Digital Realty, the world's largest cloud and operator-independent data center platform, and Rönesans Infrastructure have established a strategic partnership to develop and operate new generation data centers in Turkey.
Construction of the first phase of the data center campus developed by the partnership in Ankara Temelli has started. The data center, which will have an IT capacity of over 22 MW and a total white area of over 10 thousand square meters in the first phase, is planned to be operational in 2028. After Ankara, it is aimed to announce the new data center campus investment in Istanbul.
In the long term, the partnership is expected to reach a capacity of 200 MW and an investment potential of up to 3 billion dollars in Turkey.
With new investments, Turkey's rapidly increasing capacity needs in artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, data storage and connection infrastructure will be met; It is aimed to contribute to strengthening Turkey's position as a regional digital infrastructure center between Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
BRINGING THE WORLD TO INVEST IN TURKEY
The Digital Realty partnership is the latest example of the international partnership and investment model that Rönesans has developed for more than 30 years.
Transforming the partnerships it has established with the world's leading companies and investors into large-scale and long-term investments in Turkey, Rönesans has implemented 6 city hospital investments with Meridiam, Sojitz and Samsung in the field of health, and a renewable energy platform with a capacity of 577 MW with TotalEnergies in the field of energy. In Ceyhan, the Polypropylene Production Facility and Liquid Cargo Terminal project continues rapidly with Sonatrach and Stolt-Nielsen.
Rönesans' project development, financing, engineering and operation capabilities; By combining with international corporate governance, environmental and social standards, it contributes to the transformation of global capital, technology and knowledge into long-term investments in Turkey. In partnership with Digital Realty, this global investment model is now moving to Turkey's digital infrastructure.
“WE BRING TURKEY'S POTENTIAL TOGETHER WITH GLOBAL CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY”
Rönesans Holding Honorary President Dr. Erman Ilıcak, while evaluating the Digital Realty partnership, said the following:
"We have always believed in Turkey's potential. Our strategic location, qualified human resources, entrepreneurial power and regional role make Turkey a very important market for global investors. The decision of the world's leading companies such as Digital Realty to invest in Turkey is an important indicator of the confidence in the long-term potential of our country.
Our mission as Rönesans is to bring together Turkey's potential with long-term global capital, technology and knowledge. For this, it is necessary to maintain the strong corporate governance, high environmental and social standards, financial discipline and international business culture that international investors expect over the years.
One of the most important values we have built for more than 30 years is this trust and stability. We transformed the experience, capital and relationships we gained by competing in the world into investment in Turkey. While we have implemented approximately 13 billion dollars of private sector investment in Turkey to date, we have provided approximately 85 percent of our financing from international sources.
We have established strong relationships with international companies including GIC, TotalEnergies, Meridiam, Samsung, Sojitz, Sonatrach and Stolt-Nielsen, and leading international financial institutions such as IFC, EBRD and DEG. I see this new step we have taken with Digital Realty as a continuation of both the trust in Turkey and the global partnership model we have developed over many years.
Data centers are now one of the strategic infrastructures that determine the competitiveness of countries. By bringing together Digital Realty's global experience and Rönesans' investment, financing and implementation power, we are making a long-term investment in Turkey's digital future. “We carry the trust we have built in 30 years in international markets to Turkey as capital, technology and long-term investment.”
Expressing his views on the Rönesans partnership, Digital Realty Senior Manager of Investments Greg Wright said, "As Digital Realty, we are very pleased to cooperate with Rönesans. Turkey offers significant opportunities as one of the most remarkable digital infrastructure markets in the region. Combining Rönesans' strong expertise in the field and Digital Realty's global platform, customer relations and operational experience, this joint venture is in an important position to meet the increasing demand for cloud, artificial intelligence and enterprise infrastructure and create a strong foundation for long-term growth across Turkey." spoke.
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and data-intensive applications makes data centers one of the strategic infrastructures for the economic and technological competitiveness of countries.
Turkey's population of approximately 86 million, its strategic location between Europe, Asia and the Middle East, increasing data usage and rapidly growing digital economy create a significant growth potential in terms of data center investments.
Digital Realty operates as one of the world's largest digital infrastructure platforms with over 300 data centers in 6 continents, 30+ countries, and more than 50 cities.
While Digital Realty's global data center platform is moving to Turkey with the new partnership; It is aimed to offer new capacity in Turkey to the customer ecosystem consisting of global cloud providers, technology companies, telecom operators and international companies.
FIRST INVESTMENT IS IN ANKARA, NEXT IS ISTANBUL
The partnership's first data center campus will be developed in Ankara. In the first phase of the project, it is planned to create an IT capacity of over 22 MW and approximately 10 thousand square meters of operator-independent colocation area. The first phase of the Ankara data center campus is aimed to be operational in 2028. After Ankara, the partnership is expected to continue its investments in a new data center campus in Istanbul.
With the infrastructure to be created in Ankara and Istanbul, it is aimed to create a high-capacity and connected digital infrastructure platform that can serve both companies and public institutions in Turkey and international cloud, technology and digital service providers.
INVESTMENT POTENTIAL UP TO 3 BILLION DOLLARS
The partnership aims to reach a total IT capacity of 200 MW and an investment potential of up to 3 billion dollars in Ankara and Istanbul in the long term.
The planned capacity is expected to correspond to 20% of the 1 GW capacity, which is the 2030 target within the scope of the "National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan".
In addition to meeting the new capacity needs arising from artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and data-intensive applications, the investment is aimed to contribute to Turkey becoming a stronger regional center in the data flow between Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
13 BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN TURKEY WITH GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
Rönesans' investments in Turkey today spread across different sectors such as social infrastructure, energy infrastructure, transportation, real estate and industrial facilities.
Rönesans, which has realized approximately 13 billion dollars of private sector investment in Turkey together with its partners to date, has contributed to 2.5 billion dollars of foreign direct investment inflow to the country and 7.5 billion dollars of international financing through these investments.
Transforming international capital and project finance into long-term investments in Turkey; In addition to providing resources to the country, it also contributes to bringing the technology, knowledge, business experience and international standards of global companies to Turkey.
Rönesans' global partnership model combines the capital and expertise of the world's leading investors and companies; It brings together Rönesans' project development, financing, engineering, construction and operation capabilities in Turkey.
