How Khazna is Expanding its Turkish Digital Footprint
UAE-based Khazna Data Centers is set to offer a computing facility to support Türkiye’s digital transformation agenda
As part of this, the company has unveiled plans for a significant expansion into the country with a new AI-ready facility in Ankara. It has also secured a site in Başkent Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ) that the company says will support up to 100MW of computing capacity when fully developed.
An expansion of this size comes as Türkiye is experiencing substantial growth in its AI capabilities. According to Stanford University's AI Index for 2025, the country has recorded a 198% increase in AI talent concentration between 2016 and 2024.
It also builds upon the signing of a number of MoUs and strategic agreements worth more than US$50bn between the UAE and Türkiye in 2023.
“We're proud to be supporting the efforts being made in Türkiye to create an advanced economy with AI at its heart – and we hope to be able to provide the foundation layer for this,” says Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO of Khazna Data Centers.
“We believe this data centre will add to the country's impressive economic growth, encouraging innovation and accelerating digital transformation.”
Expanding opportunities for digital transformation
The new facility represents part of Khazna's expanding global network of hyperscale data centres that provide the digital infrastructure foundation for future economies.
The company focuses on delivering digital infrastructure that enables governments, businesses and societies to function in the contemporary digital environment.
Specifically, the Ankara data centre has been engineered with versatility in mind and is capable of hosting various workloads, ranging between AI processing, cloud services and mission-critical applications.
It joins Khazna’s growing portfolio of data centres designed to support the dramatic growth of AI.
While the initial phase will focus on cloud computing capabilities, Khazna says its modular design allows for expansion and adaptation to meet changing technological requirements over time.
The expansion also marks another milestone in the growing economic relationship between Turkey and the UAE, with the partnership reflecting the strategic importance both nations place on digital infrastructure as an opportunity for growth.
“Khazna Data Centers' expansion into Türkiye is a testament to the deepening ties between our countries,” says H.E. Saeed Thani Hareb Al Dhaheri, Ambassador of the UAE to Türkiye.
“Relations with Türkiye are of great importance within the UAE's strategy to strengthen its partnerships, expand its relations and reinforce bridges of cooperation in all fields.”
Supporting Türkiye’s digital growth
- The Turkey data centre market is projected to grow from US$3,241.98m in 2023 to an estimated US$4,862.66m by 2032, with a CAGR of 5.14% (2024-2032)
The investment aligns with Turkey's digital transformation goals and positions the country to capitalise on increasing demand for AI-ready computing infrastructure.
Khazna hopes to provide Turkish organisations with access to the resources necessary for developing those next-generation applications to power ahead with future economic growth.
For businesses operating in Turkey, the new data centre will offer opportunities to adopt cloud computing and AI technologies without the constraints of cross-border data transfers or latency issues that can impact application performance.
The new facility proposed by Khazna incorporates numerous design elements to maximise operational efficiency. These include low Global Warming Potential refrigerants without Hydrofluorocarbons, integration of solar photovoltaic panels and the use of low-carbon and recycled building materials.
Additional environmental considerations in the design include solar water heating systems, high-efficiency adiabatic chillers that maximise free cooling opportunities, wastewater reuse systems, and generators capable of operating on HVO fuel to reduce the carbon impact of the facility.
Hassan adds: “We're proud to be supporting the efforts being made in Türkiye to create an advanced economy with AI at its heart – and we hope to be able to provide the foundation layer for this.”
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