Turkcell Gebze

Built in 2016, the Turkcell's data center is one of Turkey’s largest. It's located in Gebze, South of Istanbul.

Turkcell’s new data center is spread over a total area of 33,000 square meters. The active area – known as the “white space” - consists of 20 rooms of 500 m2 each. The building has 33 thousand meters of fiber connections. The infrastructure is supported by a 30-megawatt energy capacity and 25 generators of 2500 KVA each. Security is maintained with retina-scanning technology, 146 cameras and 6400 control sensors.

Designed as a data center from the onset, Turkcell’s building in Gebze has a Tier III design certificate as well as a Leed Gold certificate - a mark of sustainability and energy efficiency.

Earthquake Prepared:

There are 312 earthquake isolation units installed under the building conveyor system on the ground. The datacenter can withstand earthquakes of magnitudes of up to 9.0 on the Richter scale.