Market comparison
Istanbul, Turkey vs İzmir (Gaziemir), Turkey
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Istanbul — 24 facilities from 22 operators, İzmir (Gaziemir) — 5 facilities from 5 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Istanbul, Turkey
24
Tracked facilities · Operators: 22
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
İzmir (Gaziemir), Turkey
5
Tracked facilities · Operators: 5
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Istanbul | İzmir (Gaziemir) |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 24 | 5 |
| Operators | 22 | 5 |
| Published IT capacity | 40 MW (3 of 24 sites publish) | 4 MW (1 of 5 sites publish) |
| Operational | 23 | 5 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 13 | 4 |
| Sites with any certification | 17 | 4 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 1 | 1 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.099 | $0.099 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 27/100 across 24 sites | 31/100 across 5 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Istanbul — 24; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 5
- Operators: Istanbul — 22; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 5
- Published IT capacity: Istanbul — 40 MW (3 of 24 sites publish); İzmir (Gaziemir) — 4 MW (1 of 5 sites publish)
- Operational: Istanbul — 23; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 5
- Under construction / announced: Istanbul — 1; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 0
- Tier III+ certified sites: Istanbul — 13; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 4
- Sites with any certification: Istanbul — 17; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 4
- Average Coloprice Score: Istanbul — 27/100 across 24 sites; İzmir (Gaziemir) — 31/100 across 5 sites
Top facilities by score
Istanbul, Turkey
- Star of Bosphorus İST NGN · 16 MW
- Equinix IL2 Equinix
- Garanti BBVA Pendik Data Center Garanti BBVA
İzmir (Gaziemir), Turkey
- DAMAC Digital IZM-01 DAMAC Digital (Red Haven Veri Merkezi A.Ş.) · 4 MW
- Vodafone Izmir Vodafone Izmir
- Turkcell İzmir Data Center Turkcell
Open Istanbul data centers →Open İzmir (Gaziemir) data centers →Colocation pricing in Istanbul →Colocation pricing in İzmir (Gaziemir) →
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