Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, and Rönesans Infrastructure, one of the largest investment companies in Türkiye and a top 50 international contractor on ENR International Contractors List, have announced the formation of a strategic joint venture to develop and operate next-generation data centers across Türkiye.

The joint venture's first investment will be a state-of-the-art data center campus in Ankara, designed to support more than 22 megawatts (MW) of carrier-neutral IT capacity. With land, power and permitting already secured, early construction work has already commenced, and the first facility is scheduled for completion in 2028. Beyond Ankara, the joint venture intends to expand its footprint into Istanbul, with plans to develop an additional data center in Türkiye's largest commercial, financial and connectivity hub

De Brauw advised Digital Realty in this transaction. The De Brauw team consisted of Tijmen Klein Bronsvoort, Constantijn Voogt, Wiebe Dijkstra, Lars Buiten, Lennart Vos, Sophia van Straalen, Monika Jensen, Marli de Groot, Darnell Dharmoputro and Abel Berkhout.