Data center construction joint venture: Trendyol and Castle Investments planning $500 million project
Istanbul, Turkey - Trendyol, the leading e-commerce platform in Turkey, has announced a strategic partnership with Castle Investments to develop and manage a state-of-the-art data center in Ankara, named the Ankara Data Hub. This project, expected to cost approximately USD 500 million, will offer 48 megawatts of IT capacity, making it one of the largest and most advanced facilities in the region.
Designed to meet the technological needs of hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and local enterprises, the data center will hold Uptime Tier III certification, ensuring high reliability and operational standards. Castle Investments, founded by data center expert Tarek Al Ashram, plays an integral role in this venture.
Trendyol will occupy a substantial share of the data center's capacity to support its expanding operations, while the remaining capacity will be available for other major cloud providers and enterprise clients. High-level regional officials, including Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE minister of artificial intelligence, digital economy, and remote work applications, and Mustafa Varank, the chair of the Committee on Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information, and Technology in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, attended the partnership's formalization in Dubai through a Shareholders' Agreement (SHA).
Caglayan Cetin, president of Trendyol Group, expressed his confidence in the project, stating that it would significantly improve the quality of service offered to their growing customer base. Tarek Al Ashram described the collaboration as transformative for the region, shaping the future of digital infrastructure.
The first phase of the development will provide 9.6 MW of IT capacity, with a planned go-live by the third quarter of 2026. Construction in Temelli, Ankara, is underway and progressing according to schedule. The Ankara Data Hub represents a major advancement in Turkey's digital infrastructure, combining Trendyol’s technological leadership with Castle Investments’ data center expertise.
- Castle Investments, being a data center expert, is integral in the development and management of Trendyol's strategic partnership for the Ankara Data Hub, which focuses on data-and-cloud-computing technology.
- As part of their strategic partnership, Trendyol will utilize a substantial portion of the Ankara Data Hub's capacity for their expanding business in the finance and technology sectors, while also offering the remaining capacity to other major cloud providers and enterprise clients.
