Turkcell Invests $27 Billion Over 30 years, Building Türkiye Into a Global Data Hub
09 Julho 2024 - 5:40AM
Business Wire
Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, BIST: TCELL) celebrated its 30th
anniversary at the closing bell ceremony on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE), where the company has been listed for 24 years. On
Monday, July 8, after the bell rang the market close, the company
shared the milestones since its founding in 1994. Turkcell operates
across a wide range of businesses, ranging from mobile and
broadband services to digital payment systems, mobile messaging
applications, digital music platforms, data centers, and cloud
technologies.
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On Monday, July 8th, the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) marked the closing of the market by celebrating
Turkcell's 30th anniversary. (Photo: Business Wire)
Turkcell CEO Dr. Ali Taha Koç said, "We offer innovative
solutions with our different companies operating in e-commerce, the
gaming industry, call center management, energy production, and
many other fields. We meet all the digital transformation needs of
individuals and organizations. That is why we define ourselves as
an end-to-end technology provider. We are proud to say that we are
the leader across multiple sectors buoyed by our rich technology
and competencies."
Speaking at the closing bell, Koç stated, "Turkcell shares have
been traded on the NYSE for nearly a quarter century. A
telecommunications operator, we have evolved into the industry's
leading company as an 'end-to-end technology provider."
Reflecting on Turkcell's transformation and future vision, Koç
added, "Over 30 years, our investments in our industry, country,
and people from all walks of life have reached $27 billion. We will
continue these investments to position our country as a global data
hub."
Stating that Turkcell has strategic importance for Türkiye for
its economic and social contributions as well as in terms of
national interests, Koç said, "As Türkiye's Turkcell, our goal is
to make our country a 'global data hub.' In other words, we will be
the 'playmaker' of the region." Stating that steps had been taken
to establish a new company in January with this vision, Turkcell’s
CEO added that the company, which is in the establishment phase
under the name of TDC, has started to work toward carrying Türkiye
to the global arena in the field of 'global data ownership.'
Data center investments exceeded $350 million
Turkcell provides cloud and data hosting services to over 4
thousand local and foreign companies through its new generation
data center. Ali Taha Koç underlined that Turkcell has 33 data
centers, 4 of which are new generation, with an active white space
of approximately 32 thousand square meters., "In this new world
where technology and data hold the power, we are strengthening our
position as Turkcell, and working hard to make Türkiye the data hub
of the region," he added while sharing details of the latest
investments:
"The business objective of our new company, TDC is to make
Türkiye one of the world's leading data and cloud technology hubs.
Our related investments have exceeded $350 million to date. We have
taken these steps to transform Türkiye into the data hub of its
local geography."
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