G42's Khazna to build 100MW AI data centre in Türkiye
New Ankara facility to support Türkiye’s digital and AI goals
#Türkiye #datacentres – Khazna Data Centers, the UAE-based digital infrastructure giant majority-owned by G42 Group, has announced plans to build a 100MW AI-ready data centre in Başkent, OIZ, Ankara, marking its entry into the Turkish market. The facility will support Türkiye’s fast-growing AI ecosystem and digital economy, following a 198% growth in AI talent and over $50 billion in bilateral agreements signed with the UAE in recent years. The project positions Khazna as a key enabler of Türkiye’s ambition to become a regional AI and innovation leader.
SO WHAT? – Khazna’s move into Türkiye, is a continuation of the data centre companies continued international expansion. With a potential capacity of 100MW, the Ankara project will be one of the largest data centres in the Khazna portfolio. By bringing high-performance, AI-optimised data centres to Türkiye, Khazna is helping bridge the gap between ambition and capability. Türkiye launched its first comprehensive National AI Strategy in 2021, with digital infrastructure high on its list of priorities. Current data cenre capacity in the country is around 120MW, with Istanbul accounting for about 80% of that. This new deal will bolster capacity in the capital area of Ankara and Anatolia.,
Key points about this announcement:
Khazna Data Centers, part of the G42 Group, has announced plans to build a modular AI-capable data centre in Başkent, OIZ, Ankara, with a potential capacity of 100MW, marking the company’s entry into the Turkish market.
The facility will support AI, cloud, and other mission-critical workloads, adapting to Türkiye’s evolving digital infrastructure needs. Başkent is the location of one of the country’s key research institutions Baskent University.
Türkiye has experienced a 198% rise in AI talent concentration between 2016 and 2024, reflecting strong national momentum.
The data centre will feature sustainable innovations like low-GWP refrigerants, solar PV panels, recycled materials, and HVO-powered generators.
The facility’s first phase will focus on cloud applications, with later phases built for AI-scale performance.
Khazna has begun appointing contractors, with additional investments in Türkiye expected after this project’s completion.
Khazna is a joint venture under G42, following e&’s $2.2 billion exit, and now includes minority strategic investors MGX and Silver Lake.
The company operates 360MW in existing capacity and is expanding rapidly to meet global demand for high-density compute infrastructure.
UAE and Türkiye signed $50 billion+ in strategic agreements in 2023, strengthening bilateral cooperation across industries including AI.
ZOOM OUT – Khazna’s expansion into Türkiye reflects a broader trend of deepening UAE-Türkiye economic ties, with UAE investments in Türkiye surpassing $6 billion in recent years. This growth is further reinforced by the 2023 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is streamlining cross-border investment and trade. Türkiye offers UAE investors strategic access to over one billion consumers through its trade network, free zones, and proximity to Europe and Central Asia. As part of this momentum, Khazna’s AI-optimised infrastructure investment signals the UAE’s intent to play a central role in Türkiye’s digital and technological transformation.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
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