant really know for sure. At this point i am really just playing the guessing game with all my picks, since i don't have any system of picking stock yet.

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