Turkcell celebrated its thirtieth anniversary reflecting on its ongoing contribution to the Türkiye telecommunications market at the closing bell ceremony on the New York Stock Exchange this month.
According to Turkcell CEO Dr Ali Taha Koç, its latest company TDC, which will provide state-of-the-art data centres and hosting-related services, will see Türkiye become a leader in cloud services over the next decade in the MENA region.
“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 USD 350 million to date. We have taken these steps to transform Türkiye into the data hub of its local geography,” says Koç.
Speaking at the closing bell, Koç says that Turkcell offers innovative solutions for clients 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. We are proud to say that we are the leader across multiple sectors buoyed by our rich technology and competencies. Turkcell shares have been traded on the NYSE for nearly a quarter century. As a telecommunications operator, we have evolved into the industry’s leading company as an ‘end-to-end technology provider. Over 30 years, our investments in our industry, country, and people from all walks of life have reached USD 27 billion. We will continue these investments to position our country as a global data hub,” says Koç.
In addition, Koç says that Turkcell has strategic importance for Türkiye’s economic and national interest goals.
“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. Steps had been taken to establish a new company in January with this vision, under the name of TDC, and work is well underway towards carrying Türkiye to the global arena in the field of global data ownership,” says Koç.
According to Koç, Turkcell provides cloud and data hosting services to over four thousand local and foreign companies through its new generation data center.
“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 in MENA,” says Koç
