JENDER Data Center Summit Once Again Highlighted Türkiye’s Strategic Strength in Data Centers and Uninterruptible Power Systems

JENDER Data Center Summit Once Again Highlighted Türkiye’s Strategic Strength in Data Centers and Uninterruptible Power Systems

With the support of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology, the International Uninterruptible Power Systems and Data Center Summit, organized by JENDER, was successfully held in Istanbul.

JENDER President Burak Basegmezler emphasized the strategic importance of data centers in terms of energy security, resilience, sustainability, and digital sovereignty. He also highlighted the integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities of JENDER members across generators, engines, alternators, control systems, UPS, BESS, cabins, containers, exhaust systems, and filtration systems.

Representing 85% of the sector before completing its second year, JENDER once again demonstrated Türkiye’s strength as a global manufacturing and solution hub, exporting to 180 countries, ranking sixth worldwide in generator production, and second in the 75–375 kVA segment.

The summit featured the following sessions:

GLOBAL DATA CENTER ECOSYSTEM SESSION
Moderator: Faruk Aksoy – Secretary General of JENDER
Erdoğan Demirel – EAE Group
Bahadır Çakır – Serban / Açık Holding / Serban DC
Güven Fidan – Alkazar

DATA CENTER INVESTMENTS AND THE TÜRKİYE PERSPECTIVE SESSION
Moderator: Kamil Özkan – Chairman of JENDER Technical and Regulations Committee / İŞBİR Elektrik
Hakan Arslan – ENKA Data Solutions
Hasan İlhan – General Directorate of Highways Data Center

EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL GENERATOR AND RENTAL ECOSYSTEM SESSION
Moderator: Faruk Aksoy – Secretary General of JENDER
Romain Mocaer – EUROPGEN
Carole Bachmann – ERA – European Rental Association
Liam Round – The DCA – Data Centre Alliance UK

The summit clearly demonstrated that Türkiye is not only a manufacturing base in data centers and critical power systems, but also a strategic hub that develops engineering, delivers integrated solutions, and inspires confidence internationally.

We sincerely thank all our speakers, JENDER Founder President Mr. Rıdvan Özer, Ayşe Beril Aksoy, Orçun Uzun, panelists, delegates, members, and our sponsors HOBIEX OTOMOTIV A.S., Lubex, DEIF, EMOTEK Elektroteknik ve Enerji Sistemleri, Pyramids Group, Data Center Eurasia, and Perkins Power TK for their valuable contributions.