TL;DR: AI, cloud and high-performance computing are redrawing the global map. TESAB's 2026 report shows that Türkiye — thanks to geography, energy infrastructure and regional reach — is sitting on a genuine window of opportunity. But the race is no longer about how many servers; it is about how visibly maintenance, security, contractors and audits are run.

Modern hyperscale data center aisle lit by blue LEDs
The data center of tomorrow: capacity matters, but operational discipline decides who keeps it.

A New Strategic Geography

Hyperscalers have announced hundreds of billions in capex over the past three years. Latency between Europe and the Middle East, renewable potential and fiber backbone make Türkiye a regional decision point. As TESAB underlines, the deciding factor will not be appetite for capital — it will be commissioning speed and sustainable operations.

A Data Center Is No Longer a Building — It Is an Operations Ecosystem

A modern site orchestrates power, precision cooling, security, critical equipment, field teams, contractors, audits and compliance — all at the same time. As AI workloads scale, manual tracking becomes the most expensive risk on the floor.

The Questions That Decide Uptime

  • Was the planned maintenance schedule actually executed?
  • Which contractor is in which zone, with which permit?
  • What is the mean response time when an alarm fires?
  • Can you hand the auditor a 12-month traceable record in one click?

Sites that answer those questions through email threads end up trapped in information silos, delays and compliance risk as they grow.

Running Operations on a Single Layer with WorkyBe

WorkyBe consolidates work orders, asset management, mobile field operations, digital approvals, contractor and visitor management on one platform. Through its API layer, DCIM, BMS, ERP and security systems meet in the same operational view.

Data center technician performing maintenance with a tablet
Mobile work orders: the right information, to the right team, at the right time.

Use Case 1 — Planned Maintenance on a Precision Cooling Unit

When a CRAC unit is due, WorkyBe auto-creates the work order and notifies teams. The technician pulls equipment history, last interventions and checklists from the mobile app before stepping in. The operations manager tracks progress live; every completed step is recorded for audit.

Use Case 2 — Commissioning a New AI Campus

When electrical contractors, mechanical crews, infrastructure firms, security and auditors are working in parallel, coordination is the real challenge. WorkyBe onboards every contractor, governs zone access and authority centrally, and turns critical work into digital permits with traceable approval flows.

Aerial view of a data center campus under construction at dusk
Multi-stakeholder builds need one source of truth — the digital operations layer.

Use Case 3 — Unifying Siloed Systems

When EMS, ERP, security and CMMS run independently, visibility breaks. WorkyBe's API capabilities merge equipment status, tasks, process performance and resource usage into a single screen. Decisions move faster; error rates drop.

Best Practices

  1. Move your asset inventory to a single source of truth — serials, warranties and history in one place.
  2. Codify preventive maintenance with time-, cycle- or sensor-driven work orders.
  3. Digitise contractor & visitor access — who, when, where, with what permit.
  4. Build an audit-ready trail for every approval, signature and photo.
  5. Make integration non-negotiable: DCIM, BMS, ERP and security must speak open APIs.

Conclusion

For Türkiye to become a regional data center hub, strong operations infrastructure must match strong energy infrastructure. In the AI era, winning is less about processing more data and more about managing operations smarter, more visibly and more efficiently. WorkyBe is built for operators who want to make that decision today.

Sources

  • TESAB, Data Centers: Global Developments and Türkiye's Roadmap, 2026.