In 2021, Turkcell unveiled a new data center in the Kapaklı district of Tekirdağ, located west of Istanbul along the northern shores of the Sea of Marmara. The project, dubbed the European Data Center, came with a reported price tag of $295 million. Spanning 37,277 square meters (400,000 sq ft), the facility dedicates 7,238 sqm (78,000 sq ft) of white space to services like colocation and disaster recovery.
Designed to endure earthquakes up to magnitude 9, the data center holds LEED Gold and Uptime Tier III certifications. The campus features 1,200 sq m of solar panels to support its power needs and is equipped with 6,000 sensors to monitor the building and its systems.
Turkcell is a converged telecommunication and technology services provider, founded and headquartered in Turkey. It serves its customers with voice, data, TV and value-added consumer and enterprise services on mobile and fixed networks.
September 14, 2021 Turkcell
Turkcell recently inaugurated its new LEED Gold and Uptime Tier III-certified data center based in the Kapaklı district of Tekirdağ, Turkey. The facility has seen a $295 million investment and spans 37,277 sqm (400,000 sq ft) with 7,238 sqm (78,000 sq ft) of white space. Named the 'European...
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Turkcell, a Turkish telecoms company with a portfolio of 26 data centers, has announced that its subsidiary Turkcell Enerji, has acquired Boyut Grup Enerji, which owns İzmir Karadağ Wind Power Plant. The deal worth $29.6 million means that Turkcell now has access to 18MW of wind farm energy....
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