An investment to serve to hyperscale operators, cloud service providers, and domestic enterprises
Turkish e-commerce giant Trendyol announced a strategic partnership with UAE-based Castle Investments to develop a state-of-the-art data center in Ankara, aimed at bolstering the region’s digital infrastructure.
Dubbed the “Ankara Data Hub,” the facility will boast 48 megawatts of IT capacity, making it one of the most advanced and largest data centers in the region. The center will hold Uptime Tier III certification and cater to hyperscale operators, cloud service providers, and domestic enterprises.(By the way I have a story here about the acquisition of Trendyol GO by Uber)
The datacenter to begin operations late 2026
I read this story by Anadolu Ajansı and the partnership was formalized with the signing of a Shareholders’ Agreement in Dubai. The event drew senior officials, including UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Omar Sultan Al Olama, and Mustafa Varank, Head of the Turkish Parliament’s Industry and Technology Committee.
The data center is set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2026 with an initial capacity of 9.6 megawatts. With a projected investment of $500 million, construction is already underway in Ankara’s Temelli district. Trendyol will utilize a significant portion of the facility’s capacity, with the remainder available for cloud and enterprise clients.
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CEO of Castle Investments, Tarek Al Ashram (L), and Trendyol Group President Çağlayan Çetin at the signing ceremony for the Ankara data center, Dubai, (Source: AA)
