Google Cloud — Turkey Region (Istanbul)

Google Cloud launched its Turkey region in Istanbul to serve one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies and a strategically positioned country bridging Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Turkey has a population of 85 million with high smartphone penetration, a significant domestic tech sector, and growing enterprise cloud adoption.

The Google Cloud Turkey region provides local data residency compliant with Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), which restricts cross-border transfer of Turkish personal data. Financial services companies (Turkish banks including İşbank, Garanti BBVA, and Yapı Kredi), telecommunications operators (Turkcell, Türk Telekom), and large retail groups are among the primary customers. Turkey’s data sovereignty requirements and growing AI startup ecosystem in Istanbul’s TeknoKent tech park have driven demand for local cloud infrastructure.

Google also operates through a separate strategic partnership with Turkcell to build AI-optimized infrastructure at Turkcell’s data centers (tracked separately in this index). The Istanbul region supports Google AI services including Vertex AI, Gemini API, and Google AI Platform for building Turkish-language AI applications. Turkey’s AI strategy and the government’s investment in national AI capabilities are driving growth in enterprise AI adoption.