Competition Board has approved the sale of Borusan Telekom company to Vodafone Turkey.

Vodafone said on Friday that Borusan Telekom --one of the leading alternative telecom operators of Turkey's institutional fixed communication markets-- was officially under the auspices of Vodafone Turkey companies as of Friday.

Vodafone said that the administration of Borusan Telekom would not be changed, and Director General Mehmet Baser would stay in his position.

Britain-based Vodafone has nearly 333 million subscribers in 31 countries and five continents.

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