Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that with the Gölbaşı Data Center—which will increase Türksat’s data center capacity by more than eightfold—they will meet the needs of all data and cloud services, especially the e-government Gateway, through domestically developed software.
Noting that they plan to largely complete the construction and architectural works of the data center in 2026, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We aim to commission our critical IT center in 2027.”
Minister Uraloğlu announced that Türksat, which has established Türkiye’s digital infrastructure, particularly the e-government Gateway, will implement a new project. He stated that with the Gölbaşı Data Center to be established in Ankara, all data and cloud service needs of institutions hosting critical information will be met through domestic software to ensure business continuity. In his remarks about the center, Uraloğlu said: “The Gölbaşı Data Center, with its vast 28,500-square-meter area, will be one of the largest data centers in Türkiye.”
Data Center Capacity to Increase
Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that construction and architectural works are planned to be largely completed in 2026, adding: “With this investment, Türksat’s existing data center’s physical capacity will be increased threefold in the first phase and by more than eightfold in the second phase.”
Uninterrupted Service Even in Extraordinary Situations
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the Türksat Gölbaşı Data Center is planned to include 6 system halls, 2 high-performance rooms with 20 cabinets each, and 6,000 square meters of white space. He also noted that the facility will feature office space with a capacity for 200 personnel In his statement, he added:
“The center will be established in compliance with LEED-Gold certification for energy efficiency and with Uptime Institute TIER-III and TSE 50600 standards for data centers. The facility will have the necessary infrastructure to provide services such as data analysis, processing of data clusters, algorithm training, modeling, forecasting, classification, and high-speed mathematical computations under areas including artificial intelligence applications, deep learning, data mining, and machine learning.
With this center, even Türkiye’s largest institutions and organizations will be able to receive secure and uninterrupted services during extraordinary situations. Interruptions in services provided under e-government projects will be prevented.” Uraloğlu further stated that the data center will be designed with low carbon emissions and high energy efficiency, making it an environmentally responsible facility for Türkiye. He also emphasized that as a major player in the sector, Türksat will contribute to ensuring competition in the industry and savings in the public sector, thereby supporting the efficient use of national resources.
